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November 25, 2013 5:22 PM
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Lawyers demand changes to ‘obscene’ drug laws

Lawyers demand changes to ‘obscene’ drug laws | ReactNow - Latest News updated around the clock | Scoop.it

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November 25, 2013 5:16 PM
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Marijuana for Kids?

Although some may consider giving marijuana to children immoral or even illegal, some parents are speaking up about how it has helped their children recover from seizures. And they may be willing to break the law to get it.
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November 25, 2013 5:12 PM
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Over 800 Applications Received In Washington State For Recreational Cannabis Business Licenses

Over 800 Applications Received In Washington State For Recreational Cannabis Business Licenses | ReactNow - Latest News updated around the clock | Scoop.it
Courtesy of The Joint Blog In less than a week since the application process opened for recreational cannabis business licenses in Washington, the state has received over 800 applications from those wishing to grow, sell or process cannabis.
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November 25, 2013 5:01 PM
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Former congressman wants to open medical marijuana dispensary

Former congressman wants to open medical marijuana dispensary | ReactNow - Latest News updated around the clock | Scoop.it
Former U.S. Rep. and longtime Norfolk County District Attorney William D. Delahunt is seeking to get into the medical marijuana business. Delahunt has filed applications with the state to open dispensaries in Plymouth, Taunton and Mashpee.
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November 25, 2013 4:59 PM
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Colombian arrested in feds' marijuana raids that seized guns, ammo in Colorado

Colombian arrested in feds' marijuana raids that seized guns, ammo in Colorado | ReactNow - Latest News updated around the clock | Scoop.it
Federal authorities seized five assault-style rifles, five handguns, a shotgun and a "large cache of ammunition" during a search last week of a home in connection with a major raid on medical-marijuana businesses in the Denver metro area, according...
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November 25, 2013 4:56 PM
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Transnational Organized Crime in West Africa | Fair Observer°

Transnational Organized Crime in West Africa | Fair Observer° | ReactNow - Latest News updated around the clock | Scoop.it
Organized crime in West Africa is more than a problem of terrorism and law enforcement.
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November 25, 2013 4:12 PM
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Anti-Medical-Marijuana Arizona Republic Eviscerated by Local Doctor

Anti-Medical-Marijuana Arizona Republic Eviscerated by Local Doctor | ReactNow - Latest News updated around the clock | Scoop.it
The Arizona Republic published a TKO of its editorial board this weekend, after the writers declared that the state's voter-approved medical-marijuana program was "one of the biggest cons around....
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November 25, 2013 4:08 PM
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Obamacare Key Dates In 2014

Obamacare Key Dates In 2014 | ReactNow - Latest News updated around the clock | Scoop.it
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) was signed into law March 2010. Over the ensuing three years, various provisions of the law have gone into effect. The newly created health insurance marketplaces opened for enrollment on October 1, 2013.
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November 25, 2013 12:24 PM
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New Mexico Medical Marijuana in Short Supply

New Mexico Medical Marijuana in Short Supply | ReactNow - Latest News updated around the clock | Scoop.it
The demand for medical marijuana is quickly outgrowing the available supply in New Mexico, and prices are skyrocketing as patients turn to the black market.

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All this gibberish about "medical" marijuana is somewhat irritating. Smoking marijuana has nothing to do with medicine.

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November 25, 2013 12:20 PM
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Election 2014: Hutchinson Opposes Medical Marijuana Proposals

Election 2014: Hutchinson Opposes Medical Marijuana Proposals | ReactNow - Latest News updated around the clock | Scoop.it
LITTLE ROCK — Asa Hutchinson, formerly the nation’s top drug enforcement officer, said Wednesday he will not drop his opposition to patients smoking marijuana for relief unless the medical community does so.

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November 25, 2013 11:55 AM
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Amendment 64 proponent says Denver sniff test might give him no legal place to smoke pot

Amendment 64 proponent says Denver sniff test might give him no legal place to smoke pot | ReactNow - Latest News updated around the clock | Scoop.it
Might Denver City Council's proposed sniff test, which would outlaw residents' use of marijuana on their porches and balconies if others could see or smell it, give one of Amendment 64's main pro...
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November 25, 2013 11:47 AM
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Videos of the Day: Saturday Night Live, Letterman bust on Colorado over weed

Videos of the Day: Saturday Night Live, Letterman bust on Colorado over weed | ReactNow - Latest News updated around the clock | Scoop.it
Thank goodness Colorado voted to allow adults 21 and over to possess small amounts of marijuana. Otherwise, what would late night comedy shows do for material? In recent days, both Saturday Night ...
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November 25, 2013 11:40 AM
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Boeing Warns Dreamliner Engines Could Malfunction in Thunderstorms

Boeing Warns Dreamliner Engines Could Malfunction in Thunderstorms | ReactNow - Latest News updated around the clock | Scoop.it
Scott Olson/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Boeing has a new warning about its Dreamliner jets.  This time, the problem is thunderstorms.
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November 25, 2013 11:01 AM
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AZ: Medical Marijuana Patients Have 'No Constitutional Right' to Grow

AZ: Medical Marijuana Patients Have 'No Constitutional Right' to Grow | ReactNow - Latest News updated around the clock | Scoop.it
Medical marijuana users in Arizona have no constitutional right to grow their own cannabis, a trial judge ruled last week.

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November 25, 2013 10:56 AM
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Angola bans Islam, will demolish all mosques

Angola bans Islam, will demolish all mosques | ReactNow - Latest News updated around the clock | Scoop.it
'This is the final end of Islamic influence in our country'
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November 25, 2013 10:55 AM
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Can Child Marriages Be Stopped?

Can Child Marriages Be Stopped? | ReactNow - Latest News updated around the clock | Scoop.it
Across the developing world, one in three girls marries before age 18. Some are wed and become mothers by the time they reach their teens. In Malawi, some villages have started to punish parents who marry off their young daughters.
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November 25, 2013 10:51 AM
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Marijuana Prohibition Closing In On Amsterdam? - Forbes

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Marijuana Prohibition Closing In On Amsterdam?
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Amsterdam's mayor, Eberhard van der Laan, recently announced that as of next January, cannabis cafes located within 250 meters of secondary schools must close their doors during school hours.
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November 25, 2013 10:50 AM
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Amsterdam Alcoholics Get Beer in Exchange for Cleaning Parks - TIME

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Alcoholics who help clean Amsterdam's streets and parks are being given beer as a reward for their efforts, AFP reports.
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November 25, 2013 10:46 AM
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80% Of Colorado Physicians Say Medical Schools Should Train On Medical Marijuana

80% Of Colorado Physicians Say Medical Schools Should Train On Medical Marijuana | ReactNow - Latest News updated around the clock | Scoop.it
Lack of training may be why most doctors still hesitate to recommend medical marijuana

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November 25, 2013 5:20 AM
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Iran and Turkey: free trade and drug smuggling < Analyses < REPORT < Flare Network

Iran and Turkey: free trade and drug smuggling < Analyses < REPORT < Flare Network | ReactNow - Latest News updated around the clock | Scoop.it
The growing Turkish-Iranian economic integration raised concerns that economic integration and free movement could spur drug trafficking and increase collaboration between transnational organized crime syndicates (Increased free trade between Iran...
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November 25, 2013 5:18 AM
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Drug Treatment Court: Forced Medical Care and Behavior Modification

Drug Treatment Court: Forced Medical Care and Behavior Modification | ReactNow - Latest News updated around the clock | Scoop.it
The stigma of those with drug and alcohol abuse as both sick and bad continues to drive the court to force both cure and punishment.

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MildGreen Initiative's curator insight, November 25, 2013 6:54 PM

Coercive Care! The kinder gentler drug court enforced prohibition predicated on intollerance  

 

So? When do they independently measure outcomes?

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November 25, 2013 5:17 AM
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Drugs and weapons are still for sale on ‘dark net’ | The Times

Cocaine and heroin and semi-automatic weapons are for sale on a growing number of underground websites, a Times investigation has found (RT @thetimes: Today's Times front page: Drugs and weapons are still for sale on 'dark net'
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November 25, 2013 5:02 AM
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Drug dealers use Sydney students to bring drugs into Australia

Drug dealers use Sydney students to bring drugs into Australia | ReactNow - Latest News updated around the clock | Scoop.it
Overseas crime syndicates are paying students to use their home addresses to bring drugs into the country, authorities say (RT @guardian: Drug dealers use Sydney students to bring drugs into Australia: http://t.co/2j5ooK3Kil)...
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November 25, 2013 4:22 AM
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Israeli police battle ties between rabbis and organized crime - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East

Israeli police battle ties between rabbis and organized crime - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East | ReactNow - Latest News updated around the clock | Scoop.it
Israeli police arrested Israeli Rabbi Yoram Abergel for involvement in an extortion deal, unraveling a dangerous triangle of rabbis, criminals and local politics in Netivot.
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November 25, 2013 4:20 AM
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Canada Revenue Agency has no evidence to show its organized crime plan is working

Canada Revenue Agency has no evidence to show its organized crime plan is working | ReactNow - Latest News updated around the clock | Scoop.it
Revenue Canada can't produce evidence that proves its recent restructuring has improved its ability to crack down on organized crime.
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