Man sentenced for possessing 180 pounds of marijuana hidden in piano
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(US) Was sentenced in Sullivan County Court Tuesday. Was sentenced to 7 = years in state prison on a conviction for criminal possession of marijuana in the first degree and 3 = to seven years for forgery in the second degree. (Tue Oct 07 12:49:40 2008 PDT)
Bus driver in fatal California crash investigated
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(US) Was jailed several times on drug charges and had smashed a car into a tree a few years ago. (Tue Oct 07 12:49:40 2008 PDT)
Medical marijuana crime prompts release of map
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(US) The Washington County Sheriff's Office has released a map revealing Oregon Medical Marijuana Program users and growers where crimes have been committed. (Tue Oct 07 12:39:21 2008 PDT)
Two days, two newspaper endorsements of Proposal 1
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Today's endorsement not only rightly emphasizes that medical marijuana is an issue of compassion and common sense. (Tue Oct 07 12:39:21 2008 PDT)
Middletown nurse charged with writing bogus prescriptions
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(US) Ruth Ann Alexander, 45, 212 Columbia Ave., is charged with forgery, a Class C felony carrying a standard four-year prison term, and receiving stolen property, possession of a controlled substance and obtaining a controlled substance by fraud, all Class D felonies with a standard 18-month sentence. Alexander was arrested last week by the Madison County Drug Task Force... (Tue Oct 07 12:33:15 2008 PDT)
North Carolina to get $1.8M in Eli Lilly settlement
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(US) Foundation seeks to curtail prescription drug abuse by Tennesseans, b dupedb doctors ... (Tue Oct 07 12:19:25 2008 PDT)
Meth Summit Opens Today In Stratford
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Over 250 representatives from agencies across the province are attending the 2008 Methamphetamine Summit in Stratford Tuesday and Wednesday. (Tue Oct 07 12:19:25 2008 PDT)