Portland luxury tower residents troubled by neighborhood's apparent spike in …

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The problem of illicit drug use near the tower was dramatized last month when children from the building found an unconscious man near their school bus stop with a hypodermic needle in his arm, Winn said. The stop, at Cumberland Avenue and Mechanic …
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Debunking The 'Marijuana Is A Gateway Drug' Theory

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marijuana gateway drug theory Yesterday I was a presenter at the Better People Educational Forum in Downtown Portland. This was held in the Multnomah County Public Defender's Office and asked the question “Marijuana: Should it be Legal?” I made my …
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Pro-marijuana bus ads stir controversy in Portland, Maine

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… use for adults in Portland, on Nov. 5, and the Marijuana Policy Project purchased $ 2,500 worth of ads to try and help pass the measure. … The ads are opposed by 21 Reasons, a group that tries to curb teenage drug use. “It has a very, very good …
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The FDA Still Says Gay Men Can't Donate Blood. Is That Discrimination?

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Gay men in America are seeing a nationwide shift toward acceptance of their sexual orientation, yet when it comes to donating blood, they're still treated as second-class — and the Food and Drug Administration is now under pressure to take another …
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