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US NE: Group Opposes Medicinal Pot

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Webpage: http://www.omaha.com/article/20100713/NEWS01/100719915
Pubdate: Tue, 13 Jul 2010
Source: Omaha World-Herald (NE)
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Author: Paul Hammel

GROUP OPPOSES MEDICINAL POT

LINCOLN -- Allowing marijuana to be used as medicine will not only make it more accessible and acceptable to youth but it also will be a "foot in the door" to complete legalization of the drug, a representative of an anti-drug group said Tuesday.

Paul Carter, executive director of PRIDE-Omaha Inc., said that due to a communication mix-up, his organization was unable to testify Monday morning when the Nebraska Board of Pharmacy heard a parade of people speak in favor of legalizing medicinal pot.

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