Florida’s Amendment 2 insults our intelligence 10/16/2014 |
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OpEd, Florida Courier |
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Epilepsy Studies 10/14/2014 |
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epilepsy, Charlotte's Web, Death |
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Sheriff Gee: Why parents should be alarmed about Amendment 2 10/14/2014 |
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OpEd, Sheriff, Children, youth |
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Three Studies Shed New Light on the Effectiveness of Cannabis in Epilepsy 10/14/2014 |
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Charlotte's Web, Studies |
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Religious Leader Statements 10/13/2014 |
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religious leader, position paper |
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Long-term effects of marijuana use on the brain 10/13/2014 |
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Long-term, Side-Effects, Brain, Research, Studies |
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FAADA Statement on Medical Marijuana 10/12/2014 |
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Resolution, position paper |
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Commentary from Florida’s Representative to the National D.A.R.E. Youth Advisory Board 10/11/2014 |
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youth, addiction |
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Sheriff Kevin Rambosk, Collier County SPEAKS OUT against Amendment 2 10/11/2014 |
Medical marijuana vacation destination? Is this what we want in Florida? Will it be safe at our amusement parks?
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video, law enforcement, Sheriff |
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Drug czar: Teen pot use could fuel opioid abuse 10/11/2014 |
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Teen, youth, opioid, abuse |
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Morgan Touts Medical Marijuana 10/11/2014 |
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Morgan, follow the money |
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11 Odd Facts About Marijuana 10/10/2014 |
Previous research has found that marijuana can increase heart rate and blood pressure, which could tip a vulnerable individual over into heart attack territory
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heart, animals, hemp |
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Susan Latvala: Amendment 2 threatens our communities 10/10/2014 |
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OpEd, Children, community, County commissioner |
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Medical pot's negative impacts 10/09/2014 |
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Amendment 2, opinion |
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Will Weatherford on Amendment 2: 'De Facto Legalization of Marijuana' 10/09/2014 |
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Amendment 2, political |
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Marijuana Farms Are Poisoning This Mink-Like Animal With Rodenticide 10/08/2014 |
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poisoning, monk, farms |
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What has research over the past two decades revealed about the adverse health effects of recreational cannabis use? 10/07/2014 |
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Studies, Research, recreational |
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The terrible truth about cannabis: Expert's devastating 20-year study finally demolishes claims that smoking pot is harmless 10/07/2014 |
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Brain, Studies |
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Times recommends: Vote no on St. Petersburg Charter amendment 10/06/2014 |
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amendment, vote no |
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Times recommends: Vote no on Amendment 2, medical marijuana 10/03/2014 |
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amendment, vote no |
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Adam Putnam and Florida Chamber Take Aim at Amendment 2 10/02/2014 |
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amendment, putman, agriculture, Business, tourism |
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Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops-AMENDMENT 2 Concerns Require a Closer Look October 1, 2014 10/01/2014 |
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religious leader, church, amendment, Bishops, vote no |
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Medical Marijuana- Can we call this Medicine? 10/01/2014 |
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Pharmacists, Motycka, vote no |
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Medical marijuana: 3 things employers need to know 09/30/2014 |
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workplace, Business |
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Young adult sequelae of adolescent cannabis use: an integrative analysis 09/30/2014 |
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Studies, young adults, usage |
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Workforce Drug Test Positivity Rate Increases for the First Time in 10 Years, Driven by Marijuana and Amphetamines, Finds Quest 09/30/2014 |
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workplace, Business, drug testing |
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Tribune editorial: Voters should reject the medical marijuana amendment 09/30/2014 |
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vote no, amendment |
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Two polls show support for legal marijuana waning in Colorado, nationally 09/30/2014 |
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Colorado, legalization |
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Is Florida Trading Pill Mills for Pot Shops? 09/30/2014 |
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pot shops, SOS |
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WFTV: We Were Wrong 09/30/2014 |
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Morgan |
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Amendment 2 on Medical Marijuana Garners New Opposition 09/29/2014 |
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Amendment 2 |
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Cops: Student shared pot-laced lollipops with pals 09/29/2014 |
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Connecticut, pot candy, lollipop, Children |
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Pastor's Blog: About Medical Marijuana 09/28/2014 |
Let’s call a spade a spade. Don’t be fooled to think you are helping the sick by voting for this when, in fact, you would just be making marijuana accessible to virtually everyone.
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catholic, religious leader, church, amendment |
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On Pot Vote, Think of Kids, Teens 09/26/2014 |
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church, religious leader, amendment |
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Sheriff Don Eslinger: Amendment 2 puts families and communities in danger 09/26/2014 |
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amendment, youth, Florida |
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Easing of marijuana laws worries road safety advocates 09/25/2014 |
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nationally, highways, safety, car crashes |
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Florida Sheriffs Association and Florida Physicians Discuss Negative Impact of Marijuana and Edible Products 09/25/2014 |
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amendment, Sheriff |
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Survey: Support for legal weed drops 7 points in the past year 09/24/2014 |
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Gallop, legalization |
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Grand jury opts not to indict NASCAR's Tony Stewart in fatal incident 09/24/2014 |
20-year-old Ward “was under the influence of marijuana” at the time of the Aug. 9 race at levels “enough to impair judgment.”
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Death, impaired |
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Baptist Convention: RESOLUTION TO OPPOSE THE LEGALIZATION OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA 09/24/2014 |
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religious leader, church, amendment, vote no |
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First Baptist Convention RESOLUTION TO OPPOSE THE LEGALIZATION OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA 09/24/2014 |
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Resolution, Amendment 2, opposed, church |
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Marijuana edibles popularity concerns doctors 09/22/2014 |
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edibles, candy, legalization, Children |
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Legalized marijuana draws homeless Texans to Colorado 09/22/2014 |
"We were averaging 190 people a night. Now we are averaging 345 people a night," said Murray Flagg, the Salvation Army Intermountain Divisional secretary for social services.
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homeless, Colorado-0 |
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Dr. Drew on marijuana: “It acts like an opiate and causes severe addiction” 09/19/2014 |
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addiction, youth, Dr. Drew |
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Stoners on the job: Nearly 10% of Americans went to work high 09/18/2014 |
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video, workplace, Business |
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August Alsina Still Hospitalized With Seizures; Had Marijuana in His System 09/17/2014 |
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seizure, knockout |
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Marijuana Use For Alleged Depression and Anxiety Can Still Get You Fired In Florida 09/15/2014 |
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Business, depression, anxiety |
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Correlation is not Causation. But it's also not not Causation. How today's Dope Apologists are just like Big Tobacco apologists 09/15/2014 |
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tobacco, causation |
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Medical Matters: The health and social benefits of abstaining from cannabis 09/15/2014 |
The large meta-analysis – a study of combined previous research – showed that people who are daily users of cannabis before the age of 17 are more than 60 per cent less likely to complete secondary school or to complete a degree compared with those who have never used the drug.
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health, youth, Studies, dropout |
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Welfare recipients can use debit cards for marijuana 09/13/2014 |
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welfare, debit cards, food stamps |
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Florida Taxwatch 2014 Voter Guide 09/13/2014 |
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voters, amendment, vote no |
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Second Nursery Challenges Marijuana Rule 09/13/2014 |
But some growers object to a Department of Health plan that offers details about how the law would be carried out. In its challenge,...
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Growers, Charlotte's Web, Dept. of Health |
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International Drive Chamber Resolution 09/12/2014 |
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Resolution, amendment, vote no |
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John Morgan- Two Faces 09/12/2014 |
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Morgan |
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Teens who Smoke Cannabis Daily 'Seven Times More Likely to Commit Suicide' 09/12/2014 |
Teenagers who start smoking cannabis daily before the age of 17 are seven times more likely to commit suicide, a study has found.
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youth, suicide |
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Marijuana Infused Frozen Pizza Is Every Lazy Stoner’s Dream Come True 09/12/2014 |
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edibles, pizza, infused |
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Employers grapple with possibility of legal medical marijuana 09/12/2014 |
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Business, Employer, drug free workplace |
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Study: Teens who smoke weed daily are 60% less likely to complete high school than those who never use 09/12/2014 |
Teenagers who smoke marijuana daily are over 60 percent less likely to complete high school than those who never use. They're also 60 percent less likely to graduate college and seven times more likely to attempt suicide.
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youth, dropout, high school, addiction, suicide |
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Ex-Florida Supreme Court justices against amendment for medical marijuana 09/09/2014 |
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judges, supreme court, vote no, amendment |
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Former justices: Why voters should reject medical marijuana amendment 09/07/2014 |
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amendment, vote no, judges, legalization |
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Workers' Comp Must Cover Medical Marijuana 09/05/2014 |
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Business, workman's comp, insurance, Medical |
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Workers' Comp Must Cover Medical Marijuana 09/05/2014 |
Is this what Floridians want?
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Business, workplace, drug testing, insurance |
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Lawyers, not doctors, push medical pot: My Word 09/04/2014 |
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Doctors, amendment |
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Bishop Robert Lynch- Going to Pot ! Really? 09/04/2014 |
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amendment, Bishop Lynch, religious leader, church |
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MGH findings on pot addiction complicate legalization debate 09/03/2014 |
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Studies, addiction, legalization |
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D.A.R.E. America Position Paper on Marijuana Legalization 09/01/2014 |
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Resolution, position paper, legalization, DARE |
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John Morgan Unplugged 09/01/2014 |
'Yes on 2' Campaign Chairman, John Morgan, Unplugged and Uncensored with subtitles John Morgan "Unplugged" after a debate in Polk County.
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Morgan, video |
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Bob Gualtieri, Drug Free America worry about broad medical marijuana language 08/21/2014 |
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Doctors, amendment |
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Pandora’s ganja box 08/21/2014 |
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OpEd, Death |
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Marijuana and the Workplace 08/18/2014 |
The Marijuana Report
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workplace, Business, Employer |
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2nd lawsuit claims unfair San Diego pot laws will cause undue pollution 08/15/2014 |
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Business, Environment, zoning |
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Greed merchants growing like weeds around Amendment 2 08/15/2014 |
Unfortunately, like its role model in tobacco, smoked marijuana continues to increase mortality rates, whether the deaths are from vehicular crashes, suicide or respiratory disease, according to the Journal.
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FORMER GOVERNOR JEB BUSH JOINS COALITION AGAINST AMENDMENT 2 08/14/2014 |
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Bush, amendment, vote no |
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Bill Bennett: This notion that marijuana isn't that harmful is just plain wrong 08/14/2014 |
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harm, Colorado-0, youth |
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August 2014- Legalization of MJ Impact Colorado 08/13/2014 |
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Colorado-0, youth, car crashes 2, Death, exposure, alcohol |
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Trial lawyers or physicians 08/11/2014 |
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Calvina, lawyer |
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Pot studies suggest regular use is bad for teen brains 08/09/2014 |
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Teens, Brain, Studies |
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Medical Marijuana User Sues Company That Fired Her 08/08/2014 |
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Business, Employer |
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Marijuana’s Buzzkill DNA: Biotech Researcher Finds Medical Pot Laced With Feces 08/08/2014 |
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feces, Medical |
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Traffic Fatalities of Marijuana-Positive Drivers On Rise In Colorado 08/08/2014 |
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Colorado-0, traffic, Fatalities |
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Colorado lawsuit alleges cannabis overdose from fairground candy 08/08/2014 |
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Colorado-0, candy, Death, overdose |
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Inside Colorado’s flourishing, segregated black market for pot 08/08/2014 |
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Colorado-0, Black Market |
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Rubio comes out in limited support of medical marijuana 08/08/2014 |
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vote no, rubio |
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Florida police chiefs urge Floridians to vote against medical marijuana legalization 08/06/2014 |
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vote no, safety, Police |
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Pueblo West marijuana dispensary robbed 08/06/2014 |
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Colorado, crime |
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Marijuana Linked to the Death of Two Young Men in Germany 08/06/2014 |
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Death, heart |
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UF to say no to pot, even if marijuana amendment passes 08/05/2014 |
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UF, vote no, university |
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Where Americans smoke marijuana the most 08/05/2014 |
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youth, usage, map |
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Doctors' lobby officially opposes marijuana amendment 08/05/2014 |
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Doctors, vote no |
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Medical marijuana a no-go for Mass. college students living on campus 08/04/2014 |
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college, vote no |
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5 things you won’t see in Florida’s medical marijuana regulations 08/04/2014 |
The things you won't see in the law are:
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Suggestions on addressing the local zoning regulations. “We can’t fix local zoning, so that has to be negotiated at the local level,” Tschetter said.
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Suggestions that pharmacists should be a part of the bill.
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Certain recommendations on business practices, such as requiring that the business can’t be sold for two years, that they have in-state partners, that they have certain kinds of insurance. Those ideas aren't in the law itself, drive up cost and could delay implementation,Tschetter said.
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What medical conditions should qualify for the use of medical marijuana. That’s defined in the law.
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The legal status of the source material. “Once it's here it’s legal,” Tschetter said.
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amendment |
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A Kansas foster father was high on marijuana when he left a 10-month-old girl in a hot car, where she died, prosecutors said Fri 08/04/2014 |
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Death, baby |
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2014- Colorado Impact Study- Driving Impaired Section 08/01/2014 |
Overall, traffic fatalities in Colorado decreased 14.8 percent, from 2007 to 2012. During the same five years in Colorado, traffic fatalities involving operators testing positive for marijuana increased 100 percent.
In 2007, Colorado traffic fatalities involving operators testing positive for marijuana represented 7.04 percent of the total traffic fatalities. By 2012, that number more than doubled to 16.53 percent.
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car crashes 2, impaired, Colorado-0 |
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Medical marijuana laws in 50 states: investigating the relationship between state legalization of medical marijuana and marijuan 08/01/2014 |
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Research |
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Birth outcomes associated with cannabis use before and during pregnancy. 08/01/2014 |
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Pregnancy, Research |
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CADCA Responds to New York Times Editorial Board's Call for Marijuana Legalization 07/30/2014 |
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legalization, CADCA |
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Welfare Cash for Weed in Colorado 07/30/2014 |
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Colorado-0, food stamps |
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At Colorado’s borders, a dividing line over marijuana 07/30/2014 |
We have to pay overtime, pay the prosecutor, pay to incarcerate them, pay for their defense if they’re indigent. Colorado’s taxing it, but everybody else is paying the price.”
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Colorado-0, Business |
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Marijuana and Mental Illness 07/30/2014 |
Marijuana is the most commonly used illegal drug in America: approximately one in 10 adult Americans report having used marijuana in the past year. In recent years, laws addressing the use and possession of marijuana have been changing, and many states—including Colorado, California, Massachusetts and others—have passed regulations either legalizing marijuana for medical purposes or decriminalizing the non-medical use of marijuana. While different groups of professionals have had varied responses to the implications of this new legislation, mental health professionals have been largely united in expressing their concerns of the negative impact marijuana has for people with mental illness. Furthermore, the scientific data is clear that regular marijuana abuse is linked with increased risk of legal troubles and jail time, difficulties at school and at work, as well as abuse of alcohol and other drugs.
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mental health |
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Florida Medical Marijuana Dangerous? Calvina Fay Claims Legal Weed Amendment Is Really Recreational Marijuana 07/30/2014 |
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youth, amendment |
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