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BOSTON – Labeled a "hypocrite" last week by advocates who said his stance on legalizing retail sales of marijuana is at odds with his position on alcohol, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker pointed out the dramatic differences between pot and alcohol in wine, beer and booze. "One is legal
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TORONTO (Reuters) – Canada's Liberal government will introduce legislation to decriminalize and regulate recreational marijuana in spring 2017, Health Minister Jane Philpott said on Wednesday. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised during last year's election campaign that his Liberals would legalize recreational marijuana, following the U.S.
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DENVER (AP) — Pot-infused lemon drops and other marijuana edibles that resemble fruits could be coming off Colorado shelves, the latest front in a battle by lawmakers to eradicate retail pot products that could appeal to kids. A committee in the state House of Representatives advanced the bill that also would
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BOSTON – Senate President Stanley Rosenberg, a no-show at the launch of a campaign to defeat a proposed ballot measure to make marijuana retail sales legal, said Tuesday he still supports a third option that would make it more politically palatable for lawmakers to play a role in legalization if approved
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BOSTON – A day after some of the state's top politicians formalized their opposition to a bid to legalize marijuana sales to adults, legalization supporters fired back with a campaign labeling Gov. Charlie Baker and Boston Mayor Marty Walsh as hypocrites who want people to "drink more alcohol.
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(CNSNews.com) – "We have got to have the guts to rethink the so-called war on drugs," Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said at Thursday's Democrat debate in Brooklyn. He identified the issue as one of the differences between himself and his rival Hillary Clinton.
Massachusetts
BOSTON – Republican Gov. Charlie Baker has joined forces with Democratic leaders Robert DeLeo, the Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, and Boston Mayor Marty Walsh to oppose a likely ballot question asking voters to make retail marijuana sales legal in the state. The three officials have previously voiced opposition
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STATE HOUSE — Pivoting from the ongoing debate over whether the state should legalize marijuana for adult use, lawmakers on Tuesday were asked to grapple with a new question around the drug: are marijuana plants an agricultural crop or a controlled substance? At issue is a Plympton farmer's plan
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