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(Sept. 27) -- If California residents choose to legalize marijuana in November, one of the biggest effects could be on the movie industry. Not the movies so much, but on the ratings system, according to entertainment writer and pot culture expert Shirley Halperin, co-author of a new book, "Reefer Movie Madness: The Ultimate Stoner Film Guide" (Abrams Image). "Legalization could definitely help with the ratings system," Halperin told AOL News. "For instance, when the Meryl Streep comedy 'It's Complicated' came out last Christmas, it got an 'R' rating mainly because there was a pot scene where ...
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By Jill Lawrence - Politics DailyIt's not every day that you discover one of your high school classmates from Long Island could be the next first lady of West Virginia. But this is what happened when I investigated who would become governor of West Virginia if Gov. Joe Manchin wins a special Senate election this fall to succeed the late Robert Byrd. Turns out it would be state Senate President Earl Ray Tomblin, married to Joanne Jaeger Tomblin. West Virginia? A politician's wife? What were the odds? But when I looked at her photo, I knew. And when I talked to Manchin, he knew all about Syosset High. "You know who else went ...
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