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Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Marijuana in the news . . .

Room for Debate: Should Teenagers Get High Instead of Drunk? (New York Times)

Marijuana measure headed for ballot? (Seattle PI)

Another marijuana dispensary on Lake City (Maple Leaf Life)

Gregoire to DEA: Make marijuana a legal drug (Seattle Times)

Lawsuit filed over Seattle's medical-marijuana ordinance (Seattle Times)
 
Where Selling Pot is No Longer a Backroom Deal (New York Times)
 
Anti-Drug Leaders Respond to Study on Medical Marijuana and Traffic Deaths (Join Together)
 
Legalization of Marijuana and the Impact on Children (Join Together)
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