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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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New federal bill would reschedule marijuana as Schedule III

The latest marijuana-centric bill before Congress would place cannabis as a Schedule III substance, a classification shared by Tylenol with codeine.

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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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Sessions: More violence around marijuana than ‘one would think’

“I am definitely not a fan of expanded use of marijuana,” he said. “But states, they can pass the laws they choose.”

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Hickenlooper: It’s unclear whether Trump could stop legal marijuana

A guest on NBC’s “Meet the Press” Sunday, Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper downplayed the possibility that the Trump administration would take aim at the state’s recreational marijuana industry, saying legalization’s inclusion in Colorado’s Constitution makes it unclear whether the federal government could shut it down.

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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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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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Colorado lawmakers plan crackdown on home pot growers

Hoping to preserve its marijuana law under the next president, Colorado is planning a slate of legislation designed to crack down on pot that is grown legally but then sold on the black market.

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Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general not fan of legal weed

The selection of Alabama Republican Sen. Jeff Sessions as the next U.S. attorney general could have major implications for the marijuana industry. Sessions is on record as saying marijuana is “dangerous” and should not be legalized.

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Marijuana measures trending favorably in U.S. states

Tuesday night shaped up to be the “watershed” moment predicted for the marijuana industry.

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