A.M. Links: CDC Scientists Botch Anthrax Transfer, New York Approves Some Medical Marijuana, Americans Don’t Trust Media

• It sounds scary at first: 75 U.S. government
  scientists exposed to live anthrax! But the potential exposure is
  no terrorist plot; rather,
  researchers at a Centers for Disease Control and
  Prevention laboratory in Atlanta failed to properly
  inactivate the toxic bacteria before sending it along to another
  federal science lab. 
• New York is set to become the 23rd state
  to legalize medical marijuana—but only in non-smokable
  forms. 
• Ukrainian forces have closed
  off the country’s eastern border with Russia.
• A
  quarter of sterilizations performed on female inmates in
  California were done without lawful consent.
• Confidence in the U.S. media is at or tied with record
  lows, according to a new poll from Gallup. 
• U.S. Customs: Protecting us
  from hemp seeds once again. 

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