WeedLife News Network

Christopher Ingraham~ Washington Post ~   A long-standing bureaucratic obstacle to privately-funded medical marijuana research has just been removed, effective immediately.

Melia Robinson ~ Business Insider ~   Edibles could emerge as a multimillion-dollar food industry in the northwestern U.S. in the next few years

Terri Langford~ The Texas Tribune ~   Local prosecutors across the state are looking for ways to keep minor marijuana cases out of court.

Olga Khazan~ The Atlantic ~   As pot laws liberalize, cannabis capitalists eye opportunities for business—and to upend stereotypes. But can white-collar workers handle it, man?

Ryan Burns ~ Lost Coast Outpost –   Medical marijuana dispensary workers in Humboldt County, Calif., scramble to stay knowledgeable and up-to-date about their rapidly-changing industry

Shira Schoenberg  ~ MassLive.com ~   A Salem medical marijuana dispensary is the first to receive permission to sell marijuana - after obtaining a temporary waiver from the state's strict testing guidelines.

Julie Turkewitz ~ New York Times ~   A look at Colorado’s only pot-themed FM radio station, which made its debut June 1   ~

CannaIQ ~ Medical Marijuana Desk Refernce Price Reduced ~   The Medical Marijuana Desk Reference is a comprehensive and up-to-date guide on the scientific research of Cannabis species for medical treatment by Alicia K. Wilbur, PHD

Jonah  Bennett ~ The Daily Caller ~   Delaware Gov. Jack Markell signed a bill decriminalizing marijuana Thursday night, making Delaware the twentieth state to end jail time for possession of small amounts of the drug.

Stacy Cowley ~ New York Times ~   Exhibitors at  cannabis expo in New York City 'play the game' when it comes to displaying their wares

Jackie Borchardt ~ Cleveland.com  ~   JOHNSTOWN, Ohio -- Andy Joseph didn't seek the marijuana industry -- it found him.

Ricardo Baca ~ The Cannabist ~   Activists who legalized pot via Amendment 64 are now pushing for a liberal consumption initiative in Denver that would allow indoor vaping and outdoor smoking at amenable bars, spaces

Brian Floyd ~ SB Nation ~   It's legal in Washington State, but is it against the rules to bring it to Chambers Bay during the U.S. Open? No!

Noelle Crombie ~ The Oregonian ~   In two weeks, it'll be legal for anyone 21 and older to possess and grow marijuana in Oregon. But before you light up, the state wants you to know a few things.

Michael Roberts ~ Westword ~   Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is the state agency that most frequently raises alarms about marijuana use.

Maggie Lee ~ The Telegraph ~ ATLANTA -- A few hours before Georgia’s medical cannabis registry opened Tuesday morning, the legislator who created it cursed the federal prohibition that makes it necessary.