The marijuana war has gone local, and pot advocates are losing ? badly

The fight over the legalization of marijuana in Massachusetts isn?t over. But one side has already gone home.

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The National Hurricane Center in Miami says Hurricane Maria has strengthened to a Category 3 storm as it heads toward the Caribbean.

National Weather Service

Hurricane Jose approaches New England

The storm weakened overnight, but is still generating wind gusts up to 85 miles an hour.

This image made available by the NOAA-NASA GOES Project shows tropical weather systems Hurricane Norma, left, on the Pacific Ocean side of Mexico; Jose, center, east of Florida; Tropical Depression 15, second from right, north of South America, and Tropical Storm Lee, right, north of eastern Brazil, on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017 at 2:45 p.m. EDT. (NOAA-NASA GOES Project via AP)

Dave Epstein | On Weather

What we can expect from Hurricane Jose

Jose is headed north, but its effect on New England isn?t yet certain.

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A Trump lawyer was overheard by a New York Times reporter discussing the dispute at a popular D.C. steakhouse.

Sean P. Murphy | The Fine Print

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What Kathie Florsheim learned on Canon?s website stopped her in her tracks.

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The sons have been battling to retain their citizenship in the country they thought was their homeland.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2012/08/20/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/iStock_000011121657Small.jpg You aren?t imagining it. Dining out is getting more expensive

Menu prices in Massachusetts are rising as grocery costs are falling.

Remaining work on the new, permanent Fore River Bridge (left) bridge will continue into 2018, and over the next several weeks, crews will be demolishing the temporary structure beside it, he said.

David L. Ryan/Globe Staff/File

Here at last, here at last: A permanent Fore River Bridge

The span replaces a temporary structure that?s been in place for 15 years.

Johnathan

Nicholas Pfosi for The Boston Globe

Millennials are foodies, but don?t have the pans to prove it

Twenty-something foodies may obsess over their food, but they are generally clueless about the cookware needed to prepare their meals.

Boston College students Kelsey Kosten, Michelle Krug, Charlotte Kaufman and Courtney Siverling.

BC students hit with acid ask for prayers for attacker

?Mental illness is not a choice and should not be villainized,? wrote BC junior Michelle Krug.

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A large amount of water was seen bursting from the ground in the Boston Common on Monday morning.

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) calls out to an official on the field in the second half of an NFL football game against the New Orleans Saintsin New Orleans, Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

AP Photo/Butch Dil

Maybe Tom Brady really does have all the answers

In Sunday?s win against the Saints, the Patriots? quarterback demonstrated his command of the NFL rule book, and situational football.

Chad Finn

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The former quarterback is already the rookie of the year when it comes to analyzing football on TV.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

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Ever since February 2002, the New Orleans stadium has been New England football?s holy land.

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The star tight end suffered a groin injury in Sunday?s victory. Other casualties were Rex Burkhead, Phillip Dorsett, and Eric Rowe.

2017 Emmy Awards

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?The Handmaid?s Tale? and ?Big Little Lies? were among the big winners, and well-deserving.

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Amid Boston?s housing boom, hundreds of dilapidated homes, often magnets for crime, can pose dangers.

Perspective | Magazine

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Neil Swidey writes that those who signed up for DACA have the same grit, resilience, and affection for their country as his immigrant grandfathers.

Special reports

SPOTLIGHT FOLLOW-UP

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In 2016, VA employees filed nearly 2,000 complaints with the Office of Special Counsel ? more than the next four most-complained-about departments combined.

Newsletters

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Witness the birth of the marijuana industry in Massachusetts and catch up on national pot headlines every Saturday.

Opinion & Ideas

Opinion | Niall Ferguson

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Could Trump defect from the Republican Party? Crazier things have happened.

Fall Arts Preview 2017

Fall Arts preview

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A complete guide to movies, music, books, arts, theater, and family events in the Greater Boston area this season.

Real Estate

Maine Governor Paul LePage?s home back on the market for double the price

Set right across the street from the water, this three-bedroom, three-bath, 2,237-square-foot home in Boothbay, Maine, is listed for $409,000 ? and it is owned by Governor Paul LePage and his wife, Anne.

Cars

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You won't believe the apps used by distracted drivers

DAYTON, Ohio -- Google Maps is the top phone app used by drivers when driving, but others have been found to use Facebook, Twitter and Netflix while behind the wheel, according to TrueMotion, a Boston-based company that studies drivers habits.