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• Unless Congress amends the law, marijuana businesses must be cash-only, creating a potentially dangerous situation in which they must keep thousands of dollars in cash on hand.

• Marijuana Legalization Blurs Lines Between Medicinal and Recreational Dispensaries
• In creating regulations for its now-legal pot industry, Colorado referred to the rules already in place for its medical marijuana system – so much so that it can be hard to distinguish between the two.

• Marijuana Regulation Bill Fails in California Legislature
• The California Assembly quashed a bill that would have created a state agency to tax and regulate the state's overgrown medical marijuana landscape.

• Could Gay Marriage, Guns and Marijuana Lead to a Fragmented United States of America?
• Without strong federal policies, states have become more active and divergent.

• 5 Regulations for Legal Marijuana in Colorado
• The state is the first to establish regulations for legalized marijuana. But hanging over them is the possibility that the feds will take action.

• California Supreme Court: Cities Can Ban Pot Dispensaries
• The California Supreme Court gave local governments the power Monday to zone medical marijuana dispensaries out of existence, a decision that upholds bans in about 200 cities but does little to solve Los Angeles' struggle to regulate hundreds of storefront pot outlets.

• Feds Face Tough Choices in States with Legalized Marijuana
• A new report by the Congressional Research Service finds that the Federal government may face an uphill legal battle if it wishes to enforce Federal laws banning Marijuana in states that have legalized it.

• Alaskans May Vote on Marijuana Legalization
• Pot backers took the first step toward getting the measure on the August 2014 primary ballot, presenting draft language and 100 signatures to the Alaska lieutenant governor's office.

• New Jersey Governor Doubles Funding for Medicial Marijuana Program
• Gov. Christie has proposed a $1.6 million budget for New Jersey's three-year-old medical marijuana program -- more than twice the current spending plan -- in anticipation that more dispensaries will open this year.

• Washington to Hire Professional Pot Consultant
• For perhaps the first time, an intimate knowledge of marijuana -- its consumption, growth and distribution -- isn't going to land you in jail in Washington. It just might earn you a job with the state government.

• Obama: Marijuana Crackdown Not a "Top Priority"
• In his first comments on the issue, President Barack Obama said that prosecuting pot smokers in Colorado and Washington should not be a “top priority” of the federal government.

• Could Marijuana Initiatives Swing the Youth Vote in Future Elections?
• Exit polls suggest states with marijuana ballot measures saw more young voters come out to the polls. But can future campaigns use the issue to their advantage?

• Marijuana Legalized in Colorado and Washington
• They're the first states to allow recreational use of the drug, setting up a potential showdown between state laws and federal prohibition.

• Federal law still says marijuana is an illegal drug, so don't break out the Cheetos or gold fish too quickly.
• Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, who opposed the now-approved ballot measures that made Colorado and Washington the first states to legalize the possession and sale of marijuana for recreational use.

• Washington Marijuana Activists Push for Driving Curbs to Help Pass Bill
• Marijuana activists in Washington state hope voters will be reassured by strict new "stoned driving" standards, despite opposition from medical cannabis users who say the limits would make it hard for them to ever drive legally.

• Marijuana Legalization Close to Passage in 2 States
• Support for marijuana legalization ballot initiatives in Colorado and Washington exceeds 50 percent, according to recent polls.

• Changing Demographics Spelling the End of Culture Wars
• From same-sex marriage to marijuana, millennials are changing our culture as their proportion of the population increases.