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Cannabis News Roundup: 10.16.15

Under CC license from Flickr user: West Coast Cannabis

California's new medical marijuana law… Marijuana and the Presidential candidates… New thoughts on "marijuana banks"… Runner's high vs. marijuana high… and more. 

LEGALIZATION & LEGISLATION

Top Democrats address pot in debate // The Cannabist  Bernie Sanders says it's time to "rethink this war on drugs" during this week's beauty pageant posing as a debate between the Democratic candidates for President. Hillary Clinton said more research is needed on the subject, but she agrees with Sanders that drug-related prison sentences need reform.

New California medical regulations seen as mostly positive // East Bay Express The industry will be able to "come out of the shadows" and receive the same protections under the law as other state-regulated businesses. 

Analysis: what California's new rules mean// SF Weekly  This is a readable breakdown of "the new era."

BUSINESS

Dispensary troubles to remain even with new regulations // Los Angeles Times  Businesses will still have banking problems even with California's new medical marijuana regulations. [See related story below, and in Opinion.]

Are native tribes the answer to banking woes? // Bloomberg News  Those running casinos already deal with bags of cash. Perhaps a similar system can be applied to cannabis sales. 

Portland to explore a new kind of concentrated marijuana // Marijuana.com  The city is proposing a "green light district," where most or all dispensaries would be in one prescribed area of town. 

HEALTH 

Runner's high similar to marijuana high// Huffington Post  "Our brains are incredibly agnostic" when it comes to our feel-good mechanisms, says this science reporter. And that's not always a good thing. 

OPINION

Fiona Ma thinks it's time for a state marijuana bank // Huffington Post  The Board of Equalization member says California should modify what Colorado is doing so that it fits here. 

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