Texas Gov. Rick Perry Makes Waves With Marijuana Comments, Advocates for …
Texas Gov. Rick Perry makes waves with marijuana comments, advocates for …
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Prosecutors often use drug courts to divert people out of the criminal justice system, where a conviction can lead to long-term unemployment and greater drug abuse. Texas has been at the forefront of diverting people convicted of non-violent drug …
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Heroin-related overdose deaths on rise in Boulder County
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Heroin commerce so far hasn't risen to organized rings in Longmont, Harper said, with most local users making regular — even daily — trips to Denver to buy the drug. Investigators believe most of the heroin locally is coming into the U.S. from …
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Marijuana investors weigh pot pitches at Las Vegas conference
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Investors and entrepreneurs lined up across from each other with a few minutes to talk before moving to the next person. Twenty states, including California and Massachusetts, allow the medical use of marijuana. While federal law still classifies the …
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