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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 1, 2016

U.S. Court Upholds Gun Buying Ban for Medical-Marijuana Users

Gun purchases are off limits in the U.S. to anyone who uses medical marijuana or holds a state-approved medicinal marijuana card, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 25, 2016

Appeals Court Rules Residency In Marijuana Legal State Not Justification for Police Search

By a 2-1 vote, the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver said two Kansas Highway Patrol officers violated the constitutional rights of Colorado motorist Peter Vasquez in December 2011 by pulling him over and searching his car after he had been driving alone at night on Interstate 70.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 11, 2016

DEA Says "No" to Loosening Marijuana Restrictions

The gap between permissive state laws and a restrictive federal policy has become increasingly untenable in the minds of many doctors, patients, researchers, business owners, and legislators.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 22, 2016

Baltimore Chief Wants State to Relax Restrictions on Past Marijuana Use for Recruits

Baltimore Police Commissioner Kevin Davis wants to relax a hiring policy for police officers in Maryland that disqualifies applicants for past marijuana use, saying it is "fundamentally inconsistent with where we are as a society" and hurts local hiring efforts.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 26, 2016

Video: Investigators Suspect Drug Cartel Involved in Ohio Family Murders

A law enforcement source confirmed investigators found some 200 marijuana plants. They were inside an indoor grow operation that was found in some of the homes where the eight members of the Rhoden family were executed.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 25, 2016

Ohio Slaying Of 8 Family Members Was 'Pre-Planned Execution'

Authorities are scrambling to determine who killed eight family members in a "pre-planned execution" that has shaken residents in their rural southern Ohio community.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 18, 2015

Delaware Decriminalizes Marijuana

Being caught with a small amount of marijuana in Delaware will, in most circumstances, no longer come with threats of prison time, hefty fines, or a criminal record.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 20, 2015

Cannabix Technologies Testing Marijuana Breathalyzer Prototype

With marijuana legalization one big step closer to becoming a reality in Canada, a Vancouver company says it has developed a prototype device for catching drug-impaired drivers.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 17, 2015

NJ Man Busted After Pot Found Visibly in Car at Police Station

A Toms River, NJ, man who was appearing in traffic court Thursday was arrested after officers found his car illegally parked at the police station with marijuana inside.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 10, 2015

Video: Ohio Officer Suspended for Wearing Pro-Pot Pin on Uniform

A Vermilion (OH) Police Department captain is suspended from his duties, accused of openly supporting the legalization of marijuana while he was in uniform.

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