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Is marijuana prohibition going up in smoke?

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Bands on marijuana may follow alcohol prohibition into the dustbin of American history.

After recent elections, four states in Washington, D.C. have now approved recreational use.

California and other states are on the agenda for 2016, but medical use in 23 states has proven it won't be easy.

Problems with finance, quality control, and protection of children have not been resolved, and pot is still in the same category as heroin under federal law. Will politicians

be swayed by public opinion? Today's talking point, girls, glitter, and gangsters in modern

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Hello again, we're in on. We're back with To the Point. With more states approving the use of

marijuana, Pot has moved from hippie communes to executive boardrooms. As it becomes big business,

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