Our View: Federal regulators lagging on medical marijuana

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Meanwhile, federal regulators have denied that marijuana is a medicine, while obstructing the research process that medications must undergo to get federal approval. Of the Schedule I controlled drugs (with no known benefits and a “high capacity for …
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Amateurs Flock to Osage County

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Theatre in the Grove, a nonprofit theater company in the suburbs of Portland, Ore., isn't known for edgy fare. This year's season includes productions of "Guys and Dolls" and "Annie." So Zachary Centers, a 26-year-old volunteer director at the theater …
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The 2013 Year in Review: The people, events and stories that shaped life in …

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Grand County Search and Rescue member Dave Kafer instructs Granby Elementary School third graders on how to use a garbage bag to stay warm and dry as part of the Hug-a-Tree program in May. Expand Photo Andy Lussie wets down grass and bushes west …
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A tale of light out of darkness

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She was also sexually abused as a child. “I don't … When she was 16, Felicity was sexually abused by a family member and again by a friend of her mother. Soon after, her mom … Pregnant, Felicity began to cope with drug use, and ultimately gave the …
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