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Medical Marijuana: All Facts, No Fiction (Video) Segment 8

Phillip Leveque has spent his life as a Combat Infantryman, Physician, Toxicologist and Pharmacologist.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Welcome to the eighth installment of this special series. This is an ongoing question and answer segment that allows our viewership to email questions to Dr. Phil Leveque, and those questions are addressed in future online video segments.

In this segment Dr. Leveque discusses a number of questions relating to the medicinal use of marijuana. Some of the questions addressed in this segment include: What is the effect of he subject of second-hand smoke? What is the relationship between medical marijuana and asthma? And what are the pros and cons about Marinol, the synthetic version of medical marijuana that is created in laboratories?

Crash Kills One and Injures Five on Hwy 99W (UPDATE)

The Pontiac driver was called in for reckless driving before getting to Lafayette

(LAFAYETTE, Ore.) - A Dayton man was killed and five others were injured late Sunday afternoon when a Pontiac Gran Prix crashed head-on with a sport utility vehicle on Highway 99W entering Lafayette.

Fatal Traffic Crash on Highway 99W at Lafayette

A serious accident in Yamhill County takes one life.

(LAFAYETTE, OR. ) - A two-vehicle accident at Hwy 99W and Bridge Street in Lafayette was reported at 5:35 PM Sunday. Initial information from officials confirms one fatality, one person was taken by LifeFlight to an unknown hospital, and others involved had non-life threatening injuries. No names of the victims have been released.

Police say that Highway 99W may be closed at that location, and travelers are recommended to use alternative routes. Traffic is being detoured on sidestreets to get around the scene.

Oregon Medical Marijuana Doctor Tells All: Q&A Part 7 (VIDEO)

Phillip Leveque has spent his life as a Combat Infantryman, Physician and Toxicologist.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Welcome to the seventh installment of this special series. This is an ongoing question and answer segment that allows our viewership to email questions to Dr. Phil Leveque, and those questions are addressed by Dr. Leveque and Bonnie King of Salem-News.com in an on-camera interview.

Dr. Leveque is Oregon's expert in pharmacology, toxicology and most importantly, medical marijuana, Dr. Phil Leveque.

Doctor Leveque, let's get started.

California Nurses Demonstrate Against Low Pay and Lost Benefits (VIDEO)

A labor representative says nurses in other states including Oregon could face a similar fate.

(SAN LUIS OBISPO, Ca.) - California's lowest paid nurses live mid-way between Los Angeles and San Fransisco, in an area known for its high cost of living.

Oregon Medical Marijuana Doctor Tells All: Q&A Part 6 (VIDEO)

Phillip Leveque has spent his life as a Combat Infantryman, Physician and Toxicologist.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - In the sixth installment of this special Salem-News.com series on Medical Marijuana in Oregon, Dr. Phil Leveque discusses the various medical benefits with special emphasis on high blood pressure, thyroid disorders and their medical relationship with marijuana.

Oregon Medical Marijuana Doctor Provides Answers Part 5 (VIDEO)

This is the fifth installment in our special video series about the legal use of medical marijuana in Oregon.

(SALEM, Ore.) - In the fifth installment of our special look at medical marijuana around Oregon and the rest of the nation, Salem-News.com's Bonnie King and Dr. Phillip Leveque talk about many of the propaganda and myths that preceded any real knowledge about Cannabis in the United States.

At hand is the information taught to older Americans that centered around a movie called "Reefer Madness" which falsely convinced people that this herbal medicine causes violence and depravity. As the doctor implies, it is hard to teach an old dog a new trick.

Oregon High School Graduate With 4.3 GPA Exemplifies Possibilities (VIDEO)

Corbett's graduating class had three 4.3 GPA's.

(GRESHAM, Ore.) - The school is an example of what's possible when the conditions for education come together in the correct balance. It’s where students like Willie Hayward graduate with a remarkable 4.3 GPA.

Some of the nation's brightest and most promising students, our greatest hope for the future share their words.

Oregon Medical Marijuana Doctor on PTSD: Part 4

Providing veterans who suffer from PTSD a natural, sleep inducing herb has the power in some cases, to bring a person's stress level down to tolerable levels.

(SALEM, Ore.) - In our continuing look at medical marijuana with Salem-News.com's Bonnie King and Dr. Phillip Leveque, we turn our attention toward a problem that is sweeping the nation, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD.

Phillip Leveque spent his early years fighting the Nazi Army in Europe and he has a keen understanding of combat fatigue and the associated problems.

Oregon Medical Marijuana Doctor Tells All: Q&A Part 3 (VIDEO)

This is the second part of a question and answer segment on medical marijuana with Dr. Leveque and Bonnie King of Salem-News.com.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Oregon Medical Marijuana Doctor Phillip Leveque joins Salem-News.com's Bonnie King for the third video segment in a continuing, interactive look at the relationship between medical marijuana and a person's health.

The number of users in Oregon is steadily growing, there are now more than 15,000 legal, registered patients who have received a doctor's prescription for medical marijuana.