MICHAEL R. BLOOD

March 9, 2019 at 8:37 am

Pot-litics: 2020 Democrats line up behind legalization VIEW

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A growing list of Democratic presidential contenders want the U.S. government to legalize marijuana, reflecting a nationwide shift as more Americans...

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March 7, 2019 at 9:04 am

Holocaust survivor says teens in swastika photo apologized VIEW

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (AP) — The high school party took an ugly turn. Drink cups were used to form a crude swastika. Nazi salutes flashed....

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February 27, 2019 at 4:12 pm

Edward Nixon, brother of President Richard Nixon, dies at 88

Edward Nixon, the youngest and last surviving brother of former President Richard Nixon, died Wednesday at a nursing facility in Bothell, Wash. He was 88...

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February 14, 2019 at 4:55 pm

Youth programs left wanting by California marijuana law

LOS ANGELES (AP) — When California voters legalized marijuana, they were promised that part of the tax revenue from pot sales and cultivation would be...

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February 13, 2019 at 1:45 pm

Congress urged to fully open banks to marijuana industry

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bank officials and others urged Congress on Wednesday to fully open the doors of the U.S. banking system to the legal...

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February 9, 2019 at 5:00 pm

Going green: States would get free hand under marijuana bill

Proposed legislation would give states a free hand to allow legal cannabis markets without the threat of federal criminal intervention, the latest push in Congress...

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February 8, 2019 at 10:13 am

Going green: States would get free hand under pot bill VIEW

Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden proposed legislation Friday that would give states a free hand to allow legal cannabis markets without the threat of federal criminal...

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January 29, 2019 at 9:13 pm

LA Mayor Garcetti skips 2020 and big-name Democratic field VIEW

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti explained his decision to sit out the 2020 presidential contest in simple terms — the city,...

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January 29, 2019 at 5:06 pm

LA Mayor Garcetti says he won’t run for president in 2020 VIEW

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti will not seek the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020, slightly winnowing a field that is still...

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January 23, 2019 at 2:22 pm

With strike deal, Garcetti looks again toward 2020 run

LOS ANGELES (AP) — After helping broker an end to a teachers strike that marooned more than half a million students, Mayor Eric Garcetti said...

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