Marijuana Use and Disorders Double

By Ross Parker ticklethewire.com Marijuana use has doubled in the last decade, and with that has come a doubling in the use disorders associated with it, according to a recent medical study by a Columbia University epidemiologist published this week in The Journal of the American Medical Association Psychiatry and in Medscape Medical News. Dr. Deborah Hasin reported…

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Secret Service on Hunt for More Hispanics to Become Sworn Agents to Diversify Agency

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Wanted: Hispanics to join the Secret Service. Saying he wants to diversify the agency’s staff, which protects the president, vice president and others, Secret Service Senior Special Agent Clarence Jorif said only 7% of the 4,400 sworn agents are Hispanic, the Dallas Morning News reports. “We are looking at affording the opportunity…

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Hispanics in Arizona worry about racial profiling

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Hispanics in Arizona protested outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement office, expressing concern that they’ll be subjected to racial profiling following Monday’s U.S. Supreme Court Decision, Bloomberg reports. While the court struck down three provisions of the Arizona immigration law, the justices left intact the requirement that local police check the immigration…

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Justice Dept. Breaks Off Talks With Controversial Sheriff Joe

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com America’s most controversial sheriff — Arizona’s Sheriff Joe Arpaio — is causing more heartburn for the Justice Department. CNN reports that the Justice Department broke off talks with the sheriff, whose department has been accused of discrminating against Hispanics. The Justice Department is preparing to sue the sheriff over the discrimination….

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