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Since the nose doesn't know pot is now legal, K-9s retire


Since the nose doesn t know pot is now legal, K-9s retire
Associated Press
1 hr ago
By DENISE LAVOIE, Associated Press
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Virginia State Police K-9 officer Tyler Fridley, works his dog Aries at State Police headquarters in Richmond, Va., Monday, May 10, 2021. Drug-sniffing police dogs from around Virginia are being forced into early retirement as the state prepares to legalize adult recreational use of marijuana on July 1. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) Asking dogs to follow their noses won t work anymore in states that have legalized marijuana.
As Virginia prepares to legalize adult possession of up to an ounce of marijuana on July 1, drug-sniffing police dogs from around the state are being forced into early retirement, following a trend in other states where legalization has led to K-9s being put out to pasture earlier than planned. ....

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