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Just because Congress ground to a virtual halt in 2016 doesn’t mean the country stopped making new laws. From taxes to minimum wage to gun control, a broad range of changes is coming at the state level as Americans ring in 2017. And, as has been the trend lately, the new year will bring far broader legalization of marijuana. It’s what The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, in a letter to Vice President-elect Mike Pence arguing against pot prohibitions, called an “unprecedented schism between state and federal law in regards to … cannabis statutes.” While that debate will play out anew as the Trump administration takes office with a law-and-order mandate, the “schism” grows wider in 2017. Already, revelers in Massachusetts and California will have the legal option of pairing their New Year’s Eve champagne with a joint. Approved by voters in November, legal recreational pot use took effect on Dec. 15 in Massachusetts; legal personal use of the drug took effect in ...

Snapchat is about to learn the age-old lesson of an eye for an eye ... through a lawsuit. Eyebobs -- a company that's been selling glasses since 2001 -- just filed suit against the social media giant, accusing it of ripping out off their eyeball ... logo, that is. Eyebobs claims Snapchat started using a similar eyeball image this year to promote its new Spectacles -- which are all the rage right now -- saying it's a bullseye knockoff. Eyebobs wants a judge to rip the eye off Snapchat's Spectacles and force 'em to fork over some loot.

The San Diego Chargers security guard who was allegedly caught masturbating on video while he stood on the field could lose more than his job ... because cops are now on the case. Law enforcement in SD tells us they've been made aware of the incident and have opened up their own criminal investigation. A video posted on Monday shows a male guard allegedly pleasuring himself in front of a group of cheerleaders. Both the team and security company were quick to action ... investigating and firing the employee in a matter of hours.