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Washington State Chooses Mark Kleiman Firm as Marijuana Consultant

Washington state has selected a consulting firm led by drug policy scholar Mark Kleiman to be its marijuana consultant. Reformers have reacted with caution.

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NYPD Facing Double-Barreled Challenge to Marijuana Practices [FEATURE]

New York City and the NYPD are under fire this week for both their stop-and-frisk policing program and their massive number of marijuana possession busts in a state where it is supposed to be decriminalized.

Pat Leahy & Rand Paul

Sens. Leahy and Paul Introduce Bill to Undo Mandatory Minimum Sentencing

[image:1 align:right caption:true]Senators Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Rand Paul (R-KY) have introduced S.

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Medical Marijuana Update

Medical marijuana action was concentrated in state legislatures this week, although there was also news from the Massachusetts attorney general's office.