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Under the proposed law, adults 21 and over could purchase and possess up to one ounce of marijuana. Individuals could also grow up to six cannabis plants for personal use. The legislation would also create a legal and tax structure for the commercial cultivation and retail sale of marijuana. The bill includes provisions for the automatic expungement of past marijuana charges.

This week, Vermont issued its first retail marijuana cultivation license despite ongoing federal cannabis prohibition.

The original language would have created a strong prohibition against state or local enforcement of federal gun control. But an amendment created a loophole that will significantly narrow the practical effect of the law even if enacted.

A post-pandemic glut of delayed cases has exposed shocking constitutional land-mines impacting defendants and crime victims alike in Oregon, a state with a national reputation for progressive social justice.

Oregon's public defender system has shown cracks for years, but a post-pandemic glut of delayed cases is exposing shocking constitutional landmines

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- A post- pandemic glut of delayed cases has exposed shocking constitutional landmines impacting defendants and crime victims alike in Oregon, a state with a national reputation for progressive social justice.

A post-pandemic glut of delayed cases has exposed shocking constitutional landmines impacting defendants and crime victims alike in Oregon.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A post-pandemic glut of delayed cases has exposed shocking constitutional landmines impacting defendants and crime victims alike in Oregon, a state with a national reputation for progressive social justice.

An acute shortage of public defenders means at any given time at least several hundred low-income criminal defendants don’t have legal representation, sometimes in serious felony cases that could put them away for years.