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Brands capitalize on 4-20 as pot legalization grows

Potheads have for decades celebrated their love of marijuana on April 20, but the once counter-culture celebration that was all about getting stoned now is so mainstream Corporate America is starting to embrace it.

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Power Play: Pushing up the price of pot

Air Date: April 10, 2019

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CTV National News: Road towards pot pardons

Air Date: March 1, 2019
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Power Play: Pardons for pot possession

Air Date: March 1, 2019

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Power Play: Ontario's cap on private pot shops

Air Date: January 11, 2019

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