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  <title>Hartford Courant: Gov. Ned Lamont gathers backers of legalized marijuana to push for legislation to raise revenue and end racial disparities in prosecutions</title>
  <pubDate>February 24, 2021</pubDate>
  <description>Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments that nearly 7,500 people were arrested and charged with some form of possession of marijuana last year.</description>
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