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Headline Roundup October 17th, 2018

Canada Legalizes Recreational Marijuana

Summary from the AllSides News Team

Canada has become the first industrialized country to legalize recreational marijuana, sparking a national conversation over the health implications of cannabis use, as well as how it will affect the U.S.-Canada border.

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Canada Legalizes Recreational Marijuana, and a National Experiment Begins
Canada Legalizes Recreational Marijuana, and a National Experiment Begins

New York Times (News)

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Canada on Wednesday became the first major world economy to legalize recreational marijuana, beginning a national experiment that will alter the countryโ€™s social, cultural and economic fabric, and

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Sober start as recreational marijuana becomes legal in Canada
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Canada became the first industrialized nation to legalize recreational cannabis on Wednesday, but a lawful buzz will be hard to come by in its biggest cities like Toronto and Vancouver, where stores are not yet open.

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Canadians linked to newly legal pot industry could be barred from US
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More than 100 recreational marijuana stores will open across Canada this week, bringing opportunities for international business and tourism โ€” and creating potential conflict with U.S. authorities as money and people flow across the border.

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