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Oregon launches 'Educate Before You Recreate' marijuana public education campaign

 
In two weeks, it'll be legal for anyone 21 and older to possess and grow marijuana in Oregon. But before you light up, the state wants you to know a few things.
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In South Dakota, Indian tribe plans to grow, sell marijuana by Jan. 1

 
South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley warns that non-Indians would still be breaking the law if they consume pot on the reservation.
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Colorado Supreme Court: Employers can fire for off-duty pot use

 
Lawyer for Dish Network employee fired after using medical pot to treat muscle spasms calls ruling "devastating"
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Historic Senate Vote Tells DEA to Butt Out of Medical Marijuana States

 
The Senate Appropriations Committee voted to rein in the DEA.
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Marijuana legalization could be on 2016 Michigan ballot

 
LANSING – Two measures to legalize marijuana could appear on the November 2016 state ballot after the Board of State Canvassers approved petition wording Thursday.
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Miami-Dade's plan for a $100 pot fine faces key vote Wednesday

 
A proposal that would create a $100 fine for marijuana possession in Miami-Dade gets its first hearing before county commissioners Wednesday, a key test for a law designed to keep minor pot offenses out of the criminal system.
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National Cannabis Bar Association: Weed attorneys, unite (quite literally)

 
The newly launched National Cannabis Bar Association will officially launch with an NCIA event in Denver on June 30
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Mom who uses medical marijuana faces up to 30 years in prison

 
With a wave of legalization measures in recent years, marijuana in some form is now legal in 38 states. But in the 12 where it is not — a swath of the west and Midwest, including Kansas, Nebraska and the Dakotas, and in the rust belt states of Ohio, Michigan and Pennsylvania — parents whose use of the drug would be legal elsewhere are losing their children and often seen as irresponsible parenting pariahs.
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Regulation of Colorado's marijuana industry is a work in progress

 
In the final days of the 2015 legislative session, Gov. John Hickenlooper's office asked for a $300,000 earmark to fund a crackdown on toxic pesticides being used in legal marijuana grows in Colorado.
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Delaware House decriminalizes marijuana possession

 
WILMINGTON, Del. — Delaware House lawmakers on Tuesday approved legislation that would treat simple marijuana possession and personal use by adults like a traffic violation, replacing criminal penalties with civil fines.

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