Center Police strike outside jurisdiction again
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ktre - (US) Were arrested in a meth lab bust in Shelbyville. (Fri Nov 20 14:05:13 2009 PST)

Afghan police are weak link in security force
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fox12idaho - (US) They often have contacts with "power brokers, criminals, drug lords and the Taliban," he said. (Fri Nov 20 14:05:13 2009 PST)

Amanda Knox tortured, killed roommate, prosecutor says in closing - CNN.com
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cnn - (US) On the night Kercher was killed, Knox and Sollecito say, they were at his house watching a movie and smoking marijuana. ... (Fri Nov 20 14:05:13 2009 PST)

National System Aims To Minimize Diversion of Cold and Allergy Medicine in ...
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earthtimes - (US) "We believe many states will adopt NPLEx over the next several years. We are preventing people from diverting illegal amounts of these cold and allergy medicines for the manufacture of methamphetamine.". (Fri Nov 20 14:05:13 2009 PST)

Los Angeles Gets Tough on Medical Marijuana Shops
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abcnews - (US) Los Angeles Gets Tough on Medical Marijuana Shops - ABC News Los Angeles Gets Tough on Medical Marijuana Shops Hundreds of pot shops have sprung up in the last couple of years across Los Angeles. (Fri Nov 20 14:05:13 2009 PST)
[also uk.reuters4221]

ATP says it can't reopen Agassi drug case
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cumberlink - (US) The ATP Tour will not reopen a doping case against Andre Agassi even though he admitted to lying about using crystal meth in 1997. (Fri Nov 20 14:05:13 2009 PST)

Woman's kiss smuggled drugs to Pa. inmate
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blueridgenow - (US) When McKinzie wouldn't tell guards what he swallowed, they put him in a cell where they could monitor his bathroom visits and found a balloon filled with marijuana three days later. ... (Fri Nov 20 14:05:13 2009 PST)

Long way from track, suspended driver Jeremy Mayfield holds large auction
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am1150 - (US) Banned from driving by NASCAR after testing positive for methamphetamines, Mayfield has become an auction fanatic. Mayfield walked around his land with a smile, but also determined to prove that he's not a drug user. Mayfield has been suspended since failing a May 1 random drug test. NASCAR says he tested positive for methamphetamines then and in an... (Fri Nov 20 14:05:13 2009 PST)

TOP: California adopts stricter rules for drug abusers in the health industry -- latimes.com
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latimes - (US) Dentists and other professionals with addictions will be subject to more drug tests. (Fri Nov 20 14:05:03 2009 PST)
[also latimes7994, latimes19086, latimes19996, latimes20965, latimes20966, latimes19995, latimes8970, latimes18313]

TOP: Hair tests beat urine in nabbing workplace drug users - USATODAY.com
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usatoday - (US) Friday will release hair data for the first time that show that in the first half of 2009 cocaine was found in three of every 1000 urine tests performed on job applicants and employees. (Fri Nov 20 14:00:28 2009 PST)

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