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2 hrs ago | Politik Ditto

Barney Frank Was Present At Gay Lover's Marijuana Bust

FOX25 has learned that Congressman Barney Frank was present during a marijuana arrest at James Ready's home in Ogunquit, Maine.

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Related Topix: Ogunquit, ME

6 hrs ago | WJXT

Man, Grandson Arrested On Drug Charges

Narcotics detectives with the Nassau County Sheriff's Office said they arrested a man and his grandson on Thursday on various drug charges.

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Related Topix: Nassau County, FL, Yulee, FL

11 hrs ago | KSAX

Austin Officer Convicted of Drug Possession

An Austin police captain has been convicted of removing prescription narcotics from the department's evidence room.

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Fri Nov 06, 2009

China Daily

Police: LA celebrity burglaries led by 19-year-old

This undated photo released by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department shows Nicholas Frank Prugo, 18, who has been arrested on suspicion of breaking into the homes of Lindsey Lohan and actress Audrina Patridge.[Agencies] LAS VEGAS a ' A young woman broke into the homes of Hollywood celebrities she admired, including Lindsay Lohan, Paris Hilton ...

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Related Topix: Los Angeles County, CA, Los Angeles, CA, Paris Hilton

The Courier Mail

Cocaine king faces life in jail

A GUATEMMALAN man said by the US Government to have been one of the world's biggest cocaine dealers has been found guilty of conspiracy to import and sell the narcotic, prosecutors in New York say.

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Related Topix: Prison, New York

Salisbury Journal

'Soft schools increase crime risk'

Lax standards of school discipline make pupils more likely to turn to crime and drugs, Government research has revealed.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law

Salisbury Journal

Drugs link to India murder probe

Witness statements in the investigation into the rape and murder of British teenager Scarlett Keeling have suggested that drugs were freely available near the beach where her body was found.

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Related Topix: India, World News

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Feds: Network of Iowa meth traffickers dismantled

Federal prosecutors are touting what they claim is the dismantling of a network of crystal methamphetamine traffickers in northwest Iowa.

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Related Topix: Federal Prisons, Prison, Dow City, IA, Omaha, NE Metro

WCAX-TV Burlington

Medicalmarijuana shops abound in California

The medical marijuana dispensary in this California wine country town is in a former auto dealership, and has more registered patients than the town has residents.

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Related Topix: California, San Francisco Metro

Thu Nov 05, 2009

KXTV

Giants Tim Lincecum Cited for Marijuana Possession

San Francisco Giants star pitcher Tim Lincecum is facing misdemeanor marijuana charges following a traffic stop in his home state.

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Related Topix: University of Washington

KSRO-AM Santa Rosa

Fla. baby found alive in box under sitter's bed

Investigators spent five days searching dense vines and marshes for a missing infant, only to find her lying quietly in a 2-foot by 3-foot cedar box that had been shoved under her baby sitter's bed.

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Related Topix: Washington County, FL

WBTW

State limits some Medicaid patients to one pharmacy

South Carolina is now requiring some Medicaid recipients who are suspected of abusing prescription drugs to get all of their prescriptions from just one pharmacy through part of a pilot program called Pharmacy Lock-In. "One person that we included in the Lock-In pilot, over a five-months period, they had seen 26 different doctors and were visiting ...

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Related Topix: Health, Medicaid

KTEN-TV Denison

Grand jury indicts 8

A federal grand jury has indicted eight Mexican nationals who are accused of plotting to traffic drugs in northeast Oklahoma.

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Related Topix: Prison

KDRV

Should Ore. let medical marijuana users pack heat?

By Brad Cain Associated Press Writer A November 4, 2009 A SALEM, Ore. -- Should Oregon let medical marijuana users obtain concealed handgun permits? A That question was before the Oregon Court of Appeals on Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Portland Metro

Wed Nov 04, 2009

WKYC-TV - US News

Maine becomes 5th state to allow pot dispensaries

Maine has become the fifth state to allow dispensaries where marijuana can be distributed to medical patients.

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KXTV

Red Bluff Bans Medical Pot Shops

A small Tehama County city has banned medical marijuana growing and dispensing, a move opponents say will bring lawsuits.

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Related Topix: Red Bluff, CA, Tehama County, CA

KTLA-TV Los Angeles

53 people charged in probe of violent NYC drug crews; heroin, crack sold near Yankee Stadium

Federal prosecutors charged 53 people on Wednesday with running open-air drug markets at two housing projects near Yankee Stadium.

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Related Topix: Denzel Washington, Black Entertainment

Andover Advertiser

Drug body fatally flawed, says Nutt

The government's drug advisory body is "fatally flawed" and should be rebuilt from scratch along the lines of the Bank of England, Professor David Nutt has declared.

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MyFoxDetroit

Ex-UPS Driver: No Pot Delivery, No Job

A former United Parcel Services driver who claims he was fired for refusing to deliver a package containing marijuana has filed a lawsuit against the delivery company.

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Related Topix: Drug Enforcement Administration

Contra Costa Times

Cocaine found in East Palo Alto drug raid

State narcotics agents and local authorities raided two houses containing dozens of people in East Palo Alto this morning, arresting one person and seizing drugs and a gun.

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Related Topix: East Palo Alto, CA, San Mateo County, CA

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