The book is a panegyric on the intoxicating effects of marijuana.

该书是一篇对大麻兴奋陶醉效应的颂词。

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In the late 1930s, a movement to ban the drug marijuana began to gather force, resulting in the eventual banning of the cultivation.

20世纪30年代末，一场禁止毒品大麻的运动开始集结力量，最终导致大麻种植被禁止。

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Voters in several states will also decide ballot measures on a number of issues, including same-sex marriage, medical marijuana and legalized gambling.

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He also says that before he opened his store, he did a lot of research into how other medical marijuana businesses operate.

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Last year, the California Police Chiefs Association released a report on marijuana dispensaries in the state.

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Eamonn Bowles, president of Magnolia Pictures, said the release date was "an obvious choice, " because Mr. Marley was a devout Rastafarian, whose religion believes using marijuana is a way to get closer to the late Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia.

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Kemp Hannon, the Long Islander who is chairman of the Senate Health Committee, said it doesn't make sense to loosen marijuana laws at a time of growing concern about illegal sales and abuse of prescription drugs.

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Voters in Arkansas rejected a similar measure, while voters in Montana, where medical marijuana is already legal, approved a measure keeping more stringent restrictions in place.

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