What We Know About Marijuana — So Far

What we know about marijuana — so far

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Several states enacted harsh penalties for possession, and in 1937, with almost no objective inquiry, Congress in effect outlawed the drug. In 1944, however, a commission created by New York's Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia found–on the basis of the …
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Blood Thinner From Pfizer, Bristol-Myers Blocks Leg Clots

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U.S. regulators in June rejected Eliquis as a treatment to reduce the risk of stroke in people with a type of heart arrhythmia. The New York-based companies are expected to hear by March whether the agency will approve the drug. Should Eliquis gain …
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Twenty-three Years After a Notorious Murder, the Convicted Killer is Heard From

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On August 23, 1989, Hawkins, and three of his friends from the largely black neighborhood of East New York went to look at a used 1982 Pontiac for sale across Brooklyn in the predominately Italian-American section of Bensonhurst. When they … And …
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Instead of telling teens to 'Just Say No,' program helps them make their own …

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The teen now gets help through a new drug counseling program in Syracuse that doesn't use scare tactics or even demand that participants quit using. Choices, a joint effort of Elmcrest Children's Center and Central New York Services, attempts to get …
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