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Marijuana Clinic Opens in Frederick

Marijuana Clinic Opens in Frederick

(Story from The Frederick Extra, by Katherine Heerbrandt)   A storefront with large marijuana leaf decals would have raised a few eyebrows not long ago. Medical marijuana was legalized in Maryland in 2015, and will be available to patients by the end of the summer. To get a “head start” on what owners predict will…

Frederick County Health Department Updates Community on STDs

Frederick County Health Department Updates Community on STDs

FREDERICK, Md. (KR)  April is STD Awareness month and the Frederick County Health Department is stressing importance of getting tested. Researchers say recent data shows an increase in multiple STD’s locally. HIV Program Supervisor, Chris Lane, says early identification leads to treatment which, in turn, will reduce the number of people infected. “It’s a way…