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Christopher Ingraham ~ Washington Post ~   A new study looks at the potential, positive impact of medical marijuana as a treatment for chronic pain.

Kristen Wyatt ~ Associated Press ~   DENVER — A federal law crafted to fight the mob is giving marijuana opponents a new strategy in their battle to stop the expanding industry: racketeering lawsuits.

Sheldon Gardner ~ St. Augustine Record   A local nursery is being considered for a license from the state’s health department,  to grow a cannabis strain that’s been used to treat a variety of medical ailments.

Bruce Kennedy ~ WeedWorthy ~   Texas-based Republicans Against Marijuana Prohibition (RAMP) is looking to educate fellow GOP members, as well as the party’s leadership and its grassroots activists.

James Doubek ~ NPR.org ~   The legal cannabis industry is using favorable public opinion and a newly legal cash flow to try to transform itself into a force in national politics.

FOX 12 Staff ~ KPTV.com   ~   The airport is allowing travelers to board with the legal amount of marijuana on flights that take off and land within Oregon's borders.

Stacey Knott ~ Stuff.co.nz ~   Alex Renton sparked a national debate about medicinal cannabis while in a coma, his sister has told the teen's memorial service.

Jamie Hale ~ OregonLive.com ~ Recreational marijuana may now be legal in Oregon, but it’s still forbidden at the state’s famous festival.

Meena Thiruvengadam ~ Yahoo Finance ~   Less than a month after holding a fundraiser on the sidelines of a Colorado marijuana conference, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., is joining the fight to give America’s growing legal marijuana industry access to banking services.

Edward O'Brien ~ Montana Public Radio ~   A part-time sports reporter and medical marijuana patient from Glendive says legalizing pot for recreational use would be an economic boon for Montana.

Tim Devaney ~ The Hill ~   Pot shops would have access to banks under new legislation in the Senate.

Nevin Martell ~ Washington City Paper ~   A District company has introduced five so-called medibles for medical marijuana patients.

Stephanie Wang and Michael Anthony Adams ~ IndyStar.com ~ Legal experts question whether church can overcome hurdles in challenging Indiana's marijuana laws.

Mark Reagan ~ San Antonio Current ~   People with a variety of medical ailments are leaving Texas for treatment in Colorado.

Reuters ~   Chile took a step forward in decriminalizing the use of cannabis on Tuesday after the lower house of Congress approved by a wide margin a bill that seeks to change the law in the South American country.

Natalie McDonald ~ PhillyVoice.com ~ Here’s what happens when you combine cannabis and a drag queen with an outspoken marijuana activist.