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Associated Press  ~   The state's restrictive law doesn't allow people to grow their own, so only state-approved cultivation centers with rigid security systems will sell to dispensaries.

Matt Caron ~ WWLP.com ~   NORTHAMPTON, Mass. (WWLP) – Friday was the official grand opening ceremony for western Massachusetts’ first medical marijuana dispensary. 

Geoffrey Mohan ~ Los Angeles Times ~   Pot growers have been put on notice by state regulators that they will have to follow the same rules as the rest of the agriculture industry in protecting the state's drought-stricken water supply.

The Motley Fool ~ California and Florida could both pass legalized marijuana measures next year.

Malena Castaldi ~ Reuters ~ Marijuana pioneer Uruguay said on Thursday it had granted licenses to two companies to grow the plant for commercial distribution, adding that the pot should go on sale in pharmacies next year.

Julie Robert-McGill  ~ Futurity.org ~   Patients with chronic pain who used cannabis daily for one year did not have an increase in serious adverse events compared to pain patients who did not use cannabis, according to a new study.

 Hal Bernton ~ Seattle Times ~   Thursday marked Day 1 of recreational-marijuana sales in Oregon. The competition for customers between Portland and Vancouver, Wash., is now officially on.

Kristina Torres  ~ The Atlanta Journal-Constitution ~   Georgia-based clinical trials have shown early promise in using cannabis oil to treat epileptic seizures, although researchers said they won’t know for sure until at least the end of next year what strides they have made in the study of medical marijuana.

Steven Short ~ KALW.org ~   A manifesto, by definition, is not usually easy reading, which is why Steve DeAngelo has combined his eight-point program with scientific and historical details, interspersed with stories about his life. ~

Jonathan J. Cooper and Bob Seavey ~ Associated Press ~   PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Oregon marijuana shops began selling marijuana Thursday for the first time to recreational users, marking a big day for the budding pot industry.

Bruce Kennedy ~ WeedWorthy ~   Called the cannabis industry's "best-kept secret," WeedLife has filled the huge void created by the big search engines and mainstream social networks that refuse to allow legal marijuana advertising on their websites.  

Jonah Bennett ~ The Daily Caller ~   Relaxing laws against marijuana is much more popular among the American public than even services like Uber and Airbnb, a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal survey reveals.

Regina Garcia Cano ~ Associated Press ~   FLANDREAU, S.D. (AP) — The Santee Sioux tribe has already proven its business acumen, running a successful casino, a 120-room hotel and a 240-head buffalo ranch on the plains of South Dakota.

Daniel Bukszpan ~ Fortune.com ~   Some CEOs characterize it as a youthful indiscretion, while others say they’ve been at it for years. Either way, it’s not career destroying.

Elizabeth Bruenig ~ The New Republic ~ Inside the medical marijuana industry's wild new frontier.

Keith Coffman ~ Reuters ~   Despite an increasing number of Americans who do not view marijuana use as a crime, pot arrests across the United States increased last year for the first time since 2009, proponents of the drug's legalization said on Monday.