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The Bureau of Marijuana Control on Friday released a plan to make cannabis safer for patients, with rules for all medical marijuana legally sold in the state to be independently lab tested starting next year.

The Oregon pot tax has brought in almost $75 million in revenue since 2016, but none has been distributed to intended recipients, like schools and police agencies. Read Full Article at: Cannabist Oregon pot tax collections - tens of millions of dollars - are sitting...

Plans to gut federal funding for the Office of National Drug Control Policy could affect local drug addiction treatment efforts, according to a Politico report. Read Full Article at: Cannabist Report: White House plans to slash funding for fed Drug Control Policy...

Michigan marijuana proponents are launching a signature drive to put the question of making recreational pot legal in the state on the 2018 ballot. Read Full Article at: Cannabist Michigan marijuana legalization advocates launching ballot initiative

Rep. Jared Polis had some choice words for a New Jersey assemblyman who said the Pearl Street Mall is overrun with dirty undead zoned out on weed. Read Full Article at: Cannabist Jared Polis to N.J. politician: Boulder not filled with stoned zombies

An interview with Sunshine Johnston, owner of a marijuana farm located in southern Humboldt County, where she has lived and farmed since the 1980s. Read Full Article at: Cannabist California marijuana farmer talks legalization challenges, dispensary pricing and more

Cannabis seed breeder Edward “Swerve” Clarizio, founder of The Cali Connection, has overcome many health hurdles to build his successful California company.

Pueblo is perfectly positioned to corner the outdoor pot market. Snug in Colorado’s “banana belt,” the city and county enjoy a mix of sunny, warm and dry weather that cannabis plants crave, growers say. Read Full Article at: Cannabist Marijuana transforms Pueblo,...

As the cannabis industry soars, a handful of venture capitalists are climbing on board to invest — albeit cautiously.

WASHINGTON ― Congress, once again, is blocking the Justice Department from spending any money that interferes with state medical marijuana laws. In their newly unveiled budget bill, lawmakers included a provision, known as the Rohrabacher-Farr amendment, that allows...