Rat study: Marijuana may ease PTSD
UPI - Mon Nov 9, 3:49 pm ETHAIFA, Israel, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- Israeli researchers say synthetic marijuana helped rats under stress recover sooner from emotional trauma.
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U.S. takes positive steps toward medical marijuana reform
The Columbia Chronicle - Sun Nov 8, 10:04 pm ETDeputy Attorney General David Ogden issued a memo on Oct. 19 directing U.S. federal attorneys to cease prosecution of medical marijuana patients and dispensaries that operate legally under established state laws. This memo is a step in the right direction toward a sensible marijuana policy in the U.S. According to the official Department of Justice memo, prosecution [...]
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Colo. Medical Marijuana Supporters Head To Court
CBS4 Denver - Sat Nov 7, 6:18 pm ETMedical marijuana supporters want a judge to block a change in state regulations limiting who can supply the drug to patients.
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EDITORIAL: Marijuana initiative: No quick fix for it
Detroit Free Press - Sat Nov 7, 3:10 am ETLess than a year after Michigan voters approved it, an initiative authorizing doctors to prescribe marijuana for some patients has left employers in legal limbo.
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Gov. Baldacci Issues Marijuana Order
WMTW Auburn - Sat Nov 7, 9:38 am ETThe medical marijuana law approved by Maine voters this week has prompted action by Gov. John Baldacci.
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Patients flock to California doctors practicing pot medicine
The Sacramento Bee - Sun Nov 8, 3:02 am ETIn Mississippi, where Dr. David Allen worked as a heart surgeon, authorities seized his home and ranch this year after finding $800 worth of marijuana and $1,000 in hashish. A grand jury is to consider a cultivation charge that could net him 30 years in prison under Mississippi's drug laws.
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CRIME LOG
Gateway - Sun Nov 8, 11:35 am ETWednesday, Oct. 28 10:30 a.m. A student reported the theft of their bicycle from Lot 2. The theft occurred on Tuesday, Oct. 27 between 7 p.m. and 8:45 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29 5:14 p.m. A student reported vandalism to their vehicle while parked in Lot T. The vandalism occurred between 7:15 a.
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Around the Region - Nov. 8
The Gainesville Sun - Sun Nov 8, 6:24 am ETStaff and wire reports News and events from around the Gainesville, Fla. region and state for Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009.
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Marijuana Task Force Makes Its Land-Use Recommendations
KPBS San Diego - Fri Nov 6, 7:48 pm ETSAN DIEGO — Medical marijuana shops will be allowed to locate in any commercial zone in San Diego if the city follows the recommendations of its Medical Marijuana Task Force.
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Marijuana plants seized in Woonsocket
The Providence Journal - Fri Nov 6, 9:47 pm ETThe police say they confiscated 145 pounds of the illegal drug in two raids and arrested 6 people from Woonsocket and Cranston
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NORML warms up medical pot proposal
Columbia Daily Tribune - Sun Nov 8, 9:16 am ETIn a panel discussion Saturday in Ellis Auditorium, nine patients described a dizzying array of illnesses ranging from epilepsy to a rare joint disorder known as Larsen syndrome. Two sat in wheelchairs, and one young man told the audience he was there to speak on behalf of his father, who is bedridden with multiple sclerosis.
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THE WEEK IN REVIEW
The Pueblo Chieftain - Sun Nov 8, 7:38 am ETBomber, rape suspect Law enforcement authorities from Colorado, New Mexico, Kansas and Texas are investigating whether suspected serial rapist Robert Howard Bruce may be connected to unsolved sexual assaults in their jurisdictions.
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Marijuana charges against Giants' Tim Lincecum likely to be dropped
Contra Costa Times - Fri Nov 6, 10:50 pm ETClark County, Wash. prosecutor said 2008 Cy Young winner received no preferential treatment
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That gets a thumbs down
The Daily Sentinel - Sun Nov 8, 1:03 am ETAssault/family violence, 1800 block of North Street. During a disturbance between a woman and her boyfriend, the woman bit the man on his thumb.
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Whiskey bottle worth $3,500 stolen
Bradenton Herald - Sun Nov 8, 12:10 am ETWESTON — A valuable bottle of whiskey has gone missing from a South Florida liquor store.
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Pot-smoking minister guilty of growing it
The Tampa Tribune - Sat Nov 7, 4:30 pm ETA self-proclaimed minister who claimed he smokes marijuana for religious and health reasons has been found guilty of illegally harvesting 100 of the plants.
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Feds Ease Up on Medical Marijuana
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