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Jon Bowman ~ Fox31 Denver ~   DENVER — In LoDo, the Nativ Hotel is set to open. Thursday through Saturday there will be a series of functions to welcome the boutique hotel that allows marijuana use.

Laura Hoy ~ Benzinga ~   As with any newly developing industry, marijuana has had several unforeseen setbacks on the road to becoming a blossoming new sector.

Meena Thiruvengadam ~ Yahoo News ~   Legal marijuana is already big business in America. Colorado alone sold more than $700 million worth of legal weed in 2014, its first full-year of legal recreational and medical sales.

Julie Weed ~ Forbes ~   A mini-boom of pot-related magazines, cookbooks, growers’ manuals and other publications has sprung up  alongside marijuana legalization. Here is a sample for those seeking to grow, bake, sell or learn about cannabis…

Lisa Rein ~ The Washington Post ~   If you live in the District or one of the 23 states that have legalized marijuana and you work for the federal government, think twice before lighting a joint.

Bruce Kennedy ~ WeedWorthy ~   Nevada-based investor and marijuana advocate Leslie Bocskor believes the campaign towards national legalization of adult cannabis has already been set in motion

Evan Bush ~ Seattle Times ~   A new proposal from Seattle Mayor Ed Murray would give Seattle tighter control of marijuana businesses. It could shut down more than 50 medical dispensaries while the state goes about folding medical-marijuana businesses into the state’s recreational system.

Associated Press ~ Lawrence Journal-World ~   TOPEKA — A bill that would ease many of Kansas' marijuana laws has stalled in the Senate and likely won't be considered again this year.

Debra Borchardt ~ Forbes ~    The quickly growing cannabis industry looks just like the rest of corporate America.

Marcy Kreiter ~ International Business Times ~   CHICAGO -- Everything from antacids to frozen veggies has a label detailing nutritional values and active ingredients, but when it comes to cannabis that information has been sorely lacking.

Emily Lane ~ The Times - Picayune ~   A proposal to soften Louisiana's harsh marijuana laws by reducing penalties for possession continues to gain steam in the Louisiana Legislature.

Chris Montanini ~ The Londoner ~   London doctors considering medical marijuana prescriptions will have a new resource to refer their patients to this summer.

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Jeff Mapes ~ The Oregonian ~   More than any state that has legalized marijuana, Oregon is a champion when it comes to producing the drug.

Thomas H. Clarke ~ The Daily Chronic ~   CARSON CITY, NV — Lawmakers in Nevada have unanimously passed a bill to authorize hemp cultivation, sending the bill to Republican Governor Brian Sandoval for final approval.