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Baby Boomers Support Medical Marijuana but Skeptically
Eight out of 10 boomers favor legalizing medical pot, but few use it. Most think opioids would be more effective for chronic pain.
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Study Warns Sky-High Marijuana Taxes Drive Consumers Back to the Black Market
State governments eager for cannabis revenue need to remember the people who have sold pot tax-free for years are still in business.
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These 4 States Legalized Recreational Marijuana but Each Is Doing It (or Not) in Its Own Way
If the Congress ever legalizes pot nationally, expect 50 unique versions of legalization.
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The Debate Over Legal Marijuana Is Also a Debate About States' Rights
Some scholars argue Congress has no constitutional authority to tell states what to do about marijuana.
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Trouble In Arkansas: Judge Throws Out Medical Marijuana Licenses
Arkansas voters approved medical marijuana but old-fashioned favoritism by regulators who ignored the rules has stymied the program.
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How Mainstream Is Marijuana? Cannabis Franchises Are Available in Colorado
Someday, a McEdibles in every mall?
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A Study of One Colorado County Finds Legal Marijuana has More Benefits Than Problems
The first study of how legal cannabis affects a community found few major problems but significant economic benefit.
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Minnesota Study Adds to Growing Evidence Medical Marijuana Reduces Opioid Use
This study, plus an earlier on in Israel, bolsters anecdotal evidence that in states where marijuana is legal, opioid overdoses decline.
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Detroit, Bankrupt a Few Years Ago, Seems Uninterested In Reaping Medical Marijuana Millions Now
City officials have sued to overturn voter-approved ordinances to expand access to dispensaries.
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Massachusetts Won't Allow Cannabis Cafes or Marijuana Home Delivery After All
For a while Massachusetts was considering rules that would have made it the Amsterdam of legal marijuana in the U.S. but, upon further consideration, it won't.
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Investment In Marijuana Industry Has Grown 600 Percent so Far in 2018
An avalanche of bucks is sweeping over a U.S. cannabis industry confident national legalization will come eventually.
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California Studies Viability of a Public Bank for Marijuana Businesses
Exclusion from federally regulated banks is a big problem for the cannabis industry that California is considering how to solve.
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Cannabis Industry Heads to Washington to Tell Congress What It Needs to Thrive
Legal marijuana is on track to soon be a $40 billion industry. It could be much bigger still if Washington allowed it.
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Colorado Starts a 'Cannabis Conversation' On Driving While High
More than half of marijuana users surveyed said they "consistently" drove while high in the last 30 days.
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Cannabis Industry Likely to Employ More Than 400,000 By 2021, Study Projects
The federal government shows few signs it will legalize one of the biggest job producers in the country.
