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More reefer madness

Article Abstract:

Many states impose severe sentences for people who possess, grow or sell a small amount of marijuana. However, the use of marijuana by teenagers has not declined as a result of stricter sentences. The US should decriminalize marijuana and stop making drug policy on the basis of emotions.

Social aspects, Laws, regulations and rules, Marijuana, Legalization of narcotics, Narcotics legalization, Decriminalization

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In the strawberry fields

Article Abstract:

Strawberry production is a lucrative segment of the California agricultural industry that is dependent on a supply of cheap migrant labor, largely provided by illegal immigrants from Mexico. Exploitive sharecropping schemes are among the many hardships that the workers face.

Employment, California, Ethical aspects, Fruit industry, Fruit trade, Alien labor, Illegal immigrants, Alien labour, Foreign labor, Migrant agricultural laborers, Sharecropping, Migrant agricultural labourers

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A grief like no other

Article Abstract:

Being the parent of a murdered child is one of the most painful situations imaginable. Many support groups exist to help survivors try to come to terms with their losses, but the pain really never departs. Several such parents are profiled.

Psychological aspects, Cover Story, Murder, Family, Victims of crimes, Crime victims

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