ICYMI: Friday News Roll Up

Welcome To The Weekly Roll Up: A Compendium of The Week’s Cannabis News
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Regional
Massachusetts
- Final licenses, but no final sales yet for retail
- SPH hosts forum to explore future of recreational marijuana
- Recreational marijuana sales to start within two weeks
New Hampshire
New Jersey
- Plan to legalize adult use stalled
- New Jerseyans are ‘fully on board’ with legal weed
- NJ Puts Off Licensing New Dispensaries
- Hey NJ parents — your college kid can now minor in weed!

National
Business
- What Will Happen if the US Legalizes Pot Like Canada?
- How Does a Dispensary Compliance Specialist Do Her Job?
- Panel Explores Legalized Marijuana Impacts on Trucking Industry
- New Marijuana Laws Blitz Old Workplace Rules
- Cannabis stocks mixed after Coca-Cola says it has no plans for sector
- PepsiCo Needs Cannabis More Than It Realized
- America’s Cannabis Industry Will Learn From Canada’s
- CEO of Molson Coors says market for infused bevs could be worth billions
- Ex-Army Vet and Pilot Flies High With Online Legal Marketplace
- Scotts Miracle-Gro: A Niche Play On Legalization
- Getting Started in the Extraction Industry
Culture
- Could Mike Tyson Interest You In a TV Comedy About His MJ Farm?
- Cannabis Strain Designed Specifically To Make Women Orgasm
- Event Company Reveals Essentials to Hosting a Cannabis Gathering
- ‘Weed the People’ Explores MMJ for Kids With Cancer
- Teach Your Brain How to Get Weird on Weed
- Legalization Has Gone Mainstream. Rick Steves Helped
- Paul Ryan touts benefits of industrial hemp
- Pot never should have been illegal in the first place
- How She Heals The World With Her Job In Weed
- Lower-Potency Cannabis Speaks To Mainstream Audience
- America’s pot obsession challenges another love — driving cars
Food
- Burger Experts Taste Test Cannabis-Fed Pork
- The LaCroix of cannabis? The marijuana market bets on beverages
Medical


Politics
- Another Big Election Year For Marijuana
- U.S. Border Patrol Banning Canadians Who Admit To Using MJ
- The FDA Just Got A Truckload Of Marijuana Comments Delivered To Them
- Politics and pot: Democrats and Republicans consume cannabis differently
- Marijuana In The Gov’s Mansion: Record Number Of Candidates Say Legalize
Studies
- MSU Receives $2.4m NIH Grant To Advance Research
- This is Your Brain on Weed
- Marijuana Ingredient Reduces Anxiety During Public Speaking
- The Number of Cannabis Studies Has Been Skyrocketing
- Lowly Moss-Like Plant Seems to Copy Cannabis
- 12% of frequent marijuana smokers experience cannabis withdrawal syndrome
- Auto insurance to feel contact high
Science
Sports
States
Alabama
- Marijuana laws cost tax payers millions, unfair to African Americans
- Legalization not a priority for Alabama candidates
Arkansas
California
- Illegal Weed Dispensaries in LA Is a Problem of the City’s Own Making
- Bureau of Cannabis Control
- Can pot save the pumpkin farm?
Colorado
Florida
- Florida Cities Make Dispensary Bans Permanent
- If You Want Legal Weed in Florida, Vote for These People
- Florida House seeks to defend MMJ law
- Democrats call for state-run bank for MMJ industry
- MMJ barriers to fall as Florida politicians from both parties back reform
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
- Southern Illinois University Starts Marijuana, Hemp Research
- Benefits of MMJ inspire local cannabis cultivator
Indiana
Louisiana
Maryland
Michigan
- Why you should not (or should) vote for legal marijuana
- Michigan rolls out online marijuana card registration
- MSU researchers receive $2 million grant to advance marijuana study
- Medical and recreational activists need to fight side by side
Missouri
- State representative candidates on the issues: MMJ
- Missouri Has 3 MMJ Measures. Here’s How to Vote Strategically
- Marijuana backers preparing for victory
Nebraska
Nevada
New Mexico
- Judge orders NM Health Dept to allow 2 dispensaries
- How to Get a Medical Marijuana Card in New Mexico
North Carolina First Nations
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
- Employees at dispensary say their shop is haunted
- Judge tosses Oregon county’s pot lawsuit against state
- When Oregon Blew It
- Changes in Oregon cannabis market
Pennsylvania
- Woman tried to kill husband after MMJ argument
- Area patients say MMJ providing relief
- How Legalization Affects the Employer-Injured Worker Dynamic
Rhode Island
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
- Lawmakers, advocates continue to tweak medical cannabis bill in private talks
- Money continues to flow in campaign against medical cannabis initiative
Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
International

Australia
Canada
- Pot Is Now Legal In Canada. But Admitting To Using It Can Get You Banned From The US
- Vancouver Struggles to Tame the Black Market
- MMJ user organizes protest after Saskatoon dispensaries forced to shutter
- Marijuana Shortages Abound in Canada Amid Application Flood
- Cannabis in Canada: Big banks are missing a boom
- Despite Legalization, Canada’s Pot Black Market Continues To Thrive
Canada – First Nations
China
Georgia
Hong Kong
Israel
Mexico
New Zealand
Thailand
UK