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In a case that has implications for Colorado and other medical marijuana states, Montana state Rep. Diane Sands, D-Missoula, has come under investigation by the federal Drug Enforcement Administration. Sands said she doesn’t know why she’s being investigated, but she suspects the investigation is related to her advocacy of liberalized marijuana laws.
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CANNABIS CULTURE - "I'll be smoking a super bowl today," someone posted to CalNORML's Facebook page on Sunday morning. It was appropriate, at least for those who, like me, turn on the Bread and Circus mostly for the pricey new ads and cultural references.

Low-level arrests for marijuana possession in New York City increased for the seventh straight year in 2011, according to a study released Wednesday — despite a September memorandum from the police commissioner that reminded officers to follow the letter of the law and not arrest people with the drug unless they have it in plain view.
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Efforts to legalize marijuana for recreational use are gaining momentum in Washington state and Colorado, despite fierce opposition from the federal government and a decades-long cultural battle over America's most commonly used illicit drug.
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