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Last week, a new bill was introduced by lawmakers that would remove the federal ban on marijuana and let states produce, regulate and tax it. Though it's unclear how much traction the bill will achieve, it shifts the debate from a moral to an economic one and raises a number of questions about consumer safety.

WeGrow, a just-opened marijuana superstore in Phoenix, boasts 21,000 square feet of cannabis gardening tools and a "plant whisperer" who makes house calls. It dubs itself the "Walmart of Weed," and hopes its big-box mentality will lure the country's budding legions of medical-marijuana users.

Many are watching to see if voters say yes to Proposition 19, the controversial ballot measure that would legalize marijuana in California. Advocates say it would be a moneymaker. Opponents see nothing but trouble ahead if Prop 19 passes.

No way, dude! T-Mobile is being sued by a text message marketing company for allegedly blocking access to the T-Mobile network because of a client that provided information on medical marijuana. Ez Texting filed the suit last week with the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New...

New Jersey was the fourteenth state to legalize medical marijuana, but current governor Chris Christie is placing such harsh restrictions on the prospective business that some question whether it will ever get off the ground.

A Mich. woman found a fragrant surprise among her bills, catalogs and junk mail: a whole lot of marijuana. Happy day! Police in Blackman Township west of Detriot said the surprise 2-pound package of the ganja arrived in the mail last week at the elderly woman's home. She called police, who say they...

If California is going to pot during the recession, just how much cash could it wring out of pot? Mint.com took a look at the income potential to the state if it totally legalized marijuana. The cash infusion could be, like, high as a kite, dude. To see the infographic in a larger format, click...

When the state of California announced that a marijuana legalization measure would be on the state's November ballot, the ensuing discussion covered a range of topics from medicine to morality. But few pundits brought up the biggest factor of them all: money. With a potential market of millions of pot smokers, decriminalization of marijuana could open the door to a vast, largely-untapped market for smoking paraphernalia, accessories and other lifestyle accoutrements.

This is just one of the Innovative Ways to Stimulate the Economy suggested by DailyFinance contributors. See them all. As anyone who's ever attended an event hosted by NORML (National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws) will attest, marijuana advocates are sometimes a bit excessive in...

Invasive species are, well, invading America, and have been for decades. Imported and noxious, weeds like leafy spurge, knapweed, Scotch broom and dalmatian toadflax have taked over 40% of America's pasture, croplands, and public lands, according to a Cornell University study.Enter the sheep.When...