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October 10, 2014
10/10/2014
New at the Pot Shop: Marijuana Lite

New at the Pot Shop: Marijuana Lite

Recreational marijuana sellers are reaching out to novice cannabis users with a raft of lite edible products that impart a milder buzz and make it easy for...
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October 3, 2014
10/03/2014
Dispensaries Make Good Neighbors

Dispensaries Make Good Neighbors

Despite the uproarious crying of DJ Kevin Sabet and the Quack Pack, the uptick in dispensaries has not caused a proto-armageddon complete with dancing chainsaws and turtles...
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October 2, 2014
10/02/2014
Big Changes Set to Alter Colorado Recreational Marijuana Industry

Big Changes Set to Alter Colorado Recreational Marijuana Industry

Colorado embarks on a new era for its legal recreational marijuana industry Wednesday, when two major changes will impact the industry’s make-up. Wednesday is the first day people...
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October 1, 2014
10/01/2014
Marijuana Farming Threatens Salmon as Water Is Diverted From Streams, Biologists Say

Marijuana Farming Threatens Salmon as Water Is Diverted From Streams, Biologists Say

Water use and other actions by the marijuana industry in the Emerald Triangle of Northern California and Southern Oregon are threatening salmon already in danger of extinction,...
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September 30, 2014
09/30/2014
Marijuana Industry Makes Political Donations

Marijuana Industry Makes Political Donations

The entrepreneurs of the young U.S. marijuana industry are taking another step into the mainstream, becoming political donors who use some of their profits to support cannabis-friendly...
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September 26, 2014
09/26/2014
Veterinarians Say Partner Stole Their Pot-for-Pets Trade Secret

Veterinarians Say Partner Stole Their Pot-for-Pets Trade Secret

SEATTLE (CN) – A former business partner stole secret formulas for “cannabis-based health products” for pets, two veterinarians claim in court. The defendants’ website promises: “Your pet...
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September 26, 2014
09/26/2014
Seattle’s Second Marijuana Retailer Plans to Open Tuesday!

Seattle’s Second Marijuana Retailer Plans to Open Tuesday!

Finally! Seattle’s second I-502, legal marijuana retailer is getting ready to open at 23rd Ave. and E. Union St. in Seattle next week. Ian Eisenberg, the owner...
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September 25, 2014
09/25/2014
Medical Marijuana Update (2014.09.24)

Medical Marijuana Update (2014.09.24)

California’s medical marijuana battles continue, the Florida initiative is polling strong (according to its own poll), the Pennsylvania Senate is about to vote on a medical marijuana...
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September 25, 2014
09/25/2014
Patients and Industry Win in Nevada

Patients and Industry Win in Nevada

Medical cannabis patients and industry teamed up to win an important victory in Nevada yesterday. A crowd of more than 100 patients, industry workers, lawmakers, and other...
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September 25, 2014
09/25/2014
Charlo Greene Says “F*ck It” and Quits TV to Run Cannabis Business

Charlo Greene Says “F*ck It” and Quits TV to Run Cannabis Business

Greene finished her statement with a mic dropping sign off that can only be described as badass, “And as for this job, well, not that I have...
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September 23, 2014
09/23/2014
‘F**k It’: Reporter Makes the Most Epic Cannabis Reveal Live on Air

‘F**k It’: Reporter Makes the Most Epic Cannabis Reveal Live on Air

KTVA Anchorage reporter Charlo Greene threw down the gauntlet live on-air in Alaska in support of legalizing cannabis by saying: “Now everything you’ve heard is why I,...
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September 19, 2014
09/19/2014
Marijuana Money Boosts Washington’s Budget

Marijuana Money Boosts Washington’s Budget

Washington tax coffers could get a $25 million boost by next July and nearly $200 million by mid-2017 from legal marijuana, state economists estimate. The estimates for...
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September 19, 2014
09/19/2014
Nearly 10% of Americans Go to Work High on Weed

Nearly 10% of Americans Go to Work High on Weed

Puff, puff, pass the paperwork. About 9.74% of Americans have gone to work under the influence of marijuana, according to a survey conducted by SurveyMonkey for Mashable....
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September 11, 2014
09/11/2014
Colorado Retail Marijuana Sales Finally Beat Medical

Colorado Retail Marijuana Sales Finally Beat Medical

Sales of legal retail marijuana have topped sales of medical marijuana in Colorado for the first time since the state’s recreational pot shops opened their doors on...
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September 9, 2014
09/09/2014
Cannabis 101: Shop Around Dispensaries

Cannabis 101: Shop Around Dispensaries

I found this new place had all the same stuff I liked about the first one, but at about 2/3 the price. After that visit, I...
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September 8, 2014
09/08/2014
For-Profit Institutions Ineligible to Receive Medical Marijuana Research Grants

For-Profit Institutions Ineligible to Receive Medical Marijuana Research Grants

According to the Denver Post, for-profit companies will not be awarded funding for state-supported medical marijuana research, under the terms of the grant program released Wednesday. However, for-profit...
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September 3, 2014
09/03/2014
Colorado’s Missing Marijuana Taxes

Colorado’s Missing Marijuana Taxes

Colorado is missing $21.5 million in pot taxes. Voters were told the state would pull in $33.5 million from two new taxes in the first six months of...
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August 27, 2014
08/27/2014
Bedrocan, OrganiGram Begin Trading on Toronto Stock Exchange

Bedrocan, OrganiGram Begin Trading on Toronto Stock Exchange

Two Canadian medical marijuana producers, Bedrocan (BED) & OrganiGram (OGI), began public trading on Monday, joining their competitor Tweed Inc. on the Toronto Stock Exchange. Bedrocan and...
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August 26, 2014
08/26/2014
Seattle to Denver: A Tale of Two Cities’ Marijuana Economies

Seattle to Denver: A Tale of Two Cities’ Marijuana Economies

The U.S. now has two states with two separate cannabis economies. Colorado was the first to get a recreational business up and running, while Washington is severely...
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August 25, 2014
08/25/2014
Al Olson, Senior NBC News Editor, To Head Marijuana News Site

Al Olson, Senior NBC News Editor, To Head Marijuana News Site

Yesterday, I believe, we got another morsel of evidence illustrating the reach of the pro-cannabis movement. Al Olson, veteran journalist and a Senior Editor at NBC news...
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