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Trib: Hoffman’s right re: pot

In its neighborhood, Idaho has become the outlier on marijuana policy.

Last Tuesday, Nevada joined Oregon and Washington in legalizing recreational pot.

To the north, Montana liberalized its medicinal marijuana policies, joining British Columbia to Idaho's north.

And on Idaho's eastern and southeastern borders, Wyoming and Utah at least allow people suffering from Dravet Syndrome and other forms of epilepsy to obtain a derivative of marijuana called cannabidiol. Idaho Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter disregarded appeals to the contrary and vetoed an Idaho cannabidiol bill. More here.



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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