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A sensible policy on pot
Lawmakers in Annapolis rejected a bill this year that would have decriminalized the possession of small amounts of marijuana, but prosecutors in Baltimore City are already ahead of the curve in treating the offense as a public health issue rather than...
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The Internet – you never know where or when stuff will turn up [Editorial]
It's been more than 25 years since Douglas H. Ginsburg asked that his nomination to become a U.S. Supreme Court justice be withdrawn. The prospective high court justice nominated by Ronald Reagan, it turned out, smoked marijuana and ended up admitting...Tags: Elections, U.S. Supreme Court, Bill Clinton, Recreational Substance Use, Barack Obama
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Marijuana decriminalization bill hits friction
The Baltimore SunLegislation that would decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana hit friction in a key committee Thursday afternoon. The proposal to give only a fine - and not jail time - to people caught with less than 10 grams of pot passed the Senate...Tags: U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, Health Treatments, Recreational Substance Use, Justice System, Punishment
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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, Health Treatments, Talk Shows (genre), Labor Legislation, Same-Sex Marriage
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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: Sex Crimes, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , Veterans Affairs, Mental Health, Assault
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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: Drugs and Medicines, Lead Poisoning, Trials, Health Treatments, Documentary (genre)
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Harford County Police Blotter
Harford County sheriff's deputies and Maryland State Police report: Aberdeen Derek William Strickland, 29, of the 600 block of Curtis Street, was arrested on a bench warrant Wednesday in a case in which he was charged with driving under the...Tags: Apple iPod, Glen Burnie, Rentals, Hanover (Anne Arundel, Maryland), Police Arrests
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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: Drugs and Medicines, HIV, Health Treatments, Medical Marijuana Therapy, Diseases and Illnesses
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Md. panel on medical pot eyes academic centers to run program
As proposals take shape for a medical marijuana program in Maryland, the state is considering an approach that would put academic centers such as the Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland at the helm as a way of closely monitoring the...Tags: Health Treatments, Talk Shows (genre), Labor Legislation, University of Maryland, College Park, Medical Marijuana Therapy
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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: Recreational Substance Use, Juvenile Delinquency, Mary Pat Clarke, Car Tires, Hampden
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Officials worry after drugs are found in gumballs
Baltimore Sun reporterMost of the time, police aren't surprised when they find a ballpoint pen crammed with cocaine, or illicit pills stashed in a secret compartment of a running shoe. But when a bag full of smiley-faced gumballs hollowed out and stuffed like mushrooms with...Tags: LSD, Substance Abuse, Police Arrests, Drug Trafficking, Recreational Substance Use
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