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42.0 Milestones in the History of Marijuana

42.0 Milestones in the History of Marijuana

People around the world have been smoking marijuana for thousands of years while also using the hemp plant for everything from fabric and rope to ethanol fuel. Unfortunately, somewhere along the way, a man with a bit of power and enough determination decided pot was wicked, evil and narcotic. He...

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Bernie Madoff Doesn't Have Cancer, Isn't Dying: Prison Official

This morning the NY Post declared that Bernie Madoff had cancer in its headline: “Bernie's Cancer Cell: Madoff Dying-- Unless He Can Cheat Death, Too.” However, a US Bureau of Prisons spokeswoman is now saying that this is not true. "While the NY Post story is full of inaccuracies, and we can't...

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Lynette 'Squeaky' Fromme to Be Released From Prison

Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme is about to be released from prison after more than three decades. According to the Federal Bureau of Prisons, Fromme, now 60, is set to be released on parole August 16. Fromme is housed at the Federal Medical Center at Carswell, Texas. Fromme was convicted in 1975 of...

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Carmine Persico Witness to Bernie Madoff Assault

Carmine Persico may have watched Bernie Madoff's assault. The former Columbian drug lord reportedly has spent a lot of time with his fellow inmate Bernie Madoff. Though prison authorities will not reveal the identity of the man who allegedly beat and injured Bernie Madoff during a prison scuffle...

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How to Avoid Online Scams

Though Nigerian email scams may be the butt of late-night comedian jokes, online fraud is still alive and well. Scams involving individuals, such as identity theft and financial scams, cost their victims nearly 240 million in 2007 over four times as much as they did in 2004. Sadly, the numbers...