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Friday, September 14, 2012

Drugs Doctor busted for growing marijuana

Posted by Max Brantley on Fri, Sep 14, 2012 at 9:50 AM

Medical marijuana?

40/29 reports that Dr. Jimmy Acklin, residency director for the Arkansas Health Education Center in Fort Smith and a resident of Crawford County, has been arrested for growing marijuana.

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Friday, September 14, 2012

Drugs Doctor busted for growing marijuana

Posted by Max Brantley on Fri, Sep 14, 2012 at 9:50 AM

Comments (7)

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A new wrinkle on the armed robbery beat perhaps. From the LRPD: An assistant manager of the Kmart on Rodney Parham reported he was robbed after closing about 9 p.m.

Attorney General Dustin McDaniel has announced that Arkansas will get $5.1 million, including federal matching funds, for its Medicaid program as part of the $500 million settlement of a lawsuit against Ranbaxy, a drug manufacturer in India that provided subpar generic drugs.

Event Calendar

Re: Sunday morning: IRS, Kochs and movies

Re: UPDATE: FBI confirms State Treasurer Martha Shoffner's arrest, apparently for official misconduct

Re: Sunday morning: IRS, Kochs and movies

The shoe drops. This mug shot of Democratic state Auditor Martha Shoffner appeared on the Pulaski County sheriff's office jail intake page late this afternoon.

Circuit Judge Wendell Griffen, injured in a bicycle accident last week near his home, sent me an update this morning from his iPad.

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PS — It's a bogus quote. PPS — Nate Bell defends Hitler citation.

Public for the first time, the woman who married Damien Echols discusses their relationship

For the vegetarian banh mi sandwich.

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