Marijuana Legalization: How Strategy And Timing Translated Into Lawful Pot …

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National drug-policy reform groups also were focusing on 2012. The New York-based Drug Policy Alliance saw campaigns developing in three states – Washington, Colorado and Oregon – and it had the money on-the-ground advocates so desperately …
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Oregon Teen's Research for Nonaddictive Painkiller Pays Off

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Emergency room visits for prescription painkiller abuse or misuse have doubled in the past 5 years to nearly half a million, CDC numbers also show. Overdoses of the drugs have more than tripled in the past 20 years and prescription drugs are now …
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CalFresh Food Challenge: Volunteer to eat on a food-stamp budget for a few days

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The CalFresh Program, formerly known as Food Stamps and federally known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), adds to the food budget to put healthy and nutritious food on the table, that is if you can find a way to buy healthy food …
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Raghav Tripathi, Oregon Teen, Becomes Siemens Finalist For Non-Addictive …

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When 17-year-old Raghav Tripathi's mother injured herself in a skiing accident, she refused to take medication while she was being treated for fear that she would become dependent on the drugs. Motivated by his mother's plight, the Oregon teen took …
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