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Medical

Draft rules for medical use of marijuana in Massachusetts, issued Friday by the state Department of Public Health, largely avoid tackling one of the thorniest issues left for state regulators to decide: which patients will qualify for treatment with the drug.

Bills that would force welfare applicants and recipients to undergo drug testing are moving in the state legislatures in Austin and Topeka. In Austin, a Texas Senate committee approved a drug testing bill, while in Topeka, the Kansas House approved a bill that would require drug testing of both welfare and unemployment recipients.
Activism

A bill to legalize marijuana in New Hampshire is dead after a House vote Wednesday. The measure was defeated on a vote of 239-122 with no debate. Democrats supported the bill on a roughly two-to-one margin, while Republicans opposed it by roughly the same margin.
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