WeedLife News Network

Bryan Denson ~ The Oregonian ~   Oregonians who plan to smoke, cultivate or carry cannabis under the state's new recreational marijuana law should make sure they do it in the roughly 47 percent of Oregon where it's strictly legal.

Bruce Kennedy ~ WeedWorthy ~   A veteran industry observer looks back on 2014, ahead to next year, and at the growing national acceptance of legal cannabis.

Jennifer Brooks~ Star Tribune ~   At the stroke of midnight, medical marijuana was legal in Minnesota. Moments later, the state's first cannabis clinic welcomed its first patients.

Shelby Sebens ~ Reuters ~   Crowds counted down the minutes to midnight then lit up joints as smoking marijuana became legal in Oregon on Wednesday, part of a growing legalization movement spreading down the United States' west coast.

Douglas Hanks ~ Miami Herald ~   Miami-Dade commissioners voted Tuesday to let police treat marijuana possession the same way they do littering and loitering — by issuing a civil citation with a $100 fine that keeps the offense out of the criminal system.

Bruce Kennedy~ WeedWorthy ~   Aaron Smith of the National Cannabis Industry Association calls on legal cannabis industry leaders to create a business sector they can be proud of.

Bruce Kennedy ~ WeedWorthy ~   U.S. Representative Diana DeGette says while cannabis reforms have progressed regionally, the campaign for marijuana legalization has a long way to go.

The Associated Press ~   DENVER (AP) - Republican presidential hopeful Rand Paul is holding a groundbreaking fundraiser in Denver Tuesday afternoon.

Bruce Kennedy ~ WeedWorthy ~    A growing number of women, especially those with degrees in STEM fields, are finding unique opportunities in the legal marijuana sector.

Matthew Rosenberg and Mark Mazzetti ~ New York Times ~   WASHINGTON — For all the aspiring and current spies, diplomats and F.B.I. agents living in states that have liberalized marijuana laws, the federal government has a stern warning: Put down the bong, throw out the vaporizer and lose the rolling papers.

Annie Knox ~ The Salt Lake Tribune ~   Utah families of children with intractable epilepsy say cannabis treatment is a breakthrough; lawmaker plans to push extension.

Dennis Foley ~ WTOP.com ~   Oaksterdam University brings to Washington, D.C. the city’s first certified career training program for candidates seeking to enter the legal cannabis industry.

Joel Warner ~ International Business Times ~   An entrepreneur says his sleek, fully automated “plug ’n’ plant” hydroponic system, controlled via users’ smartphones, will bring cannabis growing out of the closet, or basement.

Tim Nelson ~ MPR News ~   When medical cannabis goes on sale for the first time in Minnesota next week, the stores that sell it will have decidedly clinical atmospheres.

Bruce Kennedy ~ Weedworthy ~   Cannabis businesses and investors gather in Denver for two days of meetings and financial match-making.

Aimee Green ~ Oregon Live ~ Officials say home invasion robberies again could increase when Oregonians begin cultivating marijuana crops in their homes and backyards after July 1.