This Massachusetts city is ready to welcome the marijuana industry with open arms
On Sunday, Massachusetts will become the first East Coast state to allow the sale of recreational marijuana
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Massachusetts city aims to be pot capital
Massachusetts will become the first East Coast state to allow the sale of recreational marijuana on Sunday. Nine states, plus Washington, D.C., have legalized pot for adults, but marijuana is still federally illegal and many municipalities in Massachusetts have banned or temporarily blocked the pot industry. Tony Dokoupil reports from a Massachusetts city that’s doing the opposite.
Calif. pot prices drop ahead of regulation
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Oklahoma voters approve medical marijuana despite bitter opposition
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Oregon's growing so much pot, prices are crashing
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U.S. health officials sound alarm on synthetic pot as illnesses spike
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Many cancer docs OK medical pot despite lack of studies
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Mom accused of running marijuana "fortress" takes action against city
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CBS News fires longtime "60 Minutes" correspondent Scott Pelley
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Hostage situation, bomb threat at bank
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Hostage situation reported at California bank
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