Mexican pot plans go up in a puff of smoke

Filed under: Seattle Drug Abuse

7, 2012, with flowering plants in a grow room in Seattle. (Associated Press); A … More than 47,000 people have been killed in drug-related violence in Mexico since President Felipe Calderon began a military assault on violent drug cartels in 2006 …
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Join us at noon Wednesday for a live chat on the marijuana initiative, I-502

Filed under: Seattle Drug Abuse

Also with us Wednesday at noon, and taking questions from readers, will be Derek Franklin president of the Washington Association for Substance Abuse and Violence Prevention. He has worked in the mental health and substance abuse fields for over 20 …
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New marijuana laws don't affect NFL drug policy

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LenDale White, who played running back for the Titans, Seahawks and Broncos and served a suspension for violating the substance abuse policy by smoking pot during his playing days, seems pleased by the development. Co becomes 1st state ever to legalize …
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Omeros Corporation Reports Third Quarter 2012 Financial Results

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SEATTLE, Nov. 9, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ — Omeros Corporation (NASDAQ: OMER), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company committed to discovering, developing and commercializing products targeting inflammation, coagulopathies and disorders of the …
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