Heroin Supply Network Bust Results in 15 Arrests

Heroin Supply Network Bust Results in 15 Arrests

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The network is thought to have supplied multiple kilos of Columbian heroin a week to other suppliers and large-scale dealers in North Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Washington, D.C., according to Chiesa. “Crime and drugs have no boundaries,” said …
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Voters notwithstanding, insurers leery of marijuana, • Costs add up quickly …

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By Michelle Andrews / Special to The Washington Post. Published: November 22. 2012 4:00AM … In October, consumer advocates presented oral arguments before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to remove marijuana from that list …
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Colo., Wash. await federal marijuana response

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Seventeen states and Washington, D.C., already allow marijuana use by people with certain medical conditions. Still, federal drug law outlaws use of the drug in all circumstances. Voters in Colorado and Washington pushed the limits even further when …
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