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  • "No joint smoking" signs prove hot

    02/06/2006 8:55:09 PM PST · by presidio9 · 37 replies · 1,162+ views
    Reuters ^ | Mon Feb 6, 2006
    Amsterdam's new street signs banning cannabis smoking in parts of the city have sparked global interest. The sign shows a red circle around a fat cannabis joint in a cloud of smoke sparked by white marijuana leaves. It has been installed at one square and surrounding streets in Amsterdam where young cannabis smokers are a nuisance (www.baarsjes.amsterdam.nl). Soon after the installation on February 1, the first signs were stolen after which the Amsterdam council of De Baarsjes decided it would start selling what it believes is the world's first anti-cannabis road sign. Over 400 consumers have approached the council to...
  • Study: Combat Trauma Seen in Civil War

    02/06/2006 9:07:00 PM PST · by presidio9 · 60 replies · 921+ views
    Associated Press ^ | Mon Feb 6, 2006 | CARLA K. JOHNSON
    A look at the medical records of Civil War soldiers suggests post-traumatic stress disorder existed back then, too, according to a study. The researchers found that veterans who saw more death in battle had higher rates of postwar illness. Younger soldiers, including boys as young as 9, were more likely than older ones to suffer mental and physical problems after the war. "Increased war trauma leads to increased physical and mental illness," said study co-author Roxane Cohen Silver of the University of California at Irvine. "That message can be applied to wars around the globe." The findings, published in the...