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A man was killed late Saturday in Pleasant Hill in a shooting that police suspect was connected to a marijuana robbery. Officers responded to a report of a person with gunshot
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Yet, according to two newly published studies in JAMA Internal Medicine, medical and recreational pot may indeed offer a big benefit to the American public: a reduction in opioid use. For
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A man in Pleasant Hill was found dead late Saturday following an apparent marijuana-related robbery, according to police. Officers first responded around 11:14 p.m. to the 2100 block of Norse Drive
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An annual memorial service honoring the start of National Crime Victims Week focused on the opioid epidemic Sunday. Members of Recovery Now New York, Substance Overdose Awareness Recovery Services (SOARS), and
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Cases of Bleeding Spur Ohio Advisory on Synthetic Marijuana. Ohio warns health care providers that synthetic marijuana possibly contaminated with rat poison is linked to cases of severe bleeding
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Locally, South Bend EMS used 494 doses of naloxone, the opioid-overdose antidote, in 2017, up from 338 doses the previous year. Overdose deaths in St. Joseph County did drop from 60
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No matter what the internet might serve up on the rumor mill, pot’s never been responsible for a fatal overdose. In fact, marijuana offers many pain-reducing qualities without harmful side effects. But unlike weed,...
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The group of nine white and two black patrons didn't resemble the hardened criminals some medical marijuana opponents predicted would be drawn to legal dispensaries. Passersby can't easily distinguish the facility's
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According to the lawsuit filed by the state attorney general last week, 236 million doses of opioids were prescribed in Arkansas in 2016. That equals about 78 pills for every resident
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At its March 27 meeting, the council unanimously approved creating one-time funds of $250,000 each for opioid and homelessness response. Back in November 2017, the money was included as part of
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Dennis Rodriguez Jr. hopes the University of Guam's Marine Laboratory can become the independent testing laboratory for the medical marijuana program. But Jonas Macapinlac, UOG's director of integrated marketing communications, said
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