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The Marijuana Justice Act, if passed, would not only remove marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act so that states could legalize without federal interference, but would also withhold funding
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The US government is asking for citizens’ opinions on marijuana laws. And thousands are responding.
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The number of prescriptions of opioid painkillers dropped 10.2% in 2017, according to the IQVIA Institute, an arm of the clinical research giant that collects data on pharmaceutical prescriptions from retail
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But now that it's festival season again, it's a good time to examine our current marijuana laws and figure out what's legal, and what's smoke. And in this case, ironically, you
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About 74 percent of the 140 people who responded to the poll as of Wednesday said they believe opioid abuse is an epidemic. The reader poll accompanied Sunday's Part 1 of
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When we look at the ways athletes use cannabis, one trend sticks: “stasis.” Most athletes want pluses from what they put in their bodies. But they know that sports cost lots of pain and time. Since they can...
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The Ketchikan City Council will consider two motions on Thursday that would designate the city's 5-percent special sales tax on marijuana for homeless services. The first motion is an ordinance establishing
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An average of 53 deaths, or 42 percent, resulted from using opioids such as heroin, methadone and other narcotics, the data show. ... Between 2000 and 2017, the Texas Poison Center
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On 4/20, many across the U.S. gather to celebrate their love and appreciation for marijuana. Polls show that 64 percent of Americans favor legalizing marijuana. But, despite the majority
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