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UFC says Anderson Silva tests positive for steroids, Nick Diaz for pot

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Former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva has tested positive for steroid use. Nick Diaz, his opponent at UFC 183 last Saturday, also tested positive for elevated levels of marijuana metabolites in results released Tuesday night by the Nevada Athletic Commission.

Marijuana research: Colorado issues 188-page report on health studies

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Colorado released a sweeping report Monday about marijuana and health — everything from pot’s effect on drivers, asthma, cancer rates and birth defects. The 188-page report doesn’t include new research on marijuana. Instead, it’s a review of what its authors call limited existing studies.

Colorado bill would ban use of public-benefit cards (EBTs) at pot shop ATMs

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Welfare money or food stamps for marijuana? It’s an urban legend that won’t go away in Colorado, and state lawmakers this year are poised to pass a law clarifying that public benefit cards can’t be used at dispensary ATMs.

New Cannabis Chamber of Commerce takes Colorado lawmakers on pot tour

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A marijuana industry group is taking Colorado lawmakers on a tour of some Denver dispensaries to show them how the pot business works.

New York City pot arrests drop dramatically in wake of policy change

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New York City’s pledge to stop making many marijuana arrests is playing out on the streets, where arrests and summonses for small-time pot possession have plummeted since the policy change this fall.

Weed-free DIA: Denver airport bans sales of pot souvenirs

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Tourists who fly to Colorado to try legal pot can forget about buying souvenir boxer shorts, socks or sandals with a marijuana leaf on them when passing through the Denver airport. The airport has banned pot-themed souvenirs, fearing the kitsch could taint the state’s image.

Illinois medical marijuana delays grow in messy governor handoff

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Former Gov. Pat Quinn’s aides prepared lists of businesses that were to receive lucrative medical marijuana licenses in Illinois, but he did not act to issue them before leaving office, prolonging the wait for patients seeking relief, newly released documents show.

Pediatric doctors say MMJ should be last resort, call for fed rescheduling

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The American Academy of Pediatrics, says in a new policy that medical marijuana should be used as a last resort, and calls for the federal rescheduling of marijuana to allow more research.

Colorado police chiefs meet to discuss pot grows, stoned driving and more

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Colorado’s police chiefs are gathering to talk about legal weed, everything from pot and highway safety to the dangers of home hash production.

Colorado doctors call for more study of pot’s health effects

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Colorado needs to know a lot more about the health effects of marijuana and how people are using it. That’s the conclusion Monday by a panel of Colorado doctors studying the health effects of marijuana use.

Colorado’s new $6M marijuana education campaign keys on safe use

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Colorado health officials are announcing a new statewide marijuana education campaign. And they say it won’t look like last year’s controversial “Don’t Be a Lab Rat” campaign.

This is how it’s done: Jan. 14 Colorado pot symposium draws Alaska officials

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A Colorado symposium on how the state has dealt with legalized marijuana will draw Alaska law enforcement officers and public officials preparing for pot sales.

Pot tourism: Some resort towns still feeling wary

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There’s mounting anxiety that Colorado resort towns have embraced cannabis culture a little too much, potentially damaging the state’s tourism brand.

DOJ ruling: Indian tribes can legalize pot on their lands

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The U.S. Department of Justice said Thursday that American Indian tribes can grow and sell marijuana on their lands as long as they follow the same federal conditions laid out for states that have legalized the drug.

Obama opposes Congressional effort to stop D.C. pot legalization

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President Barack Obama plans to sign a $1.1 trillion government spending bill if it reaches his desk, although he opposes a provision blocking the District of Columbia from legalizing marijuana. A White House spokesman said the president believes Congress shouldn’t interfere with the will of city voters on marijuana and other issues.

Congress blocks D.C. marijuana legalization in spending bill

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Congress reached a $1.1 trillion spending deal that also bars the District from legalizing marijuana. The move by Congress followed a familiar playbook when District leaders try to enact social policies that conservatives on Capitol Hill disagree with.

Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, on pot use in his youth: ‘I wasn’t a choir boy’

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Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul hinted in an interview that he smoked marijuana in his youth, adding that voters should not confuse his push for reduced criminal penalties for drug offenses as an endorsement of drug use.

A lack of herb in Colorado’s dining scene

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Colorado authorities increasingly are cracking down on attempts to push the pot-dining envelope. “There’s so much potential here, and the interest is unbelievable. But right now, everybody’s kind of scared to be doing it,” says Chris Lanter, owner and executive chef at Aspen’s tony Cache Cache restaurant.

Uruguay’s national marijuana program safe after runoff election

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Tabare Vazquez’s victory in Uruguay’s presidential election is a show of support for the leftist coalition that has governed the country for the past decade and allows the government to proceed with its plan to create the world’s first state-run marijuana marketplace.

Marijuana researcher Sue Sisley in line for $2M Colo. grant, PTSD study

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Former University of Arizona professor Sue Sisley has received a $2 million grant from the state of Colorado to continue a marijuana research study on PTSD.

3,300 pounds of marijuana seized at Mexico-San Diego border crossing

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Customs officials say they’ve seized more than one-and-a-half tons of marijuana inside a big-rig truck that was trying to smuggle the pot from Mexico into Southern California.

Alaska pot supporter/ex-TV reporter Charlo Greene fights subpoena

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An Alaska television reporter who quit her job with a four-letter tirade during a live newscast after revealing she supported pot legalization is bucking the state commission that enforces election laws.

Federal court: 242 pounds of marijuana flown to East Coast

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A Utah man faces five to 40 years in federal prison after pleading guilty Monday to flying 242 pounds of marijuana from Colorado, which was intercepted at a small western Pennsylvania airport.

Bids for buds: 300 lbs. sell for $600K in Wash. pot auction

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The harvested and dried marijuana was priced by the gram and auctioned by the strain in lots ranging from about half a pound to five pounds. Fireweed Farms owner Randy Williams said he planned to donate proceeds from three lots, totaling $14,000, to local schools.

Final meeting Nov. 17 for changes to rules on Colorado marijuana edibles

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Colorado authorities searching for a new look for edible pot are meeting for a final time Monday to try to find a way to make edibles look distinct from other foods even when out of the package.

Cannabis in Congress: Weed-friendly states making noise on Capitol Hill

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Members of Congress from states with legal pot have urged their colleagues not to stand in the way of expanded legalization and to approve measures that would make it easier for marijuana businesses to operate.

Woman caught with pot-filled RV in Yellowstone gets five years

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A federal judge sentenced a West Virginia woman to five years in prison for trafficking nearly 300 pounds of marijuana in a recreational vehicle through Yellowstone National Park on the last of several trips she said she made between California and West Virginia.