Booze, Smokes on Agenda for Quirky Gov't Group

Booze, smokes on agenda for quirky gov't group

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When the government first tried to crack down on cocaine and heroin in 1914, it did so by enacting steep taxes. For a time, marijuana also was controlled by imposing taxes so high, it was hoped, that people might lose interest. After Prohibition was … Read more on San Francisco Chronicle

 

Stuart Leavenworth: In the rain forests of Peru, a modern gold rush poisons

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In just a few days, we saw rare monkeys, scores of parrots, macaws and other birds and had encounters with snakes, tarantulas, baby caimans, capybaras (the world's largest rodent) and many other creatures. … Many locals say that the ultimate … Read more on Sacramento Bee

 

'Wireless babies' provide life lessons

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Matia Finley, a sophomore in the class, had gone through the exercise before, so she volunteered for an especially challenging assignment this time, a baby born already addicted to crack cocaine. Finley said she wasn't sure what to expect. “It'll cry a … Read more on Lawrence Journal World