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LOS ANGELES (AP) — California’s legal marijuana marketplace is coming with a kaleidoscope of new taxes and fees that could influence where it’s grown, how pot cookies and other munchies are produced and the price tag on just about everything. Read more »

Cannabis can be used in the treatment of numerous conditions, from epilepsy to alleviating the side effects of cancer therapies, but the full extent of the plant’s medicinal benefits remain largely unexplored. A new research initiative hopes to address this by mapping the cannabis genome in a quest to unlock the full potential of pot. […]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A special legislative commission is looking into the potential effects of legalizing recreational marijuana in Rhode Island as the state’s northern neighbor readies to allow recreational marijuana sales. Read more »

John Oram is relieved. Oram is the CEO of Bloom Innovations, a horticulture consulting and management firm in Oakland. Bloom distributes cannabis products — seeds, flowers, concentrates, infused edibles and more — under the brand name NUG, a Bloom subsidiary. Read more »