President's Pot Comments Prompt Call for Policy

President's pot comments prompt call for policy

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – President Barack Obama says he won't go after pot users in Colorado and Washington, two states that just legalized the drug for recreational use. But advocates argue the president said the same thing about medical marijuana – and …
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A Pain-Drug Champion Has Second Thoughts – WSJ.com

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In 2007, Purdue Pharma and three executives pleaded guilty to "misbranding" of the drug as less addictive and less subject to abuse than other pain medicines and paid $ 635 million in fines. Purdue Pharma says it has worked to … In 1998, the …
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Arrest in Fatal DWI Crash

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Hauppauge, NY (SmithtownRadio.com) – A Brentwood man has been arrested for driving without an license and being impaired by drugs after he flipped his vehicle killing one in Hauppauge early Saturday morning. Luis Flores was driving a 1999 Jeep Grand …
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“Facing the Habit” Documentary Film Trailer – NYC Screening: December 16 2007, 7pm @ Two Boots Pioneer Theater 155 E. 3rd St. (betw. Avenues A & B) NY, NY 10009 FREE! After-party at JULEP follows. Produced by Magnolia Martin, Miles Forman, Jennifer Piston facingthehabit.com Award-winning documentary FACING THE HABIT (Director, Magnolia Martin) tells the story of Dave, a former stockbroker whose life has spiraled out of control due to his heroin addiction. In his desperate quest to become clean, Dave agrees to undergo treatment with ibogaine, an experimental substance derived from the West African root Iboga, which has recently been reported to cure drug addiction. FACING THE HABIT is an intimate look into the life of the addict, as Dave’s life is revealed before, during, and after the treatment.