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Valley Police Beat: Gun reported stolen, later found
EL CENTRO — A handgun was initially reported stolen out of a car while its owner was at the American Legion, according to El Centro Police Department logs. The report was taken early Saturday morning. The reporting party called back and said he...Tags: American Legion, The Salvation Army, Theft, Marijuana Use, Lifestyle and Leisure
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OAS study says countries should consider decriminalizing drug use
BOGOTA, Colombia — The Organization of American States said Friday that countries should consider decriminalizing drug use, a shift backed by several Latin American leaders but opposed by the United States. Decriminalization could be one of many...
Tags: Punishment, Drug Use, Colombia, Lifestyle and Leisure, Bogota (Colombia)
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Illinois Senate approves bill to legalize medical marijuana
Illinois has come within a signature of becoming the 19th state to allow marijuana use for medical purposes. On Friday, the state Senate voted 35-21 to approve a medical marijuana measure, which now will head for Gov. Pat Quinn’s desk. The...
Tags: Washington, DC, Government, OxyContin (drug), Executive Branch, Medical Marijuana Therapy
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After emotional debate, Senate OKs medical marijuana
— Siding with patients who say cannabis is the only drug that can safely ease their chronic pain, the Senate sent Gov. Pat Quinn a measure Friday that would make Illinois the 19th state to legalize marijuana for medical purposes. The issue sparked...
Tags: Government, Executive Branch, Medical Marijuana Therapy, Lifestyle and Leisure, Linda Holmes
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Kannapolis students to take part in growth study
Independent Tribune, Concord, N.C.KANNAPOLIS, N.C. -- Kannapolis City Schools will begin a partnership that will allow researchers to study the growth and development in the system's first-graders over the next few years. Members of the Kannapolis City Board of Education heard a...Tags: National Institutes of Health, Teaching and Learning, Lifestyle and Leisure, Education, Social Sciences
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After-school programs: Good for kids and the community
Most working parents aren’t home when their kids get out of school. There’s a constant need for families to cover the kid-care gap between school ends and when work ends. That’s where after-school programs come in. School...
Tags: Drug Use, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Josh Hamilton's allergies not linked to drug use, doctors say
addCustomPlayer('1j59v4a9evljr1d1b5hvawowo7', '', '', 600, 418, 'perf1j59v4a9evljr1d1b5hvawowo7', 'eplayer15'); Josh Hamilton said he was assured by doctors this week that the allergies that lead to occasional sinus and throat discomfort and dizziness...Tags: Tommy Hanson, Dizziness, Sean Burnett, Baseball, Barry Enright
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Authorities to discuss warning signs of meth labs at community event
Daily American Staff WriterMethamphetamine labs are being found more in Somerset County than in previous years, said Cpl. Dennis Ulery, a supervisor on the Pennsylvania State Police Clandestine Lab Response Team. "Last year we had a 40 percent increase statewide and we are on pace...Tags: Methamphetamine (drug), Drug Trafficking, Symptoms, Drug Use, Somerset County (Pennsylvania)
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GMO labeling campaign money mostly from outside state
The Spokesman-ReviewOut-of-state money pouring into the campaign coffers of this fall's initiative to require labeling of genetically modified food products make clear that Washington will once again be a battleground state for progressive causes. Supporters of...Tags: Voting, Consumers, Business, Gays and Lesbians, Politics
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Drug abuse in Asia: 'Emergency situation' in Indonesia
The Straits TimesJAKARTA (The Straits Times/ANN) -- In a Jakarta club, where the local authorities admit that the drug problem is spiralling out of control, music is throbbing. Some clubbers punch their fists in the air, swaying hypnotically to the beat while others sip...Tags: Methamphetamine (drug), Heroin, Prisons, Human Rights, United Nations
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Fort Carson soldier gets 3 years in death of infant son
The Gazette (Colorado Springs, Colo.)A Fort Carson soldier received a three-year prison sentence Monday after prosecutors say he waited an hour before calling 911 to seek help for his dying infant son. Pfc. Ian Smith, 24, stood straight and his wife wept quietly behind him while Col....Tags: Lawyers, Prosecution, Punishment, Prisons, Hydrocodone (drug)
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Health, safety primary concerns in school's decision to drug-test
The Orlando Sentinel's Front Burner columns on Friday addressing drug testing in schools illustrate that there are issues about which honest people can disagree in good faith. Harold J. Krent, dean and professor of law at Chicago-Kent law school, and...Tags: Alcohol Addiction, Health and Safety at School, Crime, Law and Justice, Drug Use, Substance Abuse
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