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Mar 12

New Mexico weighs pot legalization and America’s first government-run shops

By Morgan Lee, Associated Press

The idea for state-run pot shops comes from a trio of GOP state senators who broke with local Republican Party orthodoxy to embrace legal marijuana with a decidedly big-government approach that would have the state directly oversee most sales —…

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Feb 05

Why so many Americans now support legalizing marijuana, in 4 charts

By Amy Adamczyk, Christopher Thomas, Jacob Felson, The Conversation

And it’s not about older, more conservative Americans being replaced by younger generations who are more familiar with marijuana.

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Jan 21

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Consumption of marijuana edibles rises amidst scarce research into their health impact

By Lori Jane Gliha, Rocky Mountain PBS

As more states legalize recreational use of marijuana, edible forms of the drug are also becoming increasingly popular. But little research has been done on potential complications of consuming the substance, and some scientists believe they can cause hallucinogenic reactions.

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Dec 27

How the global market for legal marijuana exploded in 2018

By Gillian Flaccus, Associated Press

Liberal California became the largest legal U.S. marketplace, conservative Utah and Oklahoma embraced medical marijuana, and the U.S. East Coast got its first commercial pot shops.

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Dec 07

Marlboro maker invests $2.4 billion in marijuana provider

By Associated Press

One of the world's biggest tobacco companies is diving into the cannabis market.

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Nov 07

Marijuana expands into 3 more states, but nationwide legalization remains unlikely

By Daniel J. Mallinson, Lee Hannah, The Conversation

Two-thirds of all U.S. states have legalized some kind of marijuana. The argument goes that its nationwide expansion is inevitable. Two marijuana policy researchers question that narrative.

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Nov 07

Michigan legalizes pot, Massachusetts keeps transgender rights and other ballot measure moments

By David Crary, Associated Press

Medicaid expansion was another multistate topic on the ballot. Nebraska and Idaho voters approved measures to expand Medicaid health coverage to tens of thousands of low-income residents.

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Oct 17

Canada just legalized pot. Who could profit?

By Gretchen Frazee

Canada is only the second country in the world to legalize recreational marijuana, opening up a multi-billion dollar market to businesses and investors.

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Aug 04

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August 4, 2018 – PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode

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On this edition for Saturday, Aug 4, the long-term implications of top cybersecurity officials leaving the FBI. Later, lawmakers and scientists try to establish when someone may be too high to drive and the Trump administration gets blowback for proposing…

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Aug 04

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Police face new challenges when determining if someone is too high to drive

By Sam Weber, Connie Kargbo, Hari Sreenivasan

As states across the country legalize marijuana, efforts to determine whether someone is too high to drive is becoming a thorny public health issue. From brain functioning analyses and phone apps to training police officers on looking for signs, Hari…

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