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times-herald.com (US) Phyllis Ann Teegarden is facing a number of charges including fleeing from police and methamphetamine possession. (Mon May 21 23:13:18 2018 PDT) [$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(60%), $propaganda_theme2(50%), $propaganda_theme3(50%), $propaganda_theme5(50%), $propaganda_theme6(60%), $propaganda_theme8(50%), $illegal_drugs(100%), $drugs(90%), $secret_evidence(50%), $chemicals(100%), $euphoric_stimulant(100%), $stimulant(100%), $methamphetamine(100%), $amphetamines(100%), $various_drugs(90%), $various_illegal_drugs(100%), $police_related_news(70%), $incarceration(100%), $youth(50%), $school(100%), $aggrandizement(85%)]

timminspress.com (Canada) He also would not comment as to whether this incident was connected to the illegal drug trade. (Mon May 21 02:09:45 2018 PDT) [$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(70%), $propaganda_theme2(70%), $propaganda_theme3(50%), $moral_imperative(100%), $illegal_drugs(100%), $drugs(90%), $various_drugs(90%), $various_illegal_drugs(100%), $police_related_news(100%)]

Press Herald
Home labs for extracting cannabis concentrates seen as emerging public safety threat
Press Herald
“There is a huge market demand for concentrates,” said Hannah King, an attorney with DrummondWoodsum who focuses on cannabis issues. “In places where marijuana is legal, you see the market shift from flower to concentrate-based products. It's part of ...

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worldtribune.com (Germany) Massachusetts judge nixes prison time for immigrant heroin dealer ... (Mon May 21 01:03:25 2018 PDT) [$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(100%), $propaganda_theme1(100%), $propaganda_theme2(70%), $propaganda_theme3(75%), $propaganda_theme5(75%), $propaganda_theme6(60%), $illegal_drugs(100%), $drugs(90%), $govt_prohib_other(100%), $chemicals(100%), $euphoric_depressant(100%), $analgesic(100%), $depressant_intoxicant(100%), $narcotic(100%), $opiate(100%), $alcohol(100%), $heroin(100%), $various_drugs(90%), $various_illegal_drugs(100%), $incarceration(100%), $youth(75%), $school(100%), $msm(100%), $meeting(60%)]

worldtribune.com (Germany) Will not serve any time in prison despite pleading guilty to charges of drug possession with intent to distribute. Soto-Vittini is a major dealer. He is directly responsible for the opioid epidemic plaguing Salem. (Mon May 21 01:03:25 2018 PDT) [$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(100%), $propaganda_theme1(100%), $addiction(60%), $propaganda_theme2(100%), $propaganda_theme3(75%), $propaganda_theme5(60%), $propaganda_theme6(65%), $propaganda_theme7(55%), $dehumanization(50%), $illegal_drugs(100%), $drugs(95%), $chemicals(100%), $pharms(100%), $euphoric_depressant(100%), $euphoric_stimulant(100%), $analgesic(100%), $anesthetic(100%), $opioid(100%), $stimulant(100%), $narcotic(100%), $opiate(100%), $cocaine(100%), $heroin(100%), $fentanyl(100%), $various_drugs(95%), $various_illegal_drugs(100%), $police_related_news(70%), $incarceration(100%), $youth(60%), $school(100%), $aggrandizement(100%), $meeting(60%)]

CBC.ca
Researchers working on new kind of green beer — with cannabis
CBC.ca
The college teamed up with Toronto-based company Province Brands of Canada, which makes alcohol-free beer and spirits from marijuana, and for now they're using hemp in research and product development. But once cannabis becomes legal, they'll be ...

intelligencer.ca (Canada) ON CAMPUS: Students play key role in cannabis research Submitted photo Loyalist College student researchers Robyn Neri and Dallas Bonner, who are graduating from Loyalist this June, have been hired to work on an applied research project with Province Brands of Canada, makers of alcohol-fre... (Mon May 21 02:01:29 2018 PDT)

intelligencer.ca (Canada) ON CAMPUS: Students play key role in cannabis research Submitted photo Loyalist College student researchers Robyn Neri and Dallas Bonner, who are graduating from Loyalist this June, have been hired to work on an applied research project with Province Brands of Canada, makers of alcohol-fre... (Mon May 21 02:01:29 2018 PDT) [$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(50%), $propaganda_theme3(50%), $illegal_drugs(100%), $chemicals(50%), $plants(100%), $intoxicant(100%), $depressant_intoxicant(50%), $hemp(100%), $medical_cannabis(100%), $narcotic(100%), $alcohol(50%), $cannabis(100%), $cannabis_cuisine(95%), $cannabis_industry(85%), $school(100%), $aggrandizement(100%)]

Chemical & Engineering News
Nurturing cannabis
Chemical & Engineering News
For an increasing number of U.S. states, cannabis is now a high-value crop that can be legally grown. Raising legal marijuana for sale to consumers has become a big business, not just for cultivators but also for firms that supply pesticides ...
Marijuana Growers Turn to Hemp to Fight OversupplyVoice of America
5 Marijuana Stocks To Watch In 2018Yahoo Finance
US Attorney For Oregon Prioritizes Cannabis Trafficking, Public SafetyOPB News
Marijuana Moment
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CNN
NYC Mayor de Blasio tells police to end arrests for marijuana smoking
CNN
Some states, like New York, have decriminalized marijuana, making it a violation and not a crime to possess small amounts of cannabis. Medical marijuana is legal under New York law, but cannot be smoked. CNN's Steve Almasy contributed to this report.
NYC mayor: End arrests for marijuana smokingKPRC Click2Houston
NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio Preparing City For Marijuana Legalization, Instructs NYPD To Halt ArrestsNewsweek
Is Mayor Bill de Blasio preparing for marijuana legalization in NYC?WABC-TV

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Finfeed
MGC Pharmaceuticals on high as Malta legalises medical cannabis
Finfeed
Specialist pot-stock, MGC Pharmaceuticals (ASX:MXC), this morning revealed that the Maltese parliament has passed final legislation for the approval of medicinal cannabis production. This latest development is a major milestone for MXC in obtaining its ...
MGC Pharmaceuticals celebrates medical cannabis legislative change in MaltaSmall Caps

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Letter: Authorities need lesson on cannabis
Kamloops This Week
... much propaganda regarding the cannabis plant. We could save the planet with the plant as it is a renewable resource, grows anywhere, has many uses and could replace toxic byproducts used now to make plastics, nylons, rubbers, etc. Marijuana's use ...

CTV News
More than 25 hospitalized in NYC due to 'K2' synthetic marijuana
CTV News
NEW YORK -- More than 25 people have been hospitalized in New York City due to bad reactions to the synthetic marijuana known as K2. WABC-TV reports that police responded to an intersection in Brooklyn's Bedford-Stuyvesant neighbourhood Saturday.
25 people hospitalized in New York from what police suspect was synthetic marijuanaCNN
Dozens in Brooklyn Hospitalized After Using Synthetic MarijuanaComplex
Possible synthetic marijuana hospitalized 25 people in New YorkKSHB
WSB Atlanta
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Aljazeera.com
Africa's first medical cannabis dispensary opens in Durban
Aljazeera.com
Africa's first medical cannabis dispensary has opened in South Africa. Recreational cannabis use is still illegal in the country. But staff at the clinic hope to challenge the stigma associated with cannabis and promote its healing properties. Al ...

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vindy.com Will expand access to medical services in rural areas and shift some federal HIV money to help addicts. (Sun May 20 18:38:48 2018 PDT) [$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(80%), $propaganda_theme1(80%), $addiction(60%), $propaganda_theme2(75%), $propaganda_theme3(75%), $propaganda_theme6(65%), $moral_imperative(100%), $illegal_drugs(100%), $drugs(95%), $govt_prohib_other(100%), $chemicals(100%), $pharms(100%), $anxiolytic(100%), $analgesic(100%), $opioid(100%), $narcotic(100%), $methadone(100%), $buprenorphine(100%), $various_drugs(95%), $incarceration(100%), $aggrandizement(100%), $msm(50%), $mockingbird(50%), $assoc_press(50%)]

vindy.com States: Getting federal money for opioid crisis is a small step forward ! vindy.com States: Getting federal money for opioid crisis is a small step forward The federal government will spend a record $4.6 billion this year to fight the nationb s deepening opioid crisis. (Sun May 20 18:38:48 2018 PDT) [$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(75%), $explicit_propaganda(70%), $addiction(60%), $propaganda_theme2(70%), $propaganda_theme3(75%), $propaganda_theme6(65%), $illegal_drugs(100%), $drugs(95%), $prohibitionist(80%), $govt_prohib_other(100%), $chemicals(100%), $pharms(100%), $euphoric_depressant(100%), $analgesic(100%), $antitussive(100%), $anesthetic(100%), $opioid(100%), $narcotic(100%), $opiate(100%), $heroin(100%), $fentanyl(100%), $hydrocodone(100%), $oxycodone(100%), $OxyContin(100%), $various_drugs(95%), $various_illegal_drugs(100%), $incarceration(100%), $aggrandizement(100%), $msm(100%), $mockingbird(100%), $assoc_press(100%)]

vindy.com Ohio opioid woes: 1 reason drug lawsuits brought to state ! vindy.com Ohio opioid woes: 1 reason drug lawsuits brought to state The role that drugmakers and drug distributors played in contributing to the nationb s deadly opioid epidemic is front and center in a federal courtroom in Cleveland. (Sun May 20 18:38:48 2018 PDT) [$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(80%), $propaganda_theme2(80%), $propaganda_theme3(75%), $gateway(55%), $propaganda_theme4(55%), $propaganda_theme6(65%), $illegal_drugs(100%), $drugs(95%), $drug_law(100%), $chemicals(100%), $pharms(100%), $euphoric_depressant(100%), $analgesic(100%), $antitussive(100%), $anesthetic(100%), $opioid(100%), $narcotic(100%), $opiate(100%), $heroin(100%), $fentanyl(100%), $hydrocodone(100%), $oxycodone(100%), $OxyContin(100%), $various_drugs(95%), $various_illegal_drugs(100%), $incarceration(100%), $msm(100%), $mockingbird(100%), $assoc_press(100%)]

kezi.com (US) New York from what police suspect was synthetic marijuana 25 people hospitalized in New York from what police suspect was synthetic marijuana Twenty-five people have been hospitalized in the same area of Brooklyn after having negative reactions from what's believed to be synthetic marijuana known as K2. (Sun May 20 21:35:09 2018 PDT)

kezi.com (US) New York from what police suspect was synthetic marijuana 25 people hospitalized in New York from what police suspect was synthetic marijuana Twenty-five people have been hospitalized in the same area of Brooklyn after having negative reactions from what's believed to be synthetic marijuana known as K2. (Sun May 20 21:35:09 2018 PDT) [$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(100%), $explicit_propaganda(70%), $propaganda_theme1(100%), $propaganda_theme2(100%), $propaganda_theme3(50%), $illegal_drugs(100%), $drugs(90%), $hallucinogen(55%), $plants(100%), $psychedelic(55%), $intoxicant(100%), $medical_cannabis(50%), $cannabis(100%), $spice(55%), $various_drugs(90%), $various_illegal_drugs(100%), $school(100%)]

kdrv.com (US) The governor's commitment allowed Trump to boast support from all four border-state governors and helped put the president above the lower end of his threshold of marshaling 2,000 to 4,000 tro... (Sun May 20 21:33:26 2018 PDT)