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A new poll finds that half of Americans approve of legal sports betting.
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Read More »Poll: Half of Americans approve of legal sports betting
Changing pot laws prompt child-endangerment review
A Colorado man loses custody of his children after getting a medical marijuana card. The daughter of a Michigan couple growing legal medicinal pot is taken by child-protection authorities after an ex-husband says their plants endangered kids.
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Read More »Retired justice says marijuana should be legalized
Former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens says he thinks the federal government should legalize marijuana.
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Read More »O’Malley opposed to decriminalizing pot
ANNAPOLIS — Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley says he’s “not much in favor” of decriminalizing marijuana. O’Malley said Wednesday on the Marc Steiner radio program that he has seen the damage of drug addiction on society during his tenure as Baltimore’s ...
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Read More »Legalizing weed for fun and profit
If proponents of legalizing marijuana in Maryland have their way, the General Assembly will make the drug easier to buy without fear of going to jail.
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Read More »Del. Mizeur proposes legalizing marijuana
SILVER SPRING — A Maryland lawmaker who is running for governor is proposing to legalize marijuana in the state. Del. Heather Mizeur announced the plan on Tuesday. She says legalizing, regulating and taxing marijuana in a way similar to how ...
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Read More »Effort building to change U.S. pot laws
SEATTLE — An effort is building in Congress to change U.S. marijuana laws, including moves to legalize the industrial production of hemp and establish a federal pot tax. While passage this year could be a longshot, lawmakers from both parties ...
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Read More »Marijuana, synthetics on legislative agenda
ANNAPOLIS — Despite coming up short the last two years, several House legislators are trying again to legalize medical marijuana, while others are attempting to tighten restrictions on its synthetic counterparts. Del. Cheryl Glenn, D-Baltimore, plans to reintroduce the Maryland ...
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Read More »Friday could be day for gay marriage in Maryland
ANNAPOLIS — The Maryland Senate is expected this week to debate and vote on a measure to legalize gay marriage as supporters prepare to resist amendments that they say could kill the measure. Republican leaders asked that discussion of the ...
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