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What can the Dutch teach the U.S. about selling pot?

Clip: 3/22/2014 | 10m 44s

The NewsHour travels to the Netherlands to see how selling legal marijuana works there.

As Colorado and Washington begin selling legal marijuana, questions remain about the practical process of changing drug policy. NewsHour travels to the Netherlands -- the one nation that's been openly selling pot for over forty years -- to see what might be in store for the United States. Correspondent William Brangham and producer Saskia de Melker report.

03/22/2014 | Rating NR

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