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State Court: Medical Marijuana Law Supersedes Zero-Tolerance DUI Policy
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22.5.2013 |
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com |
| Michigan's Supreme Court has ruled that taking a toke before driving is OK for state-approved marijuana patients in certain circumstances. In a unanimous ruling Tuesday,... |
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Bill Rosendahl: Coming out of the (Cannabis) Closet
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22.5.2013 |
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com |
| I walking more freely and faster without assistance. I can sit longer than five minutes without pain. I'm getting pretty close to feeling like the old Bill Rosendahl. |
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Legal Pot Delivered To Your Front Door
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22.5.2013 |
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com |
| SAN FRANCISCO -- Amid a bare-knuckle fight with the federal government to keep his medical marijuana dispensary open, Steve DeAngelo had an idea: if federal... |
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Proving the proven: Advocates push for a safe consumption site in Ottawa
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21.5.2013 |
rabble.ca - News for the rest of us |
| Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Ottawa is one of the leading cities in Canada when it comes to HIV and hepatitis C infections among drug users, and last year there were at least 36 overdose deaths.
"There's a health crisis in Ottawa."
Chris Dalton's pronouncement contains not a trace of drama, but it's hard to reconcile with the city I see at the moment. It's springtime in the national capital, and it's beautiful -- the bike paths along the canal and rivers are getting busy, trees are flourishing in greens and reds, and the historical architecture in the core of the city glints beneath the sunlight.
But even in a well-groomed capital city, social inequities are playing out with detrimental health consequences. If you’re paying attention, they’re apparent. As a social worker, Dalton is paying attention.
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Marijuana Quandary Raises Alarm In Key State
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16.5.2013 |
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com |
| By Jonathan Kaminsky OLYMPIA, Washington, May 15 (Reuters) - Key officials helping to create Washington state's potentially lucrative recreational pot market say its success may... |
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Will You Become A Zombie?
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11.5.2013 |
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com |
| According to the D.C. Department of Health’s Addiction Prevention & Recovery Administration, if you try "fake weed," you will turn into a zombie. Well, metaphorically,... |
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California Supreme Court Recognizes Legality of Medical Marijuana Dispensaries, But Says Localities May Ban Them
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7.5.2013 |
Commondreams.org Newswire |
The California Supreme Court ruled today in the case City of Riverside v. Inland Empire Patients Health and Wellness Center that local governments may ban the distribution of medical marijuana and are not preempted by state law by doing so. However, the court also recognized the legality of dispensaries, more than 1,000 of which currently exist and operate throughout the state. More than 50 localities in California officially regulate the distribution of medical marijuana, while nearly 200 cities ban the activity outright. read more |
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Drug Czar Questions Drug Arrests, Says Administration Will Continue To Fight Pot
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25.4.2013 |
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com |
| BALTIMORE — The nation's drug czar said Wednesday the legalization of marijuana in Washington state and Colorado won't change his office's mission of fighting the... |
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D.C. Medical Marijuana Dispensary Has Big News
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24.4.2013 |
Green on HuffingtonPost.com |
| WASHINGTON -- The proprietors of one of D.C.'s first medical marijuana dispensaries shared big news with their Facebook followers on Tuesday: Scott Morgan, communications director... |
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13 People Who Are Dead Because Of America's Futile War On Drugs
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21.4.2013 |
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com |
| America's long drug war has produced countless tragedies, ruined lives and led to parentless children, as well as the deaths of drug warriors, nonviolent offenders... |
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Yoseph Leib Ibn Mardachya: 420 And The Hidden Jewish Cannabis Teachings
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19.4.2013 |
Green on HuffingtonPost.com |
| Why is Cannabis smoking identified with the secret number 420? Once, when I was young, I looked answers in the Hebrew Bible and mystical tradition. |
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Health Law Could Overwhelm Addiction Services
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17.4.2013 |
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com |
| CHICAGO — It has been six decades since doctors concluded that addiction was a disease that could be treated, but today the condition still dwells... |
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Michigan Medical Marijuana Patient Refused Placement in Prison Medical Facility Despite Judge's Recommendation
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15.4.2013 |
Commondreams.org Newswire |
Late last week, 53-year-old Michigan medical marijuana patient Jerry Duval received a Justice Department order to surrender to federal authorities on June 11th to begin serving a 10-year prison sentence at the Federal Correctional Institution in Elkton, Ohio. read more |
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Huge News For Medical Marijuana Supporters
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6.4.2013 |
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com |
| The General Assembly is poised to pass legislation that would make Maryland the 19th state to legalize marijuana use for medical reasons -- though how... |
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Help Shrinks As Poverty Spikes In The US
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2.4.2013 |
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com |
| BALTIMORE — Antonio Hammond is the $18,000 man. He's a success story for Catholic Charities of Baltimore, one of a multitude of organizations trying to... |
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Major Medical Marijuana Supplier Illegally Used Pesticides
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27.3.2013 |
CommonDreams.org Headlines |
| Maine's largest medical marijuana supplier came under fire this week following an investigation that revealed widespread illegal use of pesticides in a cultivation facility—raising health concerns for patients.
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Awkward!
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25.3.2013 |
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com |
| The potential medical benefits of marijuana are clear to Annapolis physician Richard Bernstein. The drug can bring a bit of relief -- curbing nausea and... |
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How the Poultry Industry is Grinding Up Workers’ Health and Rights
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22.3.2013 |
Commondreams.org Views |
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Teens Pick Pot Over Cigarettes
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15.3.2013 |
Green on HuffingtonPost.com |
| SEATTLE — Washington high school students who participated in a statewide survey say they are twice as likely to smoke marijuana as cigarettes, and the... |
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Hemp Legalization Bill Given Death Sentence After Early Approval
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12.3.2013 |
Green on HuffingtonPost.com |
| A bill that would provide the fabric for a legal hemp industry in Kentucky is set to die in the state House, the chamber's top... |
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