Ohio Man Charged in 2nd Raft of Burglaries

Ohio Man charged in 2nd raft of burglaries

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The newspaper reported the Portage County Sheriff was able to solve the second set of crimes after Ferrell was taken into custody in May and cooperated with authorities. They said his motive is drug addiction. Ferrell's trial before Portage County …
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Brad Pitt calls the War on Drugs 'a backwards, inept strategy'

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… Hollywood on Friday night, Brad Pitt talked to the audience about his past drug addiction and how the War on Drugs is a “costly failure.” “I think it's safe to say the drug war is nonsensical,” Pitt said in an Oct. 13 article on TheWrap, prior to …
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Crack addicts rounded up after Rio slum takeovers

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Drug dealers tired of the hassle posed by the addicts and by incursions of city health and welfare workers earlier this year banned crack in Mandela, one of the slums. Police now have taken over the entire complex housing about 70,000 people as part of …
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Pot legislation expected after Colorado legalization

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… of drugs that killed them.” In total, six states are considering marijuana initiatives. NBC News reports that 17 states and the District of Columbia already have laws allowing for the medical use of marijuana, according to the National Council of …
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