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American Medical Association Reverses Position, Calls For Review of Medical Pot »
Posted by: alapoet 3 weeks, 1 day ago in News
For years, one of the main arrows in the quiver of anti-pot zealots in arguing against medical marijuana (along with the federal pot prohibition, recently ...
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L.A. District Attorney Says City Councils Have 'No Authority' Over Medical Pot »
Posted by: alapoet 2 weeks ago in News
It was a petulant fit of pique, certainly entertaining, and potentially hilarious -- if safe access for so many medical marijuana patients weren't hanging in ...
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This Could Get Ugly: Anti-Marijuana Machismo Is Latest Cop Fad In California »
Posted by: alapoet 2 months ago in News
Pot-phobic law enforcement officers in California are trying out an unsettling new tactic. It's the latest iteration of their continued hissy fit about what ...
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Study: Depression seen in children as young as 3 »
Posted by: JessicaLaurie 4 months ago in Science & Technology
Depression in children as young as 3 is real and not just a passing grumpy mood, according to provocative new research.
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It's Obvious - California Medical Association Says Pot Prohibition Is 'Failed Public Health Policy' »
Posted by: alapoet 1 week, 6 days ago in News
In a laudable nod to the obvious, members of the California Medical Association's (CMA) House of Delegates have endorsed a resolution stating that the ...
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L.A.'s Marijuana Dispensary Ban Could Cost City Millions »
Posted by: alapoet 1 month, 1 week ago in Business & Finance
Los Angeles' proposed medical marijuana ordinance -- which would ban the sale of pot at dispensaries -- could cost the city $36 million to $74 million in ...
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Poll Reveals Citizens Want To Regulate Marijuana Dispensaries, Not Eliminate Them »
Posted by: alapoet 1 month ago in News
It's a classic case of disconnect between public policy and public opinion. As District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis continues with her medical marijuana dispensary crackdown ...
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Personality Traits Associated With Stress And Worry Can Be Hazardous To Your Health »
Posted by: myfairlady 3 months, 2 weeks ago in Health & Fitness
Personality traits associated with chronic worrying can lead to earlier death, at least in part because these people are more likely to engage in unhealthy ...
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In Illinois, detainee prison would create about 3,500 jobs »
Posted by: Klarissa 2 weeks, 2 days ago in News
THOMSON, Ill. (AP) If Thomson is chosen, Bureau of Prisons director Harley Lappin said Monday the federal agency would hire 800 to 900 people including ...
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World's Fastest Computer Creates Largest HIV Evolutionary TreeWorld's Fastest Computer Creates Largest HIV Evolutionary Tree »
Posted by: engineer 1 month ago in Science & Technology
Researchers are using the Roadrunner supercomputer to analyze vast quantities of genetic sequences from HIV infected people in the hope of zeroing in on possible ...
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North California's Top Federal Prosecutor: "Really Not A Change At All' In Medical Pot Enforcement »
Posted by: alapoet 4 weeks, 1 day ago in News
"I think it's unfortunate that people have for some reason picked up on this as a change in policy," Russoniello told Mission Local, "because ...
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Discovery Of Faulty Genes Could Reveal Risk Of Bone Disease »
Posted by: myfairlady 6 months, 1 week ago in Science & Technology
The discovery of faulty genes by Edinburgh researchers could help people with Paget’s disease, a painful bone condition. Dr Omar Albagha has found three ...
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Big Brother Watching? Pot Dispensaries Appeal Court Order To Turn Over Client Names »
Posted by: alapoet 2 weeks, 5 days ago in News
Five medical marijuana dispensaries in Dana Point, CA are appealing an Orange County Superior Court ruling ordering them to turn over records -- including client lists ...
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Many Faces Of Diabetes In American Youth »
Posted by: myfairlady 9 months, 1 week ago in Health & Fitness
New findings from the nation's largest study of diabetes in youth paint an alarming picture of disease on the rise among every racial and ...
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Vitamin D Is The 'It' Nutrient Of The Moment »
Posted by: myfairlady 10 months, 3 weeks ago in Health & Fitness
Vitamin D is quickly becoming the "it" nutrient with health benefits for diseases, including cancer, osteoporosis, heart disease and now diabetes.
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