BREMERTON, Washington— The newest drug-sniffing dog on the police force in one U.S. city is not trained to point out the presence of marijuana. Other police departments in the area are re-training their dogs to ignore pot as well — part of the new reality after voters in Washington state legalized marijuana use last year. "We wanted to train our dog on what was truly illegal substances, that would be heroin, methamphetamine and cocaine," said Officer Duke Roessel, who handles a 19-month-old black Labrador named Dusty in the city of Bremerton, near Seattle. Washington and Colorado are the first states to legalize marijuana for recreational use, and the re...
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