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Wednesday

Support For Legal Pot Is High. But It Might Not Stay There

Hundreds of advocates for marijuana legalization rally and smoke pot outside the White House in Washington, D.C. on April 02, 2016. The Washington Post/The Washington Post/Getty Images hide caption

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Politics

Support For Legal Pot Is High. But It Might Not Stay There

The swing in public opinion on marijuana legalization has been as quick as the swing on same-sex marriage. But there's reason to think it could fall.

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Colorado Pot Tourists Are More Apt To Land In The ER Than Locals

A budtender prepares an edible sale for a customer at LivWell Broadway in Denver. Craig F. Walker/Denver Post via Getty Images hide caption

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Shots - Health News

Colorado Pot Tourists Are More Apt To Land In The ER Than Locals

Tourists who indulge in legal marijuana in Colorado are more likely to end up in the emergency room with cannabis-related problems than are state residents, a study finds. Talk about a bad trip.

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Alaska's Pot Cafes Will Give Patrons A Taste Of Cannabis

Alaska legalized pot this year and is the first state to have pot cafes where people can consume marijuana. Mark Thiessen/AP hide caption

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Business

Alaska's Pot Cafes Will Give Patrons A Taste Of Cannabis

KTOO Service

Alaska is about to become the first state to have pot cafes where people can buy and consume marijuana. The state's marijuana control board recently approved on-site consumption at retail stores.

Alaska's Pot Cafes Will Give Patrons A Taste Of Cannabis

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Monday

High On The Highway: Scientists Try To Build A Marijuana Breath Test

This second-generation prototype of a marijuana field tester being developed at Washington State University is larger than the planned final product. Tom Banse/KUOW hide caption

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Shots - Health News

High On The Highway: Scientists Try To Build A Marijuana Breath Test

NWNews

Now that recreational use of marijuana is legal in four states, law enforcement officials are looking for quicker ways to test drivers for excessive pot use. Entrepreneurs are taking on the challenge.

High On The Highway: Scientists Try To Build A Marijuana Breath Test

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Monday

Marijuana Extract May Help Some Children With Epilepsy, Study Finds

A strain of high-cannabidiol marijuana is used to create extracts used in experimental epilepsy treatments. GW Pharmaceuticals hide caption

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Marijuana Extract May Help Some Children With Epilepsy, Study Finds

The first studies of cannabidiol show promise for treatment-resistant epilepsy, but researchers caution that these are preliminary results and bigger, better studies are needed.

Marijuana Extract May Help Some Children With Epilepsy, Study Finds

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Oregon Partakes: Recreational Pot Sales Become Legal Thursday

Customers browse samples at Shango Cannabis shop, after the first day of legal recreational marijuana sales began at midnight in Portland, Ore., Thursday. Steve DiPaoloa/Reuters /Landov hide caption

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The Two-Way

Oregon Partakes: Recreational Pot Sales Become Legal Thursday

Oregon becomes the third U.S. state to legalize recreational marijuana use, joining Colorado and Washington. The state is also letting residents wipe their criminal records of pot charges.

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Friday

Awesome Tips, Dude: Denver May Allow Pot In Bars, Restaurants

Partygoers attend a Prohibition-era themed New Year's Eve party celebrating the start of retail pot sales, at a bar in Denver on Dec. 31, 2013. Brennan Linsley/AP hide caption

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National

Awesome Tips, Dude: Denver May Allow Pot In Bars, Restaurants

CPR News

Pot is legal in Colorado, but the capitol city has outlawed pot bars like those in Amsterdam, leaving tourists who flock to Denver to get high with no legal place to do so. But that may change soon.

Awesome Tips, Dude: Denver May Allow Pot In Bars, Restaurants

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Friday

When Pets Do Pot: A High That's Not So Mighty

Hard to resist. But if they're marijuana edibles, not such a treat. James A. Guilliam/Getty Images hide caption

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When Pets Do Pot: A High That's Not So Mighty

The rise of legal marijuana seems to be fueling a spike in the number of pets that become unhappily high off of pilfered treats. The dose is rarely fatal, but it can be a buzzkill.

When Pets Do Pot: A High That's Not So Mighty

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Wednesday

Fears Of Marijuana 'Monopoly' In Ohio Undercut Support For Legalization

Ohio's proposal to legalize recreational and medical marijuana is being met with opposition from residents who generally support legalizing pot. iStockphoto hide caption

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Fears Of Marijuana 'Monopoly' In Ohio Undercut Support For Legalization

WYSO

Ohio will vote this fall on whether to legalize marijuana. The measure allows 10 growing sites; 10 groups of big investors already have dibs. Some would-be pot proponents are crying foul.

Fears Of Marijuana 'Monopoly' In Ohio Undercut Support For Legalization

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