Marijuana Users Will Be Arrested in Washington State – Regulation Isn’t Legalization

Marijuana Users Will Be Arrested in Washington State – Regulation Isn’t Legalization – Police confronted rather confused individuals in Seattle who mistakenly thought it was suddenly ok to smoke pot, (and publically at that). What many don’t re…

Supporters moving ahead with marijuana initiative

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Supporters of a proposed ballot initiative to legalize the recreational use of marijuana in Alaska said they are about halfway toward their signature-gathering goal. The goal is to gather 45,000 signatures of registered voters …
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Maldives' ousted leader faces 2nd-round presidential runoff against brother of …

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Whoever wins the second round will need to build public confidence in government institutions that are accused of political bias, such as the courts, police and military, and deal with pressing issues, including high unemployment, increasing drug …
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Tobacco sales to underage at near-record lows, report says

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The violation rate of tobacco sales to underage youth at retailers nationwide fell from about 40 percent in 1997 to 9.1 percent in the last fiscal year, according to a report by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration that was released …
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