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In newly-legalized states, marijuana is the “it” gift of the season

Gift-giving has long been a part of marijuana culture, and the drug’s newly legal status is a source of Yuletide celebration in four states.

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California considers “green banking” as it transitions to adult-use marijuana

California has a possible solution to the problem of banks being unwilling to handle money from the state’s multibillion-dollar legal marijuana industry, one that officials say would be the first system of its kind in the nation.

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Massachusetts cannabis commission rolls out preliminary rules, including delivery, social use

The Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission reached tentative agreement over the past week on an array of rules and regulations required to implement legal sales.

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Federal marijuana protections safe for now with stopgap spending bill approval

“While we are pleased that these critical protections will continue, two weeks is not enough certainty for the millions of Americans who rely on medical marijuana,” said Rep. Earl Blumenauer.

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America’s biggest marijuana market finalizes rules for recreational sales, cultivation

Los Angeles will become the nation’s largest city with recreational marijuana after the City Council voted Wednesday to license sales next year.

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How the Supreme Court case on sports betting is related to marijuana legalization

In the justices’ comments and questions about New Jersey’s voter-approved law allowing sports betting, most touched on the same states’ rights theme.

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Maryland patients’ long wait finally over as medical marijuana dispensaries open for business

Maryland medical marijuana patients lined up as dispensaries opened in a state that has some of the nation’s most liberal qualification policies.

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Washington raids net $80 million worth of illegal marijuana

Investigators raided suspected marijuana grow operations in Western Washington, resulting in the confiscation of an estimated $80 million in plants.

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AG Sessions wants to put more cops on the opioid beat. Experts say that won’t solve the problem.

If the opioid epidemic was simply a problem of supply – people being able to access drugs too easily – then a targeted new effort in Appalachia announced by Attorney General Jeff Sessions this week would be a huge stride toward combating the crisis.

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66 Congress members call for extending protection for medical marijuana states

The letter, signed by 66 members of Congress, called for extending the “Rohrabacher-Blumenauer” appropriations bill provision that protects medical marijuana states from the DOJ.

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