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Article by Alison Bauter, Boston Patch Marijuana will soon be fully legal in Massachusetts, subjecting it to taxes and rules similar to those that currently apply to alcohol, after Ballot Question 4 passed Tuesday night, according to preliminary election results. The ballot battle was called shortly before midnight, with 66 percent of state results recorded. The “Yes on 4” pro-legalization ...

Article by Patrick McGreevy, Los Angeles Times Voters on Tuesday approved Proposition 64, making California the most populous state in the nation to legalize the recreational use of marijuana. The approval of the ballot measure creates the largest market for marijuana products in the U.S. It comes six years after California voters narrowly rejected a similar measure. Activists said passage would ...

Article by Christopher Ingraham, Washington Post Voters in California, Massachusetts and Nevada approved recreational marijuana initiatives Tuesday night, and several other states passed medical marijuana provisions, in what is turning out to be the biggest electoral victory for marijuana reform since 2012, when Colorado and Washington first approved the drug’s recreational use. In addition to the states above, local outlets in Maine are declaring ...

Article by Tamsin McMahon, The Globe and Mail Marijuana was one of the winners of an otherwise bitterly divisive presidential election campaign, as voters in several states voted to support measures that would permit some legal use of the drug. Legalized marijuana was the most common among a raft of ballot measures – 162 in 35 states – on policy ...

Article by David Chao, Tech Crunch I’m a venture capitalist and a medical cannabis user. The first time I tried medical cannabis, I had just tried to trigger a chronic condition that causes severe intestinal pain when I eat. I was trying to force my doctor to prescribe painkillers for me. That night, I’d eaten an entire pizza to induce enough ...

Article by Harriet Taylor, CNBC Eaze fulfills a simple function: Push button, get pot. The average order is around $10 and cannabis can be delivered in as little as 15 minutes, said Eaze CEO Keith McCarty. But unlike its customers — marijuana dispensaries — Eaze is a tech company and one of a growing number of cannabis tech start-ups using ...

Article by Maureen Meehan, High Times Rocking his own Leafs by Snoop lab coat, a Tweed hat and his usual bling, the world’s most renowned cannabis connoisseur paid a visit to the world’s largest medical marijuana greenhouse. Snoop wanted to check out the buds growing at this 350,000-square-foot greenhouse in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada. “Snoop did a tour to inspect the facility ...

Article by Haley Ritchie, Metro Could you one day be adding a half dozen bud bagels and some “herb” cream cheese to your Kettleman’s order? “We are interested in your thoughts on this for bagels,” reads a post added to the local business’s Facebook page on Friday, linking to an article about cannabis being declared kosher. “Please let us know ...

Article by Alex Livingston, KTVB It’s a topic that has sparked debate across the nation over the last few years – legalizing marijuana. In Idaho, recreational and medical marijuana is still illegal. Last month, Kelsey Osborne, a Gooding mother of two, had her children taken from her after she gave her daughter a smoothie with marijuana in it as an ...

Article by Adina Bresge, Metro A Nova Scotia-based education campaign is trying to dispel common misconceptions about cannabis by asking teens if the physical and psychological risks of marijuana use are more than just “a bad trip.” Mental health advocates launched the awareness effort Monday with a series of striking advertisements to be plastered in bus shelters across Halifax, as ...