High hopes: Legalized pot is on the way
As marijuana producers gear up to sell to the masses, the feds have some hurdles to clear
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Laura Payton
Laura Payton has covered federal politics for eight years. In that time, she’s followed the trials of several politicians and staffers, and written about everything from robocalls to whether our politicians believe Santa Claus is Canadian. Earlier this year, Laura won the R. James Travers Fellowship, a Canadian journalism prize.
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