Say referendum could bring more crime and addiction

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While supporters say the law would strictly regulate who can dispense marijuana to people with painful medical conditions, law enforcement officials fear the system would be manipulated by drug dealers who would use nonprofit treatment centers as …
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Foreman: For Adults In Pain, Just Say Yes To Marijuana

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The latest cool stuff out of some of the nation's best labs; news on medical research and what it may mean for patients. …. McLean Hospital, show cognitive deficits with early adolescent heavy use, though other studies suggest these changes may be …
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Armed drug addict shot dead, hostage saved

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… dead, hostage saved. By Zhao Wen | 2012-10-15 | NEWSPAPER EDITION … AN ARMED drug addict who held a woman hostage at gunpoint on a highway in southwest China's Sichuan Province was shot dead yesterday morning. One other person was …
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Worthington | Anti-drug effort seeks to sober up city, schools

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About 17 percent of American high-school students say that, on any given day, they drink, smoke or use drugs during school, according to a recent survey by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University.Drug Safe will host …
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