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The Columbian / Associated Press

PUBLISHED: February 2nd 2018

BOSTON — That ordinary bottle of juice delivered to your doorstep will set you back at least $55. But the bag of marijuana that comes with it? On the house. Retail marijuana stores are months

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The Columbian / Associated Press

PUBLISHED: January 22nd 2018

“Don’t ask, don’t tell” is how many veterans have approached health care conversations about marijuana use with the doctors they see from the Department of Veterans Affairs. Worried that owning up to using the drug

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The Columbian / Associated Press

PUBLISHED: January 19th 2018

Two weeks ago, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions rescinded Obama-era marijuana rules. These rules included the Cole memo, which states the federal government will not interfere with state-approved marijuana laws. Sessions has still not clarified

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The Columbian / Associated Press

PUBLISHED: January 17th 2018

Attorneys general in 19 states and U.S. territories say Congress must act to end the banking industry’s prohibition on serving the marijuana industry, calling the current state of affairs a public safety threat and a

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The Columbian / Associated Press

PUBLISHED: January 14th 2018

HARRISBURG, Pa. — The federal government says grass and guns don’t mix, and that is putting gun owners who use marijuana — and the strongly pro-gun-rights administration of President Donald Trump — in a potentially

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The Columbian / Associated Press

PUBLISHED: January 14th 2018

HARRISBURG, Pa. — The federal government says grass and guns don’t mix, and that is putting gun owners who use marijuana — and the strongly pro-gun-rights administration of President Donald Trump — in a potentially

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The Columbian / Associated Press

PUBLISHED: January 11th 2018

Legalizing marijuana nationwide would create at least $132 billion in tax revenue and more than a million new jobs across the United States in the next decade, according to a new study. New Frontier Data,

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The Columbian / Associated Press

PUBLISHED: January 11th 2018

PORTLAND, Maine — The Trump administration’s anti-marijuana move has some members of the president’s voting base fuming. Fans of President Donald Trump who use marijuana say Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ move to tighten federal oversight

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The Columbian / Associated Press

PUBLISHED: January 7th 2018

If you believe the enthusiasts, industrial hemp could be the comeback story of our time – if given a chance. Potential uses abound for the plant, a primary cash crop as clothing, oil and rope

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The Columbian / Associated Press

PUBLISHED: January 5th 2018

SALEM, Ore. — When U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions green-lighted federal prosecutions of marijuana lawbreakers, the vast majority of U.S. states that allow some form of medical marijuana were unexpectedly placed at risk of a

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