A bipartisan group of attorneys general is urging Congress to pass legislation that would make it easier for banks to handle money involved in the legal cannabis industry. Brennan Linsley/AP hide caption
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Cannabis: The Illegalization of Weed in America, by Box Brown First Second hide caption
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Research shows a link between marijuana use and psychosis. Kirill Vasikev/EyeEm/Getty Images hide caption
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Marijuana plants grow in a marijuana cultivation facility on July 6, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ethan Miller/Getty Images hide caption
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The rain didn't stop customers from lining up outside Cultivate in Leicester, Mass., on Tuesday — the first day that sales of recreational marijuana became legal in the state. Steven Senne/AP hide caption
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Even a week without marijuana use improves young people's ability to learn and remember. BURGER/Canopy/Getty Images hide caption
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Megan Baker (left) of Papa & Barkley Co., a Cannabis company based in Eureka, Calif., shows Shirley Avedon of Laguna Woods different products intended to help with pain relief. Stephanie O'Neill for NPR hide caption
Ticket To Ride: Pot Sellers Put Seniors On The Canna-Bus
Wednesday
Baby boomers who use marijuana seem to be using it more often than in previous years, a recent survey finds — 5.7 percent of respondents ages 50 to 64 said they'd tried it in the past month. The drug is also gaining popularity among people in their 70s and 80s. Manonallard/Getty Images hide caption
Tuesday
Assistant chef Michael Monteleone puts a finishing touch on cannabis-infused vegetable tarts. As more states legalize the use of recreational marijuana, the California chef is aiming to elevate haute cuisine to a new level. Jason Redmond/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Haute Pot: How High-End California Chefs Are Cashing In On Marijuana
Thursday
Canopy Growth Corp., the parent company of Corona beer and other alcoholic drinks, is expanding its partnership with a Canadian pot producer, betting on the continued growth in the medical and recreational cannabis markets. Richard Drew/AP hide caption
Monday
A drug made from a derivative of marijuana has been approved for patients with certain forms of epilepsy. Blaine Harrington III/Getty Images hide caption
Wednesday
The Estonian municipality has approved using the marijuana leaf as the official government symbol. It will appear as the government logo, on flags and crest. Susan Montoya Bryan/AP hide caption
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Many cancer patients seek treatment with medical marijuana. Jupiterimages/Getty Images hide caption
When Cancer Patients Ask About Weed, Many Doctors Say Go For It
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Wednesday
Former House Speaker John Boehner voted to prohibit medical marijuana as a U.S. congressman from Ohio in 1999, but he came out in support of some uses of cannabis on Wednesday. Lauren Victoria Burke/AP hide caption
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Marijuana plants are grown for medicinal purposes in a clandestine greenhouse in Mexico City in 2015. Mexico legalized medical marijuana in 2017, but recreational pot remains largely illegal. Yuri Cortez/AFP/Getty Images hide caption