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STERLING, Colo. - Marijuana's square cousin, industrial hemp, has come out of the black market and is now legal for farmers to cultivate, opening up a new lucrative market. That was the idea, anyway. View the full article

A growing number of Americans are feeding their pets hemp-based kibble. It's not the kind of pot Snoop Dogg smokes. But the regulations are fuzzy. View the full article

Hershey is suing a Colorado company that makes four marijuana-infused candies that Hershey says closely resemble its iconic products. The Hershey Co. filed a federal trademark infringement lawsuit in Denver ... View the full article

The Tampa Police Department says the search was legal, if not "typical." View the full article

DENVER (AP) — Gov. John Hickenlooper has signed legislation to try to establish the world's first financial system for the largely cash-only marijuana industry. View the full article

A report prepared for Metro Vancouver's Regional Planning and Agriculture Committee says large medical marijuana grow operations might avoid hefty property tax bills by classifying themselves as farms. View the full article

Smoking cannabis can reduce a man's fertility by altering the size and shape of his sperm, research has shown. View the full article

The narrative has been firmly established: Marijuana use is innocent, a pleasurable pastime with few if any harmful effects. A report titled “Adverse Health Effects of Marijuana Use” from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, part of the federal government’s National Institutes of Health, summarizes the latest research into marijuana use. For example, youths who use marijuana are more likely to ... View the full article

Some people who smoke marijuana can become addicted, and use of the drug in the teen years has been linked with abnormalities in certain brain areas important for learning and memory, the review said. And even the immediate short-term effects of the marijuana, such as impaired thinking and coordination, can have consequences, including difficulty in learning in school and an increased risk of ... View the full article

THE NSW Cancer Council has joined the fight to decriminalise medical marijuana, urging the state government to give it the green light “in limited circumstances”. View the full article

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- via PRWEB - AbacaRx Telemedicine Inc., the world's first online marijuana consultation and recommendation service, has created a nation-wide service and app allowing people to ... View the full article

The NRL has begun testing players for prescription drugs this week, becoming the first governing sports body in Australia to do so. View the full article

New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd was... View the full article

The Internet Party is discussing whether it wants to decriminalise cannabis, with leader Laila Harre saying current laws aren't slowing down cannabis use. View the full article