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Biden is racing to shift marijuana policy ahead of election: As President Biden seeks support from young people, his administration is banking on cannabis policy ...
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Biden is racing to shift marijuana policy ahead of election
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Most Americans want legal pot. Here's why feds are taking so long to change old rules.
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Most Americans want legal pot. Here's why feds are taking so long to ...
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Is the government finally abandoning its ‘flat Earth’ marijuana policies?: Hundreds of pages of recently released documents provided by the Department of Health ...
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Is the government finally abandoning its ‘flat Earth’ marijuana policies?
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Central Pa. borough could legalize possession of small amounts of marijuana: Come March, North York Borough could join the small ranks of municipalities across ...
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Central Pa. borough could legalize possession of small amounts of ...
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How Israel became the world leader in medical marijuana: Israel had an early lead in pioneering cannabis research and development and continues to lead the ...
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How Israel became the world leader in medical marijuana
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Did legal marijuana help or harm Californians? Here’s what the data says: Life changed after legalization in at least four different ways.
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Did legal marijuana help or harm Californians? Here’s what the data says
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Did legal marijuana help or harm Californians? Here’s what the data says: Life changed after legalization in at least four different ways.
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Did legal marijuana help or harm Californians? Here’s what the data says
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Biden poised to loosen restrictions on marijuana, but some say it’s not enough: Legalization advocates say reclassifying drug to schedule III from schedule I ...
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Biden poised to loosen restrictions on marijuana, but some say it’s not ...
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Biden Weed Pardons: What the Presidential Marijuana Order Really Means: President Joe Biden released a presidential order on Friday calling for the pardon of ...
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Biden Weed Pardons: What the Presidential Marijuana Order Really Means
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The first 10 years of legal marijuana in Colorado were a wild ride. What will happen in the next decade?
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The first 10 years of legal marijuana in Colorado were a wild ride ...
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America’s War on Drugs Has Always Been Bipartisan—And Unwinnable: There was really only one big difference between liberal drug warriors and conservative ones.
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America’s War on Drugs Has Always Been Bipartisan—And Unwinnable
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Republicans love state voters’ rights — until they choose marijuana : When it comes to the issue of cannabis law reform, Republican lawmakers all too often ...
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Republicans love state voters’ rights — until they choose marijuana 
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Loosening restrictions on marijuana may not be boon for reform: The Drug Enforcement Administration may remove marijuana’s classification as a Schedule I drug ...
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Loosening restrictions on marijuana may not be boon for reform
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US Voter Support for Legal Marijuana Hits All-Time High as Ohio Approves Recreational Use
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US Voter Support for Legal Marijuana Hits All-Time High as Ohio Approves ...
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Cannabis redraws US’s 2024 electoral map: Republicans and Democrats face an electorate that increasingly favours looser marijuana laws
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Cannabis redraws US’s 2024 electoral map
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South Carolina marijuana law reform group burns out, opts to cease operations: South Carolina NORML, the state's most liberal marijuana organization ...
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South Carolina marijuana law reform group burns out, opts to cease ...
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Weed wins galvanize Capitol Hill’s anti-cannabis club: Legalization skeptics have scored some recent victories thwarting marijuana bills.
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Weed wins galvanize Capitol Hill’s anti-cannabis club
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Why a cannabis lobby group is petitioning feds to raise THC levels in edibles: A petition heading to Parliament will ask Health Canada to raise the limit of THC ...
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Why a cannabis lobby group is petitioning feds to raise THC levels in ...
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Could Kentuckians buy marijuana if it becomes legal in Ohio?: If passed, Ohio's Issue 2 would make it legal for people 21 and older to have 2 ...
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Could Kentuckians buy marijuana if it becomes legal in Ohio?
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At Least A Quarter Of A Million People Were Arrested For Weed Last Year, FBI Says
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At Least A Quarter Of A Million People Were Arrested For Weed Last Year ...
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Could Kentuckians buy marijuana if it becomes legal in Ohio?: If passed, Ohio's Issue 2 would make it legal for people 21 and older to have 2 ...
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Could Kentuckians buy marijuana if it becomes legal in Ohio?
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House advances bill to open federal jobs to past marijuana users: Legislation opening federal employment to past marijuana users advanced out of the House ...
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House advances bill to open federal jobs to past marijuana users
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'Rescheduling Is Not Enough,' Advocates Say of HHS Cannabis Recommendation: "The goal of any federal cannabis policy reform ought to be to address the ...
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'Rescheduling Is Not Enough,' Advocates Say of HHS Cannabis Recommendation
Quick Glance: HHS recommends DEA reschedule marijuana
  • The HHS has sent its findings on marijuana to the DEA to potentially change marijuana's status in the U.S.

  • In October 2022, President Biden requested a review of marijuana's current scheduling under federal law.

  • Marijuana is currently classified as a Schedule I controlled substance, indicating no accepted medical use and high potential for abuse.

  • HHS confirmed sending its findings to the DEA this week.
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How 'High Times' Became the 'Playby' of the Pro-Pot Movement: Read an excerpt from Sean Howe's 'Agents of Chaos' about the origins of pro-pot ...
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How 'High Times' Became the 'Playby' of the Pro-Pot Movement
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The King Of Unlicensed Weed Dispensaries Declares War On New York: Jonathan Elfand built a $25 million-dollar kingdom with Empire Cannabis Club ...
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The King Of Unlicensed Weed Dispensaries Declares War On New York
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Cannabis laws are changing. Drug testing must change too | Opinion: As more states move toward legalization of recreational marijuana, and with Florida voters ...
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Cannabis laws are changing. Drug testing must change too | Opinion
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Should Minnesotans be able to sell the weed they grow? Advocates say yes, citing state constitution
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Should Minnesotans be able to sell the weed they grow? Advocates say yes ...
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What does Maryland’s recreational cannabis law mean for the workplace? It’s not always clear-cut.
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What does Maryland’s recreational cannabis law mean for the workplace? ...
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Minnesotans who use marijuana can't own guns, ATF says. But will the agency enforce it?
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Minnesotans who use marijuana can't own guns, ATF says. But will the ...
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Fighting for the voice of minority cannabis businesses: Kaliko Castille first came to the Minority Cannabis Business Association (MCBA) as a volunteer helping ...
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Fighting for the voice of minority cannabis businesses
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Youngkin 'not interested' in legalizing recreational marijuana sales: Marijuana sales were expected to begin in 2024 after former Gov. Ralph Northam signed the ...
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Youngkin 'not interested' in legalizing recreational marijuana sales
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Florida tokers inadvertently smoked rat poison; 52 sickened, 4 dead: It's not the first time rat poison has shown up in fake weed.
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Florida tokers inadvertently smoked rat poison; 52 sickened, 4 dead
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The future of marijuana legalization could be a monopoly: Pro-marijuana advocates have become surprising foes of some efforts to legalize. Here’s why.
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The future of marijuana legalization could be a monopoly
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4/20: The best books about cannabis: What to read if you want to learn more about the history of marijuana in America
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4/20: The best books about cannabis
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Where is marijuana legal and how do people feel about it? Five charts show the shifting landscape
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Where is marijuana legal and how do people feel about it? Five charts show ...
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He was an attorney, publisher, LGBT rights activist, baseball fan. Norm Kent dies at 73
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He was an attorney, publisher, LGBT rights activist, baseball fan ...
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People can now get proof of their federal marijuana pardons, 5 months after the program was announced
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People can now get proof of their federal marijuana pardons ...
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Lansing power players, secret deals draw feds' attention in marijuana probe: Steve Linder, a GOP fundraiser who once took credit for "shaping" Michigan's medical ...
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Lansing power players, secret deals draw feds' attention in marijuana ...
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Driving While Baked? Inside the High-Tech Quest to Find Out: There is no scientific way to tell if you’re stoned behind the wheel. That’s a problem for ...
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Driving While Baked? Inside the High-Tech Quest to Find Out
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Shapiro’s budget proposes a tax on adult-use marijuana: Shapiro’s budget proposes a 20% tax on the wholesale price of marijuana products “sold through the ...
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Shapiro’s budget proposes a tax on adult-use marijuana
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Sick of smelling her neighbor’s legal pot, this woman sued: Cleveland Park resident Josefa Ippolito-Shepherd argues that her neighbor is responsible for ...
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Sick of smelling her neighbor’s legal pot, this woman sued
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Rising wages, falling taxes: New state laws taking effect in 2023: Taxes will fall and minimum wages rise for residents in numerous states as a variety of new ...
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Rising wages, falling taxes: New state laws taking effect in 2023
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5 ways Pa.’s marijuana laws could change in 2023: The Pennsylvania legislature is considering everything from expanding who can get medical marijuana to full ...
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5 ways Pa.’s marijuana laws could change in 2023
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Virginia Tech paid $100,000 in ex-athlete's lawsuit settlement, attorney says: A former Virginia Tech soccer player who accused her coach of benching her for ...
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Virginia Tech paid $100,000 in ex-athlete's lawsuit settlement ...
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New, more aggressive marijuana testing bill contrasts with competing measure: Industry experts say businesses can circumvent existing marijuana testing rules and ...
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New, more aggressive marijuana testing bill contrasts with competing ...
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LOOK: Sick of smelling her neighbour's legal marijuana, this woman sued: Washington, DC, resident Josefa Ippolito-Shepherd argues that her neighbour is ...
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LOOK: Sick of smelling her neighbour's legal marijuana, this woman sued
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Poll: Medical marijuana should be legal in Texas: A new poll by the Hobby School of Public Affairs released a poll saying a majority of Texans supports ...
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Poll: Medical marijuana should be legal in Texas
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Taxes fall, wages rise and jaywalking OK'd by new state laws: The new year will bring higher minimum wages in 23 states, including Michigan ...
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Taxes fall, wages rise and jaywalking OK'd by new state laws
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Veterans say delta-8 is better than Texas’ medical marijuana program: The new delta-8 hemp products, which are widely available, can produce a high similar to ...
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Veterans say delta-8 is better than Texas’ medical marijuana program
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This Richmond International Airport discovery has landed on the TSA's top 10 list of most unusual items found at security checkpoints nationwide ... Show more

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Motley US marijuana laws drive consumers — and revenue — across state lines: Varying statutes create concerns in states where marijuana is outlawed — when ...
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Motley US marijuana laws drive consumers — and revenue — across state ...
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Alert: Nile Mile Road exit from I-64 closed: A crash has closed the ramp to Nile Mile Road from eastbound Interstate 64 in Henrico County.
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Alert: Nile Mile Road exit from I-64 closed
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New Jersey is planning for public marijuana lounges. But some are criticizing proposed restrictions.
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New Jersey is planning for public marijuana lounges. But some are ...
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Greater salary transparency, legalized sport betting and a new ‘millionaire’s tax’—the laws now going into effect across the U.S.
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Greater salary transparency, legalized sport betting and a new ...
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Marijuana legalization in Missouri takes effect Thursday: Possession of 3 ounces or less or marijuana will no longer be illegal in Missouri.
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Marijuana legalization in Missouri takes effect Thursday
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Texas DPS opens applications for medical cannabis dispensaries: AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety is opening an application process to potentially ...
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Texas DPS opens applications for medical cannabis dispensaries
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Driver's attempt to hide a joint by swallowing it earns a trip to the hospital: Followed by half-dozen charges
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Driver's attempt to hide a joint by swallowing it earns a trip to the ...
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'Serious health risks': Industry experts warn of contaminants in marijuana alternative delta-8
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'Serious health risks': Industry experts warn of contaminants in marijuana ...
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Brittney Griner's Ordeal Should Inspire U.S. Cannabis Law Changes: NORML: NORML, a prominent cannabis advocacy group, said lawmakers should be inspired to ...
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Brittney Griner's Ordeal Should Inspire U.S. Cannabis Law Changes: NORML
Quick Glance: What Will Happen to Paul Whelan Now?
  • A prisoner exchange facilitated Griner's freedom, with the US obtaining Griner in exchange for notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout.

  • However, Paul Whelan, an American who has been imprisoned in Russia for years, was not included in the agreement, raising questions about what may be done to bring him home.

  • President Joe Biden stated in his statements following Griner's release that it "was not a choice of which American to bring home" and that Russia is handling Whelan's case differently than Griner's.

  • Initially, the government considered trading Bout for both Griner and Whelan.

  • "We will never give up," he stated emphatically.
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What would 2 experts on legal weed usage have to say to one another?: Reimagining the debate format — 2 opposing perspectives and 6 true facts about cannabis ...
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What would 2 experts on legal weed usage have to say to one another?
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Jaywalking gets green light, and more new laws that take effect today: Some new laws could affect access to abortion. Others will ease restrictions on marijuana ...
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Jaywalking gets green light, and more new laws that take effect today
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Will 2023 bring more crypto bankruptcies to weed out ‘the pumps and the frauds’?: The crypto industry had a rough go of it in 2022, with crashing cryptocurrency ...
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Will 2023 bring more crypto bankruptcies to weed out ‘the pumps and the ...
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Advocates hope for new federal marijuana laws to pass in December : Democrats eye the last weeks in control of the House.
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Advocates hope for new federal marijuana laws to pass in December
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Pa.’s marijuana pardon project was supposed to benefit thousands. Far fewer are getting relief.
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Pa.’s marijuana pardon project was supposed to benefit thousands ...
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NC hasn’t decriminalized marijuana. But some NC counties are effectively doing so.
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NC hasn’t decriminalized marijuana. But some NC counties are effectively ...