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Mother charged with beating 15-month-old baby to death
An Allentown woman was charged Wednesday with beating her 15-month-old son so badly last month he later died. Essence James, 34, of 718 N. 15th St., took her baby, Cordero James, into the bathroom of her home March 8, beat him and placed him in bed...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Drug Trafficking, Trials, Court Preliminary, Allentown
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A sensible policy on pot
Lawmakers in Annapolis rejected a bill this year that would have decriminalized the possession of small amounts of marijuana, but prosecutors in Baltimore City are already ahead of the curve in treating the offense as a public health issue rather than...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Drug Trafficking, Prisons, Heroin, Justice System
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Addressing girls' health needs at juvenile detention centers
Latrice lifts the sleeve of her gray sweatshirt to reveal small, dark lines — scars from slicing her forearm over and over to drown out pain from years of sexual abuse. She says she was an alcoholic, dropped out of school in the eighth grade and got...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Earache, Culture, Prisons, Mental Health
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Survey measures drug and alcohol use among Meyersdale youth
Daily American Staff Writer, @daalyssacMEYERSDALE — Problems in the community could be driving Meyersdale area students to drug use, according to a survey. Meyersdale curriculum director Tim Kretchman presented the results of the Communities That Care survey during an open meeting...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Drug Use, Teaching and Learning, Methamphetamine (drug), Students
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Marijuana legalization wins majority support in poll
WASHINGTON -- A majority of Americans support legalizing marijuana, a new poll indicates, with the change driven largely by a huge shift in how the baby boom generation feels about the drug of their youth. By 52% to 45%, adult Americans back...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Parties and Movements, Crime, Law and Justice, Health Treatments, Elections
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The Internet – you never know where or when stuff will turn up [Editorial]
It's been more than 25 years since Douglas H. Ginsburg asked that his nomination to become a U.S. Supreme Court justice be withdrawn. The prospective high court justice nominated by Ronald Reagan, it turned out, smoked marijuana and ended up admitting...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Elections, George W. Bush, Marijuana Use, Bill Clinton
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Four Men Charged in Two-Day Sexual Assault of Homeless Teen
Channel 2 NewsFour men have been arrested by Anchorage police on more than 30 charges, after they allegedly took a homeless teenage girl to an Eagle River apartment and raped her there for two days. In a Wednesday statement, APD spokesperson Dani Myren says the men --...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Rape, Wars and Interventions, Police Arrests, Prosecution
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Congress must restore federal funding for needle exchange
In 2009, Congress passed legislation reversing the decades-old ban on the use of federal funding for syringe exchange but, for unclear reasons, in late 2011, it reversed this decision, again withholding federal funding from programs that provide drug...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Drug Use, University of Maryland Medical School, Medical Specialization, Hepatitis
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Suspect held after car crashes into San Jose Wal-Mart
A man who allegedly crashed his car through a Wal-Mart and began attacking people inside, injuring four, was being held without bail Monday in San Jose. Authorities said Haamid Ade Zaid, 33, was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, hit...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Drug Use, Crimes, Police Arrests, Crime, Law and Justice
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Drug testing bill awaits Brownback's signature
Senators have sent a bill to Gov. Sam Brownback's desk that would require Kansas residents who receive welfare and unemployment benefits to submit to drug testing. The Senate voted 29-9 on Tuesday to accept changes made to the bill by the House...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Employment Opportunities, Executive Branch, Government, Unemployment Benefits
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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: Lifestyle and Leisure, Health Treatments, Marijuana Use, Medical Marijuana Therapy
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Marijuana decriminalization bill hits friction
The Baltimore SunLegislation that would decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana hit friction in a key committee Thursday afternoon. The proposal to give only a fine - and not jail time - to people caught with less than 10 grams of pot passed the Senate...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Prisons, Punishment, Crime, Law and Justice, Health Treatments
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