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Facebook Co-Founder Gives $100K To Back Calif. Pro-Pot Measure
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California’s ballot measure to legalize marijuana has a new friend: Facebook co-founder Sean Parker has given $100,000 to back the proposal. Parker’s donation was reported in...
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Study: Legal Pot Unlikely To Curb Drug Gang Profits
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — A new study says that the push to legalize marijuana in California is not likely to dramatically reduce profits for Mexican drug traffickers. The only scenario in which legalization...
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Pro-Prop. 19 TV Ad Debuts In LA
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The fight over marijuana in California is finally coming to television with a sober ad starring a former police chief who supports legalizing pot. The Yes on 19 campaign says it...
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OC Lawmaker Joins Call For White House To Soften Pot Policy
HUNTINGTON BEACH (CBSLA.com) — An Orange County Congressman was among over a dozen Washington lawmakers Wednesday to call on President Obama to reclassify marijuana as one of the nation’s most...
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Leading Groups Won’t Seek Pot Legalization In 2014
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A coalition of leading drug reform groups has decided against pursuing a ballot initiative this year to legalize the adult use of marijuana in California. Drug Policy Alliance...
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California Marijuana Legalization Measure Launches With Backing Of Tech...
STUDIO CITY (CBSLA.com/AP) — An initiative spearheaded by tech billionaire Sean Parker that seeks to legalize recreational marijuana use in California was submitted to state officials on Monday....
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CBS News Poll: 56 Percent Of Americans Say Pot Should Be Legal — An All-Time...
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Americans’ support for legal marijuana use is at an all-time high, a recent CBS News poll found. Fifty-six percent of the country is in favor of legalizing recreational...
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Author Of Child Prostitution Bill Fires Back At Op-Ed Calling It Legalization
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A recent op-ed accusing California of legalizing child prostitution by a Huntington Beach lawmaker has drawn sharp criticism from the bill’s author. State Senator Holly...
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Kern County Bans Pot Sales Even As California Legalizes It
BAKERSFIELD (AP) —Kern County has banned the sale of marijuana even as California legalizes it. The Bakersfield Californian reports that county supervisors voted 4-1 Tuesday to prohibit commercial...
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Scientists Call On US To Allow Research On Pot Meds For Pets
BEND, Ore. (AP) — People anxious to relieve suffering in their pets are increasingly turning to oils and powders that contain CBDs, a non-psychoactive component of marijuana. But there’s little data on...
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As California Legalizes Pot, Laws Collide At US Checkpoints
PINE VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — California legalizes marijuana for recreational use Monday, but that won’t stop federal agents from seizing the drug — even in tiny amounts — on busy freeways and backcountry...
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Vigil Held For Beaten LA Street Vendor, Highlighting Demand For Vending...
Pedro Reyes’s GoFundMe page. (SOURCE: GoFundMe) LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — The street vending community of Los Angeles came together to hold a vigil Wednesday for a seller who was brutally beaten recently,...
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