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Disturbing Report Says Marijuana Use Among Teens Is on the Rise

Mike Adams — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 15:42:57 +0000

A new survey suggests that more teenagers today are smoking pot rather than cigarettes.

Ark-La-Tex Reporter Arrested For Pot Possession

James Stanley — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 01:36:51 +0000

We've learned that Longview News-Journal reporter and editor Jimmy Isaac was arrested Saturday afternoon by Longview Police and charged with possession of less than 2 ounces of marijuana, a Class B misdemeanor, according to a police report released Monday.

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Pot Bust in Bossier

Angela Thomas — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 17:28:33 +0000

A Shreveort man has been arrested following an undercover narcotics operation. Over the weekend, Bossier City Police Narcotics Agents arranged an undercover drug buy with 39-year-old Rudell Robinson

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Half of Americans Favor Legalizing Marijuana — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 18:34:52 +0000

According to a new Gallup poll, 50 percent of American adults favor legalizing marijuana, the highest percentage in Gallup’s 42-year history of asking that question. Forty-six percent of Americans believe marijuana should remain illegal.

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Pot Smokers Are Less Likely to Be Obese Than Non-Smokers

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 19:34:50 +0000

People who smoke pot once a week are about 25 percent less likely to be obese than non-smokers.

According to a study by French researchers, marijuana smokers have a 16 percent rate of obeseity, whereas those who don’t partake enjoy a rate of obesity between 22 and 25 percent.

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Group Advocating Legal Marijuana Marches In Downtown Shreveport

gonzo — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 17:19:55 +0000

Legalize Louisiana, a statewide organization calling for the legalization of medicinal and recreational marijuana, gathered outside the U.S. District Court in downtown Shreveport yesterday to condemn laws criminalizing marijuana and to ask lawmakers to tax and regulate it instead.

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Major Drug Bust In Bossier City, Four Jailed

James Stanley — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 16:38:01 +0000

An 8-month long investigation by the Bossier City Police Department’s Division of Special Investigations, the FBI Violent Crime Task Force and the Louisiana State Police into the illegal sales of cocaine and marijuana in the Barksdale Annex neighborhood has resulted in the arrest of four people

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