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CNN Reporter gets high during Colorado marijuana legalisation report
In a clip posted on YouTube, CNN's Randi Kaye is seen doing "extensive research" on Colorado's revised cannabis laws, reporting that she suddenly "found things to be really funny". The latest instalment of the news
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Big Cannabis: will legal weed grow to be America’s next corporate titan?
The people who made a hippie dream come true do not look the part. Instead of tie-dye T-shirts, the campaigners who masterminded the legalisation of recreational marijuana in Colorado wore dark suits and ties to
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America’s first recreational pot licenses issued in Colorado
Colorado made history on Monday, becoming the first state in the US to issue hundreds of licenses for recreational marijuana businesses. Colorado's Marijuana Enforcement Division approved 348 licenses: 136 to pot shops, 31 to marijuana-infused
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Industrial Hemp Cultivation Begins in Colorado – Free at Last!
In a major victory for US farmers, activists, and those who advocate the many uses of industrial hemp, the first commercial crop of hemp to be cultivated in the United States in almost 6
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Obama Supporters Strip To Underwear To Get Young People To Sign Up For Obamacare
We guess it was inevitable that, given the public’s overwhelming failure to use the insurance exchanges to get covered, insurance companies would have to start drumming up business the old-fashioned way – with publicity
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Colorado Voters Speak: Pro-Gun Control Senators Kicked to the Curb
Colorado made history yesterday when, in a recall election, voters ousted two state senators who have been pushing for tough gun control laws
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Teachers Will Be Armed in Arkansas
Clarksville High School in Arkansas will be the first high school to utilize state laws that allow armed security guards in schools to arm teachers. Training is underway now that will facilitate teachers carrying concealed
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Who Orchestrated the Prohibition of Marijuana?
Cannabis as medicine in tincture form reached its peak popularity in the U.S. in about the year 1900. Because the active ingredients had not been identified, potency varied widely from batch to batch, and
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9 Weird Facts About Marijuana
Although both marijuana and hemp are weeds, have a similar leaf shape, and are subspecies of the Cannabis sativa plant, they are in fact very different. Marijuana has flowering buds with a high content
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Blizzard hammers U.S. Northeast, five dead, 700,000 lose power
A record-breaking blizzard packing hurricane-force winds hammered the northeastern United States on Saturday, cutting power to 700,000 homes and businesses, shutting down travel and leaving at least five people dead. The mammoth storm that stretched
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Bill Introduced to End Federal Marijuana Prohibition
Congressman Jared Polis (D-CO) and Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) today introduced two pieces of legislation to de-federalize marijuana policy and create a framework for the federal taxation of cannabis. Polis’ Ending Federal Marijuana
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US Court Rules Against Reclassification of Marijuana
The United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued a ruling today in the medical marijuana reclassification case, Americans for Safe Access v. Drug Enforcement Administration. In a 2-1 decision, the Court
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White House Raises Petition Threshold from 25K to 100K Signatures
AP The White House is making it more difficult for groups of citizens to petition the government. Yesterday, they announced that they’re raising the signature threshold for responding to petitions from 25,000 to over 100,000
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White House answers petitions demanding secession from union: ‘No’
The United States are set to remain united for the foreseeable future, after the White House issued a polite "no" in answer to calls for secession from parts of the South. Petitions had been submitted
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White House Denies Secession Petitions, Cites Civil War Deaths
Director of Public Engagement for the White House, Jon Carson, finally responded to secession petitions on the White House website. Instead of addressing each of the state petitions, of which there where several that
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Obama Throwing Medical Marijuana Patients Into Federal Prison at Alarming Rate
This month will see a number of patients sentenced, sent to prison despite compliance with state medical marijuana laws. Fallout from the Obama Administration's aggressive federal enforcement in medical marijuana states has reached a fever
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Accused Aurora Shooter James Holmes Bought Ticket 12 Days Before Shooting
Accused Aurora movie theater gunman James Holmes bought his movie ticket 12 days before the shooting, it was revealed in court today during the emotional first day of a preliminary hearing. Aurora Police Department homicide
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Video: At Least 5 More States Expected To Vote On Marijuana Legalization Soon
At Least 5 More States Expected To Vote On Marijuana Legalization Soon
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