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Mankato Men Arrested With Drug Charges
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(US) Mankato Men Arrested With Drug Charges ! keyc.tv Mankato Men Arrested With Drug Charges Two Mankato men are behind bars for drug charges.28 year old Stanley Brown and 59 year Robert Marsh were arrested on Wednesday.Authorities say Brown sold cocaine to Marsh in a parking lot on Riverfront Drive.A search warrant at Browns house found cocaine. (Fri Jul 03 11:48:54 2009 PDT)

18 Arrested In Large Marijuana Bust
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(US) 18 Arrested In Large Marijuana Bust ! keyc.tv 18 Arrested In Large Marijuana Bust (Fri Jul 03 11:48:54 2009 PDT)

Misled By GPS, Man Nabbed At Border Crossing
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(US) Man Arrested On Marijuana Possession Charge (Fri Jul 03 11:48:54 2009 PDT)

BP agents seize more than $1M in pot
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BP agents seize more than $1M in pot BROWNSVILLE — Smugglers near Rio Grande City dropped more than $1 million worth of marijuana on the banks of the Rio Grande before swimming back to Mexico, Customs and Border Protection said Thur... (Fri Jul 03 11:33:41 2009 PDT)

Family Film: New movies, including 'Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs'
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(US) There is a quickie scene with a bong. (Fri Jul 03 11:33:41 2009 PDT)

UK: Leeds drug dealers caught in Batley car park - Yorkshire Evening Post
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(UK) Leeds drug dealers caught in Batley car park - Yorkshire Evening Post Leeds drug dealers caught in Batley car park FIVE drug dealers caught in a pub car park with cannabis worth B#83000 have been jailed for eleven-and-a-half-years. (Fri Jul 03 11:15:48 2009 PDT)

Central Fire wrecks $235K wildland fire rig during training ...
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(US) The chief explained that is standard practice whenever there is an on-duty accident and that the agency has a no-tolerance drug policy. Marina log: Possession of marijuana ... (Fri Jul 03 11:03:50 2009 PDT)

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In The Margins: Unorthodox candidate for Flint mayor proposes a ...
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(US) Higgerson is stone cold sober about his plans to transform Flint from "Vehicle City" to "Cannabis City. (Fri Jul 03 03:04:05 2009 PDT)

Honor Our Hemp-Raising Patriot Heroes
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It is our patriotic duty to honor our Founding Heroes, America's greatest hemp growers. It is our patriotic duty to honor our Founding Heroes, America’s greatest hemp growers. George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison---virtually all Revolutionary Americans who had access to land---embraced hemp’s critical role in our early economy. We must now honor them by demanding... (Fri Jul 03 01:04:26 2009 PDT)

Medical Marijuana Tax Collection System Attracts New Dispensaries
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Is making sure Uncle Sam gets his share of the big green pie. Thanks to the new 'tax remittance card' which is availabe from Medical Marijuana Inc. (Thu Jul 02 19:39:25 2009 PDT)

TOP: Suburban Journals - Opinion - Letter to the Editor: Marijuana not as "evil" as tobacco and alcohol
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(US) Suburban Journals ! Opinion ! Letter to the Editor: Marijuana not as "evil" as tobacco and alcohol This is a counter point of view concerning Bill Nunes's article "Don't Legalize Pot.". (Thu Jul 02 14:28:07 2009 PDT)

Correction: Marijuana Clinic story
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(US) In a June 26 story about a new clinic in Grants Pass for people seeking medical marijuana cards, The Associated Press reported erroneously it was the first permanent one in Oregon outside Portland. In... (Thu Jul 02 09:39:22 2009 PDT)

Medical Marijuana, Inc. Signs the First Cannabis Collective in ...
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(US) Medical Marijuana. "The high energy marketing efforts of our Agents are building major momentum. (Thu Jul 02 01:40:00 2009 PDT)

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Medical marijuana users are finding their way onto Twitter but just how excited is the San Francisco-based company? (Wed Jul 01 17:39:32 2009 PDT)

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"Deaths From Medical Marijuana v. 17 FDA Approved Drugs" from ...
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Which codifies that it has little to no medicinal use. 12 of which are often prescribed by physicians in lieu of cannabis The drugs use in the comparison that are prescribed in lieu of cannabis were the They also selected 5 other well known FDA approved drugs. (Fri Jul 03 09:39:12 2009 PDT)

Other Voices: It's actually very easy to argue against legalizing ...
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(US) Other Voices: It's actually very easy to argue against legalizing marijuana - Ann Arbor Opinion MLive.com Other Voices: It's actually very easy to argue against legalizing marijuana - Ann Arbor Opinion MLive.com Other Voices: It's actually very easy to argue against legalizing marijuana In response to the June 21 Other Voices titled "Economic case for legalizing marijuana hard to argue with" by April Marshall... (Fri Jul 03 08:39:18 2009 PDT)

nrc.nl - International - Boonen allowed to start in Tour de France
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(Netherlands) Belgian sprint star Tom Boonen (28) has been cleared to compete in the Tour de France after winning his appeal against a ban for testing positive for cocaine. Two months ago, Tour organiser ASO banned Boonen from competing, saying the Belgian had damaged the race's image after he tested positive for cocaine in an out-of-competition test. Boonen missed the last Tour ... (Fri Jul 03 06:49:34 2009 PDT)

San Francisco Business Times: Cannabis lozenge part of SF tradition?
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(US) A horse is a horse b & But can Steve Kubby fit medical marijuana into a pharmaceutical business model? (Fri Jul 03 05:39:19 2009 PDT)

Twitter High: California Group Sells Medical Marijuana Online - ABC News
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(US) They've got everything from brownies to blunts and the delivery is free. weed Federal Drug Enforcement Administration agents. (Fri Jul 03 05:39:19 2009 PDT)

State-rights activists say Florida must assert sovereignty
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(US) So, whether you're a supporter of medical marijuana in California, or gun rights in Tennessee, or gay marriage in Maine, or opposed to Real ID in Missouri, you're a supporter of these principles that the founders so wisely passed on to us." So, whether you're a supporter of medical marijuana in California, ... (Fri Jul 03 03:48:59 2009 PDT)

In The Margins: Unorthodox candidate for Flint mayor proposes a ...
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(US) Higgerson is stone cold sober about his plans to transform Flint from "Vehicle City" to "Cannabis City. (Fri Jul 03 03:04:05 2009 PDT)

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nrc.nl - International - Boonen allowed to start in Tour de France
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(Netherlands) Belgian sprint star Tom Boonen (28) has been cleared to compete in the Tour de France after winning his appeal against a ban for testing positive for cocaine. Two months ago, Tour organiser ASO banned Boonen from competing, saying the Belgian had damaged the race's image after he tested positive for cocaine in an out-of-competition test. Boonen missed the last Tour ... (Fri Jul 03 06:49:34 2009 PDT)

Medical Marijuana Tax Collection System Attracts New Dispensaries
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Is making sure Uncle Sam gets his share of the big green pie. Thanks to the new 'tax remittance card' which is availabe from Medical Marijuana Inc. (Thu Jul 02 19:39:25 2009 PDT)

CO: Pulling for medical marijuana outlet - AspenTimes.com
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(US) Jones announced Monday that he will run an outlet for the Colorado Mountain Dispensary near Highway 133 in Carbondale. (Thu Jul 02 16:02:03 2009 PDT)

TOP: Senate commission to study marijuana decriminalization - Politics - projo.com - The Providence Journal
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(US) Lawmakers have voted to explore how much Rhode Island might collect in revenue if it were to make all sales of marijuana legal and impose a “. Miller said the resolution was sparked by the referendum-driven move to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana in Massachusetts. (Thu Jul 02 14:56:55 2009 PDT) [also projo8929]

TOP: Medical marijuana backers wary as ID cards readied - Riverside - PE.com - Southern California News - News for Inland Southern California
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(US) It's not yet clear what kind of restrictions the county will place on dispensaries or collectives. While the county's rules will apply only to unincorporated areas. Many cities in both San Bernardino and Riverside counties already have banned dispensaries or enacted moratoriums. (Thu Jul 02 14:47:39 2009 PDT) [also pe7893]

Correction: Marijuana Clinic story
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(US) In a June 26 story about a new clinic in Grants Pass for people seeking medical marijuana cards, The Associated Press reported erroneously it was the first permanent one in Oregon outside Portland. In... (Thu Jul 02 09:39:22 2009 PDT)

Internet porn and the church
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Every new study seems to indicate that internet pornography addiction among Christians is spinning out of control. (Thu Jul 02 07:04:02 2009 PDT)

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Hey, that's no way to treat an amigo
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Then Espadab s group stomps down the stairs to Patersonb s office, trailed by camera crews and serenaded by a pack of guitar-strumming marijuana-legalization advocates. b Thatb s a cash crop in you district,b cracks Stanley Schlein, a high-powered real-estate-industry lawyer and lobbyist who once knocked Espada off the ballot while working for the... (Fri Jul 03 10:03:46 2009 PDT)

A progressive solution to California's economic crisis
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Legalizing marijuana is only a large drop in a much larger bucket. (Fri Jul 03 09:05:05 2009 PDT)

Other Voices: It's actually very easy to argue against legalizing ...
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(US) Other Voices: It's actually very easy to argue against legalizing marijuana - Ann Arbor Opinion MLive.com Other Voices: It's actually very easy to argue against legalizing marijuana - Ann Arbor Opinion MLive.com Other Voices: It's actually very easy to argue against legalizing marijuana In response to the June 21 Other Voices titled "Economic case for legalizing marijuana hard to argue with" by April Marshall... (Fri Jul 03 08:39:18 2009 PDT)

Honor Our Hemp-Raising Patriot Heroes
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It is our patriotic duty to honor our Founding Heroes, America's greatest hemp growers. It is our patriotic duty to honor our Founding Heroes, America’s greatest hemp growers. George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison---virtually all Revolutionary Americans who had access to land---embraced hemp’s critical role in our early economy. We must now honor them by demanding... (Fri Jul 03 01:04:26 2009 PDT)

03/07/2009Keep coffee shops for locals: commission
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(Netherlands) Measure will be considered by the national government in a re-evaluation of its soft-drug policies. (Fri Jul 03 00:48:39 2009 PDT)

Letters -- Published July 3, 2009
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(US) Marijuana legalization supported I applaud Record columnist Michael Fitzgerald's support of the legalization of marijuana even though there are those who criticize him. (Fri Jul 03 00:18:33 2009 PDT)

TRENTONIAN EDITORIAL: Going to pot
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(US) Will cannabis become the updated version of the bottles of snake oil that itinerant mountebanks used to peddle as a cure for gout. (Thu Jul 02 23:39:08 2009 PDT)

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TOP: Suburban Journals - Opinion - Letter to the Editor: Marijuana not as "evil" as tobacco and alcohol
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(US) Suburban Journals ! Opinion ! Letter to the Editor: Marijuana not as "evil" as tobacco and alcohol This is a counter point of view concerning Bill Nunes's article "Don't Legalize Pot.". (Thu Jul 02 14:28:07 2009 PDT) [also suburbanjournals.stltoday8496]

Hennepin County police make huge pot metro-wide pot bust
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Cannabis is a dangerous plant life. (Thu Jul 02 14:06:21 2009 PDT)

PUFMM trying to legalize medical marijuana in Florida by 2010
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PUFMM trying to legalize medical marijuana in Florida by 2010 ... (Wed Jul 01 10:39:21 2009 PDT)

Post traumatic stress disorder and Veterans for Medical Marijuana ...
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In 2004 was the first person ever to have felony cultivation charges dismissed in San Bernardino County. Santa Cruz County Drug Policy Examiner Post traumatic stress disorder and Veterans for Medical Marijuana Access The saving factor was that I found pot. (Wed Jul 01 00:48:15 2009 PDT)

Teens no worse than adults in risk evaluation: Study - TheMedGuru
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Reefer madness resurrected Reefer madness resurrected (Tue Jun 30 07:49:02 2009 PDT)

'Reefer madness' hits Japan's shores
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(Australia) It was a huge overreaction by American authorities toward young people smoking pot. (Mon Jun 29 13:05:27 2009 PDT)

Doctor not accompanied by cloud of smoke
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Anecdotal evidence abounds that unscrupulous marijuana doctors will recommend weed for anyone who claims a malady. (Sun Jun 28 22:39:12 2009 PDT)

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UK: Leeds drug dealers caught in Batley car park - Yorkshire Evening Post
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(UK) Leeds drug dealers caught in Batley car park - Yorkshire Evening Post Leeds drug dealers caught in Batley car park FIVE drug dealers caught in a pub car park with cannabis worth B#83000 have been jailed for eleven-and-a-half-years. (Fri Jul 03 11:15:48 2009 PDT) [also yorkshireeveningpost8557]

UK: Dope grower had a kilo of drugs - Peterborough Today
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(UK) Dope grower had a kilo of drugs - Peterborough Today Dope grower had a kilo of drugs A CANNABIS grower found with more than a kilo of the drug at his home has been warned he could be jailed b despite claiming it was nearly all for his personal use. ams of cocaine and 1.05kg of cannabis resin b enough to make in excess of 4000 joints. (Fri Jul 03 10:41:43 2009 PDT)

BREAKING NEWS: Cleckheaton #5m drug bust men in court
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(UK) Their arrest follows a raid on an industrial premises where one tonne of cannabis resin was found. (Fri Jul 03 05:06:03 2009 PDT)

Asif fined Rs 1 mn, cleared for Champions Trophy selection - Cricket - Cricket and Sports - MSN India
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(US) The PCB said it had fined Asif on the recommendations of a three-member probe committee that found him guilty of bringing the country and Pakistan cricket into disrepute last year when he was detained in Dubai for possession of 0.23 grams of hashish. (Thu Jul 02 23:34:04 2009 PDT) [also cricket.indiatimes9243]

UK: Cannabis smuggler jailed after #24,000 drugs find at airport - Edinburgh Evening News
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(UK) Had more than eight kilos of cannabis resin hidden inside his suitcase when he was stopped by customs officers at Edinburgh Airport in May. (Thu Jul 02 10:14:12 2009 PDT)

Men charged over cannabis seizure
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(UK) BBC NEWS ! UK ! England ! Bradford ! Men charged over cannabis seizure Four men have been charged with drug offences by police investigating the alleged importation of cannabis from Spain to West Yorkshire. (Thu Jul 02 01:49:07 2009 PDT)

CANADA: Police raid homes, seize drugs in west Alliston
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(Canada) Seize drugs in west Alliston Drug raids at two Alliston homes yesterday have led to the arrest of nine people. (Wed Jul 01 03:26:12 2009 PDT)