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This turned-on scene may not be what Californians envisioned when they voted last November to enact Proposition 215, legalizing the use of marijuana for medical purposes. The beneficiaries were supposed to be AIDS sufferers, people in chronic pain, cancer patients going through chemotherapy and others in medical need. But the law does not specify the medical conditions for which pot is permissible, and it requires only a doctor's oral or written permission, not a formal prescription, to get the drug...
...council should accept a moderator to preside over its meetings (thus freeing the president to participate in debate). The council's Reform Committee adopted all of these proposals last spring, but the reform process was allowed to fizzle out. This year, the council should revisit these proposals and enact them speedily...
...some who have watched her in the past three years, her child-care initiative represents a new attempt at public redemption after wandering more or less by herself in the political wilderness. She tried "reflective meditation" sessions with New Age psychic philosopher Jean Houston, who persuaded her to enact conversations with Eleanor Roosevelt and Mahatma Gandhi; she talked about tracking the progress of welfare reform for her husband but has done so only from the sidelines in an unofficial capacity; facing the empty nest, she thought of adopting a baby. Says longtime friend Diane Blair, a member of Hillary...
...staff would like cops to enact nobly their virtuous civic functions while refraining from profanity and without threatening to arrest students. While these qualities might be desirable in a proctor or administrator, were they to be adopted, they would be possibly dangerous constraints on the police...
...others, Spencer's sentiments largely drew applause around the globe. Encouraged by the 27,000 letters he received in support of his criticism of the media, Spencer on Thursday met with Chancellor Gordon Brown to discuss plans for a memorial for Diana and ended up pressing the government to enact privacy legislation. Partly as a result of Spencer's oration, many British tabloids had already announced that they would respect the privacy of Princes William and Harry while they are young, committing themselves to publish only those photos of the boys issued by the royals...