Wisconsin Lawmaker Seeks Change to 'Fetal Protection' Law

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A Wisconsin lawmaker is pushing to change legislation known as the “cocaine mom” act, a “fetal protection” law, in light of a high-profile case in which a pregnant woman was provided fewer legal protections than her fetus. The case that has drawn …
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Pot Block! Trapped in the Marijuana Rescheduling Maze

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On the other hand, dropping pot down a notch to Schedule II (let alone III, IV or V, or removing it from the Controlled Substances Act completely) would be a big step in resolving the clash between state and federal law, since such a move would at …
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Lou Reed: rock 'n' roll animal

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Variously voted the second and the 84th worst record of all time, it was viewed as a contract-busting act of derision, the screaming sound of a drug-fuelled nervous breakdown, a petulant stamping of the feet to establish that he was as experimental as …
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Amid HealthCare.gov problems, some Louisianians will see their policies canceled

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In a report that went viral, NBC News on Tuesday credited four unnamed sources “deeply involved in the Affordable Care Act” with saying that 50 to 75 percent of the nation's 14 million consumers who receive individual health insurance coverage would …
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