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7 mayors want pot removed from federal list of illegal drugs

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Mayors from seven U.S. cities in states with legal marijuana said Monday they have formed a coalition to push for federal marijuana policy reform just days after President Donald Trump expressed support for bipartisan congressional legislation to ease the federal ban on pot. Mayors from Denver, Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Los...

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President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before leaving the White House in Washington, Friday, June 8, 2018, to attend the G7 Summit in Charlevoix, Quebec, Canada. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) WHMC107 WHMC107

June 8, 2018 at 12:35 pm

Trump signals support for states deciding if pot is legal VIEW

LOS ANGELES (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday that he was inclined to support a bipartisan effort in Congress to ease the U.S. ban...

June 8, 2018 at 4:21 am

Employee at Arlington cannabis producer injured in explosion

The the explosion was reported around 1 p.m. Thursday.

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May 17, 2018 at 9:22 pm

Trump thrusts abortion fight into crucial midterm elections

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration acted Friday to bar taxpayer-funded family planning clinics from referring women for abortions, energizing its conservative political base ahead...

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May 15, 2018 at 1:16 pm

Manhattan DA says he’ll stop prosecuting pot possession

NEW YORK — Faced with fresh evidence of the racial disparity in marijuana enforcement across New York City, Manhattan's district attorney said Tuesday he will...

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FILE – In this April 12, 2018 file photo, nugs of marijuana await packaging at the Hollingsworth Cannabis Company near Shelton, Wash. Michigan voters will decide in November whether to allow recreational marijuana, after officials certified there are enough signatures to put the measure on the ballot. The state elections board voted 4-0 to let the initiative proceed. Legislators could still legalize recreational marijuana before the election, but the House speaker says there are no plans for that to happen. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File) CER302 CER302

May 8, 2018 at 2:12 am

Report: Legal marijuana boosts government revenue – a little

A new report finds that legalizing and taxing marijuana boosts revenue for state and local governments, but not by much. In Washington state, gross revenue...

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FILE – In this June 28, 2017, file photo, marijuana plants grow at the Desert Grown Farms cultivation facility in Las Vegas. Many employers across the country are quietly taking what once would have been a radical step: Theyre dropping marijuana from the drug tests they require of prospective employees. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

May 2, 2018 at 6:00 pm

More businesses are mellowing out over hiring pot smokers

Many employers are quietly taking what once would have been a radical step: They’re dropping marijuana from the drug tests they require of prospective employees....

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April 27, 2018 at 11:58 am

Seattle asks court to dismiss misdemeanor marijuana convictions from before legalization

The motion argues the court should act because possessing a small amount of marijuana is no longer illegal in Washington and that dismissing the charges...

April 27, 2018 at 6:40 am