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Posted in [IMPORTANT READS](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads). ## [Policy: The Top 10 Marijuana Victories of 2015](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/10174-policy-the-top-10-marijuana-victories-of-2015) POT PROGRESS--In 2015, state legislators considered bills to legalize marijuana in 21 states, decriminalize marijuana possession in 17 states, and le… --- [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/fb/105h-fb59bfb7.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/10173-2015-the-year-we-finally-started-to-care-about-working-parents)### [2015: The Year We Finally Started to Care about Working Parents](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/10173-2015-the-year-we-finally-started-to-care-about-working-parents) Written by Emily Peck on December 31 2015. 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