Subject: Afternoon Buzz: Many Md. doctors are wary of medical marijuana. And Jeff Sessions hasn’t helped.
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Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2018 20:48:14 +0000

Afternoon Buzz from The Washington Post
He was a partner at a major D.C. firm at 33. Now he’s going to prison for 7 years.; ‘Disturbing, hurtful’ image circulating on social media is ‘not reflective’ of GWU, provost says

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Many Md. doctors are wary of medical marijuana. And Jeff Sessions hasn’t helped. <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/many-doctors-are-wary-of-medical-marijuana-and-jeff-sessions-hasnt-helped/2018/02/02/45f4837a-02ef-11e8-8acf-ad2991367d9d_story.html?wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

From Maryland to Massachusetts, the uncertainties surrounding legalized cannabis have had a chilling effect on physicians.

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He was a partner at a major D.C. firm at 33. Now he’s going to prison for 7 years. <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/he-was-a-partner-at-a-major-dc-firm-at-33-now-hes-going-to-prison-for-7-years/2018/02/02/c27eb9e0-0765-11e8-8777-2a059f168dd2_story.html?wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

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‘Disturbing, hurtful’ image circulating on social media is ‘not reflective’ of GWU, provost says <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/disturbing-hurtful-image-circulating-on-social-media-is-not-reflective-of-gwu-provost-says/2018/02/02/33605d18-07d3-11e8-8777-2a059f168dd2_story.html?wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

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