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Law enforcement and service providers described how funds to combat opioid addiction could best be used locally during a meeting with Congressman Rodney Davis and federal authorities at the Montgomery County
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A new Yale study investigated the risk factors that can lead to marijuana use in young men, building on prior research that drew connections between the substance and disadvantaged neighborhoods. The
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A Lincoln mother has started a support group to help bring out of isolation other local families who are struggling with a relative's opioid addiction. ... The group meets Tuesdays at
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CHARLESTON — State Treasurer John Perdue plans to join forces with treasurers in at least 10 other states to ask Congress to change federal laws surrounding medical marijuana. The move is
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CHICAGO — A suburban Chicago man is in custody and facing drug and weapons charges after police discovered more than 400 pounds of marijuana inside his home. The Chicago Tribune reports
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Students were asked to discuss the opioid abuse crisis and ways teens can help solve the problem in our community, or to identify the signs of human trafficking and ways teens
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minneapolis police are set to train officers to use a potentially life-saving antidote for opioid overdoses. Chief Medaria Arradondo and Mayor Jacob Frey on Monday will kick off
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A 69-year-old Virginia Beach man was arrested and charged on Friday (March 23) for threatening to kill a Congressman who supports giving states the freedom to make their own marijuana laws.
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Claire Ayer, D-Addison, chair of the Senate Health and Welfare Committee, said a tax on opioids is a logical way to fund treatment and recovery programs. ... But overdose reports continue
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Richmond Township officials are seeking input from the public before deciding whether or not to allow medical marijuana facilities in the community. Under the Medical Marihuana Facilities Licensing Act, Richmond Township
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“Every prescriber and dispenser must know they now have a right to trust their conscience and refuse opioid pain medications in favor of a less addictive option.” Senate Bill 273 makes
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On Monday, the application process will open to certain businesses that qualify for expedited review: medical marijuana dispensaries that are already open or have a provisional permit, and so-called economic empowerment
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