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Aasma Day ~ Lancashire Evening Post ~
How a 73-year-old in North West England found a way to treat her rheumatoid arthritis.
James Dornbrook ~ Kansas City Business Journal ~
The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City finds itself in the middle of a heated debate about the legalization of marijuana, as the target of a lawsuit filed by a credit union seeking to serve the industry.
Matthew Fleming ~ Roll Call ~
Even though Senate support for a medical marijuana bill is building, it’s not getting the support it needs.
Becky Schlikerman ~ Chicago Sun-Times ~
If you want a bottle of booze in downstate Albion, you have to drive out of town.
But the Edwards County town of less than 2,000 residents is the site of a huge medical marijuana farm.
CBS4 Denver ~
DENVER (CBS4) – Hundreds of Colorado veterans waited in a long line in Denver on Saturday for free cannabis products.
Siobhan McAndrew ~ Reno Gazette-Journal ~
A year ago it was hard to even count how many seizures Tyler Richard would have in one day.
Stefanie Loh ~ San Diego Union-Tribune ~
There’s a growing segment of athletes who believe the health benefits to be gained from marijuana outweigh the risks – especially when compared to the opioids they’ve long been prescribed.
Anthony Cuthbertson ~ International Business Times ~
Pot smokers in California will soon be able to order marijuana online, pay for it using the virtual currency bitcoin, and have it delivered to them via drone.
Jonathan Oosting ~ Mlive.com
LANSING, MI — The Michigan Medical Marijuana Law Review Panel voted Friday to recommend adding autism as a qualifying condition fit for treatment under the state law.
Fatima Hussein ~ Cincinnati.com ~
Cincinnati area businesses are already pondering what they should do if Ohio votes this fall to legalize marijuana, including use of medicinal pot on the job.
Landon Miller ~ KTVN.com ~
Despite two years of delays, the state’s first MMJ dispensary is ready to open its doors.
Kieran Nicholson ~ Denver Post ~
A Denver-based credit union aiming to become the first of its kind — one created to serve the Colorado marijuana industry — has suffered a setback.
April Short ~ Salon.com ~
A new study is raising hackles about pot-laced edibles. The statistics really aren't as alarming as they seem.
Madison Margolin ~ Village Voice ~
The New York Department of Health is expected to announce either Thursday or Friday which five companies it has selected to award licenses to grow medical marijuana under the Compassionate Care Act.
Wyomingnews.com ~
A Marijuana Impact Council will study the health, economic and social impacts of potentially legalizing cannabis in the state.
Annie Sciacca ~ San Francisco Business Times ~
At chef Coreen Carroll’s latest pop-up dinner series, people may ask you to “pass the weed,” and no one will think it’s strange.