Legal Pot

A person prepares to pluck a cannabis leaf at a farm

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EXCLUSIVE

Republicans soften on federal marijuana reform in a shift that could make it a reality

Qualla Enterprises IPM Manager, Dylan Rose, tends to cannabis plants as they grow through a vegetative stage in the glass greenhouse, in Cherokee, N.C., on Sept. 1, 2023.

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Legal Pot

Tribe could soon be the first to bring recreational marijuana to North Carolina

A marijuana plant, nearing its harvest stage, is pictured in 2018 at Grassroots Cannabis in Taneytown, Md.

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Legal Pot

U.S. health agency recommends easing federal restrictions on marijuana

Graduates at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y., on May 27, 2023.

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Legal Pot

Lawmakers seek to loosen rules on marijuana use by military recruits and security personnel

Image: Marijuana plants grow at Perennial Holistic Wellness Center medical marijuana dispensary in Los Angeles in 2012.

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Kids' Health

Just a little pot may change teen brain, study finds

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Jay Inslee

Washington's governor to pardon thousands convicted of marijuana possession

Daryl Cura demonstrates an e-cigarette at Vape store in Chicago on April 23, 2014.

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Health news

Vaping pot can lead to a really bad high

Image: Members of the media gather on Oct. 16, 2018 in a Montreal cannabis store owned by the SQDC (Soci?t? qu?becoise du cannabis), a day before the Oct. 17, 2018 legalization of cannabis in Canada.

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World

Canada is ready to open the door wide to legal marijuana

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Health news

Could pot replace painkillers?

Image: California Legalized Recreational Marijuana Use

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John Hickenlooper

Feds' pot policy shift could slow booming industry