WeedLife News Network

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.

Gosia Wozniacka ~ Associated Press ~   PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Oregon's medical marijuana dispensaries are getting ready for a watershed moment this week: when recreational pot users will also be able to buy weed at their pot shops.

Bruce Kennedy ~ WeedWorthy ~    Trained scientist Carter Baird has created a quirky online persona, with the mission of educating the public about cannabis and the legal marijuana industry.

Julie Kliegman ~ TheWeek.com ~   Even as legalization continues to spread, and opportunities in the cannabis industry seem widely available, it can actually be tough for small business owners to cash in on the boom.

Kristen Fischer ~ Healthline.com ~   Though some states have legalized marijuana for medical or recreational use, it’s clear the issue is still far from settled.

Jason Wilson ~ theguardian.com ~  For the fast-growing industry growing around weed, the current challenge is to make marijuana an item of ordinary middle-class consumption.

Bob Shaw, St. Paul Pioneer Press ~ GrandForksHerald.com ~ ST. PAUL -- Having cancer is a good enough reason to legally take marijuana in Minnesota. Same with epilepsy or AIDS.  ~

Nick Gillespie, Meredith Bragg & Todd Krainin ~ Reason.com ~ Arizona senator does not believe legalizing marijuana is a good idea.

BBC News ~ Scores of cannabis plants have been discovered growing in a remote area of disused land in south-west London.

Amy Wang ~ OregonLive.com ~ With recreational marijuana sales starting Oct. 1, pot likely will become more visible in Oregon neighborhoods, potentially raising tensions among neighbors, especially those with young children.

Debra Borchardt ~ Forbes ~   Legalization of marijuana is expected to be a big issue during the 2016 elections.