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Unless people have been hiding under a rock this past couple months, they know that more than 55 percent of voters in Colorado and Washington legalized marijuana on November 6. Here is what I think we can reasonably accomplish by the end of 2013. Rob Kampia http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rob-kampia/

The national debate over gun control got very local for police in Burlington, Vt., earlier this month, after an area shooting range barred officers from... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andres-jauregui/

Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) said Monday that he is open to closing gun show loopholes that allow individuals to purchase firearms without a background check.... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gabrielle-dunkley/

OKEMAH, Okla. — An Oklahoma man was ordered Tuesday to stand trial on murder charges in the deaths of two young girls he told an... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-moye/

Locals in Johannesburg, South Africa, say that dreadlocks have evidently become so popular that they are increasingly being stolen right off of people's heads. The... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ryan-grenoble/

BERLIN (AP) — Missing: One golden cookie, weighing around 44 pounds (20 kilograms). Suspect: The Cookie Monster? The rectangular gilded bronze sculpture was part of... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/shirin-barghi/

The Arkansas state Senate voted Monday by a margin of 28-4 to pass a bill that would allow concealed guns in churches, reports ABC local... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/hunter-stuart/

A courtroom drawing allegedly made by accused murderer Jodi Arias is being auctioned off on eBay. Arias, a 32-year-old aspiring artist and photographer is accused... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-moye/

The remains of a woman who had been missing since 1993 were found in a car submerged in a Punta Gorda, Fla. canal. WFTX reported... Simon McCormack http://www.huffingtonpost.com/simon-mccormack/

WASHINGTON - The National Rifle Association on Tuesday urged members to attend a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Wednesday, where the topic will be "What Should... Christina Wilkie http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christina-wilkie/

Closed-circuit television from a gas station in Oldenburg, Germany, captured an astonishing scene recently when a worker confronted a masked assailant. The video (seen above)... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sara-gates/

Police have yet to turn up any surveillance video that captured the apparent attempted murder of rapper Rick Ross Monday morning, according to WSVN. Investigators... Janie Campbell http://www.huffingtonpost.com/janie-campbell/

If "the people" does not, and cannot, mean all people, and if the Founders did not further specify which people -- then that is a question we are obligated to ask and answer. Which people? And, similarly, what arms? David Katz, M.D. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-katz-md/

A Georgia man is accused of killing a man whose GPS system mistakenly led him to the wrong house. Phillip Walker Sailors, a 69-year-old resident... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cavan-sieczkowski/

HUNTSVILLE, Texas — The first woman scheduled to be executed in the U.S. since 2010 won a reprieve Tuesday, mere hours before she was scheduled... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steven-hoffer/

MEXICO CITY — Mexican officials broke up a bizarre cult that allegedly ran a sex-slavery ring among its followers on the U.S. border, authorities said... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/shirin-barghi/

Justice has prevailed over an outrageous example of prosecutorial overreach. In this case, the government argued that Motel Caswell in Tewksbury, Massachusetts should be seized because there were 15 drug arrests over a 15-year period. Dan McDermott http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dan-mcdermott/

A North Dakota youth hockey league with players as young as 4 years old is raffling off guns to raise money. The West Fargo Hockey... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ron-dicker/

Police in B.C. were astounded to hear a woman blame her baby for why she was driving 130 km/h in a 50 km/h zone. An... The Huffington Post B.C. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andree-lau/

JOHANNESBURG — Cellphone video of last year's massacre by police during a strike outside Lonmin's platinum mine in Marikana, South Africa shows one police officer... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kavitha-a-davidson/