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Eleanor Holmes Norton: “If, in fact, you're going to possess--if a jurisdiction is going to possess marijuana, should it not at least have the…”

On the recordJuly 25, 2017
If, in fact, you're going to possess--if a jurisdiction is going to possess marijuana, should it not at least have the opportunity to keep marijuana out of the hands of children?
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

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Norton questions the ability of jurisdictions to regulate marijuana access for minors.

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