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Medicinal use for marijuana confirmed: CBD helps kids with rare epilepsy Randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled trial finds cannabidiol benefits. In a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial—the gold-standard design—a component of marijuana called cannabidiol (CBD) reduced seizures in children with a rare and devastating form of epilepsy. The results, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, […]

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Cocaine comes roaring back to South Florida — and then some http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/florida/fl-reg-cocaine-surge-fueling-overdoses-20170523-story.html Cocaine is making a comeback in South Florida. Colombian cocaine production is at a record high, and traffickers are bringing the drug into the southern half of the Sunshine State more now than in the last decade, Drug Enforcement Administration officials say. While […]

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Law Firm Wants Transparency in Medicare Opioid Policy www.painnewsnetwork.org/stories/2017/5/24/legal-group-calls-for-transparency-in-medicare-opioid-policy# By Pat Anson, Editor A Washington-based legal firm is calling for more openness and transparency by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) as it establishes new rules that are likely to limit access to opioid pain medication for millions of Medicare patients. “While opioid […]

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On May 24th I received the following email From: mark ibsen Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2017 5:35 PM To: Steve Ariens Subject: Fwd: Order Dismissing PFMA – Ibsen   Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: From: Greg Beebe Date: May 24, 2017 at 1:37:38 PM MDT To: Mark Ibsen Subject: Order Dismissing PFMA – […]

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