Tag Archives: Drugs
Colorado Finalizes Laws Regulating Marijuana Sales, Recreational Use
May 10, 2013
In November, Coloradans voted to legalize marijuana — this week the state legislature passed the regulatory framework to implement the production, distribution and sale of recreational marijuana. The passage of this law was historical,...
Health Law’s Medicaid Expansion, Online Marketplaces Offer Veterans New Care Options
By Michelle Andrews
Military veterans will have more health insurance options under the Affordable Care Act, but some vets, like many Americans, may still struggle to find affordable, accessible care that meets their needs.
Roughly 40 percent of the 22.3 million military veterans receive health...
California Supreme Court Rules Against Medical Marijuana Dispensary
By Katie Rucke
After Washington and Colorado legalized marijuana in November, many marijuana advocates believed the U.S. was on a path to end marijuana prohibition. But on Monday, the California Supreme Court made a ruling that advocates say was a step backward.
In the City of Riverside...
Block Where Women Found A Friendly, Careful Place
By The Associated Press
The block where horror happened has many faces.
On one end, magnificent stained-glass windows rise two stories up a handsome brick church. At the other end, truck bays open into a bleak warehouse. In between are about 20 houses, some tidy, some with boards or broken glass...
‘Silk Road’ Illicit Marketplace Latest Victim Of DDoS Cyber-Attack; Bitcoin Shaken
By Frederick Reese
For many, the idea of a secret, online illicit drugs marketplace seems fantastical. In a world of increasing Internet censorship, the idea that a group can freely offer and sell internationally-controlled substances appears excessively idealistic.
Yet, Silk Road exists,...
Inmates Take Over Baltimore Prison — Four Guards Impregnated By Same Inmate
By Frederick Reese
In Maryland, more than a dozen state correction guards have been accused of assisting a major national prison gang in trafficking drugs and laundering money from behind bars. In a sealed criminal indictment presented before the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland...
Billions Proposed for New Border Security: Where Would the Money Go?
By Christie Thompson
Federal spending on border security is at an all-time high—and it would get even higher under the Gang of Eight’s new plan. The Senate immigration proposal, released last week, would allocate $4.5 billion in the next five years to tighten control of U.S. borders.
The...
Obama’s 2014 Drug Policy Offers More Access To Rehab, Less Assurances Of Legalization
By Frederick Reese
President Obama’s newest strategy of fighting the so-called “war on drugs” was revealed Wednesday by the director of the National Drug Control Policy, Gil Kerlikowske, at the John Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore. The new policy will place a greater emphasis...
Before Explosion, Texas Chemical Plant Operators Lied To Avoid Federal Inspection
By Martin Michaels
Despite containing more than 54,000 pounds of highly explosive anhydrous ammonia, operators of the West Fertilizer Company in West, Texas lied to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and other federal regulatory agencies in an effort to avoid inspection. The plant...
Boston Bombing Suspects Echo Home-Grown Terrorists in Madrid, London Attacks
By Sebastian Rotella
The FBI interviewed Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the elder of the brothers suspected in the Boston bombings, in 2011, two U.S. law enforcement officials told ProPublica Friday evening. The FBI agents conducted the inquiry into suspected extremist or terrorist activity at the request...
