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Feb 21

Watch 1:54
Viewers respond to report on lawsuits aimed at Colorado’s marijuana legalization

By PBS News Hour

Hari Sreenivasan reads viewer comments in response to last Saturday’s signature segment on the state of Nebraska suing the state of Colorado over the legalization of marijuana, which has increased the costs of law enforcement in the Cornhusker State.

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Feb 18

Why weed makes you super hungry, according to science

By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy

Finally, science has discovered why marijuana gives people the munchies.

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Feb 14

Illegal crossing: See the confiscated weed at the Colorado-Nebraska border

By Hannah Yi

Since Colorado started legally selling recreational marijuana just over a year ago, law enforcement along the Nebraska border are busier than ever, as eastward drivers attempt to leave the state with everything from rolled joints to psychedelic glass pipes to…

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Feb 14

Watch 8:50
Between a rock and a high place: How neighboring states struggle when pot becomes legal

By PBS News Hour

Since recreational marijuana became legally available in Colorado last year, officials say more pot is illegally coming through the border of states like Nebraska and Oklahoma, draining state resources as the number of arrests keeps growing. Now, the attorneys general…

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Feb 07

Fewer drunk, but more drug-impaired drivers on the road

By Joan Lowy, Associated Press

The number of drivers on the road with alcohol in their systems has declined by nearly one-third since 2007, but there has been a large increase in drivers using marijuana and other illegal drugs, a government report released Friday found.

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Jan 25

Colorado to federal government: Let our colleges grow pot for research

By Andrew Mach

Colorado colleges may soon begin growing their own weed -- that is, if a group of state officials have their way -- in order to study more in-depth the drug's health affects.

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Jan 03

Watch 8:12
Pot pioneer: More states, Native American tribes mimic Colorado’s marijuana laws

By PBS News Hour

The movement to legalize marijuana is spreading rapidly as the legal sale of marijuana for recreational use begins its second year in Colorado. This past November, Oregon and Alaska voted to legalize the possession and sale of recreational marijuana. Last…

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Dec 19

Nebraska, Oklahoma sue Colorado over legalized marijuana

By Corinne Segal

The two states say it is difficult for them to enforce a federal ban on marijuana with the drug entering their borders from neighboring Colorado.

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Dec 16

More teens use e-cigarettes than tobacco ones, survey reveals

By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Electronic cigarettes have surpassed traditional smoking in popularity among teens, the government’s annual drug use survey finds.

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Dec 05

Talking drug policy, Sen. Paul hints he used marijuana in his youth

By Associated Press

Paul, who announced plans this week to seek re-election to the Senate in 2016 and is actively exploring whether to run for president, said he "wasn't a choir boy" when asked by Louisville television station WHAS if he had used…

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