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Marcy Kreiter ~ International Business Times ~   CHICAGO -- Six months after graduating from college, Julie Berliner had to make a life-changing decision: pursue a career as an elementary school teacher or take a chance on the budding marijuana industry in Colorado.

Sean Williams ~ Business Insider ~   Over the last two decades marijuana has practically been an unstoppable force.

The Local DE ~   Police seized 700 cannabis plants which were growing in public view in green space at Kottbusser Tor, one of Berlin's busiest train stations and road junctions.

David Downs ~ East Bay Express ~   An average of 44 Americans die every day from an overdose of prescription painkillers, a trend the Centers for Disease Control calls a national epidemic.

Rebecca Shabad ~ The Hill ~   The Senate Appropriations Committee advanced a $77.6 billion funding bill for military construction and veterans benefits that includes an amendment allowing Veterans Affairs doctors to recommend the use of medical marijuana.

Vic Ryckaert ~ IndyStar ~   Courts ultimately might have to decide whether practices amount to sincere religion

Ray Mark Rinaldi ~ Denver Post/Cannabist ~   Two diverse shows attempt to document a shift in how we think about pot, how it is becoming a part of our everyday lives, shedding its stigma, normalizing.

Technical 420 ~   Colorado has not only been at the forefront of the marijuana revolution through the state’s efforts to legalize recreational marijuana, but Colorado is also a leader in industrial hemp research.

Phil Rogers ~ NBC Chicago ~   The exhibit halls of the Chicago Hilton and Towers were packed with vendors offering a glimpse of the world as it’s about to become in Illinois, from lemonade to honey to krispie treats

Jessie Hellmann ~ Chicago Tribune ~   The Illinois legislature joined the movement to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of pot, passing a measure Thursday that would bar arrest for the offense.

Paul Fassa ~ Natural News ~   You've probably read about the positive effects of coconut oil's medium-chain triglycerides (MCTs) to produce ketones that energize brain cells with dysfunctional brain metabolism and even reverse Alzheimer's disease (AD).

Ashlee Rezin ~ Sun Times ~   More than 2,000 people descended on the Hilton Chicago in the South Loop for the three-day Marijuana Business Conference and Expo.

Cassie Cope ~ The State ~   Because she has seizures every day and slams into the ground, 18-year-old Dixie Pace has worn a helmet since November.

Meredith Rizzo ~ NPR ~   When Erik Christiansen started smoking pot, he became fascinated by the look of different marijuana strains. But the photographs of marijuana he saw didn't capture the variety.

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

Associated Press ~ KSAT 12 ABC ~   AUSTIN, Texas - The Texas House gave final approval Tuesday to a limited medical marijuana bill that would give epilepsy patients access to trace amounts of cannabis oil