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Court eases medical marijuana rules, reinstates law against possession
Those with permits must have access to drug: judges

An Ontario Court of Appeal ruling has theoretically made it easier for medical marijuana users to safely get a good supply of the drug.

But the court yesterday reinstated the law against everyone else possessing small amounts of cannabis for recreational use.

The court dismissed an appeal by the federal Justice Department of a lower court ruling that found Health Canada's Marijuana Medical Access Regulations were unconstitutional. More...

ALSO: Marijuana ruling a victory for the ill
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Washington D.C.: Report Says 10% In City Addicted
Mayoral Study Cites $1.2 Billion in Costs

WASHINGTON D.C. - About 60,000 District residents, more than one in 10, are addicted to illicit drugs or alcohol, and substance abuse costs the city $1.2 billion each year in lost productivity, illness, premature death and crime and incarceration, a study released yesterday by Mayor Anthony A. Williams has found. More...

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Addiction: A Brain Ailment, Not a Moral Lapse

For all that has been written and spoken about addiction as a medical disease, most people, including most physicians, understand little about what draws people to drugs and keeps them hooked, often despite severe consequences and repeated attempts to quit.

A better understanding of the pull and tug of addiction can help those who are hooked and those who want the monkey off their backs for good.

The savings in life-years, quality of life and lost income can be huge, not to mention the costs of drug-instigated crime and medical care. (Free Registration Req'd) More...

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PM jokes he'll try pot once it's decriminalized

Prime Minister Jean Chretien joked he would try marijuana once it's decriminalized in an interview. Joke or not, the remark has stirred up some heat as he tries to get his government's new marijuana bill through Parliament.

The Prime Minister's Office said his comments were "tongue-in-cheek." Later, Chretien said he didn't believe he was sending out the wrong message. More...

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Drug crisis grips Baghdad

A drugs epidemic and accompanying crime wave is sweeping Baghdad.
A boom in supply of hallucinogenic tablets has been coupled with the release of tens of thousands of criminals from prison before the US-led invasion to create a huge problem for the fledgling Iraqi police force. More...		 Iraqi police
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Cocaine user a dedicated officer, court told
A Toronto drug squad officer who admitted using cocaine on the job was a dedicated investigator who worked long hours, including free overtime, a senior detective told a Brampton court yesterday.

Officers in the northwest drug squad, which policed some of Toronto's most dangerous neighbourhoods, often worked free overtime under great stress, Detective Carey Norman testified in a sentencing hearing in the Superior Court of Justice. More...

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SPEAKING MORE OPENLY ABOUT SEXUAL ABUSE
Hidden Cases, Including Mine

By Mark Elliot

Being a victim of sexual abuse makes for good conversation these days, but I cannot say I enjoy the topic. Sexual abuse is a very familiar topic for those of us involved in alcohol and drug recovery. I have heard estimates that 60 percent to 80 per cent of us have been sexually abused. When I first began discussing it publicly in 1991 a secretary asked me if such talk was "some new fad for young men". I think the look she got from me told her what she needed to know.

It is no fad. I would prefer to have my nails pulled out with a pair of pliers - slowly and with agony if it would mean never having to discuss my sexual abuse again. It is a subject that’s caused me no end of pain, confusion, alcoholism, and addiction since I was six years old. Other victims are suing the church, the parochial schools, the government, and others for their suffering. I have no one to sue and no desire to do it even if I could. More...
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