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The marijuana debate, a judge's plea and readers' thoughts CNN (blog) Tobacco smokers had massively higher rates of lung cancer and other cancers. Marijuana smokers who didn't also use tobacco had no increase in risk of tobacco-related cancers or of cancer risk overall. In fact their rates of lung and most other cancers ... and more »

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Bill permitting medical use of marijuana clears Conn. Senate Bellingham Herald Following apassionate debate that stretched on for nearly 10 hours, the Connecticut Senate early Saturday morning gave final legislative approval to a bill that legalizes and regulates the medical use of marijuana. Gov. Dannel Malloy hailed the bill's ... and more »

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Colorado marijuana legalization camp to run Mother's Day-themed TV ad Denver Post (blog) The Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol is running a television ad on Friday with a Mother's Day theme, according to the campaign. The ad in support of Amendment 64, which would go to voters on Election Day, features a young woman writing an ... and more »

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Experts: Increased teen pot use fostered by 'myth' of harmlessness Bloomington Pantagraph A report, released this week by The Partnership at Drugfree.org, revealed past-month use of marijuana by teens in grades 9 through 12 grew from 19 percent in 2008 to 27 percent in 2011. The percentage of teens smoking marijuana 20 or more times a month ... and more »

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Jury convicts roommate of murder in stabbing of Middle Tennessee women's ... Washington Post Prosecutors had argued for first-degree murder when they said Madden's action was premeditated and intentional after Stewart reported her roommate for smoking marijuana. The 21-year-old Stewart was a veteran on the team, which was preparing for the Sun ... and more »

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Murder conviction in TN college player's stabbing SI.com Prosecutors had argued for first-degree murder when they said Madden's action was premeditated and intentional after Stewart reported her roommate for smoking marijuana. The 21-year-old Stewart was a veteran on the team, which was preparing for the Sun ... and more »

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Horror Story: Student Abandoned By DEA Drank Own Urine To Survive Mediaite by Andrew Kirell | 3:28 pm, May 2nd, 2012 [UCSD student Daniel Chong] was at a friend's house celebrating April 20th, which is a day that marijuana users set aside to smoke pot. The next day, the DEA raided the house, took him and eight others down to ... and more »

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A Whitney Houston Investigation: The Long, Sad Road to her Beverly Hilton Death Vanity Fair She had used cocaine “just probably immediately prior” to drowning, and her condition indicated an “acute use” of the substance. There were also traces of marijuana, the muscle relaxant Flexeril, the allergy medication Benadryl, and Xanax. After ... and more »

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What To Expect When You're Expecting A Summer Movie Preview (Part 2 of 2) A.V. Club New York What to expect: Ten years after Sam Raimi and Tobey Maguire first brought Marvel Comics' top superhero to the big screen with style and wit, director Marc Webb reboots the franchise, now with Andrew Garfield as arachnid-powered teen nerd Peter Parker. and more »

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Long-term Marijuana Use and Pulmonary Function Journal of American Medical Association (subscription) To the Editor: Dr Pletcher and colleagues 1 studied the association between marijuana and pulmonary function over 20 years. Although all survey analyses can be limited by recall bias, 2 the risk of bias in this study may be greater than usual. and more »

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