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How Federal Restrictions Created Colorado's Medical Marijuana Industrynew

The friction between federal and state law has created a booming industry in Colorado, with enterprising men and women stepping in to provide services physicians can't. The rest of the state may be in a recession, but Colorado's medical marijuana industry is thriving.
Boulder Weekly  |  David Accomazzo  |  08-17-2009  |  Drugs

Mainstream as Porn Might Be, It Still Has Dirty Little Secretsnew

It's not all hip Hollywood premieres and political temperature-taking for the nation's carnal professionals. On July 1, a federal judge is scheduled to sentence porn producers Robert Zicari and Janet Romano for conspiracy to distribute obscene material through the mail and over the internet.
Las Vegas Weekly  |  Greg Beato  |  06-19-2009  |  Culture

Family Court Judge Orders Couple Not to Reproducenew

In a move that seems to revive the practice of eugenics, Monroe County Judge Marilyn O'Connor deemed two Rochester, N.Y., parents too inferior to reproduce and ordered them not to do so unless they could prove to the judge's satisfaction that they were able to raise and support children.
City Newspaper  |  Richard Wexler  |  06-11-2004  |  Children & Families

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