In Colorado, reefer madness means big business, man

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State governor John Hickenlooper has made no secret of his opposition to the amendment (known as Amendment 64), saying it will lead to an increase in the number of children addicted to drugs. … “It helps me see what's going on under the surface.” And …
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Laxer marijuana laws linked to increase in kids' accidental poisonings

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Kosnett, who is also an attending physician at the Rocky Mountain Poison & Drug Center in Denver, pointed out when child-resistant packaging was introduced for drugs like aspirin in the 1940s, accidental poisonings fell up to 95 percent. "We know that …
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Toronto mayor's press advisers latest to leave

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Reports on gossip website Gawker and in the Toronto Star said it was taken by men who said they had sold drugs to Ford. The Associated … On Friday, he read a statement to reporters in which he denied using or being addicted to crack cocaine. Some …
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