DEA: Law and Science Unto Itself
DEA: Law and Science Unto Itself
If this were a possession case, the tests would be insufficient. . . It is quite true that the tests used by Mr. Michael Rehburg, a chemist and witness for the prosecution, were not specific for marijuana. . . . He admitted, . . . these tests were not …
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Disparity remains in minority jailings
The ACLU report found that, despite nearly equal use of the illegal drug, blacks in Iowa are more than eight times as likely as whites to be arrested for marijuana possession. At the national … Twelve percent of Caucasian juvenile arrests were for …
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Drug abuse seen as societal problem
In response to recent arrests of several Coffee County juveniles for possession and/or distribution of marijuana, The Tullahoma News spoke to law enforcement officers and school officials to gauge their perspective as to if, and why, underage marijuana …
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Breaking the Addiction to Incarceration: Weekly Highlights
Attorney General Holder announced that the Department of Justice (DOJ) does not intend, at present, to challenge the legalization of marijuana for recreational use by adults in Washington and Colorado. Read the … The District of Columbia Council is …
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