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    President Barack Obama celebrates with lawmakers after signing into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act health insurance bill in March 2010.
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    The Top Moments From A Decade That Reshaped American Politics

    Dec 31, 2019
    A tumultuous decade in politics saw everything from the presidency and reelection of the first black president to the rise of the Tea Party and the improbable election of Donald Trump as president.
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    Here & Now Compass
    University of Pittsburgh researchers developed a prototype marijuana breathalyzer that can measure the amount of THC — the main psychoactive ingredient in marijuana — in a person's breath.
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    Scientists Unveil Weed Breathalyzer, Launching Debate Over Next Steps

    Sep 05, 2019
    Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have developed the latest tool to detect THC — the main psychoactive ingredient in marijuana — in a person's breath.
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    National
    Customers buy products at the Harvest Medical Marijuana Dispensary in San Francisco in 2016. Illinois has joined California and nine other states in legalizing the recreational use of the drug.
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    Illinois Governor Signs Law Legalizing Recreational Use Of Marijuana

    Jun 25, 2019
    The state becomes the 11th in the country to legalize recreational pot. The Illinois law, which goes into effect on Jan. 1, also expunges the criminal records of some 800,000 past offenders.
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    Parallels
    A Mexican soldier walks through a cloud of smoke carrying marijuana plants to a fire at an illegal plantation at the Sierra de Juárez, in northern Mexico, in 2010. The U.S. and Mexico have long cooperated in cannabis eradication efforts.
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    In Mexico, Is Legalized Pot Just A Pipe Dream?

    Feb 05, 2018
    The Mexican tourism secretary said travel destinations like Cancún and Baja California Sur should legal marijuana.
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    The Two-Way
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    Carrying A Weed Conviction In California? There May Be A Fix For That

    Dec 19, 2017
    A provision in the state's new law making recreational pot legal as of Jan. 1 allows people with marijuana-related convictions to ask the courts to clear their records or reduce their charges.
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    Politics
    "Budtender" Marissa Dodd bags up a marijuana sale at the Dr. Reefer marijuana dispensary across from the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colo.
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    All-Time High: Majority Of Republicans Support Pot Legalization For First Time

    Oct 25, 2017
    A new Gallup poll shows that support for legalizing pot is at an all-time high. Nearly two-thirds of Americans are in favor, as well as 51 percent of Republicans, the highest ever.
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    Code Switch
    Andrea Unsworth, Sunshine Lencho, Nina Parks and Amber Senter.
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    (Legally) Selling Weed While Black

    Sep 22, 2017
    As Oakland's legal cannabis industry grows, the biggest players seem to have two things in common: They're white, and they have lots of money.
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    Politics
    Because of continued restrictions by Congress, Washington, D.C., has not legalized the sale of marijuana. Possession of certain amounts, however, is legal.
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    D.C. Marijuana Market: Stuck In A Gray Zone

    Jul 29, 2017
    Amid confusion and uncertainty about the District's marijuana rules, more and more people are challenging the law's limitations.
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    Flowering medicinal marijuana plants in 2016 at Tweed INC in Smith Falls, Ontario.
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    Canada's Government Introduces Bill To Legalize Recreational Marijuana

    Apr 13, 2017
    The government of Canada has introduced legislation to allow adults to possess, share and purchase marijuana, while also strengthening penalties for those who give or sell the products to youth.
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    Shots - Health News
    The highly rated variety of medical marijuana known as  "Blue Dream" was displayed among other strains at a cannabis farmers market in Los Angeles in 2014.
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    Marijuana's Health Effects? Top Scientists Weigh In

    Jan 12, 2017

    The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine sorted through 10,000 studies to determine the good and bad health effects of marijuana. Tight drug restrictions impede research, they say.

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    The Two-Way
    Krystal Xiques smokes marijuana at a rally in support of Prop 64 at Sparc Dispensary in San Francisco on Tuesday.
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    In Ballot Measures, Pot Legalization Makes Strides

    Nov 08, 2016
    Citizens voted to legalize marijuana or medical marijuana three states. Six others are considering similar measures.
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    Adelson Gives Half Million To Anti-Pot Campaign In Arizona

    Oct 25, 2016

    PHOENIX (AP) — The latest major donation to the campaign against legal recreational marijuana in Arizona comes from Las Vegas casino owner Sheldon Adelson, who donated $500,000 last week.

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    Kurt Britz checks a driver's license at the 3-D Denver Discrete Dispensary on January 1, 2014, the first day recreational marijuana sales were legal in Colorado. Possession remains illegal for those under 21 years old, and statistics show a widening raci
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    As Adults Legally Smoke Pot In Colorado, More Minority Kids Arrested For It

    Jun 29, 2016
    The state legalized marijuana at the start of 2014 for anyone 21 or older. An increasing rate of Latino and black youths were arrested for violating that age limit, even as the white arrest rate fell.
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    Ex-GOP's Secret Service Run-In Leads To Pot Legalization Stance

    Mar 28, 2016

    Just nine years ago, Joe Brezny was the state campaign manager for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney.

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    Shots - Health News
    The psychoactive ingredient in marijuana is a fat-soluble compound called THC.
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    Why Is It So Hard To Test Whether Drivers Are Stoned?

    Feb 09, 2016

    Blood alcohol levels match well with a person's impairment. But the THC in marijuana doesn't move around the body the same way, so blood tests can miss people who are stoned.

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    Around the Nation

    More Washington Drivers Use And Drive; Effect On Safety Disputed

    Aug 19, 2015

    Does legalization of marijuana mean more drivers will have the drug in their system? New data from Washington state says yes, but does that mean pot has caused more accidents? The answer is not clear.

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    Leaders of the Alaska Cannabis Club share a joint at their medical marijuana dispensary in Anchorage. On Tuesday, Alaska became the third state in the nation to legalize recreational marijuana use.
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    Marijuana Is Now Legal In Alaska, The 3rd U.S. State With Legal Pot

    Feb 24, 2015
    The new law means people over age 21 can consume small amounts of pot — if they can find it. It's still illegal to sell marijuana in Alaska.
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    Customers browse the pot products at Cannabis City in Seattle. In Washington, the 2012 initiative to legalize pot was sold as a way to decrease expenses for local governments.
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    Cities Argue For a Bigger Share Of Pot Tax Revenue

    Feb 08, 2015
    In Washington and Oregon, local governments argue they should get more tax funds from marijuana, because legalized pot will increase their expenses. States say cities' costs will actually fall.
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    U.S.
    In Sidney, Neb., Police Chief B.J. Wilkinson says there's been a 50 percent increase in marijuana-related offenses in the year since neighboring Colorado legalized the drug.
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    Nebraska Says Colorado Pot Isn't Staying Across The Border

    Feb 03, 2015
    Law enforcement in Nebraska towns near the Colorado border are reporting a jump in pot-related offenses. Legalization next door, they say, is creating burdensome consequences they never asked for.
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