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The new president of the Marshall Islands has announced the tiny Pacific nation has legalized the use of cocaine by executive order.
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New technology to test sewage to catch out drug users at events and venues to help gain search warrants.
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Chemicals Used in "Spice" and "K2" Type Products Now Under Federal Control and Regulation
DEA Will Study Whether To Permanently Control Five Substances
Chemicals like K-2 and Spice are designated as Schedule I substances, the most restrictive category under the Controlled Substances Act.
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An Oklahoma mother has been taken away from her four young children and her husband, and is now serving 10 years in prison for selling $31 worth of marijuana.
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A new study shows that Ecstasy the drug commonly associated with brain damage is not as harmful as previously thought. Previous studies were carried out without due care and the results were skewed. Unfortunately the statutes made to regulate Ecstasy were made using these old studies.
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Massachusetts introduces bill to legalize cannabis for recreational use... then regulate and tax it.
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Richard Arreola was a former Boys & Girls club "Youth of the Year", small business owner, and father of a three-year-old.
He was killed Thursday night by an undercover narcotics officer in a one-sided shootout on 14th and Macon.
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Last week, while visiting Mexico, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was interviewed by Denise Maerker of Televisa, who asked her opinion of proposals to address black-market violence by repealing drug prohibition. Clinton's response illustrates not only the intellectual bankruptcy of the prohibitionist position but the economic ignorance of a woman who would be president
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And the Four Loko black market begins. Police do a sting operation and women face up to three years in jail.
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Police accidently shot an elderly man during a drug raid in the Bronx on Saturday.
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It remains unclear what, if any, role salvia played in shaping Mr. Loughner's views. But the shootings have once again drawn attention to a drug that - for little more than the cost of a pack of cigarettes and without the hassle of showing a driver's license - a growing number of young people here and throughout much of the country are legally buying and using.
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From the article: "Acetaminophen is the leading cause of liver failure in the U.S. and sends 56,000 people to the emergency room annually. About 200 of them die, and the FDA estimates 120 of those deaths are linked to prescription drugs with acetaminophen."
Imagine if cannabis was HALF as dangerous as this stuff anyone can buy without a prescription.
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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court isn't given to offering advice to people who are breaking the law, even in a minor way. But some justices on Wednesday effectively told those who might be sitting at home smoking pot when the police come knocking: Do not flush the toilet.
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The 30-day test showed that children of ganja-using mothers were superior to children of non-ganja mothers in two ways: the children had better organization and modulation of sleeping and waking, and they were less prone to stress-related anxiety.
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Jury nullification for marijuana "crimes" is gaining steam. People are saying they aren't willing to convict because they think it should be legal.
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A funny thing happened on the way to a trial in Missoula County District Court last week.
Jurors – well, potential jurors – staged a revolt.
They took the law into their own hands, as it were, and made it clear they weren’t about to convict anybody for having a couple of buds of marijuana. Never mind that the defendant in question also faced a felony charge of criminal distribution of dangerous drugs.
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More high school seniors this year used marijuana than smoked cigarettes in the past 30 days, according to government data released Tuesday.
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More high school seniors this year used marijuana than smoked cigarettes in the past 30 days, according to government data released Tuesday.
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New data revealed on Thursday shows that Vermont state government spends more than $700,000 annually to pursue Vermonters for possession of small amounts of marijuana.
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Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- U.S. authorities have discovered 30 tons of marijuana that were part of a smuggling operation using a tunnel under the California-Mexico border, officials said Wednesday.
The 600-yard tunnel -- which features a rail system, lighting and ventilation -- connects a warehouse in Tijuana with one in the Otay Mesa industrial area of San Diego, said U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokeswoman Lauren Mack.
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