Subject: Afternoon Buzz: D.C. smells like marijuana, and residents don’t really care
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Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2015 15:01:43 -0500 (EST)

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D.C. SMELLS LIKE MARIJUANA, AND RESIDENTS DON’T REALLY CARE 
Perry Stein
The smell near the Columbia Heights Metro station Wednesday night was unmistakable. A lit joint in hand, Tony Lee stood outside a residence talking with friends as the typical evening bustle passed them by, no one paying the group of men any special attention.Read full article &gt;&gt; [
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FAIRFAX JUDGE DENIES OFFICER’S MOTIONS TO MOVE MURDER TRIAL, GRANT BOND 
Tom Jackman
A Fairfax County judge on Friday refused to allow former Fairfax police officer Adam D. Torres to post bond before his murder trial next month for the 2013 shooting of John B. Geer in Springfield. The judge also declined to move the trial out of Fairfax or dismiss the indictment, as Torres requested.Read full article &gt;&gt; [
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COLDEST AIR OF THE SEASON AND POSSIBLE FIRST FREEZE FOR D.C. SUNDAY INTO MONDAY 
Jason Samenow
Temperatures will be about 10 degrees colder than normal Monday. [
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POLL: WHITE RESIDENTS IN D.C. THINK REDEVELOPMENT HELPS THEM. BLACK RESIDENTS DON’T. 
Paul Schwartzman, Abigail Hauslohner, Scott Clement
A stark racial divide exists among District residents in their attitudes toward the city’s economic renaissance, with a majority of blacks viewing the evolution negatively, while a preponderance of whites embrace the changes, according to a Washington Post poll.Read full article &gt;&gt; [
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APPEALS COURT WEIGHS D.C. GUN LAW AND WHO SHOULD PRESIDE OVER THE CASE 
Ann E. Marimow
A federal appeals court considering the District’s strict laws for carrying concealed firearms was consumed Friday with the technical question of who should preside over the case.Last spring, a visiting judge from upstate New York ordered the city to stop enforcing a provision of the District’s gun laws that requires a person to state a “good reason” to carry a firearm on the streets of the nation’s capital. U.S. District Court Judge Frederick J. Scullin Jr. said the provision “impinges” on the Second Amendment right to bear arms.Read full article &gt;&gt; [
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IS LEGAL MARIJUANA SMOKE IN D.C. AFFECTING THE CHILDREN OF USERS? 
Michael Alison Chandler
Cassandra Pinkney, the founder of a charter school in Southeast Washington, makes video messages for parents about how to prepare their children for school: Establish a bed-time routine, read with them, eat healthy food, and, with the city’s relaxed position on marijuana use, do not smoke pot around them. Read full article &gt;&gt; [
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COUPLE WHO RENOVATED D.C. ROWHOUSES AGREE TO $300,000 IN FINES FOR SHODDY WORK 
Ian Shapira
A Northern Virginia couple accused by District officials of developing and selling multiple substandard rowhouses across the city have agreed to pay more than $300,000 in fines for dozens of building infractions.Read full article &gt;&gt; [
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U.S. CAPITOL CHRISTMAS TREE TRAVELS FROM ALASKA TO D.C. 
Dana Hedgpeth
It’s here and it’s come a looonnnnnggggg way by boat and truck.The 74-foot tree that is to serve this holiday season as the official Christmas tree for the U.S. Capitol grounds came from a national park in Alaska, and on its two-week journey, it survived three days in a severe storm on the water.Read full article &gt;&gt; [
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TRAFFIC, TRANSIT TIPS FOR THE WEEKEND 
Robert Thomson
The weekend forecast from the Capital Weather Gang looks good for those getting an early start on holiday shopping or beginning their Thanksgiving breaks with long trips, though it will get colder. There won’t be much roadwork in your way either, but Metro’s rebuilding program will affect half of its rail lines.Read full article &gt;&gt; [
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‘HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY, PART 2,’ ‘THE NIGHT BEFORE’ AND OTHER NEW MOVIES, REVIEWED 
Macy Freeman
In this week's new releases, Jennifer Lawrence doesn't disappoint with her final performance as Katniss Everdeen in the last "Hunger Games" film, "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2." Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen and Anthony Mackie star as three friends who make less-than traditional holiday plans on Christmas Eve every year in "The Night Before."Read full article &gt;&gt; [
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