In response to a monumental shift in Maine policy since 2009, medical marijuana is on the University of Maine campus.
However, university officials haven’t seen that firsthand. Police and the person charged with managing disability accommodations say they haven’t been approached to deal with any conflicts regarding the federally illegal, state-authorized plant that is used to treat medical conditions.
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Cigarette smugglers, up to now mainly confined to South Africa’s border with Zimbabwe, have run into their nemesis in the form of SA Army soldiers on the Mozambique border.
In a major bust last week a 3 SA Infantry Battalion patrol in the vicinity of the Lebombo border post intercepted a gang of more than 40 suspects carrying boxes, said Capt ZG Sithole of the SA National Defence Force’s joint operations division.
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Nampa and Caldwell city officials are on the right track when they say they aren’t considering a ban on smoking in the cities’ bars and parks and have no intention of doing so. Good for them.
The Boise City Council last week said it would respond to what it calls the wishes of the majority of Boise residents and consider two ordinances that would place restrictions on smoking in bars, sidewalk cafes on public property, private clubs, retail tobacco businesses, employee break rooms, within 10 feet of bus stops, Ream more »
The new “cancer comedy” 50 / 50 takes its name from the survival odds delivered to its protagonist as he’s diagnosed with cancer.
Your chance of not gagging when you see the new cigarette warning labels introduced this week by Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq? Far less. Companies have until June to get their art departments on the horror show, which will see 75 per cent of cigarette packaging plastered with diseased and rotting tongues, bloody urine in a toilet bowl and the gaping hole where a smoker named Leroy had his larynx removed.
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The newest phase of the anti-smoking policy at MU is turning out to be completely and utterly useless. The designated smoking areas are so unrealistic smokers are disregarding the rules and the self-enforcement tactics aren’t working.
As of July, the second phase kicked in, making parking lots and garages the only places on campus to smoke.
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The Hermosa Beach City Council has decided to move forward with drafting an ordinance that would ban smoking in most public spaces, including Pier Plaza, public parking lots, the Strand, Greenbelt and other city parks.
The council in a meeting Tuesday night voted 4-1 to direct city staffers to draft the law, which will be presented at a council meeting on Oct. 25.
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Sheesha smoking is on the rise in Rawalpindi and Islamabad and the restaurant owners offering this unhealthy activity are minting money by intoducing various tasty flavours.
Both boys and girls wrongly believe that sheesha smoking is not harmful to their health and keep on enjoying it, says Dr Shahnaz Hameed, General Secretary Pakistan National Heart Association (PANAH).
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Acting on a tip from a landowner, law enforcement officers found about 3,000 marijuana plants in rural Butler County on Tuesday.
The marijuana was found near Northwest 180th and Indianola Road, Butler County Sheriff Kelly Herzet said in a prepared statement.
The operation was “very well hidden in a wooded area,” Herzet said. It is a few miles south of a similar marijuana grow discovered in Marion County on Monday. Ream more »
A judge will hear arguments Friday from tobacco lawyers seeking to move a trial from Lee County, saying publicity generated from stories published in The News-Press has made it impossible for them to get a fair trial.
The stories, which ran in print Sunday and on news-press.com Tuesday, reported on the first of a series of about 150 lawsuits against tobacco companies.
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A smoking ban around recreational fields split the council at the Sept. 21 meeting. Councilwoman Elaine Vuoncino said the proposed ordinance was too restrictive on the rights of residents.
“I’m a non-smoker,” Vuoncino said. “I hate smoke. I just feel it’s a huge infringement on the rights of people.”
Under the proposed ordinance, the borough will prohibit the smoking of cigars, cigarettes, pipes, electronic cigarettes and other similar devices on various municipal sites with “smoke-free zone” signs with a likely penalty not to exceed $50 per the judge’s discretion. Ream more »