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Wanted: cannabis tracking system for billion dollar market

Washington state regulators are accepting bids for a new seed-to-sale tracking system to keep tabs on marijuana commerce, a deal valued at about $3 million.

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Cannabis companies flock to Canada as US laws keep them off stock exchange

While more than half of U.S. states allow marijuana for medical or recreational use, the drug is still outlawed by the federal government, starving pot entrepreneurs of institutional capital.

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Senator demands docs from big pharma as she probes their role in opioid epidemic

Sen. Claire McCaskill of Missouri is investigating the role of five top opioid manufacturers in the national drug epidemic.

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Report: Canada to legalize marijuana by July 2018

The frenzy surrounding Canada’s marijuana market intensified after a report the government will unveil recreational legalization legislation in April.

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Eight of 16 people indicted in Colorado marijuana trafficking operation listed as having state pot licenses

Eight of the sixteen people indicted on charges they ran a massive illicit marijuana operation across the Denver metro area, which produced hundreds of pounds of pot each month, are listed in state records as having active or expired licenses to work in the pot business.

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119-year-old global standards group wants to guide marijuana industry

A 119-year-old international organization that develops voluntary standards for items ranging from children’s toys to commercial spaceflight could soon do the same for cannabis operations.

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Sean Spicer seemed to tie marijuana use to opioids. The evidence isn’t on his side.

The epidemic of opioid addiction in the United States has been well documented. A staggering 33,000 people died in 2015 from overdosing on prescription painkillers, heroin or similar drugs, on par with the number killed by firearms and in car accidents.

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Arvada man who used post office to distribute marijuana edibles sentenced to a year and a day

An Arvada man who sent boxes of illegal marijuana edibles through the U.S. Postal Service to buyers in New York City, Maryland and Texas was sentenced Wednesday to a year and one day in federal prison.

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U.S. Rep. Jared Polis joins with congressional colleagues to create Cannabis Caucus

Marijuana now has its own official club in Congress, thanks to Colorado congressman Jared Polis and three of his colleagues.

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What will be AG Jeff Sessions’ first move on marijuana?

America’s marijuana industry could be in for major upheaval with Attorney General Jeff Sessions taking charge. Get a breakdown of federal enforcement options from drug policy expert John Hudak.

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