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Here's the real reason why marijuana is illegal in the US
It is hard to imagine a time when most pharmacies carried cannabis and farmers were required to grow hemp, much like they are given incentives to grow corn these days, but that is a significant part of...
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Washington state has brought in $70 milion in tax revenue from legal...
SEATTLE (AP) — Washington launched its second-in-the-nation legal marijuana market with just a handful of stores selling high-priced pot to long lines of customers. A year later, the state has about...
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These maps show where drugs and alcohol kill the most American motorists
Between 1995 and 2013, drugs and alcohol were involved in 26% of all fatal car accidents, claiming 267,598 lives, according to a new study by Florida drug publication, DrugTreatment.com.The group...
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Presidential candidates are suddenly talking about marijuana in ways...
DENVER (AP) — Presidential candidates are talking about marijuana in ways unimaginable not long ago.White House hopefuls in both parties are taking donations from people in the new marijuana industry,...
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California's 'Birchbox of marijuana' delivers pot-infused candies, lotions,...
The Guild, a subscription-based marijuana delivery service, launched in San Francisco, California, this year — on April 20, or "420," no less.Founded by two New Yorkers who transplanted west in pursuit...
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One type of legal drug is killing far more people than heroin — and that’s...
Heroin use in the US is skyrocketing. The number of people using this powerful, addictive drug has grown by nearly 300,000 in the past decade, and more and more people are dying from overdose.But while...
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Washington state pulled down $65 million in first-year tax revenue from...
Washington state took in $65 million in tax revenue from the recreational marijuana market during the first 12 months since it became legal to produce and sell, according to data released by state...
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The race is on to develop a 'pot breathalyzer'
(Reuters) - As cannabis bans are relaxed in more U.S. states, the race is on to develop an instant roadside breathalyzer for police to test drivers who may be taking the "high" road.Vancouver-based...
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What 9 common drugs including caffeine, weed, and booze do to your brain
A puff of this, and the world transforms into a colorful kaleidoscope of dancing patterns and waves of sound; a sip of that, and the muscles in your body relax like jello.We know different drugs make...
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I went to a marijuana dispensary in Colorado and it felt just like visiting a...
I don't smoke marijuana, but I recently visited Colorado and decided to check out a marijuana dispensary.Colorado's tourism industry has been skyrocketing, and many claim it's due to January 2014's...
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Colorado won't allow medical marijuana for PTSD treatment
DENVER (Reuters) - Colorado health officials on Wednesday rejected a bid by medical marijuana advocates to put cannabis on a list of approved treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder, an agency...
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This court ruling has the potential to crush the marijuana industry
Can anything slow down the marijuana movement?Over the past 19 years we've gone from exactly zero states having legalized the distribution of marijuana for medical purposes to 23 states and counting...
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This startup founder redesigned her app once she found out the majority of...
Dana Adams says she just wanted to create an app that might make socializing online a little more private for her two children — currently two and five years old — but that everything changed once...
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This man is determined to make his brand of legal weed as recognizable as TV...
A marijuana dispenser in Colorado is modeling his career after an unlikely business hero: TV dinner tycoon Clarence Birdseye, who practically invented the frozen food industry thanks to his dual...
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Marijuana could be contributing to the California drought
California's most valuable cash crop, marijuana, is taking a heavy toll on some of the state's most sensitive ecosystems, with the effects ranging from erosion, contamination, threats to wildlife, and...
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Ohio could be the next state to legalize marijuana
Ohio voters will decide in November whether to legalize marijuana use for treating illnesses and for getting high.Secretary of State Jon Husted said on Wednesday he had certified the group...
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Users describe the terrifying effects of the drug some are calling...
Synthetic marijuana, also referred to as "replacement cannabis,""K2," and "Spice," is a lab-produced mind-altering drug that aims to mimic the effects of marijuana, but is known to have unpredictable...
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14 of the boldest smuggling attempts
Earlier this week, Evelio Padilla, a 28-year-old Honduran immigrant, pleaded guilty in federal court to attempting to smuggle drugs into the country using scuba-diving gear and an underwater,...
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The pot industry is being cannibalized by startups
The pot industry is not just for growers anymore. Tech entrepreneurs with high ambitions are finding money in applying startup solutions to the budding industry.There’s already the on-demand delivery...
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Neuroscientists found 'no evidence' that smoking pot damages an important...
A new study published today in the journal JAMA Psychiatry casts doubts on the idea that marijuana causes certain regions of the brain to shrink.In order to study the brain on pot, neuroscientists...
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