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Federal officials begin major crackdown on marijuana operations
Federal prosecutors on Friday launched a significant crackdown on commercial marijuana operations, announcing legal action against several marijuana operations as part of a new statewide enforcement effort.
According to a statement, the action focused...Tags: Drug Trafficking, Los Angeles Times, Lawyers, Justice System, Hospitals and Clinics
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Drug use relatively low in local schools
Nine percent of Burbank Unified ninth-graders have carried a weapon to school, 5% of seventh-graders have smoked marijuana at least once, and 18% of 11th-graders have been drunk or high on campus, according to the recent California Healthy Kids Survey....Tags: Health, Human Interest, Recreational Substance Use, Health and Safety at School, Health Treatments
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Letters: Pot's place in medicine
Re "The marijuana measures," Editorial, May 10 Your editorial supporting Measure D mentions medical marijuana as a treatment for glaucoma patients. In my 25 years as a glaucoma sufferer, I have never been prescribed marijuana. In fact, research...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Health Treatments, Glaucoma
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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: Illinois Governor, Regional Authority, Government, Politics, Health Treatments
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After emotional debate, Senate OKs medical marijuana
— Siding with patients who say cannabis is the only drug that can safely ease their chronic pain, the Senate sent Gov. Pat Quinn a measure Friday that would make Illinois the 19th state to legalize marijuana for medical purposes. The issue sparked...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Elections, Multiple Sclerosis, Justice System, HIV
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Subject for debate: Medical marijuana
Change of SubjectI've never had a strong opinion about marijuana, medial or otherwise. The correlation between regular use and humdrum academic performance was pronounced -- though neither perfect nor exact -- in my high school and college experience, but not much more...... -
Medical marijuana at last?
Illinois can't be accused of rushing to embrace medical marijuana: The first state to allow it did so in 1996, and the General Assembly is only now getting around to approving the idea. Whether it will become law is not clear: It now goes to Gov. Pat...
Tags: Pat Quinn, Drugs and Medicines, Illinois Governor, Health Treatments, Substance Abuse
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Illinois Senate approves medical marijuana bill
Clout StreetSPRINGFIELD --- The Senate today approved legislation that would allow doctors to prescribe medical marijuana to patients with serious illnesses, sending the measure to Gov. Pat Quinn. The issue pitted supporters arguing for compassion for those...Tags: Food and Drug Administration, Kyle McCarter, Medical Procedures and Tests, Justice System, Regional Authority
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Medical marijuana: Measure D still the best choice
Way at the bottom of Tuesday’s ballot are three confusing propositions -- Measures D, E and F -- that have to do with medical marijuana. Voters can’t be blamed if they feel frustrated and unsure of what to do when confronted by three...
Tags: Elections, Politics, Health Treatments, Same-Sex Marriage, Voting
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Medical marijuana shouldn't be for 'adults only'
My 9-year-old daughter has Aicardi syndrome, a rare genetic disorder that causes extremely hard-to-control seizures, debilitation, disability and early mortality. She began having seizures at three months of age, and since that time has had multiple...Tags: Elections, Illinois Governor, Politics, William R. Haine, Seizures
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Local Voices: Highland Park and Deerfield
Letters to the editor from Highland Park and Deerfield residents and officials. Medical marijuana On April 17, the Illinois House of Representatives passed HB-001, often referred to as "medical marijuana" legislation, by a vote of 61-57. The...
Tags: John J Cullerton, Illinois General Assembly, Local Government, Health Treatments, Finance
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Weeks in review
Change of SubjectThe "Weeks in Review" feature is now an open thread in which commenters can talk about any current events or cultural phenomena that have caught their attention, including but limited to the topics brought up in our traditional roundup of......
Oct 7, 2011
|Story| Burbank Leader
Dec 4, 2010
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May 18, 2013
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May 17, 2013
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May 17, 2013
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May 14, 2013
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May 17, 2013
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May 17, 2013
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May 15, 2013
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May 15, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
May 16, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
May 9, 2013
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