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Tuesday November 1, 2016

City Of Oakland Considers Ways To Share In Pot Profits

A marijuana plant is displayed during the 2016 Cannabis Business Summit & Expo on Jun. 22 in Oakland, Calif. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption

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City Of Oakland Considers Ways To Share In Pot Profits

November 1, 2016 • Oakland is rethinking how much medical marijuana dispensaries should pay the city to operate and who gets those licenses. It's also trying to promote diversity in an industry dominated by white men.

City Of Oakland Considers Ways To Share In Pot Profits

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Thursday October 6, 2016

Trove Of Cannabis Plants Found In Ancient Tomb In China

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Trove Of Cannabis Plants Found In Ancient Tomb In China

October 6, 2016 • "Medicinal and possibly spiritual or at least ritualistic Cannabis use was a widespread custom among Central Eurasian peoples during the first millennium before the Christian era," the scientists say.

Tuesday August 30, 2016

Cannabis Growers Seek Blue Ribbons For Their Buds At Oregon's State Fair

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Cannabis Growers Seek Blue Ribbons For Their Buds At Oregon's State Fair

August 30, 2016 • This year, Oregon's Legislature designated marijuana, which is legal there for recreational use, as a farm crop. It debuted among funnel cakes, livestock and zucchini this summer at the state fair.

Cannabis Growers Seek Blue Ribbons For Their Buds At Oregon's State Fair

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Thursday January 21, 2016

Study Finds No Clear Link Between Teen Pot Use And Psychosis

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Study Finds No Clear Link Between Teen Pot Use And Psychosis

January 21, 2016 • A study of health problems in adulthood and levels of pot smoking in teen boys found no connection. This contradicts other studies that have found more psychotic disorders in marijuana users.

Monday December 7, 2015

Marijuana Extract May Help Some Children With Epilepsy, Study Finds

A strain of high-cannabidiol marijuana is used to create extracts used in experimental epilepsy treatments. GW Pharmaceuticals hide caption

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Shots - Health News

Marijuana Extract May Help Some Children With Epilepsy, Study Finds

December 7, 2015 • The first studies of cannabidiol show promise for treatment-resistant epilepsy, but researchers caution that these are preliminary results and bigger, better studies are needed.

Marijuana Extract May Help Some Children With Epilepsy, Study Finds

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Saturday July 11, 2015

Pot Politics: The Marijuana Business Comes To Washington

Sen. Rand Paul waves to supporters in Denver after he spoke to a closed meeting of cannabis business leaders earlier in the day. David Zalubowski/AP hide caption

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It's All Politics

Pot Politics: The Marijuana Business Comes To Washington

July 11, 2015 • "We're going to be making sure that [members of Congress] know their constituents care about this stuff," said one industry representative.