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Lawsuit challenging Sessions and DEA on marijuana’s Schedule I status dismissed by federal judge

The plaintiffs, including an Iraq War veteran, a child with a seizure disorder and an ex-NFL player, claimed that the CSA’s classification of cannabis as a Schedule I substance is so “irrational” that it violates the U.S. Constitution.

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Veterans group ratchets up pressure on White House and Congress to support medical marijuana research

Top officials at of The American Legion stepped up their calls for the federal government to legitimize and invest in medical marijuana research.

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Munchies, meet Thin Mints: Girl Scouts will now allow cookie sales outside Colorado pot shops

It’s a pairing as natural as milk and cookies, or beer and pretzels. The Girls Scouts have decided it’s now cool to peddle their baked goods outside marijuana dispensaries. Munchies, meet Thin Mints, Tagalongs and Samoas.

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Federal appeals court hears hemp industry lawsuit challenging DEA’s position on CBD

DEA officials say a rule on CBD is innocuous and administrative. Hemp advocates claim it’s the opening salvo in a federal offensive against the American hemp industry.

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City of Denver attorney recommends licensing of first legal marijuana club

The city’s top licensing regulator has the final say on issuing the permit, however.

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Molson Coors calls legal marijuana a “risk factor” for its beer business

Although the ultimate impact is currently unknown, the emergence of legal cannabis in certain U.S. states and Canada may result in a shift of discretionary income away from our products or a change in consumer preferences away from beer, the company wrote in its latest 10-K filing.

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18 bipartisan senators, led by Bennet and Gardner, want protections for marijuana laws added to funding legislation

Precise language in the fiscal year 2018 appropriations can alleviate the turbulence U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions threw into the legal cannabis industry when he rescinded the so-called Cole Memo, 18 senators said in a letter sent to Appropriations Committee Chairman Thad Cochran.

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Marijuana’s 4/20 holiday tied to rise in fatal car crashes

Researchers analyzed U.S. government data on fatal traffic accidents from 1992 through 2016. They compared driver deaths on that date with deaths on a day the week before and the week after during the study period.

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Colorado pot sales hit a record $1.5 billion in 2017, and border towns saw a green rush from neighbors

Rural Las Animas County led the state with more than $3,100 of recreational cannabis sold, on average, for every adult and child.

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Seattle clears marijuana convictions, following San Francisco lead

Five years after Washington legalized marijuana, Seattle officials say they’re moving to automatically clear past misdemeanor cannabis convictions.

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