Takeouts: Haiti relief, L.A. regulates marijuana dispensaries

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HAITI TAKEOUT: BBC correspondent Karen Allen gives us an update on the Haiti aid effort in Port-au-Prince.

MARIJUANA TAKEOUT: Medical marijuana advocates in Los Angeles hit a bump in the road with a new local ordinance that will sharply limit the number of marijuana dispensaries in the city, closing hundreds of existing stores; Reuters reporter Steve Gorman gives us details.

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