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Posted: October 20, 2009 at 5:05 a.m.
QUOTE OF THE DAY “This change in policy moves the federal government dramatically toward respecting scientific and practical reality.” Bruce Mirken, communications director for the Marijuana Policy Project, on the Justice Department relaxing prosecution of medical marijuana users and suppliers Article, 1A
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