With Marijuana Legalized, Colorado Enters Into Drug-Policy Uncharted Territory

With Marijuana Legalized, Colorado Enters Into Drug-Policy Uncharted Territory

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America's war on drugs got a lot more interesting Tuesday night when Colorado and Washington voted to legalize marijuana. Legalization advocates were quick to call the two measures “the beginning of the end” of marijuana prohibition in the United States.
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Op-ed: Use marijuana tax revenue to improve law enforcement, courts and prisons

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While 15 percent of state tax revenue generated by marijuana sales is already earmarked for substance-abuse treatment, state and local governments will gain access to many millions of dollars of discretionary funds annually. … as the Washington State …
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Chasing clues to detect meningitis outbreak

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The national surveillance system for outbreaks of infectious and other communicable diseases relies on reports that physicians are required to send to local and state health departments and that are then relayed to the Centers for Disease Control and …
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