AP News in Brief at 5:58 Am EDT

AP News in Brief at 5:58 am EDT

Filed under: Drug Abuse Colorado

He advocated the therapeutic use of psychedelic drugs including LSD and psychedelic mushrooms. Allen Ginsberg, Abbie Hoffman, Jack Kerouac, Aldous Huxley and other noted figures frequently visited Millbrook Estate in upstate New York where Leary …
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Colorado Voters Stand By Legalization Of Marijuana: Poll

Filed under: Drug Abuse Colorado

But only 42 percent worried that legal access will lead to drug abuse problems. Slightly more than half of voters said they had tried marijuana before, although just 15 percent said they planned to smoke it after recreational marijuana sales begin in …
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McCain rejects report claiming Syrian rebels are largely jihadis

Filed under: Drug Abuse Colorado

“The fact is the Assad regime will likely avoid any meaningful punishment for it's use — not just possession, but use — of weapons of mass destruction,” he lamented. The senator repeated what has become his mantra over the last few weeks: “Degrade …
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The drug divide

Filed under: Drug Abuse Colorado

No longer will pot use be limited to medicinal purposes, as it is in Massachusetts, 17 other states, and Washington, D.C. No longer will users in Colorado and Washington state have to pretend they need a hit to soothe a backache or cure their insomnia, …
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