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Harford County Police Blotter
Harford County sheriff's deputies and Maryland State Police report: Aberdeen Christian Soto-Perez, 25, of the 200 block of Plaza Court, was arrested on a bench warrant Friday in a case in which he was charged with second-degree assault. Melissa A....Tags: Harford County, Prescription Drugs, Maryland State Police, Drug Use, Bel Air (Harford, Maryland)
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Patients urge approval of medical marijuana
A clean-cut young man with Tourette's syndrome sat at the witness table in Annapolis Friday afternoon, his head occasionally jerking back and forth, and pleaded with Maryland lawmakers to make it legal to use marijuana for medical purposes.
The...Tags: Multiple Sclerosis, Prosecution, Baltimore County, Executive Branch, Annapolis
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Treating the wounds of military sexual trauma
Machele Fredericks had to face her attacker every day.
She was in the Air Force. He was a fellow service member on the base. And he said that if she told anyone what he'd done, he'd kill her.
"You didn't hear much of people getting raped in the military...Tags: Women's Health, Hospitals and Clinics, Minority Groups, Sexual Misconduct, Sex Crimes
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Letter: Sharfstein's caution and desire for more data on marijuana is warranted
I am surprised that the Towson Times (Feb. 15) would endorse the medical marijuana bill favored by state Del. Dan Morhaim (HB1158) and not endorse the medical marijuana bill (HB1024) favored by Dr. Joshua Sharfstein, secretary of the Maryland Department...Tags: American Academy of Pediatrics, General Practitioners, National Institutes of Health, Lead Poisoning, Chemicals
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Teaching about HIV/AIDS in the church
When the Rev. Keron Sadler of the NAACP tried to persuade churches around the country to play a more active role in HIV/AIDS education, she drew some hostile reactions. One pastor said his congregants might think he was gay. Another said AIDS is a curse....Tags: Cherry Hill, Drug Use, Epidemics and Plagues, NAACP, Judges
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Fighting AIDS with medical marijuana
In response to the Reuters report that appeared in your newspaper about the global fight against HIV/AIDS, I'm writing to raise awareness of the usefulness of medical marijuana in AIDS treatment ("Obama raises U.S. goal on fighting AIDS," Dec. 1). While...Tags: Flu, Drugs and Medicines, Symptoms, HIV, Diseases and Illnesses
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Whitney Houston, music superstar, dies
Whitney Houston, who reigned as pop music's queen until her majestic voice and regal image were ravaged by drug use, erratic behavior and a tumultuous marriage to singer Bobby Brown, has died. She was 48.
Publicist Kristen Foster said Saturday that the...Tags: Grammy Awards, Dionne Warwick, Oprah Winfrey, Music Industry, Entertainment Events
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Hampden at wit's end over teen troublemakers
Youths and teenagers as young as 12 are causing consternation in Hampden — throwing rocks at cars, vandalizing property, cursing loudly, skipping school, popping car tires with pocket knives and smoking marijuana behind a public school, according to...Tags: Car Tires, Mary Pat Clarke, Juvenile Delinquency, Hampden, Marijuana Use
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Court's First Amendment views are variable
I sympathize with letter writer Arthur Lapenotiere ("In Westboro Baptist case, court upheld the law," Oct. 10), who wrote this in defense of the Supreme Court's ruling, quoting from Justice William J. Brennan, "If there is a bedrock principle underlying...Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Minority Groups, Drug Use
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Security an issue at Occupy Baltimore
The Occupy Baltimore protest is now entrenched at the Inner Harbor, but its members are questioning whether they can sustain the movement amid a dwindling number of core leaders and allegations of crime and drug use.
Reports that a woman was sexually...Tags: Fox Broadcasting Company, Sex Crimes, Drug Use, Safety of Citizens, File Sharing
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Teenagers trading in cigarettes for flavored cigars
The number of Maryland teenagers who smoke cigarettes dropped significantly in the past decade, but state health officials say new statistics show that more young people are now getting hooked on candy-flavored cigars instead.
In response, the state...Tags: Cherry Hill, Marketing, Foods and Beverages, Tobacco Use, Family
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NAACP says it's time to end the drug war; what about you?
There was a quake last week, but you likely didn't feel it.
See, this particular quake was not of the Earth, involved no shifting of the planetary crust. No, what shifted was a paradigm, and the implications are hopeful and profound.
On Tuesday, you...Tags: Ronald Reagan, Al Sharpton, Minority Groups, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Drugs and Medicines
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