Daily Freeman (Kingston, NY)

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Backers of broad marijuana legalizati­on A fast are looking and furious to break Hurricane through Michael a geographic sped barrier toward in the November Florida Panhandle and get their on Tuesday first foothold with in 120 the mph Midwest winds after and a a potential string of storm election surge victories of 13 feet, in giving Northeaste­rn tens of and thousands Western of states. people precious little time Michigan to get out and or North board Dakota, up. where Drawing voters energy previously from authorized the warm medical waters of marijuana, the Gulf of will Mexico, decide the if the drug storm should strengthen­ed be legal rapidly for any into adult a 21 and potentiall­y older. They devastatin­g would become Category the 3 10th by evening. and 11th It states was expected to legalize to blow socalled ashore recreation­al around midday marijuana today near since 2012, Panama lightning City Beach, speed along in political a lightly terms. populated stretch of fishing villages Meantime, and white-sand Missouri spring-break and Utah will beaches. weigh medical marijuana, which While is Florence permitted took in 31 five states days after between voters the in time conservati­ve it turned into Oklahoma a hurricane approved and such the moment use in June. it rolled Even into if Utah’s the Carolinas, initiative Michael is defeated, gave Florida a compromise what reached amounted last to week two days’ between notice. advocates It developed and opponents into a hurricane including on the Monday, Mormon and church by Tuesday would more have than the Legislatur­e 140,000 people legalize were medical under mandatory marijuana. evacuation orders.

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