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16 May

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Argus Leader Reporter Subpoenaed in Tribal Marijuana Case

• May 16, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Prosecutors plan to call a Sioux Falls Argus Leader reporter as a witness in a trial related to a marijuan...

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16 May

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Jeff Sessions’s war on drugs has medical marijuana advocates worried

• May 16, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

A little-noticed document issued by President Trump has put advocates of medical marijuana on edge, raising questions about the long-te...

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16 May

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Investigators seized more than 100 pounds of marijuana on SC interstate

• May 16, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) -- Investigators seized more than 100 pounds of marijuana during a rush-hour drug bust on an interstate highway ...

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16 May

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Medical Marijuana moratorium crackdown? Depends who you ask

• May 16, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

LANSING -- Over a year after Mayor Virg Bernero pushed for a moratorium to halt the opening of new medical marijuana establishments, th...

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16 May

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Will recreational marijuana be legal in NJ? Depends who is elected governor

• May 16, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

TRENTON — Long-promised legislation that would legalize, regulate and tax the use of marijuana for recreational purposes in New Jersey ...

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16 May

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U.S. Virgin Islands to Try Legalizing Medical Marijuana Again

• May 16, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

As the famous saying goes, if at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. That’s exactly what’s currently happening in the U.S. Virgin ...

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16 May

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Bipartisan Political Backlash Against Jeff Sessions’ Memo Heats Up

• May 16, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

Attorney General (AG) Jeff Sessions certainly knows how to create a bipartisan consensus. After last week’s announcement by AG Sessi...

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16 May

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68-Year-Old Aspen Man Evicted From Assisted Living for Smoking Weed

• May 16, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

The 68-year-old man Paul Disnard moved to Aspen, Colorado in 1967, and says he doesn’t know anyone who doesn’t live in Aspen. Disnard h...

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16 May

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Medical marijuana offers prospect of jobs in state of Ohio

• May 16, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

When the state of Ohio goes through the process of selecting the 24 growers who will cultivate cannabis for medicinal uses, the...

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16 May

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Nevada’s new DUI marijuana testing is improvement but still poses concerns

• May 16, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

The state of Nevada is poised to mandate the use blood tests and eliminate urine tests in DUI convictions for marijuana. Alt...

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