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Will pot laws go up in smoke?
Judging from recent history, any young person who aspires to be president should be aware that certain attributes seem to be critical. You have to be male. You have to have an Ivy League degree. You have to have been a governor or senator. And, don't...Tags: Health Treatments, U.S. Office of National Drug Control Policy, Politics, Barack Obama, Same-Sex Marriage
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A former L.A. cop calls for legalizing drugs
Stephen Downing speaks fondly of his 20 years with the Los Angeles Police Department, saying he misses the camaraderie and the integrity of the people he worked with in a career that took him from street cop to deputy chief. Along the way, as commander of...Tags: Prisons, Methamphetamine (drug), Heroin, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Law Enforcement
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The war on pot is no safe bet
As recreational drugs go, marijuana is relatively benign. Unlike alcohol, it doesn't stimulate violence or destroy livers. Unlike tobacco, it doesn't cause lung cancer and heart disease. The worst you can say is that it produces intense, unreasoning...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Marijuana Use, Crime, Law and Justice, Lung Cancer, Recreational Substance Use
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A liberal agenda for Florida in 2014
After the 2012 Election, you don't have to be a weatherman to know that the political wind is blowing liberal in the Sunshine State. There's a storm brewing for the tea party/GOP, and it's more than a tempest in a teapot. It turns out that Florida voters...Tags: Arthritis, Feminism, Women's Health, Politics, Same-Sex Marriage
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Marijuana legalization is gaining momentum
Last Tuesday was a very good day for those of us who think marijuana should be legalized and that the 40-plus-year War on Drugs is an incredibly expensive, destructive failure. Nine states and localities voted for more sensible drug laws, including...
Tags: Health Treatments, FBI, Politics, Prosecution, Ron Paul
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A national left turn?
Politically, it was a status quo election. Democrats held on to the White House and their majority in the U.S. Senate in Tuesday's voting. Republicans preserved their majority in the House and increased by one their hold on the majority of state...Tags: DREAM Act, Republican Party, Marriage, Joe Walsh, Mia Love
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Rick Green: Teen Pot Use at 30-Year Peak – Are We Too Lax?
The Hartford CourantDecriminalizing pot and opening the door to medical marijuana seems like the right thing. We've wasted millions of taxpayer dollars in a futile effort to block use of something that seems less harmful than alcohol. I'm sure of it, just like I can't think...Tags: Health Treatments, Education, Schizophrenia, Health and Safety at School, Barack Obama
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Marijuana legalization passes in Colorado, Washington
Voters in Washington and Colorado passed ballot initiatives Tuesday to legalize marijuana for recreational use, the biggest victory ever for the legalization movement. "The significance of these events cannot be understated," said NORML, a pro-...
Tags: Health Treatments, Voting, Cato Corporation, Citizens Initiative and Recall, Politics
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Arrest them, sentence them and lock 'em up
There's something wrong with our nationwide prison system when the Corrections Corporation of America, which runs private prisons, offers $250 million in a proposal to 48 states to buy up state prisons with several provisos -- one of which is states...Tags: Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Prisons, War Crimes, Culture, Arts and Culture
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INKED! Keeping on schedule
Potheads are annoying. They talk too much, are way too chill and keep asking the same questions over and over.
But as a general rule they’ve never been in that criminal class like junkies, crackheads and tweakers, addicts who could conceivably...Tags: Health Treatments, Methamphetamine (drug), Heroin, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics
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Indianapolis airport police confiscate marijuana from cancer patient
Indianapolis International Airport police confiscated a bag of marijuana and paraphernalia found in a California cancer patient’s bag Tuesday afternoon.
Police said airport security searched 36-year-old Starling Wickes’ luggage, after a...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Cancer, Breast Cancer, Medical Procedures and Tests, Health
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Medical marijuana – coming to Florida?
Taking Names the Blog - Orlando SentinelThe movement for legalized and medical marijuana is building momentum across the country, thanks to an interesting coalition of progressive and libertarian/conservative folks who think government should spend less time trying to lock up private pot...
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