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A man tends to marijuana plants at a 54,000-square-foot marijuana cultivation facility in Las Vegas. In Nevada's first weekend of recreational pot sales, "well over 40,000 retail transactions" were carried out, tax officials say.

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Marijuana Shortage Prompts Emergency In Nevada; Tax Officials Weigh Changes

11:50am July 12, 2017

by Bill Chappell

After a booming first week of legal retail sales, Gov. Brian Sandoval endorsed a statement of emergency and regulators are looking to boost distribution.

For three years recreational pot has been legal in Colorado, but using it in public is still against the law. That will change this summer when pot cafes are slated to open.

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As Colorado Gets Ready To Allow Pot Clubs, Indoor Smoking Still An Issue

4:06pm March 20, 2017

by Ben Markus

Recreational pot is legal in Colorado, but using it in public is against the law. Pot clubs are slated to open this summer, but the governor says he'll veto the bill if it allows indoor smoking.

Doctors Say Parenting And Pot Smoking Don't Mix

3:36pm December 19, 2016

by Jane Greenhalgh

Babies exposed to marijuana smoke have metabolites of the drug in their urine, researchers say. They think that secondhand marijuana smoke will prove to be as dangerous as secondhand tobacco smoke.

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Shane Cavanaugh, owner of Amazon Organics, a pot dispensary in Eugene, Ore., arranges the cannabis display in his store in September 2015.

As More States Legalize Marijuana, Investors And Marketers Line Up

6:52am November 20, 2016

by Uri Berliner

The fledgling legal market for marijuana is around $7 billion, and the recent passage of legalization measures in eight states has sparked a surge of interest from investors in an expanding industry.

A marijuana plant is displayed during the 2016 Cannabis Business Summit & Expo on Jun. 22 in Oakland, Calif.

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City Of Oakland Considers Ways To Share In Pot Profits

3:22am November 02, 2016

by Richard Gonzales

Oakland is rethinking how much medical marijuana dispensaries should pay the city to operate and who gets those licenses. It's also trying to promote diversity in an industry dominated by white men.

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Kris Teegardin, Mayor of Edgewater, Colorado, says he's not banking on marijuana revenue for the long-term.

Marijuana Pays For Schools In Colorado — Kind Of — But How Will It Help Maine?

8:29am September 10, 2016

Colorado legalized recreational pot in 2012. Maine and four other states will vote on if to legalize it in November. We look at who's making money on pot in Colorado and who could benefit in Maine.