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DENVER and SAN DIEGO -- Dixie Holdings, the owner of Dixie Elixirs and Edibles, one of America's first revolutionaries in THC-infused edibles, topicals and tinctures and Medical Marijuana Inc. (OTC Pink:MJNA), ... View the full article

The Colorado Symphony Orchestra said Tuesday it will play a series of "cannabis-friendly" fundraising concerts sponsored by the state's burgeoning pot industry. The state's only full-time professional ... View the full article

The Colorado Symphony is giving new meaning to hitting a high note, announcing on Tuesday a bring-your-own marijuana concert series, the first of which features its chamber ensemble and South-of-the-border food and booze. The U.S. states of Colorado and Washington became the first to legalize the possession and use of recreational cannabis in 2012, and the first retail pot shops opened in ... View the full article

By Eric M. Johnson (Reuters) - The Colorado Symphony is giving new meaning to hitting a high note, announcing on Tuesday a bring-your-own marijuana concert series, the first of which fe... View the full article

Less than a month after the federal government began handing out licenses to producers of medical marijuana, there are early signs from some companies that business is growing faster than expected in the fledgling industry. View the full article

STEROID seizures in Queensland have increased by 103% in the past year, according to a new report. View the full article

NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C. - Students in North Vancouver are being warned by police that eating sweets containing marijuana could give them far more than the munchies. Richard De Jong says two Grade 10 students were dizzy, had heart palpitations and vomited, and one of them had to be taken to hospital after eating dessert squares that contained pot. De Jong said police believe the Krispy squares and ... View the full article

By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Jack Lew on Tuesday defended the Obama administration's decision to let banks do business with marijuana dealers in states that have legalized the drug, insisting to lawmakers that it was not tacit approval under federal law. Lew, testifying before a House of Representatives Appropriations subcommittee, said Treasury's financial crimes ... View the full article

A FORMER Toowoomba Regional Council candidate had taken to growing marijuana in order to deal with stress, the city’s Magistrates Court heard yesterday. View the full article

WASHINGTON - Treasury Secretary Jack Lew on Tuesday defended the Obama administration's guidelines to banks conducting transactions with legal marijuana sellers as congressional Republicans questioned ... View the full article

WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Jack Lew on Tuesday defended the Obama administration's guidelines to banks conducting transactions with legal marijuana sellers as congressional Republicans questioned whether the guidance amounts to tacit federal approval of a drug illegal in most states. View the full article

Treasury Secretary Jack Lew on Tuesday defended the Obama administration's guidelines to banks conducting transactions with legal marijuana sellers as congressional Republicans questioned whether the guidance ... View the full article

HEALTH authorities are on alert for addicts turning to synthetic drugs, hallucinogens and alcohol after widespread cocaine and marijuana raids gutted underground trade on the Gold Coast. View the full article

There have been no arrests as of yet and investigations are continuing. View the full article