Why This Billionaire Is Betting Big on Marijuana

Why This Billionaire Is Betting Big on Marijuana

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Brad Marchand accepts suspensions, realizes he could have gotten more

Brad Marchand and the Bruins have not always seen eye-to-eye with the NHL's Department of Player Safety, but there was little argument coming from them concerning the two-game suspension that the league handed the winger for his slew-foot of the New York Rangers' Derick Brassard.

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Study: Marijuana legalization could be big bucks for Vermont

MONTPELIER >> Vermont could reap hundreds of millions of dollars in tax revenue if it were to legalize marijuana, but only if nearby states didn't also jump on the bandwagon, according to a study released Friday. The study comes as states across the country increasingly explore the potential budget boost from taxing an underground industry, even while the nascent legal pot business in

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Obama previews some guests invited to State of the Union

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama will have some special guests in the audience for his State of the Union address Tuesday night - people who wrote him in the past year to share their personal situations.

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Two Aztec residents share why they chose to live off the grid

FARMINGTON — Although power lines are only feet away from their houses, two Aztec residents have chosen to get their electricity from the sun.

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Brad Marchand accepts suspension

Brad Marchand and the Bruins have not always seen eye-to-eye with the NHL's Department of Player Safety, but there was little argument coming from them concerning the two-game suspension that the league handed the winger for his slew-foot of the New York Rangers' Derick Brassard.

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Etching work to go on display

The Never Ending Line: the Line Etchings of DeAnn L. Prosia is an exhibition of more than 30 etchings to be held at the Ridgefield Guild of Artists upstairs gallery.

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Saturday, January 17, 2015 10:00 am

After a day of eluding police a Milton man allegedly hijacked a pick-up truck in Beloit with a 10-month-old baby girl inside, then crashed the vehicle into a machine shed.

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Arts and entertainment briefs from Summit County and beyond

Tripp Fay / Copper Mountain Resort Copper Mountain continues its dedication to safety by celebrating National Ski Areas Association’s Safety Month with its annual Safety Fest, Saturday, Jan. 17, through Monday, Jan. 19.

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Marriage Equality Round-Up - January 17th

Here's our daily round-up of the marriage equality / LGBT rights stories that don't warrant a full posting on the blog, or that we didn't have time to add. We're able to get more news and analysis to you this way every day - enjoy!

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Study: Colorado River has $1.4 trillion economic impact on region

WASHINGTON -- Without water from the Colorado River, Arizona's gross state product would drop by more than $185 billion in a year and the state would lose more than 2 million jobs, a new report claims.

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#BCLive: Photos from Vail, Beaver Creek mountains

January 17, 2015 — Send your text, photo or video updates on weather, conditions and more from Vail and Beaver Creek mountains using #VailLive and #BCLive on Twitter or Instagram and see them published here on our live blog as well as tomorrow in the Vail Daily newspaper.

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Hedman a game time decision vs. Avs

He's missed two games due to a lower body injury.

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Meet Carolyn Annette Reed, a guest of the First Lady at the State of the Union

Carolyn Annette Reed is joining the First Lady as a guest at the 2015 State of the Union Address on January 20. Watch it live at 9 pm ET here: http://ift.tt/A84PEU Carolyn Annette Reed If you’re sitting back and enjoying a sandwich at Silver Mine Subs shop in Denver, Colorado, you can thank Carolyn Reed for your meal. A former UPS delivery driver, Carolyn wanted to strike out on her own and ...

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Obama previews State of Union with ‘comeback’ address: Can Americans take heart?

President Obama on Saturday highlighted what he called the US economy's comeback during his weekly radio address. Unemployment has dropped to 5.6 percent, although wages remain stagnant.

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Fire Calls (Jan. 17)

Corvallis Fire Department

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Growers struggle with glut of legal pot in Washington state

Washington's legal marijuana market opened last summer to a dearth of weed. Some stores periodically closed because they didn't have pot to sell. Prices were through the roof.

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Greeley students, teacher under fire after fracking protest

Several photos, including this one from freelance journalist Marjorie Haun, circulated Facebook and Twitter on Thursday and Friday.

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Will Legal Marijuana Destroy This Company?

Will Legal Marijuana Destroy This Company?

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Growers struggle with glut of legal pot in Washington state

Washington's legal marijuana market opened last summer to a dearth of weed. Some stores periodically closed because they didn't have pot to sell. Prices were through the roof.

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Stock Show art exhibit leaps to life

The Western Art Exhibit is a beautiful tribute to the beauty of the landscape, the animals and life in the west.

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Texans ticket prices will increase in 2015

HOUSTON (TEXAN COMMUNICATIONS)- The Houston Texans announced their ticket prices for the 2015 season today.

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Obama previews State of Union with ‘comeback’ address: Can Americans take heart?

The US economy's struggles have dogged Obama’s tenure and could yet cloud his legacy, especially since America’s first African-American president oversaw an era where median black wealth has dropped by 34 percent, according to Pew. Republicans have alleged for years that progressive Democrats, led by the president, have throttled the economy by making it more difficult to do business in America.

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Birth control? There’s an app for that. Seriously.

Technology has made tracking fertility a far more exact science

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Colorado History: The Eve of Estes an elaborate hoax

Enos Mills, always nicely dressed for public appearances and recognized as the "Father of Rocky Mountain National Park," seemed out of character when he became a party to a hoax in 1917 designed to bolster the readership of the Denver Post.

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Cosby set to take stage in Denver despite planned protest

Embattled comedian Bill Cosby is set to take the stage in Denver on Saturday, despite a protest planned over sexual assault claims directed against him.

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China fights to save giant pandas from deadly virus

BEIJING (USA TODAY) — Chinese authorities are imposing an emergency ban on tourists approaching pandas after two died recently from a measles-like virus.

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Watch: Hippo charges at boat full of tourists

(USA TODAY)- The tourists definitely did not see that coming.

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Cosby's 1st Colorado show draws small group of protesters

DENVER (AP) — About two dozen protesters rallied outside Bill Cosby's show in Pueblo Friday night, but the comedian's performance went off without a hitch.

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Dairy industry braces for a milk bust following 2014 boom

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Despite record-setting milk sales in 2014, plummeting prices are forcing some dairy farmers to spill the surplus down the drain.

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Helena student congratulated on Air Force appointment

Montana's congressional delegation on Friday congratulated Anna Maronick of East Helena on her acceptance to the United States Air Force Academy.

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California woman pleads guilty in Texas to passing fake cash

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A California woman has pleaded guilty to making and passing nearly $58,000 in fake cash.

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Colorado pardon requests still pending

DENVER — More than two years after the re-creation of the Executive Clemency Advisory Board, the board has yet to review a single application. On Monday Gov. John Hickenlooper filled all seven seats on the board he created in October 2012. About 150 applications have been submitted since 2012.

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Pac-12 powers clash in desert duel

Tucson, AZ (SportsNetwork.com) - A top-10 showdown is on tap in at the McKale Center on Saturday, as the 10th-ranked Arizona Wildcats play host to the eighth-ranked Utah Utes in a key Pac-12 matchup. Sean Miller's Wildcats are currently riding a 31-game homecourt winning streak and moved to 15-2 on the season with Thursday's 68-54 win over Colorado. The victory was the third in the last four ...

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Felony Suspect Trips In Front Of Officers, Accidentally Shoots Self In Leg

A felony suspect accidentally shot himself in the leg--right in front of officers.

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Supreme Court agrees to rule on gay marriage

WASHINGTON (USA TODAY) — The Supreme Court agreed Friday to resolve the national debate over same-sex marriage once and for all.

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CBS analyst Greg Anthony arrested for soliciting prostitute

WASHINGTON (AP) — District of Columbia police say CBS basketball analyst and former NBA player Greg Anthony has been arrested and charged with soliciting a prostitute.

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DPD issues critical missing alert for 75-year-old

DALLAS (WFAA) – Police are asking for the public's help in locating a missing 75-year-old man.

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Panthers To Take On Oilers Saturday

The NHL-worst Edmonton Oilers have dropped three in a row in regulation, a skid that began at home against the Florida Panthers last weekend.

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Cosby's 1st Colorado show draws small group of protesters

DENVER (AP) - About two dozen protesters rallied outside Bill Cosby's show in Pueblo Friday night, but the comedian's performance went off without a hitch.

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Koch brothers/charter school nightmare: “White kids get to go to a school with a Montessori approach while children of ...

A fight over education in Nashville might come your way next: It's a proxy for dangerous right-wing education ideas

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Cosby set to take stage in Denver despite planned protest

DENVER — Embattled comedian Bill Cosby is set to take the stage in Denver on Saturday, despite a protest planned over sexual assault claims directed against him.

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Airman tearfully thanked after rescue at Colo. mountain

Inside Memorial Hospital, an emotional reunion took place when Ali Watts greeted senior airman Elliott Cox like a long-lost friend. Cox came to the rescue Jan. 2 when Watts was in dire need after a skiing accident left her with a broken leg on a Colorado mountain.

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Bill Cosby Set to Take Stage in Denver Despite Planned Protest

Embattled comedian Bill Cosby is set to take the stage in Denver on Saturday (Jan. 17), despite a protest planned over sexual assault claims directed...

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Cosby set to take stage in Denver despite planned protest

Embattled comedian Bill Cosby is set to take the stage in Denver on Saturday, despite a protest planned over sexual assault claims directed against him.

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FDRD presents 10th Mountain Division movie nights in Dillon

Troops in the 10th Mountain Division stand in formation with skis at front during training at Camp Hale in 1943. Starting this month, Friends of the Dillon Ranger District will host its first-ever 10th Mountain Division Movie Trilogy.

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'Thumbs up' robber recognizes clerk, gives Colorado store a pass

Police in Colorado are hunting a hooded man who was about to rob a convenience store but stopped after recognizing the clerk and then gave the startled employee a cheery thumbs-up.

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Avs Goalie Reto Berra Scores Goal In AHL Game, Has Great Celebration (Video)

Goalies scoring goals are like fat guy touchdowns: They don’t happen often, and they aren’t...

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Reto Berra scores goal, puts skaters’ celebrations to shame (Video)

What came next was so goalie-goofy: Berra skating over to the Monsters bench to tap gloves with his teammates before bumping into a Wolves player on the way back to his crease, sending Berra into an arms-stretched “WHAT?! WHAT?! I JUST SCORED ON YOU THAT’S WHAT!” pose.

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Neureuther wins World Cup slalom, Hirscher skis out

Felix Neureuther took advantage of a rare mistake by Marcel Hirscher of Austria to win a World Cup slalom on Saturday and retake the discipline standings lead from his great rival. Neureuther seized his chance after Hirscher, the world champion from Austria, skied out of a slalom event for the first time in three seasons. Germany's Neureuther rose from fifth after the first run by racing down a ...

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