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MEDICAL
Marijuana warnings and endorsements: Where medical communities stand
Here’s what some of the leading medical communities in the country have had to say about medical marijuana.
RECREATIONAL
Perspectives from Pine Ridge
Though members of the Oglala Sioux Tribe in South Dakota say they don’t favor legalizing recreational marijuana, they might consider medical marijuana – but not any time soon, according to President John Yellow Bird.
RESEARCH
What we’re reading: Week 11
From legalization efforts in Massachusetts to marijuana’s toll on California’s ecosystem, here’s what we’re reading this week.
PODCAST
Cultivating Conversation, Episode 10: Leonard Downie Jr. wraps up marijuana investigation
Leonard Downie Jr., the executive editor of News21 and vice president at large of The Washington Post, sits down with News21 journalist Rilwan Balogun and host Katie Campbell to talk about why he chose marijuana as this year’s topic for investigation.
POLITICS
Senate panel approves marijuana businesses access to banks, enables D.C. regulation
The U.S. Senate’s appropriations committee on Thursday approved an amendment that would prohibit the federal government from spending money to punish banks that serve marijuana businesses in states where pot use is legal.
