Kent State community reacts to Issue 2
In the wake of Ohio’s passage of Issue 2 the Kent community and Kent State University find themselves
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Drugs
Ohio passes measure to legalize recreational marijuana
Ohio voters have approved issue 2 on the November ballot which allows adults over 21 years old to grow, possess
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Ohio voters have passed Issue 2, legalizing recreational marijuana use six years after it was defeated at the polls.
Read MoreOhioans vote ‘yes’ to legalize recreational marijuana use
Recreational marijuana will soon be legal in Ohio after voters passed Issue 2 on Tuesday. With over 95% of votes
Read MoreOhio Voters vote to legalize recreational marijuana
With more than 95% of the votes in, voters in Ohio approved of the legalization of recreational marijuana. The statute
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Drugs in Public Libraries: Is it an issue?
Librarians were once fighting overdue books, but nobody ever thought they would have to fight overdoses too. Stacey Richardson,
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Law enforcement, public schools working to prevent drug related crime in Kent and Portage County
By Kathryn Monsewicz Drug possession charges are common on Kent State University grounds as well as Kent proper, but public
Read MoreFrom South America to Northeast Ohio: The history of cocaine
Video by Brad Hamilton Words by Ile-Ife Okantah Behind marijuana, cocaine is the most used illegal drug. There’s a connotation
Read MoreRelapses: how heroin takes its toll on local residents
. One of the major problems with the heroin epidemic affecting so many families in Ohio is that the addiction
Read MoreNew “Mobile” Method of Making Methamphetamine Adds a Twist to Police Work in Portage County
The Portage County Drug Task Force raided 211 meth labs in 2014, more than twice as many as the 87
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