Unused drugs a public health problem
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stpns - Unused medicines (such as those we all have left over in our medicine cabinets) are contributing to drug overdoses. (Fri Feb 03 21:49:06 2012 PST)

Avon Police Blotter for Feb. 8
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foothillsmediagroup - (US) Was arrested Jan. 27 at 3:09 p.m. for possession of less than a half-ounce of marijuana. (Fri Feb 03 19:23:44 2012 PST)

TX: Lingerie-Clad Man High On "Bath Salts" Kills Pygmy Goat (w/ Fantastic Mugshot) - Houston News - Hair Balls
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blogs.houstonpress - I'm not up to speed on what the kids these days are taking to get their "high" on. (Fri Feb 03 18:41:51 2012 PST)

Students proud to be drug-free
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tracypress - Jacobson and Poet Christian will all have graduation ceremonies for their D.A.R.E. students. (Fri Feb 03 14:56:15 2012 PST)

PolicyMic
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policymic - The National Movement for Peace and Justice is acting as enforcer of a still fragile democracy that only 12 years ago emerged from a lengthy one-party rule to soon find itself infested with violent drug traffickers and criminal organizations soon after. (Fri Feb 03 14:26:01 2012 PST)

New Hampshire HB 1526 Would Decriminalize, Not Legalize, Marijuana Possession
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theweedblog - B Those are the weakest arguments I have ever heard against marijuana decriminalization. Decriminalizes controlling premises or a vehicle in which less than one ounce of marijuana is found (currently this is a misdemeanor offense). (Fri Feb 03 12:52:58 2012 PST)

Hamilton police recover heroin and ...
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butlercounty.fox19 - (US) Recovered in the search warrant was 10 oz of heroin (280 grams) and approximately $4000.00 in cash. (Fri Feb 03 12:18:56 2012 PST)

drug-war dehumanization

drug users, dehumanized

Crime beat (Feb. 4)
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timesrecordnews - (US) A Wichita Falls man and woman were arrested Thursday following a drug raid on a city home. (Fri Feb 03 22:19:25 2012 PST)

Rangers Josh Hamilton says he had relapse, starting with '3 or 4' drinks in Dallas
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globalwinnipeg - "For everybody who I have hurt, for everybody b fans, kids, people who have addictions and look up to me b I apologize to you," he said. Feb 3 - Dozens of police officers fanned out across the Province Friday making 13 arrests and seizing $1 million worth of d... (Fri Feb 03 22:04:45 2012 PST)

Doping probe ends; no charges
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chron - (US) Federal prosecutors said, Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, they are closing a criminal investigation of Armstrong and will not charge him over allegations the seven-time Tour de France winner used performance-enhancing drugs. ... (Fri Feb 03 20:03:24 2012 PST)

TX: Lingerie-Clad Man High On "Bath Salts" Kills Pygmy Goat (w/ Fantastic Mugshot) - Houston News - Hair Balls
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blogs.houstonpress - I'm not up to speed on what the kids these days are taking to get their "high" on. (Fri Feb 03 18:41:51 2012 PST)

Webb sentenced for drug trafficking
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circlevilleherald - (US) Webb sentenced for drug trafficking - Circleville Herald: News Webb sentenced for drug trafficking CIRCLEVILLE - A Logan Elm Village man was sentenced to 14 months in state prison after pleading guilty to felony drug trafficking charges in Pickaway County Common Pleas Court. (Fri Feb 03 18:36:35 2012 PST)

NM drug trafficking ring linked to Sinaloa cartel
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chron - (US) NM drug trafficking ring linked to Sinaloa cartel - Houston Chronicle NM drug trafficking ring linked to Sinaloa cartel Drug Enforcement Administration special agent Friday that t... (Fri Feb 03 18:19:43 2012 PST)

Board urges passage of ADAMH levy
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circlevilleherald - (US) Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services) Board is urging Pickaway County voters to vote for a 1 mill. (Fri Feb 03 18:19:43 2012 PST)

drug-free utopia

intolerance will save the kids (drug war propaganda themes 5 6 and 7.)

StandardNet
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standard - (US) Is scheduled for a Feb. 22 status conference before Judge W. Dea Millerberg also was arrested that week on prescription drug charges. (Fri Feb 03 22:33:18 2012 PST)

Rangers Josh Hamilton says he had relapse, starting with '3 or 4' drinks in Dallas
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globalwinnipeg - "For everybody who I have hurt, for everybody b fans, kids, people who have addictions and look up to me b I apologize to you," he said. Feb 3 - Dozens of police officers fanned out across the Province Friday making 13 arrests and seizing $1 million worth of d... (Fri Feb 03 22:04:45 2012 PST)

CO: Leave national anthem alone; Harmful prohibition; and more - anthem, alone, leave - LETTERS - Colorado Springs Gazette, CO
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gazette - (US) More To those who have spoken against the legalization of marijuana. (Fri Feb 03 16:21:40 2012 PST)

TOP: Doctor followed an unsettled path to Lexington - The Courier-Journal - courier-journal.com
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courier-journal - (US) Prescription-drug abuse torments Eastern Kentucky county Allegations that Azmat has engaged in questionable prescribing of controlled substances have prompted a Kentucky Medical Licensure Board inquiry. (Fri Feb 03 14:56:59 2012 PST)

Secretary of State: marijuana initiative short on valid signatures
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kdvr - (US) Secretary of State: marijuana initiative short on valid signatures - KDVR Secretary of State: marijuana initiative short on valid signatures DENVER -- Proponents of a measure to legalize the recreational use of marijuana by adults in Colorado failed t... (Fri Feb 03 14:56:15 2012 PST)

Globe and Mail
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theglobeandmail - (Canada) Miss Bala: Beauty pageant meets drug war Former RCMP officer helps grieving families organize their lives ... (Fri Feb 03 14:37:06 2012 PST)

Rangers' Hamilton confirms alcohol relapse
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pressofatlanticcity - (US) "For everybody who I have hurt, for everybody _ fans, kids, people who have addictions and look up to me _ I apologize to you," he said. ... (Fri Feb 03 13:38:09 2012 PST)

epidemic of omnipotent drugs

scare parents with tales of irresistible drug-power (themes 4, 5, and 6.)

Rangers Josh Hamilton says he had relapse, starting with '3 or 4' drinks in Dallas
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globalwinnipeg - "For everybody who I have hurt, for everybody b fans, kids, people who have addictions and look up to me b I apologize to you," he said. Feb 3 - Dozens of police officers fanned out across the Province Friday making 13 arrests and seizing $1 million worth of d... (Fri Feb 03 22:04:45 2012 PST)

Rangers' Hamilton confirms alcohol relapse
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greenbaypressgazette - (US) "For everybody who I have hurt, for everybody -- fans, kids, people who have addictions and look up to me --... (Fri Feb 03 21:34:39 2012 PST)

Crime Report: Larceny; DWI
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huntington.patch - (US) Thomas Smith from Huntington was arrested in Huntington for unlawful possession of marijuana. (Fri Feb 03 21:03:30 2012 PST)

Man pleads in bath salts case
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owensoundsuntimes - (Canada) Summers had 10 grams of marijuana in his bag. ... (Fri Feb 03 20:55:47 2012 PST)

Court news: See who was indicted from your neighborhood
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middletownjournal - (US) A, Seven Mile; indicted on one count of possession of heroin. Floyd, 27, 1705 Parrish Ave., Hamilton; indicted on one count each of possession of cocaine and illegal use or possession of drug paraphernalia. Floyd, 27, 1705 Parrish Ave., Hamilton; in... (Fri Feb 03 20:35:57 2012 PST)

Doping probe ends; no charges
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chron - (US) Federal prosecutors said, Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, they are closing a criminal investigation of Armstrong and will not charge him over allegations the seven-time Tour de France winner used performance-enhancing drugs. ... (Fri Feb 03 20:03:24 2012 PST)

TX: Rangers GM on Hamilton's Addiction: "This Is Not a Baseball Story." This is Real Life. - Dallas News - Unfair Park
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blogs.dallasobserver - Rangers GM on Hamilton's Addiction: "This Is Not a Baseball Story.". (Fri Feb 03 18:26:06 2012 PST)

breaking news for these drug war propaganda themes - hated group madness, violence, illness survival of society gateway, use is abuse children demonize, war, epidemic total prohibition dissent attacked

Oklahoma news briefs.
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newsok - (US) Man faces drug charges man has been charged with more than 120 counts related to the manufacturing and possession of methamphetamine, court records show. man has been charged with more than 120 counts r... (Fri Feb 03 22:19:25 2012 PST)

From the Vault: 1992: What now?
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pjstar - (US) In the Spotlight The latest scandal has had Clinton smoking marijuana - perhaps twice - when he was a student at Oxford University in the 1960s. (Fri Feb 03 21:49:06 2012 PST)

RIVERSIDE: City asks feds' help in marijuana enforcement
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pe - (US) RIVERSIDE: City asks fedsb help in marijuana enforcement ! Breaking News ! PE.com - Press-Enterprise RIVERSIDE: City asks fedsb help in marijuana enforcement Two top Riverside officials are asking U.S. attorneys to enforce the federal marijuana ban in their city. (Fri Feb 03 20:55:47 2012 PST)

Son of NFL Jaguars' coach arrested on drug charge
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kgw - Chapel Hill police say the son of new Jacksonville Jaguars coach Mike Mularkey is among three former North Carolina athletes arrested for possession of cocaine. (Fri Feb 03 19:23:44 2012 PST)

Drug testing debated in congressional negotiations over jobless benefits
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democratandchronicle - (US) Drug testing debated in congressional negotiations over jobless benefits ! Democrat and Chronicle ! democratandchronicle.com Drug testing debated in congre... (Fri Feb 03 19:07:22 2012 PST)

The Bay Citizen
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baycitizen - (US) Pot Crackdown Sends Chill through Sacramento - The Bay Citizen Marijuana Marijuana Pot Crackdown Sends Chill through Sacramento A spokesman for the bill's sponsor, Assemblyman Tom Ammiano (D-San Francisco), blamed the federal crackdown on the state's medical marijuana industry for the defeat. A spokesman for th... (Fri Feb 03 18:36:35 2012 PST)

Colorado deals setback to recreational pot effort
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seattlepi - (US) Colorado deals setback to recreational pot effort - seattlepi.com Colorado deals setback to recreational pot effort DENVER (AP) b Colorado marijuana activists have about two weeks to collect an additional 2500 signatures to get a proposal legalizing possession of the drug for recreational use on the ballot after the secretary of state said Friday that tens of thousands of signatures turned in were invalid. (Fri Feb 03 17:33:23 2012 PST)

prohibitionists in the news

infamous drug warriors

Mexico former ruling party fights drug link report
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omaha - (US) [MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mex...] ... (Fri Feb 03 22:33:18 2012 PST)

Drug Case Against Lance Armstrong Dropped
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964eagle - (US) Cycling star Lance Armstrong will not be charged over allegations he used performance-enhancing drugs after federal prosecutors dropped a criminal investigation against him. (Fri Feb 03 22:04:45 2012 PST) [also klfm9678504]

Mexico former ruling party fights drug link report
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thestate - (US) MEXICO CITY — Mexico's former ruling party has filed a complaint accusing federal prosecutors of leaking information tying three of the party's former governors to a drug money-laundering investigation. ... (Fri Feb 03 21:49:06 2012 PST)

MI: Dealer News on the Web -- Automotive News
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autonews - (US) A South Attleboro used car dealership where police and federal agents say they found $500,000 worth of heroin and five grand in cash in a raid almost a year ago won't be conducting business any t... (Fri Feb 03 21:27:37 2012 PST)

Daily Beast
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thedailybeast - Federal prosecutors announced Friday that they were dropping their investigation into whether he committed any crimesb like defrauding the government. (Fri Feb 03 20:35:57 2012 PST)

WTSP 10 News
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wtsp - (US) Federal prosecutors dropped their investigation of Lance Armstrong on Friday, ... Friends, addiction experts react to the slugger's relapse with alcohol. ... (Fri Feb 03 20:20:44 2012 PST)

Doping probe ends; no charges
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chron - (US) Federal prosecutors said, Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, they are closing a criminal investigation of Armstrong and will not charge him over allegations the seven-time Tour de France winner used performance-enhancing drugs. ... (Fri Feb 03 20:03:24 2012 PST)

reefer madness news

UK: Mum grew drugs after son's death - This is Devon
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thisisdevon - (UK) It developed and as it went on it became what she accepts was the commercial production of cannabis.”. (Thu Feb 02 12:04:13 2012 PST)

MI: Grand Valley Lanthorn :: GV students hospitalized after ingesting 'unknown narcotic'
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lanthorn - Grand Valley Lanthorn :: GV students hospitalized after ingesting 'unknown narcotic' GV students hospitalized after ingesting ‘unknown narcotic’ Spectrum Health Hospital last night after ingesting an unknown narcotic. The students were transported to Spectrum Health Hospital and are currently being treated for the... (Wed Feb 01 23:26:37 2012 PST) [also lanthorn11568, lanthorn10622, lanthorn11567]

Joan Rivers Gets Stoned
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jezebel - So she went and got a medical marijuana prescription to deal with anxiety. She subsequently went bong-shopping and visited a head shop where she purchased a strain of pot called "Louis XIII." She subsequently went bong-shopping and visited a head sho... (Wed Feb 01 12:40:40 2012 PST)

International Business Times
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ibtimes - (US) Diabetes Drug Metformin Cuts Women's Pancreatic Cancer Risk: Top Ways to Lower Your's Drug-Free - International Business Times Diabetes Drug Metformin Cuts Women's Pancreatic Cancer Risk: Top Ways to Lower Your's Drug-Free Marijuana 'Should be Given to More Cancer Patients' ... (Wed Feb 01 08:08:42 2012 PST)

Marijuana mouth spray: Will cancer pain reliever be abused?
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foxnews - (Sweden) Marijuana mouth spray: Will cancer pain reliever be abused? ! Fox News Marijuana mouth spray: Will cancer pain reliever be abused? (Wed Feb 01 05:11:11 2012 PST)

Expert describes Downs' erratic behavior before Christmas shootings
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sanluisobispo - (US) Psychiatrist says man acted oddly even before smoking pot Pomeroy asked Scott whether Downs admitted daily use of about an eighth of an ounce of mar... (Wed Feb 01 00:39:38 2012 PST)

SCI1: Distinct effects of {delta} 9-tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabidiol on neural activation during emotional processing
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archpsyc.ama-assn - (US) Cannabis use can both increase and reduce anxiety To investigate the effects of 2 main psychoactive Cannabis sativa 9-tetrahydrocannabinol [ 9-THC] 9-THC, 600 mg of CBD, or a placebo in a ... (Tue Jan 31 21:25:07 2012 PST)

cannabis propaganda

articles mentioning cannabis and propaganda themes

Edmonton man charged in million dollar drug bust
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inews880 - An Edmonton man has been caught up in a million dollar drug bust by Winnipeg police. Project Deplete began in August 2011 targeting high level independent drug traffickers operating in Winnipeg and rural Manitoba. RCMP say they seized 6912 grams of cocaine, 465 grams of "crack" cocaine, 272... (Fri Feb 03 22:33:18 2012 PST)

MI: 4 arrested in Russell Industrial Center pot raid in Detroit - Detroit Free Press - freep.com
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freep - (US) Russell Industrial Center pot raid in Detroit ! Detroit Free Press ! freep.com DAILY DEALS The man who told police he killed Jane Bashara at the behest of her husband was released from... Federal drug agents have taken four people into custody tonight. (Fri Feb 03 22:30:28 2012 PST) [also freep7500]

MI: Rise and fall: Legal muddle of marijuana dispensaries weakens market - Lansing State Journal - lansingstatejournal.com
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lansingstatejournal - (US) That the sector is about to post some real gains. "Landlords were just drooling over (dispensaries') interest because there was actually competition for like spaces. (Fri Feb 03 22:28:36 2012 PST)

State senators push bills to prevent bending rules on synthetic pot
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tuscaloosanews - (US) A problem other states are grappling with. S opening of the Legislature that would ban the possession of any substance that is capable of having the same psychoactive effects as marijuana. Were marketed as incense or potpourri. (Fri Feb 03 22:19:25 2012 PST)

Feds raid Russell Center over alleged pot production
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detroitnews - (US) The raid was at least the second high-profile probe in the past year targeting alleged illegal activity lurking behind the state's medical marijuana industry. (Fri Feb 03 22:19:25 2012 PST)

Group's traffic stops net 2 on drug counts
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theadvocate - (US) Was booked with possession with intent to distribute marijuana. (Fri Feb 03 22:19:25 2012 PST)

More than a pound of meth seized in Whitfield County drug raid
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romenews-tribune - RN-T.com - More than a pound of meth seized in Whitfield County drug raid Two Dalton men and a woman from Ranger were arrested and more than a pound of methamphetamine was seized Tuesday while detectives with the Whitfield County Sheriff&rsquo. (Fri Feb 03 22:19:25 2012 PST)