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The Record: Thursday, January 4, 2018

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Is Attorney General Jeff Sessions coming for your legal marijuana? He rescinded an Obama-era policy today that allowed Washington and other states to legalize pot without the feds intervening. The Washington Post's Sari Horwitz explains how it might impact recreational marijuana markets in states like Washington.

Oregon is letting people pump their own gas after 60 years, and the rest of America is pointing and laughing. We'll talk with The Oregonian's Kale Williams, who asks you to please stop making fun.

Also, a trip from Seattle to Portland in 15 minutes. That's the dream of the so-called Hyperloop competition. We'll meet a UW student who's building one of those high-speed pods and hear more about the future of getting around from Mark Hallenbeck of the Washington State Transportation Center.

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