State Governors Are Just Saying No to Legalized Marijuana

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(NYSE: BAC ) , which has for several years been Washington state's official banker, noted that it would not balk at handling money generated from the state's soon-to-be-legal adult use marijuana industry. So far, other banks haven't been quite so …
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Sales tax sought to fund creation of Benton County mental health court

Filed under: Washington Drug Abuse

Gordon Bopp, board president of National Alliance on Mental Illness of Washington, says many inmates with mental illness and/or substance abuse disorders also are disabled, poor and homeless. "They are kept in our local jails because our community does …
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Chris Brown, Bodyguard & Rehab: "Love No More" Singer Diagnosed With …

Filed under: Washington Drug Abuse

… since that day, but new reports say there may be a medical explanation for his behavior. According to Los Angeles court documents, Chris Brown has been diagnosed with several conditions, including bipolar II disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder …
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Supporters of marijuana-legalization initiative take case to DC elections board

Filed under: Washington Drug Abuse

The attorney general noted that the passage conflicts with the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988, which “requires that public housing leases make 'drug-related criminal activity' on or off public housing premises a cause for terminating a public housing lease.”.
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