Strategy, Timing Key to States' Pot Legalization

Strategy, timing key to states' pot legalization

Filed under: drug addiction news 2010

An esteemed businessman, he hid his identity because he didn't want to offend customers who — like so many in those days — viewed marijuana as a villain in the ever-raging “war on drugs.” … California's Proposition 19 legalization measure also …
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Substance Abuse Counselor Faces DUI, Manslaughter Charges in Hit-and-Run …

Filed under: drug addiction news 2010

She's supposed to be setting an example out there preaching against drugs and alcohol and she's drinking herself." Wilkins was charged in 2010 with DUI and leaving the scene of a crash that caused damage to either property or a vehicle, according to …
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White Bear mother recounts hellish tailspin of drug abuse; talking to break …

Filed under: drug addiction news 2010

But DeGree, who is attending Metropolitan State University to become a licensed drug and alcohol counselor, said talking about addiction "in an honest way … helps to break the stigma of it." … But in 2009 and 2010, DeGree didn't look good. "I …
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