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Opioid prescriptions decline, but overdoses and deaths go on and on (commentary)

Written by: Norris Garman
Category: Drug News
Published: 16 March 2019
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – It's hard to find anything positive in our ongoing battle against opioids, but there was a glimmer of light the other day: A report ...
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NM marijuana legalization effort unlikely to pass in 2019 session

Written by: Norris Garman
Category: Drug News
Published: 16 March 2019
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SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) - A bill aiming to legalize and regulate marijuana in New Mexico had a lot of momentum, but doesn't appear to be on its way ...
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The New “Miss Marijuana” Pageant Comes With Outdated Guidelines and Transphobia

Written by: Norris Garman
Category: Drug News
Published: 15 March 2019
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This article originally appeared on Straight Cannabis.

A new North American beauty pageant targeting the cannabis industry has just opened for applications—but only for “unwed” and “natural born” females between the ages 18 to 30.

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Number of opioids prescribed falls as long-term prescriptions rise

Written by: Norris Garman
Category: Drug News
Published: 15 March 2019
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Over a period of 12 years, the number of opioids prescribed per person decreased, whereas the prescribing rate for long-term prescriptions increased, ...
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Recreational marijuana in New York: More counties say they will opt out

Written by: Norris Garman
Category: Drug News
Published: 15 March 2019
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ALBANY – County leaders are lining up to opt out of allowing legal marijuana sales even if New York legalizes the drug. Executives in Rockland ...
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On-Site Cannabis Consumption Will Soon Be Sanctioned in Alaska

Written by: Norris Garman
Category: Drug News
Published: 14 March 2019
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High TimesOn Tuesday, Alaska became the first state to authorize marijuana consumption at permit-holding businesses. Lieutenant Governor Kevin Meyer signed a bill that puts the Land of the Midnight Sun in the company of Denver, West Hollywood, Oakland, and...

AG Ferguson files lawsuit against opioid distributors

Written by: Norris Garman
Category: Drug News
Published: 14 March 2019
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AG Ferguson announces major lawsuit against three opioid distributors for their role in Washington's opioid crisis pic.twitter.com/JL2U8jbRc6.
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NJ marijuana legalization: Does legal weed bill include home grow, deliveries?

Written by: Norris Garman
Category: Drug News
Published: 14 March 2019
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TRENTON — The New Jersey marijuana legalization bill has gone through numerous changes since it was first introduced nearly two years ago.
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Shut-Down Meatpacking Plant to be Reopened as Medical Cannabis Facility

Written by: Norris Garman
Category: Drug News
Published: 13 March 2019
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High TimesIn an example of the opportunity that legal cannabis can offer economically depressed communities, a former meatpacking plant in Michigan that has sat idle for almost 25 years will soon be reopened as a medical marijuana facility....

Medically treating opioid use disorder in prison saves lives

Written by: Norris Garman
Category: Drug News
Published: 13 March 2019
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In Maryland, opioid overdoses now kill more people each year than guns and car crashes combined. With more than 2,000 deaths in 2017, Maryland ...
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In push for marijuana legalization, 2020 Democrats side with industry

Written by: Norris Garman
Category: Drug News
Published: 13 March 2019
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Presidential hopeful Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) has introduced a bill removing marijuana from the federal Controlled Substances Act, a proposal that ...
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Michigan Adds Cerebral Palsy to List of Conditions for Medical Marijuana Program

Written by: Norris Garman
Category: Drug News
Published: 12 March 2019
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High TimesMichigan’s Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) has announced that cerebral palsy will join the list of medical conditions that make patients eligible for enrollment in the state’s medical marijuana program. Its addition, approved by...

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