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Community concerned about drug use
Friends and family members of a recently deceased, drug-addicted teen who attended Huntington Beach High School urged the City Council on Monday to work with schools in combating drug use among youths. "You guys have to do something about it," said an...
Tags: Prescription Drugs, Lifestyle and Leisure, Drug Use, Heroin
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Marijuana arrests not necessarily biased
I read with astonishment The Sun's recent editorial concerning the arrest rates of whites versus blacks for marijuana possession in Baltimore City ("Md.'s new Jim Crow," June 9). Apparently, the ACLU feels that there is some sort of conspiracy at work...Tags: Marijuana Use, Lifestyle and Leisure, American Civil Liberties Union, Police Arrests
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'This Is the End' makers denied NC-17 rating
Los Angeles Times (MCT)LOS ANGELES -- When Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg submitted “This Is the End” to the ratings board of the Motion Picture Association of America, the co-directors didn’t just expect their raunchy Judgment Day comedy to be slapped with an...Tags: Jay Baruchel, Jonah Hill, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc., Craig Robinson, NC-17 Rated Movies
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Judge reluctantly sends guard to prison for killing aspiring rapper
Calling it perhaps the most distressing case of his career, a Lehigh County judge on Tuesday reluctantly sentenced a security guard to state prison for gunning down a rapper who the judge said "glorified drug use and violence." Judge Robert L. Steinberg...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Allentown, Martin Luther King Jr., Lifestyle and Leisure, Prosecution
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Honor concept makes better officers
I would like to thank Randall Leonard for his May 28 commentary, "Punishing honesty at the Naval Academy." Ethics is a subject not to be taken lightly, especially for those who hold coalition, enemy, and civilian lives in the balance. There is, however, a...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Lifestyle and Leisure, Annapolis, U.S. Air Force, Drug Use
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'This Is the End' filmmakers: We expected NC-17, not R, rating
When Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg submitted “This Is the End” to the ratings board of the Motion Picture Assn. of America, the co-directors didn't just expect their raunchy Judgment Day comedy to be slapped with an NC-17 rating -- they...
Tags: Jay Baruchel, Jonah Hill, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc., Craig Robinson, After Earth (movie)
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Judge refuses to delay trial in Trayvon Martin killing
SANFORD, Fla. — The George Zimmerman second-degree murder case, in which he is accused of shooting an unarmed Trayvon Martin, will proceed to trial after his judge Tuesday denied the defense team's latest request for a delay. The ruling was...
Tags: Marijuana Use, Mark O'Mara, Crime, Law and Justice, George Zimmerman, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Cases of children accidentally ingesting pot on rise, study says
As legalized marijuana appears in an increasing number of American homes, so too does evidence of a dark side: accidental ingestion of pot and pot-infused food by young children. The results can be frightening to such children, who often suffer...
Tags: Marijuana Use, Medical Research, Lifestyle and Leisure, Disasters and Accidents, Pediatrics
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OAS study says countries should consider decriminalizing drug use
BOGOTA, Colombia — The Organization of American States said Friday that countries should consider decriminalizing drug use, a shift backed by several Latin American leaders but opposed by the United States. Decriminalization could be one of many...
Tags: Pakistan, Colombia, Mexico, Lifestyle and Leisure, Punishment
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Punished for honesty at the Naval Academy
Last Friday morning, President Barack Obama visited Annapolis to address roughly 1,000 Naval Academy midshipmen. Then he took his seat with other VIPs and the thousands in attendance and watched as the midshipmen, decked out in their pristine dress...Tags: Marijuana Use, Crime, Law and Justice, Police Investigations, Annapolis, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Illinois Senate approves bill to legalize medical marijuana
Illinois has come within a signature of becoming the 19th state to allow marijuana use for medical purposes. On Friday, the state Senate voted 35-21 to approve a medical marijuana measure, which now will head for Gov. Pat Quinn’s desk. The...
Tags: Marijuana Use, Crime, Law and Justice, Lifestyle and Leisure, Politics, Washington, DC
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Josh Hamilton's allergies not linked to drug use, doctors say
addCustomPlayer('1j59v4a9evljr1d1b5hvawowo7', '', '', 600, 418, 'perf1j59v4a9evljr1d1b5hvawowo7', 'eplayer15'); Josh Hamilton said he was assured by doctors this week that the allergies that lead to occasional sinus and throat discomfort and dizziness...Tags: Kevin Jepsen, Mike Scioscia, Baseball, Allergies, Tommy Hanson
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May 16, 2013
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