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Sex Workers Want an End to Street Sweeps By Police
By Candice So, Ottawa Citizen With Files From Zev Singer
A coalition representing local sex trade workers is urging Ottawa police to stop cracking down on prostitutes in monthly sting operations.
The group's open letter to police was sent in …
Wider Use Of Cannabis Therapy Could Reduce Prescription Pain Drug Deaths
[Editor's note: This post is excerpted from this week's forthcoming NORML weekly media advisory. To have NORML's news alerts and legislative advisories delivered straight to your in-box, sign up here.] Physicians who prescribe opioid drugs to patients with neuropathy (nerve pain) ought to consider recommending cannabis as an alternative therapy, according to a peer-reviewed paper published online this week in the Harm Reduction Journal. “There is sufficient evidence of safety and efficacy for the use of (cannabis/cannabinoids) in the treatment of nerve pain relative to opioids,” the commentary states. “In [...]
Tucson SWAT Team Cleared in Killing of Ex-Marine
The Pima County Sheriff's Department SWAT team that gunned down a former Marine in his Tucson home during a raid in which no drugs were found was cleared Tuesday of any wrongdoing in the incident. The victim, …
RCMP Arrest Three Men, Seize Helicopter in Drug Raid – Vancouver Sun
St. John’s TelegramRCMP arrest three men, seize helicopter in drug raidVancouver SunRCMP drug investigators have arrested three men and seized a helicopter after raiding a Maple Ridge property growing almost seven times more pot than its two medical ma…
Settlement in Maryland Mayor’s SWAT Raid Lawsuit
Berwyn Heights Mayor Cheye Calvo's lawsuit against Prince Georges County, Maryland over a 2008 SWAT raid in which his two dogs were shot dead and he was held at gunpoint is over. Calvo told the Washington Post…
Shooting of Unarmed Pregnant Woman in Drug Raid an “Accident,” Police Say
An unarmed pregnant woman was shot and wounded by a Washington State Police detective during a drug raid in Spokane last Friday. On Monday, anonymous law enforcement sources were telling local media the shoot…
Inhaled Marijuana ‘Clearly Has Medical Value’ For Hard to Treat Chronic Pain Conditions
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Inhaled cannabis reduces pain and improves sleep compared to placebo, and is well tolerated by patients with chronic neuropathy, according to clinical trial data published [...]
Cannabis Once Again Shown To Halt Cancer Growth — So Why Aren’t We Studying It In Humans?
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The administration of THC reduces the tumor growth of metastatic breast cancer and “might constitute a new therapeutic tool for the treatment” of cancerous tumors, [...]
Video: Arrests Made in Tysons Ecstasy Bust
Investigators say undercover officers bought drugs at Tysons Galleria. They’ve arrested five men and charged them with conspiracy to distribute ecstasy and marijuana.







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