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To celebrate his 54th birthday last April 23, medical marijuana advocate Gary Storck began lobbying for the Jacki Rickert Medical Marijuana Act at the state.

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• India governor, 86, resigns after 3-woman sex tape [/caption] The 86-year-old governor of a southern Indian state resigned, a day after a television news channel broadcast a tape allegedly showing him in bed with three women. Pressure mounted on Gov. Narain Dutt Tiwari to quit after the tape allegedly showing him in bed with three women was broadcast......
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• We are living in a time and a place where new cars cost less than old ones! There is no doubt that we are living through some difficult but unusual times. One of the strangest phenomena that we are experiencing at the moment is that it is now officially possible to buy a brand new car at a price lower than certain second hand version of the......
• UK retailing and financial sectors optimistic about 2010. According to a recent survey conducted by the Confederation for British Industry (CBI), around a third of the UK financial services companies were said to be more optimistic about their situation and that of the sector in general. This makes for the third consecutive quarter that confidence has risen......
• U.S. deaths from new flu reach 27 As the "new" A(H1N1) swine flu spreads in the U.S., 13,217 cases are current in all 50 states plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. There were 27 U.S. deaths from the flu as of 11 am today, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in Atlanta. At......

Pennsylvania — The growing debate surrounding the legalization of marijuana as a medicine has arrived in Pennsylvania _ although it may not go far. The House.

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Thirteen states in America have made it legal in the past 13 years to smoke marijuana for medical reasons. Another two states have eased the penalties.

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• A Fast, Free Way to File Your Federal Income Taxes Tax season is in full swing, and again this year, the Internal Revenue Service is offering a program that allows many U.S. taxpayers to electronically file their tax returns for free: The Free File program provides free federal income tax preparation and electronic filing for eligible taxpayers through a partnership......

Medical Marijuana User takes case to Somerset County Court.

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• The Frugal Literate's Guide to Affordable Reading Reading is one of the most frugal hobbies in existence, and is something, in my opinion, that everyone should do. Not only is it entertaining, but it can be beneficial and educational in many ways. In fact, reading is (along with watching period films based on classic literature) Madoline's......
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Wisconsin — Momentum is building to legalize medical marijuana in Wisconsin. State Rep. Mark Pocan, a Madison Democrat, and state Sen. Jon Erpenbach, a.

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New Jersey — State lawmakers should pass bill whose time has come. With the state Legislature back in session following elections, a variety of bills are up.

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It's Time To Approve Medical Marijuana | Cannabis News – Medical …

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• ID theft bill appears again on legislative agendas Claiming Massachusetts continues to trail other states in protecting its citizens from one of the nation's fastest growing crimes, lawmakers and consumer advocates said Thursday they hope to pass legislation this session requiring consumers to be notified of Internet security breaches that may affect them and allowing consumers to block......
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New Jersey — State lawmakers should pass bill whose time has come. With the state Legislature back in session following elections, a variety of bills are up.

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It's Time To Approve Medical Marijuana | Cannabis News – Medical …

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• Michael Phelps Edition of Sunday Money Madness Good morning! How is everybody's Sunday fairing? There were several amazing wins during the Olympics this past week. Don't you agree? Two swim races at least with only one one-hundredth of a second margin from first and second place. Wow! Remember a while back when I wrote about money......

I have a lot of friends around me who are very courageous and willing to ‘come out’ – and Tom is definitely beyond the front lines. Any fears that I had about cannabis were quickly assuaged. Now I feel like a professional!” … I remember you were saying that the descrimination against cannabis users can be paralleled to the decrimination against gay people before the gay rights movement. Interesting that to admit to being a weed smoker has been given the same signs: …

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• Tennis Elbow 101 Are you familiar with what tennis elbow is? According to leading doctors and sports medicine enthusiasts, tennis elbow is defined as being a localized type of pain that is present over a bony prominence that is known as the lateral epicondylitis. If you are a tennis player, just getting started......
• Studies Show Marijuana May Increase Psychosis In numerous studies around the world, the use of cannabis has been shown to increase the risk for schizophrenia and psychosis. Researchers in New Zealand found that individuals using cannabis before the age of 15 were more than 300% more likely to develop mental illnesses like schizophrenia, while professor Robin......
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• Studies Show Marijuana May Increase Psychosis In numerous studies around the world, the use of cannabis has been shown to increase the risk for schizophrenia and psychosis. Researchers in New Zealand found that individuals using cannabis before the age of 15 were more than 300% more likely to develop mental illnesses like schizophrenia, while professor Robin......

California — First off, let me say that any hint of a comparison of these marijuana dispensaries and their staff to pharmacies is a downright.

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• Tennis Elbow 101 Are you familiar with what tennis elbow is? According to leading doctors and sports medicine enthusiasts, tennis elbow is defined as being a localized type of pain that is present over a bony prominence that is known as the lateral epicondylitis. If you are a tennis player, just getting started......
• Phentermine With the program that I am on, I am currently taking Phentermine HCl 30mg. With this post I wanted to share what my doctors says about this drug... The page in my program is taking about 2 drugs at the same time Phendimetrazine and Phentermine. I am currently only on......
• Cybercrime: How online crooks put us all at risk By Ryan Blitstein - San Jose Mercury News Somewhere in St. Petersburg, Russia's second largest city, a tiny startup has struck Internet gold. Its dozen-odd employees are barely old enough to recall the demise of the Soviet Union, but industry analysts believe they're raking in well over $100 million a......

But with the Obama administration’s decision last month to soften the federal stance on medical marijuana , the Cannabis Cafe and a lounge across town popped up, bringing a little bit of pot-friendly Amsterdam to this working class …

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• Low-Cost and High-Taste Meals to Bring to Work During any given weekday, most of us will probably consume about half of the calories we eat in a day at work. Between lunch and all the snacks that we consume throughout the day, we’re eating quite a bit of food. It’s very tempting and easy to go out to......
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