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Illinois May Debate Medical Marijuana Again Next Yearnew
John Walker, director of the Illinois Compassion Action Network, concedes that passing a medical-cannabis law will be difficult during an important election year, but he says that his aim is to teach people about the medical benefits of marijuana.
Illinois Times |
R.L. Nave |
11-13-2007 |
Drugs
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The Grow Me State: Marijuana in Floridanew

Florida moves into the number two spot when it comes to grow houses, behind only California.
Miami New Times |
Francisco Alvarado |
11-12-2007 |
Drugs
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Rutherford Institute Fights for Religious Pot Usenew
Since the early '70s, Carl Eric Olsen has been a member of the Ethiopian Zion Coptic Church, a religious group that holds that marijuana is a sacrament, and whose members smoke it all day, every day.
C-Ville Weekly |
J. Tobias Beard |
11-07-2007 |
Drugs
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Burned at Both Endsnew
A background in hauling pot gives you the skills and chutzpah to become a Medicaid mogul.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Deirdra Funcheon |
11-06-2007 |
Drugs
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Pot Petitions to Hit Portlandnew
Petition sheets have been quietly circulating around the city by volunteers hoping to convince registered voters to support a plan that will decriminalize less than an ounce of marijuana.
The Portland Mercury |
Scott Moore |
11-01-2007 |
Drugs
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A Yearlong Trip Down Crack Streetnew
Inside my journey through homelessness and drug abuse.
San Diego Reader |
Jay Allen Sanford |
11-01-2007 |
Drugs
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Hunting the White Buffalonew
In rural Ohio, meth heads risk everything for a thermos of corn fertilizer.
Cleveland Scene |
Gus Garcia-Roberts |
10-26-2007 |
Drugs
Blown Awaynew
Dan Mills bought a few grams of cocaine. That's bad, if you're a prosecutor -- even worse if you're the son of a federal judge.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
10-25-2007 |
Drugs
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Medical Marijuana Users Are Caught in the Crossfirenew
Among the casualties of the war on drugs are those who use marijuana to relieve their pain and suffering.
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
10-22-2007 |
Drugs
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Want Saner Marijuana Laws?new
If the $42 billion war on pot isn't working, what will?
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
10-22-2007 |
Drugs
Testing the Reach of Montana's Medical Marijuana Lawnew
A Montana man may be the first in the country to test an employer's right to fire workers who use state-sanctioned medical marijuana.
Missoula Independent |
Paul Peters |
10-04-2007 |
Drugs
Faith Takes On Reason in Latest Anti-Meth Media Blitznew
Television stations in Portland, Eugene and Medford are donating airtime to a documentary, called Crystal Darkness, which echoes the current federal line on meth -- a message that's faith-based, in-your-face and, according to independent studies, ineffective at best.
Willamette Week |
Corey Pein |
10-03-2007 |
Drugs
Feds Target Santa Barbara's Medical Marijuana Shopsnew
In recent days, more than a dozen local property owners have received word from the DEA that they could face the potential seizure of their property and assets if they continue to rent space to cannabis companies -- a threat that has dispensary operators and building owners alike waiting to exhale.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Staff |
10-01-2007 |
Drugs
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The DEA's Bad-Faith War on Pain Doctorsnew

Drug-enforcement authorities have offer physicians little guidance, yet every year, the feds prosecute a handful of pain specialists for over-prescribing.
Boston Phoenix |
Harvey Silverglate |
09-27-2007 |
Drugs
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Pot-Growing Operations Trash Los Padres National Forestnew
Why isn't anyone cleaning it up?
Monterey County Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
09-13-2007 |
Drugs
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