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

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 6.20.2014 9:00 AM

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  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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Elizabeth Nolan Brown is a senior editor at Reason.