Former NFL Star Says Weed Is A Viable Painkiller For Players

A former NFL player thinks current players should choose marijuana as a painkiller. Lingering pain from crushing hits is part of the game, said Greg Patrick, who played for the Detroit Lions in the early ‘90s. “We were given painkillers when stuff hurt,” Patrick said. His brother, who also played professional football, knows three teammates […]

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U.S. Justice Department Says It Will Ignore Federal Law and Prosecute People for Medical Marijuana Despite Congressional Spending Ban

Congress Passed One-Year Amendment in December Prohibiting Justice Department from Undermining State Medical Marijuana Laws; Members of both Parties Sought to Stop Prosecutions and Let States Set Their Own Medical Marijuana Policies Drug Policy Alliance Calls on President Obama to Rein in Out-of-Control Prosecutors A spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) told the […]

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DEA Chief Says Marijuana-Trafficking Spiking

The Drug Enforcement Administration is concerned about a surge in the illegal shipment of marijuana from Colorado since the state legalized the drug, and is trying to crack down on minors’ use of the substance, the head of the agency said Wednesday. Administrator Michele Leonhart said the DEA is troubled by the increase in marijuana […]

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