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He was feeling good. He had just bought a pot. It was a good-looking pot. It was stainless steel. It was solid and heavy. It had a glass cover. This is a good pot, he thought. It cost $13. That wasn't cheap for a pot. His wife would like the pot. She

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ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: Chuck Lorre is television's sitcom king. But every single broadcast network turned down his latest sitcom. NPR's Neda Ulaby tells us why. NEDA ULABY, BYLINE: Chuck Lorre's new show starts Friday on Netflix with a huge star, Kathy

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Most states have now legalized medical marijuana, and eight of them allow recreational use for those 21 and older. But researchers say that adult users need to be mindful because secondhand marijuana smoke can have a serious effe

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