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Weed all about it: The origins of the word ‘marijuana’

How did the drug, once commonly known in the US by its scientific name, cannabis, come to be called marijuana?

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Holder: US will adjust banking rules for marijuana

News comes as Texas Gov. Rick Perry announces he will support policies that favor marijuana decriminalization

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