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    UFC Won't Punish Fighters For Marijuana Use In Policy Change

    Jan 14, 2021

    The UFC will no longer punish fighters for using marijuana in most cases. That's a major change to its anti-doping policy.

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    Nevada Marijuana Workers Can't Get Permits Amid Backlog

    Nov 16, 2020

    RENO, Nev. (AP) — Hundreds of workers in Nevada's marijuana industry are working with out-of-date agent cards.

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    Nevada Dispensary Association Welcomes New Director

    Oct 05, 2020

    The Nevada Dispensary Association establishes regulations and rules for Nevada’s marijuana dispensaries.

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    What appears to be a makeshift greenhouse is seen behind a home where killings occurred in Aguanga, Calif. Several people were found fatally shot at the illegal marijuana growing operation.
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    7 Dead In 'Major' Pot Operation In California With Markings Of Organized Crime

    Sep 09, 2020
    Deputies responded to a call of shots fired Monday morning in the remote mountain area of Aguanga. They found multiple bodies with gunshot wounds and more than 1,000 pounds of processed marijuana.
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    Clark County Approves Drive-Thru Windows For Cannabis Dispensaries

    Aug 20, 2020

    The Clark County Commission approved a zoning ordinance Wednesday, allowing cannabis dispensaries to have drive-thru windows, effective September 3.

    It applies to retail and medical marijuana businesses.

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    Las Vegas Police: Dispensary Delivery Drivers Targets Of Robbery

    Jul 15, 2020

    LAS VEGAS (AP) — Police in Las Vegas say delivery drivers for marijuana dispensaries are being targeted for robbery.

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    No Pardons Issued Yet For Low-Level Marijuana Convictions

    Jul 09, 2020

    LAS VEGAS (AP) — Three weeks after Nevada announced the state would unconditionally pardon people who were convicted of possessing a small amount of pot, no pardons have been issued.

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    Live Updates: Protests For Racial Justice
    Mayor Quinton Lucas talks to demonstrators during a rally in Kansas City, Mo., on June 5, to protest the death of George Floyd.
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    Mayor Of Kansas City, Mo., Wants To Eliminate Marijuana Offenses

    Jun 19, 2020
    Quinton Lucas says marijuana is often a pretext for police stops that disproportionately affect Black people. While pushing for local reforms, he doubts the possibility of larger, lasting change.
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    Nevada To Pardon Thousands Convicted Of Marijuana Possession

    Jun 17, 2020

    LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada is becoming the latest state with legal marijuana sales to pardon people convicted of possessing a small amount of marijuana.

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    Nevada Governor Seeks Pardons For Low-Level Pot Possession

    Jun 11, 2020

    CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada could become the latest state with legal marijuana sales to pardon people convicted in the past of low-level marijuana possession.

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    The Coronavirus Crisis
    Louisiana, like many other states where cannabis is legal, has designated the cannabis industry as essential. Marijuana plants are shown growing under special grow lights, at GB Sciences Louisiana, in Baton Rouge.
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    'Illegal To Essential': How The Coronavirus Is Boosting The Legal Cannabis Industry

    Apr 20, 2020
    More than 20 states designated marijuana businesses essential during the coronavirus shutdown. Cannabis activists say it's a remarkable development, given that it remains illegal under federal law.
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    The Coronavirus Crisis
    In San Francisco, dispensaries were first left off city's list of "essential businesses." The city's Department of Health now says "cannabis is an essential medicine for many San Francisco residents."
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    Amid Coronavirus, San Francisco, New York, Deem Marijuana Businesses 'Essential'

    Mar 18, 2020
    Officials in San Francisco reversed course and are allowing dispensaries to stay open during the "shelter in place" order. New York made a similar declaration for its medical marijuana businesses.
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    Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey announced she has asked a judge to wipe out and seal cannabis-related convictions dating back to 1956. It's the culmination of a partnership with the nonprofit group Code for America which used computer-based al
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    LA County DA Moves To Dismiss 66,000 Marijuana-Related Convictions

    Feb 14, 2020
    "We believe it is the largest effort in California to wipe out old criminal convictions in a single court motion," District Attorney Jackie Lacey said.
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    Marijuana Testing Lab Fined For Unsound Testing Practices

    Dec 20, 2019

    A Sparks marijuana testing lab has been fined $70,000 for engaging in “unsound testing practices” that led to it producing inaccurate THC results, the Department of Taxation announced Thursday. 

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    Paiute Tribe Corners Cannabis Lounge Market

    Jan 08, 2020

    The first – and only -- marijuana tasting room in Nevada opened in October. 

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    Lawyer: Las Vegas Man To Appeal Sentence In Oregon-Iowa Pot Case

    Nov 21, 2019

    LAS VEGAS (AP) — A defense lawyer says a 61-year-old Las Vegas man will appeal his conviction and five-year federal prison sentence for illegally growing marijuana in Oregon and selling it in Iowa.

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    A marijuana plant grows in California's Shasta-Trinity National Forest. This plant is part of an illegal growing operation by highly organized drug cartels that take advantage of the forests' thick canopy to help hide their operations.
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    Illegal Pot Operations In Public Forests Are Poisoning Wildlife And Water

    Nov 12, 2019
    Insecticides and other chemicals found at the sites threaten long-term damage to ecosystems. California law enforcement, ecologists and others are cracking down.
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    Come Jan. 1 it will be legal to smoke recreational marijuana in Illinois. But housing authorities say it will remain prohibited in  public housing.
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    As Illinois Prepares To Legalize Pot, Public Housing Tenants Not Allowed To Partake

    Nov 11, 2019
    Anyone receiving federal housing assistance could face eviction if caught smoking or possessing pot, according to Chicago's Housing Authority.
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    Democrat Buttigieg Used Marijuana 'A Handful Of Times'

    Oct 24, 2019

    LAS VEGAS (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg says he's used marijuana "a handful of times a long time ago."

    Buttigieg disclosed the use Wednesday while touring a legal pot dispensary in suburban Las Vegas. He did not offer further details.

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    Nevada Governor Vows To 'Root Out' Crime In Pot Marketplace

    Oct 11, 2019

    LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada's governor expressed outrage Friday and vowed to tighten oversight of the state's lucrative legal marijuana marketplace in response to reports that a foreign national contributed to two top state political candidates last year in a bid to skirt rules to op

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    As Vaping Illnesses Rise, Should Governments Step In?

    Oct 14, 2019

    The number of illnesses and deaths in the country tied to vaping – or using electronic cigarettes - continues to rise. 

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    Beto O'Rourke Draws Parallels Between Las Vegas And His Native El Paso

    Oct 11, 2019

    Beto O’Rourke’s run for the presidency had largely remained in the shadows of higher-polling candidates like Elizabeth W

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    Workers prune marijuana plants at a Clever Leaves greenhouse in Pesca, Colombia. The company employs over 450 people.
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    Colombia Is Turning Into A Major Medical Marijuana Producer

    Sep 07, 2019
    The country wants to shake its image as an illicit narco nation. Now it's already home to more than two dozen legit cannabis companies, with exports to Canada and the U.K.
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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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    Nevada Judge Gives OK For Some New Retail Pot Stores To Open

    Aug 29, 2019
    LAS VEGAS (AP) — More than a dozen new retail marijuana shops could open in Nevada in coming weeks, after a judge gave the go-ahead to companies with owners who've all undergone background checks.
     
    Lawyers for the state and businesses suing over allegations
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