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Activists Push 'Grass' Roots Campaigns

Pot penalties go up
in smoke in two municipalities

Nov 10, 07 6:54 PM CST
(Newser) - Two Rocky Mountain municipalities have pared back penalties for cannabis users, joining a growing group of US cities, Time reports. Hailey, Idaho (pop. 8,500) and Denver joined the list this week during elections. Voters in the Mile-High City, whose mayor has admitted past pot use, are letting users... More »

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Alaska • Denver • marijuana • rehabilitation • marijuana legalization • Nevada • Hailey, Idaho • Marijuana Policy Project • SAFER • NORML

Teen Smokers More Likely
to Drink, Do
Drugs: Study

Also at higher risk for depression, anxiety

Oct 24, 07 3:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - Teenagers who smoke cigarettes are five times more likely to drink and 13 times more likely to smoke pot, according to a new study by a Columbia University addiction center. The report also linked adolescent smoking to higher rates of binge drinking and hard drug use, along with a greater... More »

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drugs • depression • drug addiction • smoking • cigarettes • marijuana • drug abuse • anxiety • teenager

Norway Fines Winehouse for Pot Possession

Troubled singer back on tour after arrest, overnight jail stay

Oct 19, 07 11:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Amy Winehouse was busted with 7 grams of marijuana in her hotel room, but the Norwegian police didn't make the addled chanteuse go to rehab—they just held her overnight, fined her $714, and released her this morning, the BBC reports. "She's paid the fine, so this thing is... More »

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drugs • Norway • marijuana • Amy Winehouse • Blake Fielder Civil

Feds Totally Uncool With Pot-Laced Candy Factory

Raids medical-marijuana supplier Tainted Inc.

Sep 28, 07 1:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Feds yesterday kicked in the doors of a factory producing marijuana-laced candy, snacks, and drinks for the medical marijuana market, the AP reports. Three were arrested, but the company’s founder is still on the lam. Authorities fear Tainted Inc. is one of many large-scale marijuana-lacing operations capitalizing on legalized... More »

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California • medical marijuana • marijuana • marijuana legalization • Drug Enforcement Administration • Tainted inc.

LB Caught With Pot, Kicked
Off Team

Louisville player busted 11 times in high school

Sep 28, 07 3:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - After crashing out of the top 10, Louisville's football program (2-2) suffered another blow when linebacker Willie A. Williams was pulled over for playing loud music and allegedly discovered trying to conceal a small amount of marijuana in his mouth, reports ESPN. Williams was swiftly dismissed from the team. More »

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NCAA • NCAA football • marijuana • Louisville Cardinals • Willie A. Williams

Vick Tests Positive for Pot

QB violates plea deal, faces tighter restrictions

Sep 26, 07 2:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - The hits—of the self-inflicted variety—just keep coming for Michael Vick, who tested positive for marijuana in a sample submitted two weeks after entering a plea deal on felony dog-fighting charges. The suspended NFL quarterback will be confined to his home from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.... More »

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NFL • Atlanta Falcons • Michael Vick • marijuana • dogfighting

City OKs Day of Public Toking

Ban on smoking in Santa Cruz parks lifted for medical-marijuana fest

Sep 20, 07 7:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Two kinds of "green laws" collided in Santa Cruz, Calif., when a local group that distributes free medical marijuana came up against a smoking ban in the park where the group holds its annual festival. The city council reached a healthy compromise, providing attendees in need of self-medication with... More »

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medical marijuana • public health • marijuana • smoking ban

Feds Crack Down on California Pot Operations

Raids stepped up on medicinal marijuana dispensaries considered legal by the state

Aug 15, 07 12:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - The federal Drug Enforcement Agency is stepping up raids on California's medicinal marijuana distributors, confiscating drugs and arresting vendors at ten Los Angeles operations last month alone, Reuters reports. California legalized medicinal marijuana use more than ten years ago, but possession of the drug violates federal law. Federal officials argue... More »

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California • drugs • medical marijuana • DEA • marijuana • prescription drugs • Drug Enforcement Administration • Marinol

FBI Mellows Out on Drug Standards

Holistic approach
to applicants gives casual users a break

Aug 7, 07 6:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - The FBI no longer disqualifies applicants who admit to past drug use, the Washington Post reports. The agency previously turned away wannabes who acknowledged smoking marijuana more than 15 times, but times have changed. Potential employees must still swear they have not partaken in recent years, and the FBI's policy... More »

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FBI • drugs • drug addiction • drug use • employment • marijuana

Al Gore III Pleads Guilty
in Drug Bust

Ex-VP's son picks rehab stint over prison after latest brush with law

Jul 30, 07 4:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - Al Gore III pleaded guilty to four drug charges today and elected to enter a rehab program to avoid prison time, People reports. The ex-VP's 24-year-old youngest child was busted with marijuana and prescription drugs—including Vicodin, Xanax and Valium—after being pulled over in southern California for speeding in... More »

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rehab • Al Gore • drugs • crime • Al Gore III • marijuana • driving • substance abuse

Harsh Reality: Richie Draws 4-Day Sentence

Wrong-way starlet pleads guilty to DUI

Jul 27, 07 4:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - Giving the cast of The Simple Life an 0-for-2 record in the California courts, Nicole Richie was sentenced to 4 days in jail today after pleading guilty to driving the wrong way on an LA freeway while under the influence of drugs. The skeletal starlet must attend 21 days of... More »

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drugs • alcohol • DUI • drunk driving • marijuana • Vicodin • sentencing • jail • Nicole Richie • The Simple Life • painkiller

Reefer Madness: Marijuana Ups Psychosis Risk

New study reveals that pot smokers have a 41% increased chance of psychosis

Jul 27, 07 10:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Smoking pot increases your risk of developing schizophrenia and other forms of psychotic illness later in life, according to a new study. Partakers had a 41% higher chance of developing psychosis with hallucinations or delusions—a risk that only increased with heavy use. The findings may push the UK to... More »

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health • drugs • schizophrenia • drug use • marijuana • psychosis • hallucination

Farmers Fight
to Legalize
Pot's Cousin

Growing hemp won't harm drug war, say strapped ND growers

Jul 21, 07 5:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - The push to legalize hemp—marijuana’s less potent cousin—has some unlikely supporters: North Dakota farmers who couldn't be more conservative in every other respect, the New York Times reports. Hemp, used in clothing, lotions and even snack bars, has become especially attractive to North Dakota because of... More »

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agriculture • farming • medical marijuana • marijuana • Ron Paul • marijuana legalization • hemp • North Dakota • Drug Enforcement Administration • scab • wheat • crops • Controlled Substances Act • farmer

Al Gore III Returns to Rehab

Ex-VP asks for privacy after son's arrest
on drug charges

Jul 5, 07 5:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Al Gore III has posted bail and returned to rehab. A day after the ex-VP's son was busted for drugs, the 24-year-old magazine publisher "is getting treatment," his father said today. In his first public reaction, he appeared on the "Today" show and said, "We love... More »

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rehab • Adderall • Al Gore • Al Gore III • marijuana • prescription drugs • Xanax

Al Gore III Arrested on Drug Charges

Ex-VP's son nabbed
(in a Prius) with pot, prescription drugs

Jul 4, 07 2:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - Al Gore III was arrested on drug charges early this morning after being pulled over for doing 100 mph on a California freeway. An Orange County deputy allegedly smelled marijuana, CBS 2 in LA reports, and a search turned up an ounce of pot as well as Valium, Xanax, Vicodin,... More »

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Al Gore • drugs • drug use • Al Gore III • marijuana • arrest

West Coast Breeds Weed Snobs, Too

Cannibus connoisseurs take their place next
to finicky wine lovers

Apr 23, 07 9:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Cannabis is accruing its own class of sophistocates, particularly in California, where medical legalization and lax enforcement have made connoisseurship marginally acceptable. Advanced palates judge their weed on taste, smell and quality of high, reports the Chronicle—a far cry from the 70s, when users joked that there "were... More »

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California • drugs • medical marijuana • drug use • marijuana • cannabis • weed

Draft Prospects Admit To Smoking Pot

NFL GMs hope to encourage candor, won't punish drug use

Apr 18, 07 10:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - Three of the most highly regarded prospects in the upcoming NFL draft—Calvin Johnson, Amobi Okoye, and Gaines Adams—admitted in interviews at the combine that they have used marijuana. Nevertheless, all three are considered to be free of the kind of dramatic character problems that have plagued the NFL... More »

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NFL • drugs • football • marijuana • Calvin Johnson • Amobi Okoye • Gaines Adams

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