Maryland the least-free state in U.S.

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Its nickname may be the “Free State,” but Maryland is ranked the worst in the country for personal freedoms, according to a study released by a local university.

The state’s strict gun-control laws and restrictions on home schooling combined with restrictions against civil unions and tough marijuana laws make Maryland “the worst of both worlds,” according to Jason Sorens, one of the study’s authors.

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