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TOP: Riverside County marijuana task force raids 3 churches, finds 100 pounds of cannabis and $75K -- Press Enterprise (US) This man will spend life in prison for a marijuana conviction unless Donald Trump or the Supreme Court helps him Los Angeles charges 515 people with running illegal marijuana businesses as part of black market crackdown Los Angeles charges 515 people with running illegal marijuana businesses as part of black market crackdown Los Angeles charges 515 people with running illegal marijuana businesses as part of b... (Sat Sep 15 14:12:03 2018 PDT) [$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(85%), $explicit_propaganda(70%), $propaganda_theme1(55%), $addiction(60%), $propaganda_theme2(60%), $propaganda_theme3(75%), $propaganda_theme5(60%), $propaganda_theme7(85%), $illegal_drugs(100%), $plants(100%), $intoxicant(100%), $cannabis(100%), $cannabis_industry(85%), $religious_use(50%), $incarceration(100%), $youth(60%), $school(100%)]

courant.com (US) Heroin Articles, Photos, and Videos - Hartford Courant Heroin Heroin By The Numbers: Four Months Of Tracking Opioid Overdoses In Hartford Related "Heroin" Articles By The Numbers: Four Months Of Tracking Opioid Overdoses In Hartford (Sat Sep 15 14:11:38 2018 PDT) [$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(70%), $propaganda_theme2(70%), $illegal_drugs(100%), $chemicals(100%), $euphoric_depressant(100%), $analgesic(100%), $opioid(100%), $narcotic(100%), $opiate(100%), $heroin(100%)]

courant.com (US) The synthetic opioid fentanyl b now commonly replacing heroin b is to blame for many of the fatalities. (Sat Sep 15 14:11:38 2018 PDT) [$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(95%), $addiction(60%), $propaganda_theme2(95%), $propaganda_theme3(75%), $use_is_abuse(60%), $propaganda_theme4(60%), $propaganda_theme6(60%), $illegal_drugs(100%), $drugs(95%), $chemicals(100%), $plants(100%), $pharms(100%), $euphoric_depressant(100%), $analgesic(100%), $anesthetic(100%), $opioid(100%), $deliriant(100%), $narcotic(100%), $opiate(100%), $naloxone(100%), $heroin(100%), $methadone(100%), $nutmeg(100%), $fentanyl(100%), $oxycodone(100%), $various_drugs(95%), $various_illegal_drugs(100%), $school(100%), $aggrandizement(100%)]

sun-sentinel.com (US) Saying the case could be described as an b American tragedy,b an appeals court Wednesday upheld the conviction of a former Florida Atlantic University student who took part in a drug deal that led to the murder of another student. Henry, who knew Acosta, and four other men went to Acostab s apartment to obtain marijuana. ... (Sat Sep 15 14:08:25 2018 PDT)

sun-sentinel.com (US) Saying the case could be described as an b American tragedy,b an appeals court Wednesday upheld the conviction of a former Florida Atlantic University student who took part in a drug deal that led to the murder of another student. Henry, who knew Acosta, and four other men went to Acostab s apartment to obtain marijuana. ... (Sat Sep 15 14:08:25 2018 PDT) [$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(70%), $propaganda_theme2(70%), $propaganda_theme3(50%), $illegal_drugs(100%), $drugs(90%), $plants(100%), $intoxicant(100%), $cannabis(100%), $various_drugs(90%), $various_illegal_drugs(100%), $incarceration(100%), $school(100%)]

baltimoresun.com (US) Dundalk High School student Richie Merritt makes his film debut in b White Boy Rick,b playing real-life Detroit teenager Richard Wershe Jr., a gun runner-turned-FBI informant-turned-drug dealer. Even in the well-trod genre that is the b 80s drug movie, the true-life story of teen drug kingpin Ricky Wershe Jr., a.k.a. Merritt is borde... (Sat Sep 15 14:06:10 2018 PDT) [$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(100%), $propaganda_theme1(100%), $propaganda_theme2(60%), $propaganda_theme5(100%), $illegal_drugs(100%), $drugs(90%), $various_drugs(90%), $various_illegal_drugs(100%), $incarceration(100%), $youth(100%), $school(100%), $aggrandizement(85%), $msm(100%), $mockingbird(100%), $assoc_press(100%)]

capebretonpost.com (US) TORONTO b North American stocks ended the week virtually flat in Friday trading with Canada's main stock index getting a lift primarily f... (Sat Sep 15 02:05:07 2018 PDT)

capebretonpost.com (US) TORONTO b North American stocks ended the week virtually flat in Friday trading with Canada's main stock index getting a lift primarily f... (Sat Sep 15 02:05:07 2018 PDT) [$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(75%), $propaganda_theme3(50%), $propaganda_theme6(75%), $illegal_drugs(100%), $plants(100%), $intoxicant(100%), $cannabis(100%), $cannabis_industry(85%)]

chicagotribune.com (US) The Chicago-based futures and options exchange had lined up former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair to speak with top clients. (Sat Sep 15 14:01:33 2018 PDT) [$drug_related(85%), $drugwar_propaganda(75%), $propaganda_theme1(50%), $propaganda_theme2(75%), $propaganda_theme3(75%), $propaganda_theme5(60%), $propaganda_theme6(60%), $drug_reformer(85%), $youth(60%), $msm(50%), $mockingbird(50%), $assoc_press(50%)]

chicagotribune.com (US) Trust for Americab s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, show that seven states are now reporting adult obesity rates above 35 percent, up from five states last year. (Sat Sep 15 14:01:33 2018 PDT) [$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(90%), $propaganda_theme1(90%), $propaganda_theme2(75%), $propaganda_theme3(75%), $propaganda_theme5(75%), $propaganda_theme6(60%), $moral_imperative(100%), $drug_ngo(100%), $prohibitionist_ngo(100%), $youth(75%), $school(100%), $aggrandizement(100%)]

Toronto Star
Cannabis overdoses on the rise among Hamiltonians
Toronto Star
The number of Hamiltonians visiting emergency departments for marijuana overdoses has more than tripled in six years. The steady rise of acute cannabis poisoning from 2012 to 2017 chronicled in Hamilton's proposed public health strategy for non medical ...

The Globe and Mail
Former NHL fighter Riley Cote preaches virtues of medicinal marijuana
The Globe and Mail
“Most of these guys have been brainwashed into thinking cannabis is marijuana and marijuana is just smoking joints,” Riley said earlier this week when he was in Toronto to speak to a group of NHL alumni along with representatives of three cannabis ...

Vancouver Sun
Video: Vancouver police seize cannabis from opioid replacement kiosk
Vancouver Sun
With roughly 60 unlicensed marijuana dispensaries operating in Vancouver, Blyth is confused as to why police would target one that is providing relief to city's most vulnerable citizens. “People with mental health issues, PTSD, living in an alley ...
Police seize marijuana from an overdose prevention site: AdvocateAshcroft Cache Creek Journal
Police raid on marijuana market 'totally counter-productive': advocateCTV News
Video: Vancouver police seize cannabis intended for opioid substitution in Downtown EastsideStraight.com
Maple Ridge News
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CNBC
Cramer: 'Don't get ahead of yourself' with cannabis stocks
CNBC
"It's not just that Canada and a host of states have outright legalized pot. It's that marijuana's gone mainstream." Cramer's epiphany came when Brian Athaide, the CEO of Canadian cannabis player Green Organic Dutchman, took the helm of the company ...
We Aim to Be 'Whole Foods of Cannabis,' Green Organic Dutchman CEO Tells CramerTheStreet.com

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CBC.ca
Cannabis lounges out of the question — for now — as legalization looms
CBC.ca
Options to puff in public are still far from being determined in Alberta. The provincial government won't allow cannabis lounges or cafes for now, instead waiting for the federal government to sort out how to legalize edible forms that are less ...

CNBC
Cracking down on Cannabis at Canadian border
CNBC
Cracking down on Cannabis at Canadian border. 11 Hours Ago. Politico Reporter Luiza Savage discusses Canadians working or investing in the marijuana industry risking a lifetime ban on travel to the United States. Watch CNBC Live TV ...

CBC.ca
Kahnawake explores cannabis biz with one of the largest medical marijuana companies in Canada
CBC.ca
While a moratorium on the production and sale of cannabis products has been in place in Kahnawake, Que., for more than a year, its council is looking into partnering with one of the largest medical marijuana companies in Canada. The Mohawk Council of ...

Toronto Star
University of Alberta's cannabis plan pushes for no growing or smoking in residences
Toronto Star
A new proposal introduced by the university on Tuesday prohibits students from growing or smoking marijuana in student residences, and for a year also prevents them from smoking pot at events once cannabis is legal. However, they are allowed to keep ...

Toronto Star
Planning to smoke up in the park when cannabis becomes legal? Here's what the police say
Toronto Star
If it all seems somewhat hazy, that's because it is: after nearly a century of being trained to see marijuana as the enemy, law enforcement is navigating the same cultural curve as the rest of Canada — and until all the bylaws are written and ensuing ...
Canadians who smoke legal weed—or invest in it—could face a lifetime ban at the US borderQuartz
Pot stocks seesaw as report suggests investors, employees may be banned from entering USCBC.ca
Marijuana Shorts Are Defying the Explosive Rally in EquitiesBloomberg
Financial Post -Rolling Stone -BBC News -Politico
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CTV News
Should the word 'overdose' be applied in cannabis cases?
CTV News
... on the Canadian Institute for Health Information's data on increased emergency room visits by patients overdosing on cannabis in Ontario received numerous responses from readers upset with the use of the word “overdose” in the context of marijuana.