Vets seeing more dogs eating edible marijuana 02/25/2014 |
There’s no antidote for marijuana but Fitzgerald said those worried about a pet’s recent exposure have a limited amount of time to take action before it’s too late.
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pets, edibles, vet |
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Retired Yakima doctor faces charge related to medical pot 02/26/2014 |
Pill mills can become pot shops- unethical doctors will find a new job!
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Doctors, pot shops, pill mills |
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Governor issues: Warning signs on Colorado's marijuana legalization 02/26/2014 |
“I urge caution,” he said at the National Governors Association meeting in Washington last week. When states promote something that is not good for people, he said, they need to be prepared for “unintended consequences.”
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Colorado-0, warning, legalization, Children |
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Is Your Weed GMO Free? 02/26/2014 |
This may come as a surprise to some, but if you’ve been smoking pot anytime in the 21st century, you’re most likely smoking a GMO strain. Back in the 1970’s, weed used to be much weaker generally, as most of it was grown naturally without pesticides or chemical alteration, it didn’t look or smoke anything like what we have today. So if you’re looking for non-GMO marijuana, you’re gonna find something that most would just call “schwag” – nearly everyone is smoking GMO pot, because that’s the best that’s around – and they don’t even think twice about it.
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GMO, Monsanto |
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Smoking cannabis CAN kill you: German researchers identify two men who died purely as a result of using the drug 02/27/2014 |
They discovered that the deaths of two of the patients could not be put down to anything other than marijuana use.
Both of these people were men who had died after their hearts started beating either too fast or too slowly.
The researchers believe that this change in heart rhythm – called arrhythmia - was caused by cannabis.
The reason they came to this conclusion was that both had smoked the drug within a few hours of their death and neither had any history of heart problems.
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overdose, Studies, Death |
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Pivotal Point Is Seen as More States Consider Legalizing Marijuana 02/27/2014 |
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legalization, Sabet, Morgan |
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Pot candy 'geared toward children' seized at San Clemente checkpoint 03/07/2014 |
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candy, border, california, edibles |
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Should Marijuana Require Warning Labels? 03/10/2014 |
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health, safety, cancer |
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Pot-related fatalities up 03/11/2014 |
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Drugged driving kills an average of two people per week in Colorado. That’s more than four times the number of deaths of Columbine and Century Theater combined.
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One half of those deaths are caused by marijuana use.
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Deaths caused by drugged driving are increasing at the same time overall traffic deaths are decreasing. The most rapidly increasing cause of drugged driving deaths is marijuana use.
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Fatalities caused by drivers who tested positive for marijuana increased 26 percent.
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Fatalities, car crashes 2, car crashes, Colorado |
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Should Marijuana Require Warning Labels? 03/12/2014 |
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lungs, harm, warning, Side-Effects |
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A belated correction- Radley Balko 03/17/2014 |
I’d still argue that the police action here was excessive and unnecessary. But it wasn’t nearly as bad as I characterized it. And the timing was, by all appearances, a coincidence. My apologies for the errors.
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Morgan, ALS, Arrest, Balko |
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Marijuana Is Less Addictive Than Chocolate????? 03/19/2014 |
Kevin A. Sabet, the director of the Drug Policy Institute at the University of Florida and a former senior advisor for President Barack Obama's Office of National Drug Control Policy, also takes issue with this sweeping claim. "Show me that data," Sabet said in reaction to hearing this. "Also, chocolate doesn't cause car crashes or IQ loss or mental illness."
Calvina Fay, executive director of Drug Free America, a nonprofit that educates the public about the dangers of drug abuse, responded, "Unlike marijuana, I am not aware of anyone in treatment for chocolate addiction and it certainly is not a substance that sends people to the hospital or impairs one's ability to work or operate a vehicle or machinery."
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addiction, chocolate |
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Marijuana Is Less Addictive Than Chocolate????? 03/19/2014 |
Kevin A. Sabet, the director of the Drug Policy Institute at the University of Florida and a former senior advisor for President Barack Obama's Office of National Drug Control Policy, also takes issue with this sweeping claim. "Show me that data," Sabet said in reaction to hearing this. "Also, chocolate doesn't cause car crashes or IQ loss or mental illness."
Calvina Fay, executive director of Drug Free America, a nonprofit that educates the public about the dangers of drug abuse, responded, "Unlike marijuana, I am not aware of anyone in treatment for chocolate addiction and it certainly is not a substance that sends people to the hospital or impairs one's ability to work or operate a vehicle or machinery."
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addiction, chocolate |
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Orphan drug designation spurs trials for cannabidiol in Dravet syndrome 03/21/2014 |
In a survey and other anecdotal reports, parents of children with drug-refractory epilepsy syndromes have reported successful treatment with cannabidiol-enriched marijuana. But little high-quality evidence is available about the efficacy and safety of cannabidiol in patients with Dravet, Lennox-Gastaux, and other pediatric epilepsy syndromes, as shown by a recent Cochrane Collaboration review of four randomized trials totaling 48 patients with epilepsy that found no adverse effects with 200-300 mg daily over short periods but did not report on the efficacy of the drug.
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Charlotte's Web, Dravet syndrome, Orphan Study |
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Cannabis and psychosis: Neurobiology 03/23/2014 |
Cannabis is involved in approximately 50% of psychosis, schizophrenia, and schizophreniform psychosis cases Cannabis is a known risk factor for schizophrenia, although the exact neurobiological process through which the effects on psychosis occur is not well understood. Cannabis is also of particular interest in both the first-episode psychosis (FEP) and the ultra high risk (UHR) populations. This is mainly due to their increased susceptibility to cannabis abuse.
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cannabis-induced psychosis, ncbi, Psychosis |
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Marijuana Pill, Spray May Ease Some MS Symptoms 03/24/2014 |
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Multple Sclerosis |
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Marijuana for Epilepsy: Weighing the Evidence 03/25/2014 |
Marijuana for Epilepsy: Weighing the Evidence, Epilepsy Notes, Andrew N. Wilner, MD, March 25, 2014
Considering Marijuana
In 2011 (more than 2.5 years ago) in "Marijuana: A Viable Epilepsy Therapy?" I reviewed the possibility of marijuana (Cannabis sativa) for the treatment of epilepsy. That article concluded, "More research is needed before patients should consider marijuana for seizure relief, particularly because this represents criminal activity under US federal law and may be accompanied by adverse medical (and legal) events."
What Hasn't Changed Since 2011?
What hasn't changed is the desperation of people with uncontrolled seizures and their families. Heather Jackson, the mother of Zaki, one of the children who responded to Charlotte's web, stated in a Huffington Post video interview, "If you wanted to take my money, I would give it to you. I wanted to save my boy."[13] Such vulnerable families need to be protected from scams, false promises, and dangerous drugs.
Conclusions
Despite the recent journalistic hype, my 2011 conclusions about "medical marijuana" have not changed. Marijuana is still a schedule I drug. It is not FDA-approved for the treatment of epilepsy or any other neurologic condition. Its medical (and recreational) use is still illegal under federal law. There are no controlled trials demonstrating that marijuana is "safe" or "effective" for the treatment of epilepsy. On the other hand, there is evidence that marijuana may be harmful, particularly in the developing brain after regular use. Synthetic cannabinoids appear even more toxic.
However, for many people with epilepsy, seizures cannot be controlled with FDA-approved medications. Other treatment options, such as the vagus nerve stimulator, responsive neurostimulation, or the ketogenic diet, may not work or may not be appropriate choices. For patients who have exhausted conventional therapies, medical marijuana, for which there is anecdotal evidence of seizure control, could be considered as an unproven, "compassionate use" alternative. Any such use of marijuana should be carefully monitored by a physician. A better alternative for children with intractable epilepsy would be enrollment in the new Epidiolex clinical trial.
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Charlotte's Web, Notes, Studies |
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A Look Inside Colorado’s Pot Industry 03/30/2014 |
We welcomed in a new industry that knowingly promotes an addictive and harmful substance SO THAT PEOPLE COULD MAKE MONEY. The business of business is to make money and when there is money to be made people will signup no matter how messed up the means are.
For these businesses to continue making the huge money they are making they will need to do two things: 1) engage new users, 2) convert current users to more frequent users.
Our weed in Colorado is so strong (20-30 percent THC in its smoked form) that we have a strain called “green crack.”
Our concentrates, which are advertised aggressively, are 80-90 percent THC, and are often smoked on a super-heated needle and puts the smoker on their back with one hit. Our edibles come in gummies, fruit sodas, suckers, candy and yummy looking baked goods that are so potent that a single pot brownie in Colorado comes with a warning that it has to be cut into fourths before consuming.
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Colorado-0, edibles, Potency |
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The Marijuana Lobby’s Deep Pockets 04/01/2014 |
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lobby, soros, Morgan, legalization, follow the money |
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24 Mind-Blowing Facts About Marijuana Production in America 04/01/2014 |
"The only thing green about that bud is its chlorophyll."
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Environment, Growers, Electricity, grow sites, Water, traffic |
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Smoke and Mirrors Cloud Medical Marijuana Debate 04/01/2014 |
It's time now to change the flawed medical marijuana system by insisting that standard medical procedures be followed in the dispensing of the drug. Let's save our children from the dangers of "marijuana doctors" before all concerns for safety go up in smoke.
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addiction, debate, Teens, abnormal, Medical |
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Don't Go to Pot 04/01/2014 |
Marijuana does possess certain medicinal properties. So does opium. But we don’t allow unscrupulous quacks to write raw opium prescriptions for anyone willing to pay $65. And if we did, would anybody be surprised that the vast majority of opium buyers were not recovering from surgery—and that many of them shared or resold some of their opium to underage users?
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Medical, car crashes 2, impaired, IQ |
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Is Pot Getting More Potent? 04/02/2014 |
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Potency, impaired |
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Heavy, Frequent Cannabis Use Linked to Mental Illness 04/03/2014 |
A new study suggests people with mental illness are more than seven times as likely to use marijuana weekly than people without a mental illness.
In total, 4.4 percent of individuals with a mental illness in the past 12 months reported using cannabis weekly, compared to 0.6 percent among individuals without any mental illness.
Cannabis use disorders occurred among 4 percent of those with mental illness versus 0.4 per cent among those without.
Researchers also noted that, although cannabis use is generally higher among younger people, the association between mental illness and cannabis use was pervasive across most age groups.
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Research, addiction, mental health, usage |
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Denver coroner: Man fell to death after eating marijuana cookies 04/04/2014 |
The coroner also listed "marijuana intoxication" from cannabis-infused cookies as a significant condition contributing to the death.
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Colorado-0, Teen, Death |
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George Soros’ real crusade: Legalizing marijuana in the U.S. 04/06/2014 |
Through a network of nonprofit groups, Mr. Soros has spent at least $80 million on the legalization effort since 1994, when he diverted a portion of his foundation’s funds to organizations exploring alternative drug policies, according to tax filings.
It isn't about For The People it's about the rich taking advantage of the innocent.
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soros, funding, legalization |
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Medical Marijuana Dispensary Applicant Sues Over Inconsistent Scoring 04/09/2014 |
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pot shops, lawyer, dispensaries |
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Billionaire George Soros behind major push for marijuana legalization 04/11/2014 |
If you don't think promoting marijuana for medical purposes is about making a profit... THINK AGAIN.
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soros, profit, pot shops |
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Deal leads state to path forward on cannabis oil treatment 04/11/2014 |
Deal has consulted with the federal Food and Drug Administration on how the state can begin legal clinical trials with cannabis oil products at Georgia Regents University Augusta.
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Georgia, Charlotte's Web, Studies |
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Casual marijuana use linked with brain abnormalities, study finds 04/15/2014 |
For the first time, researchers at Northwestern University have analyzed the relationship between casual use of marijuana and brain changes – and found that young adults who used cannabis just once or twice a week showed significant abnormalities in two important brain structures.
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Research, Brain, young adults, Studies |
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Cannabis Use Is Quantitatively Associated with Nucleus Accumbens and Amygdala Abnormalities in Young Adult Recreational Users 04/16/2014 |
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Studies, Medical, Brain, youth |
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Cannabis Use Is Quantitatively Associated with Nucleus Accumbens and Amygdala Abnormalities in Young Adult Recreational Users 04/16/2014 |
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Metro: Marijuana impairment rising among drivers 04/17/2014 |
During the last three years, Metro's forensics lab screened 4,500 blood samples for marijuana with the bulk of those being impaired drivers.
Metro said marijuana is dangerous because it slows down mental reactions and a driver's judgment of time and distance. Statewide records from 2002 to 2012 show 45 percent of drivers who were impaired by drugs had marijuana in their system.
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car crashes 2, impaired, Las Vegas |
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How A Medical Marijuana Measure Could Boost Florida Democrats 04/18/2014 |
I thought 'medical' marijuana was a health issue. If you don't think its about recreational legalization and getting vote... think again.
"We want to be able to have our stereotypical, lazy pothead voters to be able to vote from their couch," said Ben Pollara, a Democratic fundraiser and campaign manager for the United for Care group, which also plans to get voters to the polls on Election Day.
Organizers of the medical marijuana effort plan to raise and spend $10 million on their campaign, with much of the money devoted to a turnout operation aimed at registering voters to cast absentee ballots.
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voters, political |
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Marijuana firm buys Manatee buildings for possible grow facility 04/18/2014 |
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follow the money, grow sites |
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MacKinnon: Medical pot push driven by profit 04/19/2014 |
Does nobody else see the multiple flaws and outright dangers associated with such an amendment? Does anyone else not recognize the fact that “medical marijuana” is a fantasy created for profit?
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ballot, Colorado-0, Medical, chemicals, follow the money |
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Supporters Mobilize For Florida Medical Marijuana Initiative 04/19/2014 |
Basically what this amendment is doing is legalizing pot. Really it's a facade to say it's medical marijuana. That's not the end game of this movement," he said. "Marijuana use is harmful, addictive and is a gateway drug."
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Florida |
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The Truth About Marijuana: Health Risks Trivialized (Op-Ed) 04/23/2014 |
Although 95 percent of the complications due to drug use are not captured in this data, the link to cardiovascular disease was clear: The death rate due to cardiovascular disease from marijuana use was as high as 25.6 percent.
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heart, OpEd |
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Potential for heart attack, stroke risk seen with marijuana use 04/23/2014 |
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heart, Death, Studies, risks |
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The Truth About Marijuana: Health Risks Trivialized (Op-Ed) 04/23/2014 |
Although 95 percent of the complications due to drug use are not captured in this data, the link to cardiovascular disease was clear: The death rate due to cardiovascular disease from marijuana use was as high as 25.6 percent.
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heart, OpEd |
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Colorado fourth-graders sell and swap grandparents’ pot at school 04/24/2014 |
A couple of 10-year-old Colorado kids were caught making marijuana deals at school — selling and swapping legally purchased pot they pilfered from their grandparents’ stash, a school district official said Wednesday.
A fourth-grade boy brought a small amount of leafy marijuana on Monday to Monfort Elementary School in Greeley, Colo., and sold it to three classmates on the school playground.
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Colorado-0 |
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3 hurt in explosion at marijuana-grow facility 04/24/2014 |
Investigators say the explosion happened Wednesday while the people were using butane to extract the intoxicating chemical THC from the marijuana plant.
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Colorado-0, Danger |
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Sheriffs take lead against legalizing medical pot 04/24/2014 |
Don't Let Florida Go To Pot
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Florida, Sheriff |
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Marijuana, crash played role in missing teen’s death 04/24/2014 |
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Teens, Death |
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Pot-Booze Combo More Dangerous for Teen Drivers Than Alcohol Alone 04/28/2014 |
Teens who drank and smoked pot at the same time were 90 percent more likely to get a ticket and 50 percent more likely to be in a wreck.
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car crashes 2, alcohol, pot |
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Medical marijuana may treat MS symptoms, ineffective for other brain disorders 04/29/2014 |
Through their analysis, they found that medical marijuana can help alleviate some symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS), but the drug was not very successful at treating drug-induced movements from Parkinson’s disease. Additionally, there was insufficient evidence to support whether or not marijuana can treat motor problems in Huntington’s disease, tics in Tourette syndrome, or seizures in epilepsy.
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Multple Sclerosis |
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Northwest High Density Trafficking Area Washington 2012 05/01/2014 |
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Washington, Studies |
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Florida Senate Approves Medical Marijuana Bill 05/02/2014 |
A strain of low-THC marijuana would be legal in Florida for medical use under a bill passed by the Legislature.
THERE IS NOT NEED FOR AMENDMENT 2!
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Florida, Medical |
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Colorado's High Burns Loews 05/04/2014 |
Lowe’s doesn’t want people acutely or sub-acutely under the influence of marijuana operating forklifts, using circular saws, cutting ceramic tiles, driving company trucks — or cleaning its toilets. And no, the company isn’t interested in lowering its hiring standards, either, said Amy, the friendly and always-approachable manager at my favorite Lowe’s store.... “We’re trying to find the best people to hire, and it’s really hard these days,” Amy the manager told me....However, one thing is certain: Lowe’s isn’t the only Colorado employer struggling to find drug-free workers to fill decent jobs.
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Colorado, Employer, drug testing |
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Explosion at marijuana grow house in Boca Raton prompts evacuation 05/06/2014 |
Deputies said the couple appeared to be extracting oil from marijuana.
This is the process Charlotte's Web marijuana will undergo to extract the oil.
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grow sites, explosion, Florida |
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Colo. lawmakers get blunt, move to tighten marijuana rules after two deaths 05/06/2014 |
State legislators said they were concerned by testimony from Children’s Hospital Dr. Michael DiStefano, who said that seven children had been treated since January for symptoms related to marijuana intake. Between 2005 and 2013, that number was six.
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Children, Death |
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Hash oil explosions rise with legalized marijuana 05/06/2014 |
The opening months of Colorado's first-in-the-nation recreational marijuana industry have seen a rise in fiery explosions and injuries as pot users try to make the drug's intoxicating oil in crude home-based laboratories. Since Jan. 1, when sales began, the state's only certified adult burn center has treated 10 people with serious injuries they suffered while making hash oil, compared with 11 in 2013 and one in 2012.
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hash oil, Colorado-0 |
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Legalized pot use vs. employer drug testing 05/07/2014 |
Coats was angry because Dish Network fired him in 2010 after his random drug test came back positive for traces of pot.
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Business, attorney, legalization |
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Gaetz hopes medical marijuana law will cool public's ardor for legal pot 05/07/2014 |
Legalization for treatment to include adults with cancers, Parkinson’s disease, ALS and MLS.
Florida no longer needs Amendment 2.
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Florida |
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Study shows medical marijuana grows drying local watersheds 05/09/2014 |
An aerial view of a medical marijuana grow. Researchers used both satellite and field studies to determine how many grows and plants were in four local watersheds. (Submitted by California Department of Fish and Wildlife Scientist Scott bauer)
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Environment, Water, california |
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Marijuana on the move from Colorado; official says Centennial State now pot source much like Mexico 05/13/2014 |
"It's absolutely getting worse," said Tom Gorman, head of the Rocky Mountain High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area -- the agency that helps to halt drug transactions.
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Colorado-0 |
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Marijuana Lab 05/14/2014 |
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lab, fire, grow sites |
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Marijuana use involved in more fatal accidents in Colorado 05/15/2014 |
They reported that Colorado underwent a significant increase in the proportion of drivers in a fatal motor vehicle crash who were marijuana-positive after the commercialization of medical marijuana in the middle of 2009. The increase in Colorado was significantly greater compared to the 34 non-medical marijuana states from mid-2009 to 2011.
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Colorado-0, impaired, car crashes 2, Fatalities |
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5 Ways to Accurately Cover Marijuana Policy Issues in the Media 05/15/2014 |
At least two deaths have already been attributed to legal marijuana cookies in Colorado, and poison control centers continue to report increasing calls related to the drug.
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Media, legalization, addiction |
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Palm Bay man charged in pedestrian death 05/16/2014 |
A blood sample was taken from Asker after a police investigator detected marijuana impairment.
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Impairment, Death, DUI, pedestrians, Fatalities, car crashes |
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Base Amendment 2 vote on fact, not emotion 05/18/2014 |
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addiction, Doctors, amendment |
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Base Amendment 2 vote on fact, not emotion 05/18/2014 |
The Brevard County Medical Society (BCMS) opposes Amendment 2, the constitutional amendment to legalize marijuana for medical conditions; and further, the BCMS supports and adopts the following policy statements from the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM): Read Article for details.
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Doctors |
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Problems With the Medicalization of Marijuana 05/20/2014 |
Because regulatory standards of the production process vary by state, the composition, purity, and concentration of the active constituents of marijuana are also likely to vary. This is especially problematic because unlike most other prescription medications that are single active compounds, marijuana contains more than 100 cannabinoids, terpenoids, and flavonoids that produce individual, interactive, and entourage effects.
No other prescription medication is smoked; concerns remain about the long-term risks of respiratory problems associated with smoking marijuana, which are a subject of active investigation.
5 THCis already available in a pill approved by the FDA, yet this form seems to be less desirable to those seeking medical marijuana; this may in part be because its euphoric effects are not immediate and cannot be reliably controlled, unlike smoked marijuana. 6
The current system of dispensing marijuana does not safeguard adequately against the potential for diversion and abuse.
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Doctors, treatment, youth, Medical |
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New Mexico court upholds insurance coverage for medical marijuana 05/21/2014 |
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insurance |
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Teen Gunman in North Park Marijuana Dispensary Robbery Charged With Murder 05/22/2014 |
Kurese Bell, 17, who is being charged as an adult, faces life in prison if convicted.
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crime, california |
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Colorado's unregulated marijuana grow sites persist despite legal 'green rush' 05/23/2014 |
Down in Colorado's Front Range, the cluster of towns and cities that cling to the eastern edge of the Rockies, the scent of what has been dubbed a commercial “green rush” is hanging in the air – literally. On the road in from Denver airport, several of the state's estimated 800-900 legal growers have taken advantage of cheap warehouse space to open sophisticated indoor facilities, whose odour is clearly discernible by passing motorists.
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Environment, Colorado-0 |
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More Colorado drivers in fatal car crashes testing positive for marijuana 05/27/2014 |
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Colorado-0, car crashes, Fatalities |
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Deadly Impact of Medical Marijuana in Colorado 05/28/2014 |
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video, statistics, crime, Colorado, Death |
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Counties sue narcotics makers, alleging 'campaign of deception' 05/28/2014 |
Claims that "marijuana" is this miracle drug may be next!
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Rx Drugs, california |
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John Morgan on Charlotte’s Web: ‘It’s the beginning of the beginning’ 05/28/2014 |
John Morgan and other attorneys will be ready to represent patients that may be denied adequate access to medical pot. Drug Free Workplaces- Beware!
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follow the money, insurance, Business, drug free workplace |
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'Vote No on 2' Group Is Actually Helping the Amendment Work 05/29/2014 |
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amendment |
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Less than 5 percent of medical marijuana users have cancer or AIDS, opposition group says 05/30/2014 |
Evidence does suggest fairly strongly that the people who use medical marijuana for cancer or AIDS is a small percentage of all users.
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amendment, cancer, AIDS |
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Study finds medical pot farms draining streams dry 06/01/2014 |
Wildlife biologists noticed streams running dry more often over the 18 years since the state passed Proposition 215... “We knew people were diverting water for marijuana operations, but we wanted to know exactly how much,” said Scott Bauer, the department biologist who studied the pot farms’ effects on four watersheds. “We didn’t know they could consume all the water in a stream.”
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california, Water, Environment |
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Considering Cannabis: The Effects of Regular Cannabis Use on Neurocognition in Adolescents and Young Adults. 06/01/2014 |
In this review, we will provide a detailed overview of studies outlining the effects of regular (at least weekly) cannabis use on neurocognition, including studies outlining cognitive, structural and functional findings. We will also explore the public health impact of this research.
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Neurocognition, adolescent, youth |
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Mike Milburn: Be wary of marijuana legalization 06/03/2014 |
In spite of the widespread effort to normalize marijuana, Montana knows firsthand the societal problems it can cause.
By 2011, Montana had the sixth-highest rate of youth marijuana use in the country and the fourth-highest rate of youth addiction.
I heard of growers destroying neighborhoods, reducing the values of homes through the foul language, harassment and stench of crowds at the dispensaries. Parents complained that kids could not play in their own yards. Multiple dispensaries set up near schools, targeting our youth.
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legalization, Montana, addiction |
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Medical marijuana in Florida 06/04/2014 |
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History |
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Don't Harsh Our Mellow Dude 06/04/2014 |
No telling the potency of the "candy" this unsuspecting person consumed. How many children are innocently eating this dangerous drug?
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Colorado-0, edibles, unintended consequences |
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Seattle pot co-op sued by Hershey's for trademark infringement 06/04/2014 |
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video, candy, Washington |
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Big Tobacco Planned Big Marijuana Sales in the 1970s 06/05/2014 |
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legalization, tobacco |
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Man's fertility, Research finds.... 06/05/2014 |
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health, men, Research |
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NIDA review summarizes research on marijuana’s negative health effects 06/05/2014 |
The authors review literature showing that marijuana impairs driving, increasing the risk of being involved in a car accident and that these risks are further enhanced when combining marijuana with alcohol.
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health, car crashes 2, Impairment, Research |
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Marijuana Is Now Big Business 06/05/2014 |
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Business, workplace, Colorado-0 |
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Colorado the new ‘black market’? Pot legalization causing headaches for surrounding states 06/06/2014 |
"One of the [arguments] for legalizing marijuana [in Colorado and Washington state] ... was to reduce the black market," said Tom Gorman, who heads a multi-state task force called the Rocky Mountain High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area. "In fact, the legalized marijuana has become the black market for other states."
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Colorado-0, Black Market |
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Winter Haven man arrested for throwing crying baby 06/06/2014 |
“This is just another example of marijuana abuse linked to child abuse,” says Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd.
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Death, abuse |
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Debbie Wasserman Schultz feels heat for vote on medical marijuana issue 06/07/2014 |
"I have concerns that it is written too broadly and stops short of ensuring strong regulatory oversight from state officials," she said. "Other states have shown that lax oversight and ease of access to prescriptions can lead to abuse, fraud and accidents. Also, given Florida's recent history in combating the epidemic of 'pill mills' and dubious distinction as having among the highest incidents of fraud, I do not believe we should make it easier for those seeking to abuse the drug to have easy access to it."
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recreational, pill mills |
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Smoking marijuana as a teenager lowers IQ for LIFE, scientists warn 06/07/2014 |
The damaging effects remain even if the person stops smoking the drug
· Teenagers are at particular risk because their brains are still developing
· Smoking cannabis affects critical thinking and memory
· Researchers warn that stronger varieties today are causing more damage
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Studies, Brain, youth, Impairment, memory |
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Pot for Pups 06/08/2014 |
Kramer said he receives anecdotal stories from people who claim to have treated their pets with medical marijuana.
“There is nothing that says it’s illegal and there’s no statute saying it’s legalized,” Kramer said.
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pets |
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Republicans jump into Florida campaign against medical marijuana 06/11/2014 |
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amendment |
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Editorial: Not your father’s marijuana 06/11/2014 |
The paper points out that the potency of marijuana has increased fourfold since the 1980s and can hardly be compared to the less harmful drug millions of pot smokers used decades ago.
And opponents point to Colorado and Washington, where the passage of medical marijuana in 2000 and 1998, respectively, were followed by the passage of recreational marijuana laws in 2012.
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Potency, recreational |
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Drug-free workplace and medical marijuana 06/13/2014 |
THERE IS NO DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SMOKED POT AND WHAT THEY (PRO-POT ADVOCATES) CALL "MEDICAL" MARIJUANA. High at work ..
Last month, a state judge directed an employer and insurer to reimburse an injured worker for medical marijuana prescribed to relieve pain resulting from a lower back injury.
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drug free workplace, workplace, insurance, legalization |
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Republicans jump into Florida campaign against medical marijuana 06/13/2014 |
Finally someone is more concerned about the health & safety of our communities than being politically correct. THIS TAKES COURAGE.
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legalization, safety, health, political |
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Medical marijuana laws in 50 states: investigating the relationship between state legalization of medical marijuana and marijuan 06/13/2014 |
States that legalized medical marijuana had higher rates of marijuana use. Future research needs to examine whether the association is causal, or is due to an underlying common cause, such as community norms supportive of the legalization of medical marijuana and of marijuana use.
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legalization, youth, Studies, Research |
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OREGON HIDTA PROGRAM 06/14/2014 |
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Oregon, HIDTA |
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http://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/2014/06/16/state-report/10643165/ 06/17/2014 |
Oregonians legalized medical marijuana in 1998. The program was sold to voters as a modest one with plans to add about 500 patients per year. But today's Oregon Medical Marijuana Program has more than 60,000 patients who carry permission to own double the number of plants and more than five times the amount of smokeable product than was originally envisioned.
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Oregon, Medical, patients |
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Medical marijuana in Oregon: State program prone to exploitation, abuse, report says 06/17/2014 |
“Liquid THC production - - and incidence of butane hash oil lab explosions -- is expected to rise as the market expands for marijuana edibles and demand increases for product that has a strong psychoactive effect,” the report notes.
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Oregon, abuse, Black Market, THC |
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NIDA review summarizes research on marijuana’s negative health effects 06/19/2014 |
The scientists focus on marijuana’s harmful effects on teens, an age group in which the brain rapidly develops, which is one factor that could help explain increased risks from marijuana use in this population. Research suggests that marijuana impairs critical thinking and memory functions during use and that these deficits persist for days after using.
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youth, NIDA |
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NIDA review summarizes research on marijuana’s negative health effects 06/19/2014 |
The reviewers consider areas in which little research has been conducted. This includes possible health consequences of secondhand marijuana smoke; the long-term impact of prenatal marijuana exposure; the therapeutic potential of the individual chemicals found in the marijuana plant; and effects of marijuana legalization policies on public health.
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Research, Studies, addiction, second hand smoke, chemicals |
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Charlotte’s Web law far different from Amendment 2 06/19/2014 |
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Charlotte's Web, Potency |
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Dumb and dumber? Teen marijuana use linked to lower IQ in later life 06/20/2014 |
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youth, IQ |
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Pope Francis Condemns Legalization of Marijuana 06/20/2014 |
Francis told members of a drug-enforcement conference meeting in Rome on Friday that even limited attempts to legalize recreational drugs “are not only highly questionable from a legislative standpoint, but they fail to produce the desired effects.” Unless of course the desired effect is to get High.
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legalization, Pope, church, amendment, religious leader |
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