Health
CDC: 221 sickened by synthetic pot in Colorado
Synthetic marijuana is believed to have sickened 221 people in Colorado during an outbreak earlier this year.
Dec 12, 2013
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Health
Washington state approves rules for pot industry
Washington became the second U.S. state to adopt rules for the recreational sale of marijuana Wednesday, setting what advocates hope will become a template for the drug's legalization around the world.
Oct 16, 2013
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Other
Businessman tries his luck at building pot brand
(AP)—The plans of a former Microsoft manager to create the "Starbucks of Pot" are worrying other activists who pushed for the legalization of marijuana in Washington state.
Jun 17, 2013
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Health
Wash. vows to try to keep weed in state—but how?
So far, no one is suggesting checkpoints or fences to keep Washington state's legal pot within its borders.
Jan 29, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Texas governor asks cancer agency to halt grants
(AP)—Texas Gov. Rick Perry has asked the embattled Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas to stop giving grants until concerns about the beleaguered agency are resolved.
Dec 19, 2012
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Addiction
Teens' views on dangers of pot fall to 20-year low
A new federal study says that teenagers' perception of the dangers of marijuana has fallen to the lowest level in more than 20 years.
Dec 19, 2012
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Other
Cancer agency OK'd faulty $11M grant
(AP)—Texas' embattled $3 billion cancer-fighting agency approved an $11 million grant to a biomedical company even though the proposal wasn't reviewed.
Nov 29, 2012
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Health
Medical marijuana backers seek inroads in South
(AP)—The home state of the president who didn't inhale has become an unlikely front in the battle over medical marijuana.
Sep 3, 2012
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Health
Kids using synthetic pot a growing public health concern
(HealthDay) -- The recent advent of so-called "synthetic pot" is a rising public health concern, researchers warn, sending kids to the emergency room and prompting parental calls to poison control centers.
Mar 19, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mosquito sample with West Nile virus found in Oakley, Calif.
A mosquito carrying the West Nile virus was discovered in eastern Contra Costa County, Calif., marking the first time this year vector control officials have found such a sample in the county, a spokeswoman said Friday.
Aug 24, 2011
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