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    5 Things Donald Trump Should Know Before He Shuts Down The Legal Marijuana Industry

    Marijuana, like alcohol, can be regulated, taxed and used in moderation by adults who choose it, like a glass of wine with dinner.  The burgeoning legal cannabis industry wants Donald Trump to know five critical benefits to marijuana legalization.  Law and Order: Legalizing marijuana reduces the criminal activity of drug cartels and gangs, and reduces […] More

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    Coming Soon: The Cannabis Breathalyzer

    As more U.S. states legalize marijuana for both medicinal and recreational purposes, traffic cops face an interesting new dilemma. Pot may be legal, but driving under the influence is not; and the available methods used to test for the presence of marijuana in a driver’s system are far from adequate. We can test for cannabinoids […] More

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    The Right to Get High

    On July 14th, Missouri governor Jay Nixon signed into law House Bill 2238, which legalizes medicinal use of certain cannabis extracts. Missouri joins 10 other states which have passed similar laws in the past year, following the much publicized case of Charlotte Figi. Charlotte is a young girl who suffers from an extreme (and extremely […] More