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Canopy Growth CEO Bruce Linton, left to right, poses with the receipt for the first legal cannabis for recreation use sold in Canada to Nikki Rose and Ian Power at the Tweed shop on Water Street in St. John’s N.L. at 12:01 am NDT on Wednesday Oct. 17, 2018. (Paul Daly/The Canadian Press via AP) PD663 PD663

October 16, 2018 at 7:33 pm

Long lines, honking cars: Jubilation in Canada, world's biggest marijuana market WATCH

Canada became the largest country with a legal national marijuana marketplace as sales began early Wednesday in Newfoundland.

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September 25, 2018 at 4:07 am

Thai police hand over 100 kilos of marijuana for research VIEW

BANGKOK (AP) — Thai police on Tuesday handed over around 100 kilograms (220 pounds) of seized marijuana for medical research, as officials seek to produce...

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September 18, 2018 at 6:25 am

Canadian marijuana imports OK’d by U.S. for California study, boosting Tilray’s stock

SAN DIEGO (AP) — In a rare move, the U.S. government has approved the importation of marijuana extracts from Canada for a clinical trial, highlighting...

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FILE – In this April 11, 2018, file photo, an unidentified 15-year-old high school student uses a vaping device near the school’s campus in Cambridge, Mass. A school-based survey shows nearly 1 in 11 U.S. students have used marijuana in electronic cigarettes, heightening concern about the new popularity of vaping among teens. E-cigarettes typically contain nicotine, but results published Monday, Sept. 17, mean a little more than 2 million middle and high school students have used the devices to get high. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File) NYAG709 NYAG709

September 17, 2018 at 8:01 am

2 million US teens are vaping marijuana

E-cigarettes typically contain nicotine, but results published Monday mean 2.1 million middle- and high-school students have used them to get high on marijuana.

September 4, 2018 at 1:23 am

5 pounds of marijuana found among thrift store donations

SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say employees at a Florida thrift store found 5 pounds of marijuana while sorting clothing donations. WTVT-TV reports the Sarasota...

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In this Saturday, Aug. 25, 2018 photo, Judd Weiss takes a puff of a pre-rolled marijuana cigarette at his house in the Bel Air section of Los Angeles. Weiss, CEO and founder of cannabis company Lit.Club, believes the industry needs to do still more. He suggests marketing products in a way that makes them look more than just respectable, but as the herbal equivalent of a fine bourbon or scotch. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel) LA302 LA302

August 28, 2018 at 10:00 pm

Pot industry wants to see ‘stoner’ stereotype go up in smoke WATCH

With a multibillion-dollar industry beginning to flower — marijuana is now legal in some form in 30 states — cannabis advocates are pushing to dispel...

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August 7, 2018 at 9:53 am

Authorities: Man with machete robbed Kingston pot shop

The man walked into the Green Tiki Cannabis shop Monday morning and made off with some product after he pulled out a large, black-colored machete,...

August 3, 2018 at 6:35 am

1st year of Nevada marijuana sales smokes expectations

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Nevada regulators and industry insiders say the state's first year of broad marijuana legalization has exceeded even their highest expectations, with...

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June 11, 2018 at 12:13 pm

7 mayors want pot removed from federal list of illegal drugs

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Mayors from seven U.S. cities in states with legal marijuana said Monday they have formed a coalition to push for federal...

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before leaving the White House in Washington, Friday, June 8, 2018, to attend the G7 Summit in Charlevoix, Quebec, Canada. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) WHMC107 WHMC107

June 8, 2018 at 12:35 pm

Trump signals support for states deciding if pot is legal VIEW

LOS ANGELES (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday that he was inclined to support a bipartisan effort in Congress to ease the U.S. ban...

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