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The D.C. Council gave final approval to legalized medical marijuana today, but only after members agreed to make it easier for qualified patients to obtain larger quantities of the drug.
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The D.C. Council unanimously approved a bill Tuesday to allow chronically ill patients to receive a doctor’s prescription to use marijuana and buy it from a city-sanctioned distribution center.
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Parents and relatives of the four teenagers killed last month in a drive-by shooting on South Capitol Street have pleaded with D.C. Council members to strengthen the city’s criminal penalties and to do more to keep violent offenders off the streets.
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D.C. Council members Jack Evans and Kwame Brown confirmed Wednesday that they will be entering the race for council chairman.
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A defiant D.C. Council Member Marion Barry told a packed Baptist church in Southeast Washington on Tuesday night that despite the decision of the City Council to censure him and strip him of his committee chairmanship, he doesn’t plan to fade away.
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The D.C. Council is likely to vote Tuesday on censuring Marion Barry, stripping him of his committee chairmanship and referring public corruption allegations against him to the U.S. attorney’s office — actions that could severely reduce his authority and extend his legal troubles.
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