Marijuana Advocates Won't Give Up on White House Petitions

Marijuana advocates won't give up on White House petitions

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“Our concern about marijuana is based on what science tells us about the drug's effects,” wrote Gil Kerlikowske, director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, in his response to the petitions. “Marijuana use is associated with addiction …
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LEGAL WEED: Federal law may showdown with states : Crime Blotter – blog

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Fortunately, we have a real-world example of the actual effects of ending the violent, expensive War on Drugs and replacing it with a system of treatment for problem users and addicts. "Ten years ago, Portugal decriminalized ALL drugs. One decade after …
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NFL Power Rankings Week 14: Brady, Belcher offer tale of ultimate contrasts

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The headline: "Drug-addict kills mother of his child, self" applies here like it would in any other killing at the bottom of Page 2B of your local newspaper. (Kids: Google "newspaper" in case you've never seen one.) The fact that Belcher chose to take …
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Is fraud in your future? Protect yourself from medical identity theft

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Thieves can use stolen information to illegally obtain prescription drugs and sell them on the secondary market. Illegal drug diversion costs the nation $ 73.5 billion each year, and prescription drug abuse is responsible for more deaths than heroin and …
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