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Medical marijuana grows economy, advocates say — Health ...

Pacific Standard Time — Sunday, November 11, 2012

Medical marijuana grows economy, advocates say — Health ...: PORTLAND, Maine — For Paul McCarrier, organizer of the Medical Marijuana Caregivers of Maine's trade show on Saturday, it's all about the economy. Gesturing to the large conference room floor where several dozen exhibitors are selling ...

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Pacific Standard Time — Wednesday, July 02, 2025

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Pacific Standard Time — Tuesday, July 08, 2025

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Pacific Standard Time — Wednesday, July 02, 2025

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Pacific Standard Time — Wednesday, July 23, 2025

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Pacific Standard Time — Monday, July 14, 2025

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Artificial Inequality: AI is exacerbating career and gender divides, research from The ...

Pacific Standard Time — Wednesday, July 16, 2025

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In a divided world, I found the community I was craving on the streets of Washington DC

Pacific Standard Time — Friday, July 18, 2025

I'd just left a gay bar in Washington DC when news broke of the massacre at Pulse nightclub in Orlando. Forty-nine LGBT+ people were murdered, ... View article...

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Pacific Standard Time — Friday, July 25, 2025

... LGBTQ Nation newsletter and be the first to know about the latest headlines shaping LGBTQ+ communities worldwide. Daniel Villarreal is a longtime ... View article...

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Pacific Standard Time — Friday, July 25, 2025

The pro sports league that is held up as the epitome of masculinity in America has, over the last two decades in particular, had a number of moments that have built an increasing atmosphere of LGBTQ acceptance in and around the league. View article...

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Pacific Standard Time — Friday, July 25, 2025

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Pacific Standard Time — Friday, July 25, 2025

... LGBTQ people generally, and this is not what should be happening.” Amy Whelan, a senior staff attorney with the National Center for LGBTQ Rights ... View article...

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Pacific Standard Time — Monday, July 28, 2025

The ministerial order defines “sexually explicit” books as those that contain “detailed and clear depictions of sexual acts, including masturbation, ... View article...

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Pacific Standard Time — Monday, July 28, 2025

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Pacific Standard Time — Monday, July 28, 2025

By conceptualising housing inequality as a multidimensional construct encompassing affordability, sanitation, comfort, maintenance, safety and ... View article...

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