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chicagotribune.com (US) Was extradited at the request of the United States to face drug trafficking and other charges and arrived in New York late Thursday. (Sun Sep 23 23:12:35 2018 PDT)

chicagotribune.com (US) Alleged lieutenant of drug kingpin 'El Chapo' seeks minimum prison term - Chicago Tribune Alleged lieutenant of drug kingpin 'El Chapo' seeks minimum prison term Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman escorted by marines after a February arrest on drug trafficking charges in Mexico City. Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman escorted by marines after a February arrest on drug trafficking charges in Mexico Ci... (Sun Sep 23 23:12:35 2018 PDT) [$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(100%), $propaganda_theme1(100%), $propaganda_theme2(60%), $propaganda_theme3(50%), $propaganda_theme5(60%), $illegal_drugs(100%), $drugs(95%), $govt_prohib_other(66%), $narcotic(100%), $various_drugs(95%), $various_illegal_drugs(100%), $incarceration(100%), $youth(60%), $aggrandizement(85%)]

chicagotribune.com (US) The planes would be packed with as much as 12000 kilograms b about 14 tons b of cocaine that was unloaded and driven out of the airport with the help of corrupt officials. (Sun Sep 23 23:12:35 2018 PDT) [$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(100%), $propaganda_theme1(100%), $propaganda_theme2(100%), $propaganda_theme3(65%), $illegal_drugs(100%), $drugs(90%), $govt_prohib_other(66%), $chemicals(100%), $euphoric_stimulant(100%), $stimulant(100%), $narcotic(100%), $cocaine(100%), $various_drugs(90%), $various_illegal_drugs(100%), $incarceration(100%), $aggrandizement(100%), $jury(100%)]

chicagotribune.com (US) How twins from Little Village rose to win trust of drug kingpin El Chapo - Chicago Tribune How twins from Little Village rose to win trust of drug kingpin El Chapo Margarito Flores was cruising through Humboldt Park in a brand new Cadillac on a fall evening when Chicago police stopped him. They were living a life that reflected it b houses. (Sun Sep 23 23:12:35 2018 PDT) [$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(100%), $propaganda_theme1(100%), $propaganda_theme2(70%), $propaganda_theme3(65%), $use_is_abuse(100%), $propaganda_theme4(100%), $propaganda_theme5(70%), $propaganda_theme8(50%), $illegal_drugs(100%), $drugs(95%), $govt_prohib_other(66%), $prohibition_agency(100%), $secret_evidence(50%), $drug_dog(75%), $chemicals(100%), $plants(100%), $euphoric_depressant(100%), $euphoric_stimulant(100%), $analgesic(100%), $intoxicant(100%), $stimulant(100%), $narcotic(100%), $opiate(100%), $cocaine(100%), $heroin(100%), $cannabis(100%), $various_drugs(95%), $various_illegal_drugs(100%), $incarceration(100%), $youth(70%), $school(100%), $aggrandizement(100%), $jury(100%)]

chicagotribune.com (US) Drug lord 'El Chapo' likely to be prosecuted in Brooklyn - Chicago Tribune Drug lord 'El Chapo' likely to be prosecuted in Brooklyn In the nationwide sweepstakes among federal jurisdictions to put Mexican drug kingpin and escape artist U.S. indictments in those cities accuse him of overseeing a drug empire that poisoned American streets by smuggling countless ... (Sun Sep 23 23:12:35 2018 PDT) [$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(100%), $propaganda_theme1(100%), $propaganda_theme2(70%), $propaganda_theme3(75%), $illegal_drugs(100%), $drugs(90%), $govt_prohib_other(80%), $chemicals(100%), $plants(100%), $euphoric_depressant(100%), $euphoric_stimulant(100%), $analgesic(100%), $intoxicant(100%), $stimulant(100%), $narcotic(100%), $opiate(100%), $cocaine(100%), $heroin(100%), $cannabis(100%), $various_drugs(90%), $various_illegal_drugs(100%), $incarceration(100%), $aggrandizement(100%), $msm(100%), $mockingbird(100%), $assoc_press(100%)]

chicagotribune.com (US) Was extradited at the request of the United States to face drug trafficking and other charges and arrived in New York late Thursday. (Sun Sep 23 23:12:35 2018 PDT) [$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(100%), $propaganda_theme1(100%), $propaganda_theme2(50%), $propaganda_theme8(66%), $illegal_drugs(100%), $drugs(90%), $prohibition_agency(100%), $secret_evidence(66%), $plants(100%), $sedative(55%), $euphoriant(55%), $intoxicant(100%), $cannabis(100%), $poppy(55%), $various_drugs(90%), $various_illegal_drugs(100%), $incarceration(100%), $aggrandizement(100%), $msm(100%), $mockingbird(100%), $assoc_press(100%)]

chicagotribune.com (US) Public defenders representing Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin b El Chapob Guzman presented a litany of challenges to the governmentb s 17-count indictment on Friday, arguing that heb s being held in overly restrictive conditions and that his extradition from Mexico may have been illegal. He has pleaded not guilty to a wide swath of charges, including drug trafficking, con... (Sun Sep 23 23:12:35 2018 PDT) [$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(100%), $propaganda_theme1(100%), $propaganda_theme2(50%), $illegal_drugs(100%), $drugs(90%), $govt_prohib_other(66%), $various_drugs(90%), $various_illegal_drugs(100%), $incarceration(100%), $for_profit_prisons(100%), $aggrandizement(100%), $jury(50%), $msm(50%), $mockingbird(50%), $assoc_press(50%)]

chicagotribune.com (US) The guests of honor were the 7-year-old twin daughters of the worldb s most notorious drug lord. Ex-top Mexican police official pleads no contest in Chicago to leaking sensitive info to cartel A former top Mexican police commander entered a rare no-contest plea Friday in federal court in Chicago to charges he leaked sensitive information to cartel members who were the targets of a U.S.-led drug trafficking pr... (Sun Sep 23 23:12:35 2018 PDT) [$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(100%), $propaganda_theme1(100%), $propaganda_theme2(80%), $propaganda_theme3(75%), $propaganda_theme5(60%), $propaganda_theme6(90%), $illegal_drugs(100%), $drugs(90%), $govt_prohib_other(66%), $prohibition_agency(70%), $various_drugs(90%), $various_illegal_drugs(100%), $incarceration(100%), $youth(60%), $aggrandizement(100%), $jury(100%), $msm(100%), $mockingbird(100%), $assoc_press(100%)]

chicagotribune.com (US) Said the new coordination will allow for easier targeting of every player in the drug networks regardless of which country they are in. (Sun Sep 23 23:12:35 2018 PDT) [$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(100%), $propaganda_theme1(100%), $propaganda_theme2(70%), $propaganda_theme3(75%), $propaganda_theme6(90%), $illegal_drugs(100%), $drugs(95%), $prohibition_agency(100%), $chemicals(100%), $pharms(100%), $euphoric_depressant(100%), $euphoric_stimulant(100%), $analgesic(100%), $anesthetic(100%), $stimulant(100%), $methamphetamine(100%), $narcotic(100%), $opiate(100%), $amphetamines(100%), $heroin(100%), $fentanyl(100%), $various_drugs(95%), $various_illegal_drugs(100%), $aggrandizement(100%), $msm(50%), $mockingbird(50%), $assoc_press(50%)]

chicagotribune.com (US) Two Carpentersville men are facing felony drug charges after a multi-jurisdictional task force seized 16 kilograms of cocaine. (Sun Sep 23 23:12:35 2018 PDT) [$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(60%), $propaganda_theme2(50%), $propaganda_theme3(60%), $illegal_drugs(100%), $drugs(95%), $drug_law(80%), $prohibition_agency(100%), $chemicals(100%), $euphoric_depressant(100%), $euphoric_stimulant(100%), $analgesic(100%), $stimulant(100%), $narcotic(100%), $opiate(100%), $cocaine(100%), $heroin(100%), $various_drugs(95%), $various_illegal_drugs(100%), $aggrandizement(100%)]

capebretonpost.com (US) Four face drug charges after police search two Dominion homes ... (Sun Sep 23 02:04:51 2018 PDT) [$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(75%), $propaganda_theme2(75%), $propaganda_theme3(50%), $propaganda_theme5(60%), $illegal_drugs(100%), $drugs(90%), $various_drugs(90%), $various_illegal_drugs(100%), $youth(60%), $school(100%)]

CBC.ca
Journalism's budding new beat: Cannabis reporter
CBC.ca
Even in the heyday of cigarettes, when people still smoked in their offices, you wouldn't expect to open a newspaper and see a reporter assigned to cover the "tobacco beat." And, alcohol, which is consumed by Canadians in quantities greater than ever ...

Daily Mail
Study shows that medical cannabis use does not lead to rise in rate of crimes committed
New Zealand Herald
Opponents to the legalization of medical marijuana use often state that there is a correlation between pot use and criminal activity, as a reason to keep marijuana on the illicit drug list. But, the analysis carried out by economist Yu-Wei Luke Chu ...
Study shows that medical marijuana use DOES NOT lead to a significant increase in the rate of crimes committedDaily Mail

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Ottawa Sun
Girl, 5, can take cannabis drug to school: California judge
Ottawa Sun
Authorities argued that allowing Brooke to use the drug at school violated state and federal laws barring medical marijuana on school grounds. Medical marijuana use in private with a doctor's recommendation is legal in California. A judge's temporary ...
Kindergartner can take cannabis oil to school for epilepsy, judge rulesCTV News
California judge rules 5-year-old can take cannabis-based drug to schoolCBS News
Kindergartner can take cannabis drug to school, judge saysLos Angeles Times
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Toronto Sun
Addiction, health-care specialists need to brace for cannabis legalization: CAMH
Toronto Sun
A Centre for Addiction and Mental Health director said they're expecting an upswing in cannabis “poisoning” when federal legalization for pot takes hold on Oct. 17. Dr. Peter Selby, the director of medical education for the organization, said he's ...

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Wall Street Journal
Pot Premium: Surging Demand Inflates Price of Marijuana ETF
Wall Street Journal
Investors in a popular marijuana fund have been overpaying for their shares this week as demand for pot stocks surged. The $629 million ETFMG Alternative Harvest exchange-traded fund owns shares in about 35 companies, including Canadian cannabis ...
How Cronos Group Is Growing Its Core Medical Marijuana BusinessForbes
Horizons adds high-flying Tilray to major marijuana ETFThe Globe and Mail
Medical marijuana company Aleafia added to Horizons Marijuana ETFMarketWatch
Markets Insider
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The Guardian
Vapers tricked into buying synthetic cannabis-laced product
The Guardian
Users have said it is many times more potent than herbal cannabis and have reported suffering chest pains, seizures, memory loss and withdrawal. Some have bought Kronic Juice believing it to contain a legal dose of CBD, a non-psychoactive cannabis ...

Globalnews.ca
Legalization countdown: The week in cannabis
Globalnews.ca
Marijuana stocks have had an exciting ride. But is it a bubble? It will take six months to a year to see, an investment expert explains. We won't see factory-made cannabis beverages for at least a year (unless you want to buy some THC oil and make your ...
Wall Street's Marijuana Madness: 'It's Like the Internet in 1997'Wall Street Journal
Journalism's budding new beat: Cannabis reporterCBC.ca
Which of the Big Cannabis Companies Has a Better Competitive Advantage?The Motley Fool Canada
Omaha World-Herald -Yahoo Finance -EMTV Online -SEC.gov
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Cannabis Stocks Had A Roller Coaster Of A Week
NPR
ROSEN: Because Canada has shown such a leadership in sensible cannabis reform, it's really become the global hub for cannabis. DWYER: Unlike the U.S., where marijuana is still against federal law, Canada has already legalized medical marijuana.

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thetelegram.com (US) We believe pharmacists have an important role to play in the safe and informed use of medical cannabis. This is the first step in our journey to provide medical cannabis to our patients. (Sat Sep 22 02:48:12 2018 PDT)