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Today Ohio announced 56 locations where medical ma*****na would be sold under their new program, which is due to go live in Fall, 2018. Just like that, one more state is stepping into the legalization process!

FULL LIST: Ohio announces sites for medical ma*****na dispensaries Ohio officials announced where the state's 56 medical ma*****na dispensaries will be located. The Board of Pharmacy on Monday named who will get the provisional licenses in 28 geographic districts. Locations include: Lorain, Elyria, Cleveland, Lakewood, Garfield Heights, Akron, Wickliffe and Painesv...

"This industry didn’t expand because of a memo issued by a deputy attorney general, or because some governments simply decided they wanted to benefit from the tax revenue that legal cannabis could bring their states. It happened because of the decades of work by ma*****na reform activists and policy organizations, without whose efforts today’s businesses could not exist."

A great read detailing how banding together in this industry has brought legal cannabis business much farther than the Cole Memo ever had, more below:

The Cannabis Industry Needs To Support Advocacy. Here's Why The cannabis industry is built on a foundation constructed by the ma*****na-reform movement. Attorney General Jeff Sessions' recent rescinding of the Cole Memo should be a wake-up call to legal cannabis businesses and serve as a call to action to give back to the advocacy movement.

Oregon has continually stayed at the cusp of the ever-evolving cannabis industry, so it's no surprise that Bend-based industry leaders are starting an organization to highlight the positive impact that legal cannabis brings to Oregon. Named "Celebrate Cannabis", founding board member Jennifer Clifton writes:

“Now it’s time for legal cannabis – one of the fastest growing sectors locally and globally – to finally have a seat at the table in Central Oregon when it comes to both perceptions and regulations that affect our industry. We feel this is truly something to celebrate.”

Central Oregon Cannabis Leaders Launch Celebrate Cannabis Industry group forms to support cannabis education, regulation, collaboration and celebration

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