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18 Jun

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Pot will soon be legal in Vegas, but don’t even think about lighting up on the Strip

• June 18, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

Just in time for the long Independence Day weekend, recreational marijuana will become legal July 1 in Las Vegas and all of Nevada. ...

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18 Jun

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Senate Proposal Holds Line On Marijuana Taxes

• June 18, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

BOSTON (AP) — The debate over Massachusetts’ recreational marijuana law took a new twist on Friday with the release of a plan that woul...

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18 Jun

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The Surprising Effect of Marijuana Legalization on College Students

• June 18, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

For Oregon, legalizing recreational marijuana has proven lucrative: In 2016 alone, marijuana tax receipts in the state totaled more tha...

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17 Jun

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California looks to boost marijuana, block immigration jails

• June 17, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California lawmakers voted Thursday to set rules for the state's nascent marijuana industry and to quash the ...

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17 Jun

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Governor Wolf Vows to Protect PA Medical Marijuana Patients from Federal Government

• June 17, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

Harrisburg, PA – In a letter to U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Governor Tom Wolf today said the federal government should not get...

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17 Jun

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Sen. Jones, Rep. Schor introduce bills to regulate medical marijuana ads

• June 17, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Rick Jones and Rep. Andy Schor have introduced companion bills in the Michigan Senate and House of Representative...

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17 Jun

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LSU announces operators for medical marijuana program

• June 17, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

Louisiana State University announced plans to partner with GB Sciences for the state's medical marijuana manufacturing program. LSU's A...

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17 Jun

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Pa. governor ‘disturbed’ by AG targeting state’s medical marijuana law

• June 17, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

Citing suffering children and traumatized veterans, Gov. Tom Wolf adamantly defended Pennsylvania's medical marijuana law and the need ...

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17 Jun

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Marijuana law rewrite criticized, DeLeo postpones debate

• June 17, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

BOSTON -- House leadership-backed legislation overhauling the marijuana law approved by voters last year came under fire from multiple ...

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17 Jun

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N.J. is arresting more people for marijuana than ever, ACLU report finds

• June 17, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

TRENTON -- If you lined up every person who had been arrested on marijuana charges in the Garden State since 2000, according to a new r...

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