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10 cannabis-filled films to watch amid legalization

Mary Jane and the movies have been a long-time pairing, from 1936's propaganda film Reefer Madness to contemporary onscreen stoners like Vancouver's Seth Rogen.

With Canada legalizing recreational cannabis use on Wednesday, here are 10 toke-filled titles to spark the mood, man:

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FDA on the verge of approving first marijuana-derived drug

At 3 months old, Marissa Parsons began having frequent seizures, some lasting a half-hour. For almost two decades, her desperate parents tried drug after drug to treat her rare type of childhood epilepsy, but the medications mostly produced side effects — pancreatitis, hives and extreme drowsiness — and she was frequently hospitalized. Family outings became almost impossible. Eventually, her mother said, Marissa stopped smiling.

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