controlled substances Tag

06 Feb

The politics of grouping pot, Adderall & LSD with PCP and fentanyl

The drug war is bankrupt. Federal, state and local governments have poured billions of dollars into the drug wars for over five decades, with little more to show for it than America's failed trillion dollar years-long war in Vietnam. Sun Tzu wisely advised against long...

2017 / Criminal Defense / Drugs

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11 Aug

DEA sticks with keeping marijuana on the same danger schedule as heroin

The federal government is stuck in the dark ages with marijuana, still keeping it as a Schedule I controlled substance, which is the same schedule classifying heroin, meaning no currently accepted medical use. Hogwash! ...

2016 / Drugs

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04 May

Virginia’s good samaritan drug overdose law is not foolproof but is better than the absence of such a law

In 2015, Virginia's drug overdose good samaritan law took effect, apparently in an effort to reduce people's fears of prosecuti0n arising from calling 911 for drug overdoses by themselves and others. Va. Code § 18.2-250.3. ...

2016 / Criminal Defense / Drugs

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12 Apr

The DEA will decide whether to reclassify marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule II

The articles are many about the United States Drug Enforcement Administration's plans to decide in the first half of 2016 whether to reclassify marijuana from a Schedule I to Schedule II drug. Unfortunately, too many mass media and even special interest websites do not link...

2016 / Drugs

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