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19 Jun

Featured, International News, Law and Politics, Marijuana News

Why Industry Reps Opt For Cannabis Vs. Marijuana

• June 19, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

Pot. Weed. Mary Jane. Ganja. There are many names for the plant recently legalized in Nevada for recreational use. But not all words ar...

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18 Jun

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Marijuana Industry Sees Slow Start in Kodiak Island Borough

• June 18, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

Kayla Desroches/KMXT The Kodiak Island Borough finalized regulations for the island’s commercial marijuana industry in April, but no...

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18 Jun

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Law enforcement officials not happy with marijuana ‘sanctuary state’ proposal

• June 18, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

More than one California law enforcement official is drawing attention for saying that two bills being considered in the California Leg...

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18 Jun

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Investigators Seize 19 Pounds of Marijuana in Orangeburg

• June 18, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

ORANGEBURG COUNTY, SC (WTAT-TV) — Orangeburg County deputies seized $75,000 worth of marijuana and two men were arrested during a speci...

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18 Jun

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Limited research hobbles knowledge of marijuana’s pros and cons

• June 18, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

In January, a U.S. advisory committee concluded that the lack of scientific information about marijuana and its chemical cousins, calle...

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18 Jun

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Marijuana grow operation found while fighting fire

• June 18, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

A damaged multiple units at a South Lyon apartment building and exposed an marijuana grow operation in an adjoining apartment early Fri...

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18 Jun

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Sessions wants flexibility to prosecute Iowa medical marijuana programs

• June 18, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

DES MOINES | The federal government’s top attorney wants the freedom to prosecute states — such as Iowa — with medical marijuana pr...

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18 Jun

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Wins, Losses and Possible Delays for Recreational Marijuana

• June 18, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

Saturday, July 1. That’s the day that adult recreational marijuana sales are set to begin in Nevada, when anyone over 21 can walk into ...

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18 Jun

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Task force to examine medical marijuana in Tennessee

• June 18, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

COCKE COUNTY - A task force consisting of state senators and representatives will soon take a harder look at issues around medical mari...

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18 Jun

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Massachusetts Senate seeks to tweak, rather than completely overhaul, state’s new marijuana law

• June 18, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

Eyeing a June 30 deadline to get a bill to Gov. Charlie Baker's desk, the Massachusetts Senate on Friday released a proposal that attem...

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