Legalize Drugs: Zero Tolerance, Prohibition, Drug Laws, and the War on Drugs – Ron Paul
Legalize Drugs: Zero Tolerance, Prohibition, Drug Laws, and the War on Drugs – Ron Paul – thefilmarchive.org 1988 Paul favors the right to use marijuana as a medical option. He was cosponsor of HR 2592, the States’ Rights to Medical Marijuana Act. He is currently a supporter of the Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of 2008. He also believes marijuana should be completely legal at the federal level. Paul contends that prohibition of drugs is ineffective and advocates ending the War on Drugs. “Prohibition doesn’t work. Prohibition causes crime.” He believes that drug abuse should be treated as a medical problem: “We treat alcoholism now as a medical problem and I, as a physician, think we should treat drug addiction as a medical problem and not as a crime.” The US Constitution does not enumerate or delegate to Congress the authority to ban or regulate drugs in general. Paul believes in personal responsibility, but also sees inequity in the current application of drug enforcement laws, noting in 2000, “Many prisoners are non-violent and should be treated as patients with addictions, not as criminals. Irrational mandatory minimal sentences have caused a great deal of harm. We have non-violent drug offenders doing life sentences, and there is no room to incarcerate the rapists and murderers.” When asked about his position on implementing the Tenth Amendment, Paul explained, “Certain medical procedures and medical choices, I would allow the states to determine that. The state law should prevail not the Federal Government.” Speaking specifically …
Death by webcam
Filed under: drug addiction treatment act 2000
AUL is hoping to head off any such plan: It has written six pages of model legislation outlawing telemed abortions, named the “Abortion-Inducing Drugs Safety Act.” Three of the states already banning the procedure adopted all or portions of AUL's model …
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Police seize five weapons; one was loaded
Filed under: drug addiction treatment act 2000
Police apprehended a suicidal 13 yr old girl under the Mental Health Act. A brown 2005 Dodge … The 18 yr old driver and two men, ages 21 and 20, were arrested for possession of a drug. An amount of drugs, drug … The driver was uninjured and refused …
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Voluntary Recalls of Pet Food From China Are Not Enough to Protect Nation's Pets
Filed under: drug addiction treatment act 2000
"Yesterday, Nestle Purina Petcare Company announced it will recall their Waggin' Train and Canyon Creek Ranch dog treat brands and Delmonte announced it will recall its Milo's Chicken Jerky Treats and Chicken Grillers because of residues of an …
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Paralysis Claims Against Medtronic Revived in 9th
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To treat his pain problems, Richard Stengel underwent surgery in 2000 to get a SynchroMed EL Pump and Catheter implanted in his abdomen. Five years later, he suffered inflammation that led to paralysis. Medtronic, the pump's maker, recalled the …
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