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health.wusf.usf.edu (US) Indeed, there are hundreds of bills filed for consideration, from requiring birth centers to report adverse events to state health care regulators (SB 510 and HB 673) to authorizing new needle-exchange programs to try to prevent the spread of infectious diseases (SB 800 ... (Mon Aug 13 20:29:17 2018 PDT) [$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(75%), $propaganda_theme2(75%), $propaganda_theme3(75%), $propaganda_theme5(60%), $propaganda_theme6(60%), $harm_reduction(100%), $syringe_exchange(100%), $youth(60%), $aggrandizement(50%)]

health.wusf.usf.edu (US) Several proposals to combat the opioid epidemic are circulating through the Florida House and Senate. (Mon Aug 13 20:29:17 2018 PDT) [$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(100%), $addiction(60%), $propaganda_theme2(95%), $propaganda_theme3(75%), $use_is_abuse(100%), $propaganda_theme4(100%), $propaganda_theme5(60%), $propaganda_theme6(65%), $illegal_drugs(100%), $drugs(95%), $chemicals(100%), $pharms(100%), $euphoric_depressant(100%), $anxiolytic(100%), $analgesic(100%), $opioid(100%), $narcotic(100%), $opiate(100%), $buprenorphine(100%), $various_drugs(95%), $various_illegal_drugs(60%), $youth(60%), $aggrandizement(100%)]

health.wusf.usf.edu (US) Hillsborough County Suing Opioid Manufacturers Hillsborough County is filing a lawsuit against drug companies that contributed to the opioid addiction crisis. (Mon Aug 13 20:29:17 2018 PDT) [$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(100%), $addiction(60%), $propaganda_theme2(60%), $propaganda_theme3(75%), $use_is_abuse(100%), $propaganda_theme4(100%), $propaganda_theme5(70%), $propaganda_theme6(100%), $illegal_drugs(100%), $drugs(95%), $compassion_club(100%), $plants(100%), $intoxicant(100%), $opioid(100%), $medical_cannabis(100%), $narcotic(100%), $cannabis(100%), $various_drugs(95%), $various_illegal_drugs(100%), $youth(70%), $school(100%), $aggrandizement(100%), $msm(100%), $mockingbird(100%), $assoc_press(100%)]

OR: Motorcycle rider dies after collision with SUV in Hillsboro - OregonLive.com (US) The rider of the 2009 Suzuki motorcycle was traveling north on Brookwood Parkway a little before 8:20 a.m. and hit a southbound 2017 Honda CRV that was turning left at the interchange near the Oregon 26 east on-ramp. (Mon Aug 13 21:26:33 2018 PDT) [$drug_related(50%), $drugwar_propaganda(50%), $propaganda_theme2(50%), $propaganda_theme3(50%), $drug_ngo(50%), $drug_reform_ngo(50%), $ramp(50%), $school(100%)]

OR: Boys hunting raccoon mistaken for prowlers: Forest Grove police log - OregonLive.com (US) Forest Grove police officers were engaged in more than 573 activities. (Mon Aug 13 21:26:33 2018 PDT) [$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(90%), $propaganda_theme2(90%), $propaganda_theme3(75%), $propaganda_theme5(60%), $propaganda_theme8(50%), $illegal_drugs(100%), $drugs(95%), $prohibition_agency(75%), $secret_evidence(50%), $drug_dog(75%), $chemicals(100%), $euphoric_stimulant(100%), $stimulant(100%), $methamphetamine(100%), $amphetamines(100%), $various_drugs(95%), $police_related_news(100%), $youth(60%), $school(100%)]

OR: More erratic fire behavior anticipated; Curry ranks No. 1 in opioid use in state ... (Mon Aug 13 21:22:05 2018 PDT) [$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(60%), $propaganda_theme3(60%), $propaganda_theme6(50%), $illegal_drugs(100%), $govt_prohib_other(50%), $opioid(100%), $narcotic(100%), $aggrandizement(100%)]

coralsprings.com Do you think that the use of marijuana should be legal, or not? (Mon Aug 13 18:21:35 2018 PDT)

telegram.com (US) MA Worcester marijuana license seekers get in line WORCESTER - The pace has picked up considerably in the race to get one of the 15 licenses that are up for grabs to operate an adult-use/recreational marijuana retail shop in the city. (Mon Aug 13 14:18:44 2018 PDT)

pjstar.com John Galloway and Jake Czipo were friends and drug users &#x2014. That much is clear. It's a measure that was created during the 1980s crack epidemic to go after major dealers. (Mon Aug 13 11:13:47 2018 PDT)

(US) Citizen-led marijuana initiative submits signatures ... (Mon Aug 13 22:05:09 2018 PDT)

eptrail.com (US) Arrest records indicate that Lindeman was arrested in the 400 block of North U.S. 287 last Thursday, on warrants alleging criminal impersonation, computer crimes, violation of bail bond conditions and failure to appear in court for selling marijuana to someone under age 15. (Mon Aug 13 16:05:53 2018 PDT)

(US) Citizen-led marijuana initiative submits signatures ... (Mon Aug 13 22:05:09 2018 PDT) [$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(70%), $propaganda_theme2(70%), $propaganda_theme3(50%), $propaganda_theme5(60%), $propaganda_theme6(50%), $illegal_drugs(100%), $reform_referenda(50%), $plants(100%), $intoxicant(100%), $cannabis(100%), $youth(60%), $jury(50%)]

dailymail.co.uk (UK) Vietnamese family tricked into setting up Australia's biggest cannabis house making $2million a year ! Daily Mail Online Vietnamese drug trafficker is tricked into helping run one of Australia's biggest ever cannabis grow houses making $2million a year - because he didn't understand the term 'weed' Vietnamese drug trafficker is tricked into helping run one of Australia's biggest ever cannabis grow houses maki... (Mon Aug 13 10:02:46 2018 PDT)

dailymail.co.uk (UK) Have been charged with felony dealing marijuana Some 260lbs of marijuana worth $1million were found inside a shipment of lettuce on a tractor-trailer in Indiana.B The driver and co-driver. (Mon Aug 13 10:02:46 2018 PDT)

Forbes
Cannabis Now Magazine CEO Eugenio Garcia Talks Marijuana, Publishing And The Future Of It All
Forbes
But over the course of the past twenty years, there has been a major shift in cannabis politics – weed is no longer considered the gateway to downtrodden and despair that it once was back in the day. Marijuana is legal in some parts the United States ...

The Irish Sun
This Founder is Setting the Example for What a High-Growth Female-Led Cannabis Business Looks Like
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Carbone shared with me why CBD is having a moment right now, the hardest part of building TONIC so far, her plans for growth, and her vision for empowering women-led cannabis businesses. Below is a condensed version of our conversation. Gilbert What ...
Campaign to legalise the medicinal use of cannabis oil underway as Irish people reveal how it transformed their livesThe Irish Sun

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Forbes
Aggressive Stock Promotion Picks Up In Cannabis Sector
Forbes
An exhibitor exhales vapor while testing an electronic e-cigarette device at the 1st International Cannabis Expo at the Faliro Sports Pavilion in Athens, Greece, on Friday, Jan. 12, 2018. The purpose of the event is to inform the public about all the ...

The Times
Marijuana growers can chill out and let robot take the strain
The Times
At the “Cannabis Village” section of the annual Def Con hacker conference in Las Vegas, a group of coders listened to Harry Moreno, a security researcher, explain the progress of the photo- analysis project and call for marijuana growers' help with it.

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Forbes
Can Article V Federally Legalize Cannabis?
Forbes
As the fight for country-wide marijuana legalization gains momentum, lawyers have come up with some innovative ideas for challenging prohibition, such as the landmark Washington V Sessions case, which incubated at a Cannabis Bar Association meeting.

The Guardian
'I don't think I look like a stoner': the women changing the face of the cannabis industry
The Guardian
In Portland, Oregon, a city in one of the nine states to legalise recreational marijuana, Anja Charbonneau recently launched Broccoli (a slang term for the drug). Broccoli looks like a design publication and calls itself “a magazine created by and for ...