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Marijuana company backs down in MGM trademark suit

After being sued by MGM, a marijuana company has agreed to stop calling itself “M’Life,” a name almost identical to that of MGM’s member rewards program.

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Pot power a pricey concern for Vegas’ medical marijuana industry

As Nevada’s medical marijuana industry gets off the ground, it’s confronting a problem that has gotten little public attention: Growing the plants indoors takes massive amounts of power and water.

 
Pot shop owned, operated by government opens in Washington state

Cannabis Corner is the first recreational pot shop in the U.S. to be owned and operated by a government agency. Profits will fund local projects — and upgrading the playground is the first order of business for the tiny city of North Bonneville, Washington.

Poll shows many Americans approve of pot legalization

Nearly half of Americans favor making marijuana legal and think Congress shouldn’t be able to intervene in local pot laws in Washington, D.C., according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll.

Vegas’ medical marijuana industry still shrouded in secrecy

In all, 199 of the 519 applicants for medical marijuana licenses — 38 percent — chose to keep their names confidential, including more than 40 percent of would-be dispensary operators.

15 tons of marijuana seized at California border

U.S. customs officers at a California border crossing seized more than 15 tons of marijuana hidden inside a tractor-trailer shipment designated as a cargo of mattresses, the biggest narcotics bust ever at that port of entry, officials said on Friday.

 
Congress isn’t happy at all that pot is legal in D.C. now

Possession of small amounts of marijuana became legal in the District of Columbia on Thursday, launching a pot “green rush” despite a face-off between local officials and the Republican-led U.S. Congress over the new standards.

 
Alaska legalizes recreational marijuana

Smoking, growing and owning small amounts of marijuana became legal in Alaska on Tuesday, as a growing decriminalization movement reached the United States’ wild northwest frontier.

First medical pot spots can’t open without pesticide decision

Nevada’s first legal marijuana dispensaries can’t open yet because a state advisory committee hasn’t figured out what pesticides growers will be allowed to use on plants.

Henderson pot dispensaries on the move

As Henderson prepares to consider approving its first medical marijuana dispensary, four other proposed shops are seeking new locations within the city.

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