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The Legacy Of Julian Bond: Civil Rights Leader Dies At 75

Julian Bond, an important leader of the 1960s civil rights movement and former member of the Georgia House of Representatives, died at the age of 75 on Saturday.

Civil rights leaders, activists, lawmakers, and students of history are mourning the death of lifelong civil rights leader Julian Bond, who passed away at the age of 75 on Saturday in Ft. Walton Beach, Florida after a brief illness. “With Julian’s passing, the country has lost one of its most passionate and eloquent voices for the cause of

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Officials In Colorado Reject Medical Marijuana For PTSD, Citing ‘Lack of Science’

Health officials are reluctant to acknowledge the value of medical marijuana, especially to veterans suffering PTSD, because of continued federal support for prohibition.

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Health officials in Colorado, arguably a leader in progressive marijuana policy, rejected calls to allow medical marijuana use for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) for the third time this week, an outcome that has perplexed advocates. The Colorado Board of Health voted 6 to 2 to exclude PTSD from the list of medical conditions that can be

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The Impact Of Smoking Marijuana Regularly On Your Lungs, According To Science

Why is marijuana still classified as a dangerous drug when study after study shows it to be safer than tobacco?

Rachel Schaefer of Denver smokes marijuana on the official opening night of Club 64, a marijuana-specific social club, where a New Year's Eve party was held, in Denver, Monday Dec. 31, 2012. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

Evolving attitudes about marijuana among the majority of Americans, as well as decriminalization laws starting to sweep the nation, have done little to quell questions about the health effects of longtime use among medical professionals, lawmakers, and people on both sides of an ongoing debate about the plant. Even with a dearth of research, the

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