WeedLife News Network

Lee Shearer ~ OnlineAthens.com ~ A University of Georgia graduate student used crowdsourcing to take a look at marijuana prices across the country.

Kelsey Warner ~ Christian Science Monitor ~   Colorado's initial efforts to deter teens from taking up marijuana drew criticism for recycling Drug War-era scare tactics. Public health officials seek to strike a different tone with the 'What's next" campaign.

Kristen Taketa ~ Dallas Morning News ~ FRISCO — Ah, the energizing power of a smoothie packed with blueberries, bananas, yogurt and ... cannabis?

Clarissa Cooper and Michael Bodley ~ Carnegie-Knight News21 initiative via NBCNews.com ~   DENVER — Every month, Jamie Perino hires a security detail to come to her three recreational marijuana dispensaries. They stop by, collect thousands of dollars in cash and head out to deliver the money to the state, county and city.

Bruce Kennedy ~ WeedWorthy ~   A Silicon Valley veteran wants to become the next Milton Bradley with his cannabis trivia board game.

Jayson Chesler and Alexa Ard, News21 ~ via USAToday.com ~   Research on marijuana’s potential for medicinal use has been hampered for years by federal restrictions, even though nearly half of the states and the District of Columbia have legalized medical marijuana in some form.

Kathleen Burke ~ MarketWatch.com ~   Marijuana users on the west coast are running, or walking, away from the popular image of the Jeff Spicoli-like pot smoker.

Josh Harkinson ~ Mother Jones ~ The author of the Cannabis Manifesto dishes on racist drug laws, hemp jewelry, and California's weed-fueled world domination.

Lex Talamo, News21 ~ via OklahomaWatch.org ~ Participating in the marijuana industry may have risks for Native American tribes, like losing federal funding.

Michael Bodley ~ NBCNews.com ~   PHOENIX - The developing national marijuana industry is still sifting through labor disputes long since settled in other lines of work.

Kathleen Burke ~ MarketWatch.com ~ Marijuana-infused gum enters clinical trials.

Joel Warner ~ High Country News ~ Local officials want Pueblo County, Colorado, to be the best place to grow, but not everyone’s high on the idea.

Meghan Walker ~ Kuow.org ~   It's been a year since the first retail pot shops opened in Washington, and the cost of weed has dropped significantly. But that’s not stopping eager pot entrepreneurs hoping to get in on the budding industry.

Quint Forgey ~ News21 via Al.com ~   Only recently, as the marijuana movement sweeps through statehouses, have previously forgotten and failed laws become political tinder for a new debate in the South.

Lois Weiss ~ New York Post ~ Medical marijuana is taking root in the heart of NYC.

Josh Harkinson ~ Mother Jones ~   The farmers market in the town of Laytonville offers, among other things, an ample supply of heirloom cannabis.