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U.S. Gun Violence Claimed More Lives In 2017 Than Ever: CDC
With nearly 40,000 people killed with firearms last year, America has reached a grim new milestone.
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Gun Violence Has Cut More Than 4 Years Off The Life Expectancy Of Black Americans: Study
Shootings are taking almost twice as much of a toll on the life expectancy of black Americans as on that of white Americans, a new study finds.
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Michigan Officially Legalizes Marijuana For Recreational Use
But it will likely be a few years before Michiganders can legally buy cannabis at retail stores.
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Hemp Is Finally About To Go Fully Legit In The U.S.
For almost 50 years, hemp has been considered a Schedule I substance alongside more potent strains of marijuana. Congress is finally set to change that.
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Is Ohio Cracking Down On Kratom? Here's What We Know So Far.
A recent string of raids on Ohio kratom stores comes as the state weighs a ban on the botanical substance.
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Hospitals Are Trying To Do What Politicians Haven't: Stop Gun Violence
Not content to simply patch up injuries, hospital-based violence intervention programs around the U.S. are helping to change the lives of survivors.
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Medical Marijuana Patient Sues Trump Administration Over Ban On Gun Ownership
The plaintiff, a doctor who is also licensed to prescribe cannabis, claims the prohibition violates his Second and Fifth Amendment rights.
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Do You Use Drugs? You Can Help The Global Drug Survey Start An Honest Dialogue.
Legal marijuana markets, psychedelic therapies and drugs and the Me Too movement are just a few of the topics covered in this year's Global Drug Survey.
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Ohio Mayor Leads Cities In Revolt Against Irresponsible Gun Companies
Toledo Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz says big cities should use their purse strings to pressure gun manufacturers into adopting responsible business practices.
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Gun Safety Advocates Notch Big Wins In Midterm Elections
But the Democratic "blue wave" wasn't all good news for the gun reform movement.
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How Americans Are Juggling Voting And Work This Election Day
Under federal law, employers aren't required to give workers time off to get to the polls, so many voters have come up with their own routines.
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Massachusetts Finds More Ways To Lead The Nation On Gun Violence Prevention
The state has cemented itself as a leader in public health approaches to curbing bloodshed.
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How The NRA Stokes Conspiratorial Anti-Semitism
The nation's leading gun rights group regularly traffics in the sort of inflammatory rhetoric that has boiled over into violence in the past week.
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Who Benefits From A Bomb Plot Against Democrats And The Media? You’re Missing The Point.
This simple question has fueled conspiracy theories while conveniently ignoring important context.
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How Investigators Will Work To Find Out Who's Behind The Bomb Scare
"I know our law enforcement will get to the bottom of it. I just don't know how long it will take," said a former ATF agent.
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We Asked Men To Own Up To Misogyny And Sexual Misconduct. Here's What They Said.
Many respondents were willing to confront systemic issues regarding men's treatment of women. But plenty were not.
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It's Way Too Hard To Dispose Of Unwanted Guns In The U.S.
With so few options for disposal, many people say they're stuck with firearms that can end up posing a risk to everyone.
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Ohio Pushes Kratom Ban With Disputed Claims About Deaths, Use Trends
State officials have linked the herbal supplement to six deaths and claim most users are injecting it. A leading kratom scientist calls "B.S."
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Gun Company Donates AR-15s To School Cops In North Dakota
Brownells has given away nine semi-automatic rifles to the Bismarck Police Department's school resource officers.
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Unchecked Misogyny Is The Problem. So, Men, What Do We Do About It?
Amid the Brett Kavanaugh hearings and Me Too movement, it's time for men to confront the toxic masculinity that has sparked a national reckoning.