A federal judge in Michigan has heard arguments in the case of a medical marijuana user claiming a Walmart store wrongfully fired him after testing positive for the drug.

U.S. District Judge Robert Jonker in Grand Rapids is considering a motion by attorneys representing Joseph Casias to move the case to back state court and Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s motion to dismiss the case.

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Owners of medical marijuana businesses in unincorporated El Paso County will attend to such ho-hum business headaches after voters rejected a ban on marijuana-related businesses by a slim margin Tuesday.

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Rapid Fire Marketing (Pink Sheets: RFMK) d.b.a. Medical Cannabis Management (MCM) (http://medicalcannabismanagement.com) has received an enormous amount of inquiries from business owners and investors leading up to this month's election, which could make cannabis legal in the State of California. Proposition 19, which will allow the recreational use of cannabis in the State of California, is expected to pass this week. As a result, businesses that are positioned to handle this exploding sector are poised for rapid growth.

Proposition 215, passed in November of 1996, already makes medical cannabis legal in the state of California and is being considered in other states. MCM is in the business of providing full service marketing, consulting and management services to this newly emerged industry, which includes medical doctors, cultivation and cannabis dispensaries. Many of the businesses MCM is seeking to manage are run by small business entrepreneurs. MCM's plan is to integrate tailored management services with dispensaries as well as helping physicians with marketing and office space to manage increasing patient loads

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Luxuries Limited (Pink Sheets: LLUX) (the "Company") today announced that through its subsidiary, U.S. Cannabis, Inc., it has entered into a Letter of Intent with Synergistic Resources, LLC dba Marijuana Medicine Evaluation Centers, to assume all marketing and advertising responsibilities for 10 medical marijuana offices located in California. Synergistic Resources, LLC specializes in providing management expertise to the medical marijuana industry including, but not limited to, site location, staffing, administration and human resources.

Brent Inzer, President of Synergistic Resources, states: "LC Luxuries has exceptional SEO talent and we truly believe they're the best in the internet industry to drive traffic to the clinics. In addition, their seasoned management team truly understands the medical marijuana industry. We could not have found a better partner."

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A highly sought after marijuana strain, Skywalker is known for its sweet yet pungent odor, sleep-inducing effects, high crystal content and stickiness. Considered an indica, Skywalker is a hybrid strain, the result of crossing a Mazar female with a Blueberry male.

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It's no secret that weed is a big agricultural business, so it's only natural that it's made it to the next stop on its way to a full capitalist makeover: mass production.

The video below is an exclusive look at what could be the country's first official cannabis factory, a 60,000 sq. ft. facility in Oakland that would house 30,000 plants and could produce $50 million of cannabis per year. Part of a proposal by Gropech, a non-profit that promises to create hundreds of union jobs and reinvest profits in the Bay Area if given a permit by the Oakland City Council, the facility would supply medical dispensaries across the state in an attempt to bring transparency to the growing process. "The laws in California were sort of backward because they addressed retail sales before wholesale production," said Derek Peterson, co-founder of Gropech. "It would be like if you built a bunch of liquor stores, and only afterward built distilleries."

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When it hit the streets here last week, the latest issue of ReLeaf, a pullout supplement to The Colorado Springs Independent devoted to medical marijuana, landed with a satisfying thud.

Forty-eight pages in all, it was stuffed with advertisements for businesses with names like Mile High Mike’s, Happy Buddah and the Healthy Connections (which enticed potential customers with promises of “naughty nurses” to tend to patients’ needs).

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Dixie Elixirs – the patient’s choice for alternative MMJ treatment.

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Home grown in Colorado, Dixie Elixirs refreshing carbonated beverage provides an
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smoke and tinctures, or carb and calorie loaded edibles.

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