Most Americans now live in a legal marijuana state – and most have at least one dispensary in their county
74% of Americans live in a state where marijuana is legal for either recreational or medical use.
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74% of Americans live in a state where marijuana is legal for either recreational or medical use.
The food stamp program is one of the larger federal social welfare initiatives, and in its current form has been around for nearly six decades.
Federal statistics show dramatic declines in U.S. violent and property crime rates since the early 1990s.
Despite some broad federal guidelines, claimants still face a hodgepodge of different state rules governing how they can qualify for benefits.
After months of campaigning, debating, polling and fundraising, Democratic presidential candidates face their first real-world test Feb. 3.
Taxpayers with incomes of $200,000 or more paid well over half (58.8%) of federal income taxes, though they accounted for only 4.5% of all returns filed (6.8% of all taxable returns). By contrast, taxpayers with incomes below $30,000 filed nearly 44% of all returns but paid just 1.4% of all federal income tax.
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