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School districts work to find drug test funds
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — Two Indiana school districts that test students for drug use are facing challenges as they look for ways to fund the programs. Officials at Southwest Allen County Schools and Smith-Green Community Schools in Churubusco...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Drug Use
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Changes to Mich. medical marijuana law kick in Monday
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Some of the first big changes to Michigan's medical-marijuana law since it was approved by voters in 2008 are set to begin. Democratic Rep. Phil Cavanagh of Redford Township in Wayne County says the changes that go into...
Tags: Medical Marijuana Therapy, Lifestyle and Leisure, Marijuana Use, Health Treatments
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Michigan lawmakers consider new welfare drug testing law
WSBT-TVShould welfare recipients in Michigan suspected of using drugs be tested? And if they fail, lose benefits? There's a heated debate about the issue going on in the legislature right now and on our WSBT Facebook page. By late Wednesday afternoon, more...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Medical Procedures and Tests, Interior Policy, Politics, Pension and Welfare
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Legalizing pot: What's happening in other states?
The votes in Washington and Colorado last month legalizing marijuana were just the latest developments in the debate over marijuana use in the United States. Lawmakers and activists in some other states are contemplating their next moves in regards to...
Tags: Drug Trafficking, Crime, Law and Justice, Executive Branch, Scott Walker, Same-Sex Marriage
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Gay marriage, marijuana backed in historic votes
Altering the course of U.S social policy, Maine and Maryland became the first states to approve same-sex marriage by popular vote, while Washington state and Colorado set up a showdown with federal authorities by legalizing recreational use of marijuana....
Tags: Illegal Immigrants, Personal Income, Gay Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Executive Branch
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An addict no more, says Cassopolis woman
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterCASSOPOLIS -- At one point, she was so strung out on meth, says Britia Anderson, that she had no hope for the future. "I got to the point where I thought an addict is all I'm ever going to be," the Cassopolis woman said. What a difference a Cass...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Punishment, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Methamphetamine (drug), Drug Use
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Michigan House passes bills to change medical pot law
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan House on Thursday passed a package of bills aimed at clarifying the state's voter-approved law allowing the use of marijuana for medical purposes. The House passed four bills — including the first...
Tags: Medical Marijuana Therapy, Lifestyle and Leisure, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Health
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Cass County 'declares war' on truancy
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterCass County officials aren’t looking the other way when it comes to truancy in schools. In fact, according to a news release, they’ve declared war on it, with the ultimate goal of eliminating truancy altogether. “Truancy has been a big...Tags: Juvenile Delinquency, Health, Politics, Mental Health, Local Government
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64 Navy sailors to be kicked out for drug use
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Navy says it will kick out 64 sailors from the San Diego-based U.S. Third Fleet who have been caught for illegal drug use or distribution, mostly involving a synthetic drug that mimics marijuana. The Navy said in a statement...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Armed Forces, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Defense, Osama bin Laden
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Experts say marijuana prohibition has failed
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Experts tell Indiana lawmakers that the prohibition against marijuana use in the United States has failed.
The legislature's Criminal Law and Sentencing Policy Study Committee heard testimony Thursday as it began studying...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Medical Marijuana Therapy, Crimes, Lifestyle and Leisure, Indiana
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Report: Westville Marine Birchfield's killer may have been using drugs
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A U.S. military report suggests an Afghan security contractor convicted in the fatal shooting a U.S. Marine from Indiana was a frequent drug user and may have smoked opium or hashish hours before the killing in one of...Tags: Censorship, Murder, Crimes, Lifestyle and Leisure, Indiana
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Actress Amanda Bynes arrested in NYC on a marijuana charge after she threw a bong out a window
NEW YORK (AP) — Police say actress Amanda Bynes has been arrested in midtown Manhattan after she heaved a marijuana bong out of a window. It happened at an apartment building on West 47th Street at about 7:40 p.m. Thursday. Police say a building...Tags: Amanda Bynes, Drug Trafficking, Lifestyle and Leisure, Manufacturing and Engineering, Manhattan (New York City)
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