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37 min ago | Daily Echo

Blaze bungalow was cannabis factory

More than 25 firefighters battled a blaze at a remote bungalow at Shootash near Romsey with one of their crew being taken to hospital after suffering a medical reaction to the fire.

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Related Topix: Hampshire County, England, World News, United Kingdom,

3 hrs ago | The Press-Enterprise

BEAUMONT: Council votes to ban marijuana dispensaries

After joining three other Beaumont City Council members in voting to ban marijuana dispensaries in the city Tuesday, May 21, Mayor Roger Berg said such businesses simply should not be allowed.

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Related Topix: Drugs

Tue May 21, 2013

This Is Grimsby

Emcfarnon commented In focus: the medical use of marijuana

Mr Burton, who spent months in chemotherapy, suffered from extreme sleep deprivation as well as severe aches and pains.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Prison

MLive.com

Douglas approves medical marijuana growing, distribution rules

Growing and providing medical marijuana will be restricted to Douglas' commercial and light industrial areas, under a new ordinance approved by the City Council.

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Related Topix: Douglas, MI, Saugatuck, MI, Allegan County, MI

Valley News Live

Five Arrested in Significant Moorhead Drug Bust

The Moorhead Police Department made what they are calling "another significant drug bust" in the continued battle to combat local narcotics trafficking.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Moore, OK

Patch.com

Birmingham Police Make Drunken Driving, Marijuana-Related Arrests

Officers with the Birmingham Police Department stopped several motorists on suspicion of operating while under the influence or being in a vehicle in the presence of illegal drugs over the past week.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Birmingham, MI, Highland Park, MI

Daily Herald

Oberweis on medical marijuana: It's about helping people in pain

State Sen. Jim Oberweis said his reason for breaking ranks with most of his fellow Republican lawmakers by voting to legalize medical marijuana is simple: It might help people in pain.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Illinois

KFVS12

Oberweis defends his vote for medical marijuana

Illinois state Sen. Jim Oberweis says he broke ranks with most fellow Republicans and voted to legalize medical marijuana because it might help people in pain.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Wedding

Mon May 20, 2013

Business Journal

Insys Therapeutics completes $37M IPO to back medical marijuana drug

Insys Therapeutics Inc. has completed its $36.8 million initial public offering to help bolster sales of its medical marijuana drug - one of a handful of Arizona IPOs within the past seven months.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Biotech, Medicine, NeoPharm, Healthcare Industry, Tempe, AZ

KFOXTV

Police: Man smoking marijuana in northeast El Paso park arrested after chase

A 25-year-old Las Cruces man seen smoking marijuana at a northeast El Paso park was arrested after he was chased by officers, police said.

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Related Topix: Drugs

Sacramento Bee Newspaper

Capitol Alert: CA Senate approves bill to regulate medical marijuana shops

The California Senate passed a bill today that would shield pot shops following state guidelines for dispensing medical marijuana from prosecution for marijuana possession or sale.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Sacramento, CA

HawaiiNews

OAS drug study eyes marijuana legalization An Organization of...

Drug policy reform advocates called the report historic, though it made no specific proposals and said there was "no significant support" among the OAS' 35 member states for legalizing cocaine, the illicit drug with the greatest impact on Latin America.

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Related Topix: Drugs

NJ.com

Christie said he's 'not inclined to allow' children in N.J. medical marijuana program

Two year old Vivian Wilson in her Scotch Plains home. Vivian suffers from a severe seizure disorder and is a registered medical marijuana patient.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Scotch Plains, NJ, Trenton, NJ, Chris Christie, US Governors

Wandsworth Guardian

Commuter fined A 245 after being caught with cannabis joint

Ola Oladeru, from Lodge Road, Croydon, was sniffed out by a police drugs dog at Clapham Junction station on Monday, May 13.

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LA Weekly

Cops Stumbled Upon Marijuana House in Rancho Palos Verdes

Cops searching for a burglar from a case several blocks to the north came across a suspicious man in a car parked outside the alleged grower's house, and that prompted authorities to search the home: It all started Thursday afternoon when deputies went to the 27800 block of Alaflora Drive in the Rancho Palos Verdes based on a report of burglary ... (more)

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Related Topix: Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, Thomas Jane

KFVS12

Illinois governor reviewing medical marijuana bill

The Chicago Democrat told the City Club of Chicago on Monday he's "open minded" on the issue but wouldn't say if he'll sign it into law.

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TIME.com

How Much Will a Legal Marijuana Habit Cost You?

If you're an average pot smoker in Colorado -paying average prices for average-quality marijuana-you can expect to spend around $650 on weed next year.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Colorado State University, Smoking, Medicine, Health

Patch.com

Should Marijuana Dispensaries Be Blocked?

Massachusetts recently passed a law legalizing medical marijuana. And that means medical marijuana dispensaries will soon be popping up all over the Bay State.

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Related Topix: North Andover, MA, Andover, MA

Philly.com

Pot activists reportedly arrested

ALUMINUM BASEBALL bats, frying pans and bullhorns made 7th and Arch streets one noisy corner yesterday, as dozens of activists gathered outside the Federal Detention Center to protest arrests they said were made at a marijuana event Saturday.

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Related Topix: Philadelphia, PA, White, PA

Sun May 19, 2013

Patch.com

Pa. Voters Don't Support Legalizing Marijuana

Pennsylvania voters aren't in favor of legalizing marijuana, according to a recent poll.

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