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Wall Street Traders Bullish on Marijuana, Prescription Drugs
In the high-flying '80s and '90s Wall Street employees were known as big cocaine users, but in these more sedate times investment professionals are turning to marijuana and prescription drugs to ease their stress. 09/01/2010

Calif. Toughens Law on Adults Who Let Kids Drink
California passed new legislation that holds adults legally accountable if they permit minors to drink in their homes. 08/31/2010

ER Visits for Synthetic Marijuana on the Rise
An herb-and-chemical compound sold legally in the U.S. as incense is sending many of those who smoke it for its marijuana-like high to the hospital. 08/27/2010

CASA Report Warns Parents about Nexus of Drugs and Gangs in Schools; Students Less Concerned
American students are essentially split over the question of whether their school is 'drug free,' but students still cite drugs as a major problem facing people their age, according to a new survey of 12- to 17-year-olds from the Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University. 08/27/2010

Mass. Approves Online Tracking of Prescription Painkillers
Massachusetts health officials approved a plan on Aug. 11 that will allow doctors and pharmacists to track narcotics prescriptions online -- a major step toward reducing “doctor shopping” in patients addicted to prescription drugs, officials said. 08/24/2010

E-Cigarette Maker Halts Oregon Sales
A leading US manufacturer of e-cigarettes has agreed to halt sales in Oregon in response to a lawsuit. 08/20/2010

Canada Considers 'Decriminalization' for FAS Offenders
Canadian policymakers are debating whether to divert offenders with fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) to specialized treatment programs or even to exempt them from incarceration altogether. 08/19/2010

Bill to Cut Penalties for Crack Cocaine Heads to Obama
Mandatory-minimum prison sentences for crack-cocaine would only kick in when defendants possess 28 grams or more of the drug under legislation passed this week by the U.S. House of Representatives. 07/30/2010

Colo. Set to Regulate Medical Marijuana from 'Seed to Sale'
The head of Colorado's medical-marijuana enforcement effort promises a comprehensive plan that other states could adopt as a model. 07/30/2010

Washington Imposes New Rules on Prescribing Powerful Painkillers
The state of Washington plans to impose tough new rules on doctors who want to prescribe opiate painkillers to patients, including mandatory third-party evaluation of patients who request higher doses of the drug but don???t show signs of improvement. 07/29/2010

Conn. Candidates Spar on Marijuana Use, Legalization
Republican candidates for Congress are slinging accusations of hypocrisy over marijuana use and policy, including the spectacle of a candidate who favors legalization defending a YouTube video focused on his opponent???s arrest a decade earlier for marijuana possession. 07/29/2010

Police Challenged by Crashes Involving Prescription Drugs
Car crashes involving prescription drugs are often harder to detect and prosecute than those involving alcohol or illicit drugs. 07/28/2010

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