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title: "Great news! (Assuming the article is true--the Santa Monica Observer…"
date: 2016-06-20
source: facebook
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# Great news! (Assuming the article is true--the Santa Monica Observer…

*June 20, 2016 · Facebook*

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[http://www.smobserved.com/story/2016/06/18/news/us-govt-will-legalize-marijuana-on-august-1/1484.html](http://www.smobserved.com/story/2016/06/18/news/us-govt-will-legalize-marijuana-on-august-1/1484.html){target="_blank"}
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Great news! (Assuming the article is true\--the Santa Monica Observer appears to be a real newspaper, but this article does not follow proper journalistic standards; see here:\
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[http://www.thedailychronic.net/2016/58940/no-dea-will-not-legalize-marijuana-august-1/](http://www.thedailychronic.net/2016/58940/no-dea-will-not-legalize-marijuana-august-1/){target="_blank"})\
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\"The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will reclassify marijuana as a \"Schedule Two\" drug on August 1, 2016, essentially legalizing medicinal cannabis in all 50 states with a doctor\'s prescription, said a DEA lawyer with knowledge of the matter.\"\
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[http://www.smobserved.com/story/2016/06/18/news/us-govt-will-legalize-marijuana-on-august-1/1484.html](http://www.smobserved.com/story/2016/06/18/news/us-govt-will-legalize-marijuana-on-august-1/1484.html){target="_blank"}
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