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67% Favor Treatment Over Prosecution for Heroine, Cocaine Use

67% Favor Treatment over Prosecution for Heroine, Cocaine Use
Many states are gradually reforming their own laws on possession and use. In fact, what many people may not know is that 40 states took some action to ease their drug laws between 2009 and 2013. An increasing number of states are considering legalizing …
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Despite the Good Samaritan Law, some addicts still punished for seeking help
The 2012 law offers limited immunity from criminal drug charges for someone seeking medical assistance at the scene of an overdose. (The only exception in the law is for those involved in … if not most of the time” have had some type of criminal …
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Odessa Man Charged With Possession of Cocaine – Odessa American

Odessa man charged with possession of cocaine – Odessa American

Odessa man charged with possession of cocaine
Odessa American
A man was charged with possession of a controlled substance, a state jail felony, after police reported finding him with cocaine. Officers reported seeing a 2009 Chevrolet Silverado traveling eastbound in the 400 block of Snyder Street at about 2:53 a

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2 Chainz charged with felony drug possession – Consequence of Sound


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2 Chainz charged with felony drug possession
Consequence of Sound
2 Chainz has had his share of legal troubles in the past. At age of of 15, he was convicted of felony cocaine possession and in February 2013, he was arrested for marijuana possession. In August 2013, police in Oklahoma City searched his tour bus and …
Rapper 2 Chainz facing felony drug rap for codeine possessionNew York Daily News

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Legally Speaking: The Rapping Lawyer and Other True Tales

Legally Speaking: The rapping lawyer and other true tales
The Tennessee man has filed a lawsuit against the operators of a Tennessee haunted house, claiming that he choked on a live fish that he ate at their establishment, causing him to be hospitalized for four days. The strange part … Richard Masten, the …
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Colts owner Jim Irsay's troubles may go beyond March arrest
So, too, are sports law and ethics experts who say language in the NFL's Personal Conduct Policy could open Irsay up to scrutiny that goes beyond his March 16 arrest in Carmel on preliminary charges of impaired driving and possession of controlled …
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2 Chainz Charged With Felony Drug Possession – Consequence of Sound

2 Chainz charged with felony drug possession – Consequence of Sound


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2 Chainz charged with felony drug possession
Consequence of Sound
2 Chainz has had his share of legal troubles in the past. At age of of 15, he was convicted of felony cocaine possession and in February 2013, he was arrested for marijuana possession. In August 2013, police in Oklahoma City searched his tour bus and …
Rapper 2 Chainz facing felony drug rap for codeine possessionNew York Daily News
2 Chainz Charged With Felony Drug Possession For Sizzurp IngredientsContactmusic.com

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Drug law proposals ‘outdated’ – The Canberra Times


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Drug law proposals 'outdated'
The Canberra Times
The reforms aim to prevent those possessing small amounts of MDMA and cocaine for personal use being charged with drug trafficking, an offence that carries far heavier penalties. Advertisement. They also try to prevent those trafficking in heroin and …
New ACT drug regulations 'to better target traffickers'ABC Online

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New ACT Drug Regulations 'to Better Target Traffickers'

New ACT drug regulations 'to better target traffickers'
The ACT Government says changes to what is considered to be a trafficable quantity of illegal drugs will help police better target traffickers.
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Sweden's tough drug laws leave addicts behind
Even though's Sweden has one of Europe's lowest consumption rates of recreational drugs, its zero tolerance policy may be pushing up the number of drug-related deaths.
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Czech court sets rules on drugs possession
PRAGUE (AP) A court in the Czech Republic has set precise new standards for prosecuting the possession of illegal drugs, replacing a vague limit of "more than a small amount."A Supreme Court ruling released Wednesday makes it illegal…
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Mayor De Blasio, Pols Heap Praise on Rev. Al Sharpton Following FBI Informant

Mayor de Blasio, pols heap praise on Rev. Al Sharpton following FBI informant
Too often good, law abiding young men of color were treated as if they were suspects even if they did nothing wrong. We said … The Smoking Gun said the feds got Sharpton to cooperate after he was taped listening to an FBI agent discussing a cocaine deal.
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Niantic man faces new drug charges
A Niantic man on probation for drug and weapons offenses had two pit bulls trained to attack law enforcement officers and quantities of marijuana and illegal bath salts at his home during a recent search, according to the Department of Adult Probation …
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