Utah has become the latest state to ban new synthetic drugs. Gov. Gary Herbert (R) signed into law Friday HB 23, which bans both synthetic cannabinoids and mephedrone, or "synthetic cocaine." The "e…
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“Bath Salts,” Fake Marijuana Banned in Utah
February 26, 2011 | 37 views | No Comments
Posted in NewsSynthetic Marijuana Now Banned in Nebraska
February 24, 2011 | 13 views | No Comments
Nebraska became the latest state to ban synthetic marijuana Wednesday, as an emergency measure passed by the legislature and signed a day earlier by Gov. Dave Heineman (R) went into effect.
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The 2012 Federal Drug Budget: More of the Same [FEATURE]
February 16, 2011 | 3 views | No Comments
The Obama administration released its a href=”http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/policy/12budget/fy12Highlight.pdf”>proposed 2012 National Drug Control Budget Monday and, despite President Obama’s statement ju…
Posted in NewsLegislature Should Consider Repealing MMJ
February 16, 2011 | 0 views | No Comments
As chairman of the House committee that has overseen the bulk of the medical marijuana bills this session, I have heard arguments from those who use it, those who abuse it and those who are most affected by it. After hours of testimony, one thing h…
Posted in NewsWhat Do You Know? The Drug Czar Is Lying Again
February 11, 2011 | 4 views | No Comments
Earlier this week Drug Czar Gil Kerlikowske sat down for a face-to-face interview with The Daily Caller’s Mike Riggs. (Riggs is the Daily Caller reporter who yesterday broke the story regarding the DEA’s plans to reschedule plant-derived THC while keeping the actual plant illegal.)
Riggs asked the Czar some tough questions, including this one specific [...]
Posted in NewsHemp on the Ropes
February 10, 2011 | 0 views | No Comments
Efforts to Liberalize Hemp Growing Could Offer Jobs and Revenues
Back in the 1970s, a friend of mine was headed to Missouri on a motorbike. Due to the low horsepower and speed of his vehicle, he stuck to the back roads. As he cruised through rura…
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