Spice testimony: Legality shows 'a disregard for public health and public safety'

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As legislators tackle a drug problem that has rapidly spread in Maine, a work session has been scheduled on Friday, May 10 at 1 p.m. for L.D. 661, "An Act to Prohibit Sale or Possession of Synthetic Cannabinoids." This bill was introduced by Rep …
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OxyContin a gateway to heroin for upper-income addicts – USA Today

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What Martin and others like him are witnessing is a growing and more dangerous wave of drug addiction sweeping the country, ensnaring a new population — several hundred thousand Americans — in the heroin trap and importing crime to America's suburbs …
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Oxycodone smuggling ring leader gets 17 years

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Eleven of those people are from the Portland Metro area. Oxycodone addicts often switch to heroin, which is much cheaper and more easily obtainable on the street, police say. The ring used “call girls” to ship drugs, with money laundered in …
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Sponsor of bill says Maine will legalize marijuana, one way or another

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“As a fiscal conservative I'm very concerned about useless government programs that create waste and waste taxpayer dollars and increase the deficit,” Ashley Ryan of Portland told the committee. Ryan is a … But those who oppose making recreational …
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