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September 04, 2014

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John Morgan's uncharming pitch for medical marijuana
Tampa Bay Times
"During the video, Morgan talks about 'smoking grass' and encourages young adults to get out and support Amendment 2, clearly showing this is about legalizing pot. This is not about sick Floridians; this is about pot for everyone and anyone. Just ask John Morgan."

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Florida heals from pill mill epidemic
The Tampa Tribune
"The pill mill problem has gotten dramatically better in our state, dramatically better," Bondi said. "Of course, we still have pain management clinics. We need good pain management clinics."

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Martin County Sheriff's Deputies nominated for Heroes of the Month
Heroes Memorial Foundation
The deputies shaved each other's heads bald to be like many of the kids that are going through treatment as a way to inspire and support them. It's not all about car chases and handcuffs, it's about the hope these kids have and need everyday. Awesome job!

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St. Lucie County Sheriff program helps teens hone driving skills
The Palm Beach Post
The main goals of the program are to reduce the number of crashes and fatal crashes as well as reduce the number of arrests for driving under the influence and aggressive driving citations for drivers who take this class.

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Pinellas Sheriff Bob Gualtieri joins opposition to Amendment 2
Tallahassee Democrat
This is really about smoke-able form, recreational-use, social-purpose marijuana use and legalizing it across the board. So I think this whole advocacy by the proponents is really subterfuge for general recreational legalization. This isn't about medical purposes.

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New Florida council targets human trafficking
TCPalm
"We want decent law-abiding people in different industries to know how despicable this is and you can't turn the other cheek," said Martin County Sheriff William Snyder.

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd joins others taking ice baths to help fight ALS
The Ledger
In front of more than 100 people at the Polk County Sheriff's Office Operations Center, Sheriff Grady Judd had a bucket of ice water dumped on him to complete the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge that has been flooding social media feeds for the past couple of weeks.

64 arrested in juvenile warrant sweep
Pensacola News Journal
After individuals were contacted via mail and given an opportunity to turn themselves in, a sweep of outstanding warrants was conducted.

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Crime Watch celebrates 39th year with annual awards ceremony
The Miami Herald
This year we will honor our law enforcement women who have died of breast cancer. The ceremony's theme is "Declaring War on Breast Cancer: Support the Fight," and we will donate a portion of our silent auction's proceeds to Susan G. Komen for the Cure in honor of these women.

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Officer and investigator honored at law-enforcement agencies
The Gainesville Sun
A Gainesville Police officer and an Alachua County Sheriff's Office investigator were honored after the former caught the "Red-Slippered Bandit" and latter prevented a suicide during a search warrant.

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15 arrested in Escambia prostitution sting
Pensacola News Journal
Suspects were arrested either offered to perform sexual acts in exchange for money with undercover investigators or sought sexual acts with undercover officers, the release said.

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