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Report: No Easy Options for Feds in Legal Marijuana States
The federal government may not have much choice but to continue its mellow attitude toward legal marijuana in Washington and Colorado. more
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Nullification: Old Arguments Against Feds Get New Life
States challenging Washington is not new, but Second Amendment worries have breathed new life into a movement championing a wider range of topics than ever before. more
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Colorado Preps for Recreational Marijuana
Colorado voters amended the state’s Constitution this November to legalize recreational marijuana use. That’s left the state’s established medical marijuana community apprehensive about its future. more
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Prescription Databases Weigh Public Health Against Patient Privacy
Prescription drug monitoring programs are a popular tool for states looking to combat prescription abuse, but not all databases are used the same way. more
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A Marijuana Revolt?
Colorado, Oregon and Washington voters will decide this November if they want to decriminalize and regulate marijuana production and possession, which could generate millions in state revenue. But any of these initiatives would put the states in conflict with federal law, which classifies marijuana as a controlled substance with no acceptable medical use. more
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Should Drug Court be Mandatory?
All 50 states have embraced voluntary drug court for treating drug-addicted nonviolent offenders. Would a mandatory program help more people? more
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Drug Database Dilemma
No one disputes the need for more information about prescription drug abuse. But who should have access to the information is a divisive issue. more
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Driving Laws Explained: In the Medical Marijuana Age, How High is too High to Drive?
States are growing more concerned about "drugged driving." But at the same time, many are offering avenues to legitimate marijuana use. Here’s a primer on the research and policy issues surrounding driving high. more
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States Struggle with Prescription Drug Abuse
PUBLIC SAFETY BEAT: Legislators are looking for ways to deal with a problem that keeps getting worse. Physicians in some states are starting to work with them. more
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With Delaware Law, the Battle on 'Bath Salts' Continues
PUBLIC SAFETY BEAT: States have been struggling to keep up with the ever-changing chemical makeup of the latest drug to hit the streets. more
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Seattle Police Test Taking Drug Offenders Straight to Treatment
A new pilot program gives police officers an alternative to clogging up jails with low-level criminals. Will it save taxpayer dollars?more -
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Drug Tests Ordered for Florida Welfare Applicants
SOCIAL POLICY BEAT: Florida became the first state this year to require that all welfare applicants be tested for illegal drugs at their own expense. Alabama already is eyeing similar legislation for next year. more
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States, Feds Spar Over Medical Marijuana
SOCIAL POLICY BEAT: The Obama administration reverses its policy on medical marijuana laws and has some states scrambling … Nevada and New York cut funds for gambling addiction programs … Gay marriage advocates in New York have former President Clinton's support for same-sex marriage legislation there, and other social policy news. more
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'Bath Salts' Pose New Test for Law Enforcement
TODAY'S TAKE: White, crystallized powders that are sold legally as "bath salts" are attracting attention from state and federal law enforcement officials, who warn that teenagers and others are abusing the substances to get high. more
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Spike in Prescription Drug Deaths Roils Kentucky
PUBLIC SAFETY BEAT: Prescription drug abuse becomes deadlier than car crashes in Kentucky … New Mexico toughens its stance toward immigrants … A South Dakota lawmaker proposes an individual mandate to purchase guns, and other public safety news. more
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Cold Medicines Targeted in Missouri
TODAY'S TAKE: Missouri will become the third state to require a doctor's prescription for certain cold and allergy medicines if a plan supported by state leaders is enacted. The idea is to curtail production of methamphetamine, the dangerous and highly addictive drug that is abused nationwide. more
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The Buying and Selling of Legal Marijuana
Of the 14 states with medical marijuana laws on the books, half of them leave unresolved the question of how patients are supposed to get the seeds to grow their plants. Some state governments, which once were reticent to allow dispensaries, have started to reconsider.more -
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States Struggle to Slow Prescription Drug Abuse
While more than half of the states have set up systems to monitor the public's use of drug prescriptions, regulators continue to see a record amount of abuse. more
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New Meth Recipe Sidesteps State Laws
TODAY'S TAKE: A new method of making methamphetamine - a highly addictive street drug that has caused law enforcement and public health problems from Oregon to Kentucky - is circumventing tough state laws that had been making headway against production of the drug. The new method uses less of a key ingredient - pseudoephedrine - that states have made much harder to acquire.more -
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Oregon Could Join California on Pot Vote
TODAY'S TAKE: California has attracted national attention for a November ballot measure that, if approved by voters, would legalize and tax marijuana. California's northern neighbor, Oregon, may have a similar measure on its ballot. The Oregon secretary of state's office has certified a petition drive that would decriminalize pot if its supporters gather enough signatures - and votes.more