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legalizing
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Lucas — a prominent backer of legalizing marijuana — has said the store sells legal hemp and CBD products.—
Eric Tucker,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026 -
Brian Vicente, partner at Vicente LLP, is optimistic that this week’s rescheduling is an incremental movement toward de-scheduling and maybe even legalizing marijuana altogether.—
Tiney Ricciardi,
Denver Post,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Decriminalizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decriminalizing. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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