West Hollywood Psychiatrist Arrested for Prescription Drug Violations
A West Hollywood doctor is being accused of running a “pill mill”. The doctor is said to have averaged about 15 prescriptions per day, writing them for drugs commonly used by addicts. The doctor is...
View ArticleLAPD Cracking Down on Skid Row Dealers
It’s not unusual at all to see drug deals happen in plain sight in the Los Angeles neighborhood known as Skid Row. This area, according to Wikipedia, contains the largest concentrated population of...
View ArticleCalifornia Youth Turning to Oxycontin Abuse
One in ten high school seniors have used narcotic painkillers to get high. When it comes to Oxycontin, that number seems to be growing among young adults. According to a report from the Sacramento...
View ArticleCalifornia Doctor Claims Prescription Drug Abuse is Patients’ Fault, Not Hers
A Rowland Heights Osteopath physician is turning the blame on patient overdoses on the patients instead of herself, where she feels officials are trying to put it. Her license to prescribe drugs has...
View ArticleSimple Possession of Marijuana Decriminalized in California
As of January 1, 2011, possession of a small amount of personal marijuana will no longer be considered a misdemeanor offense, this according to a bill signed by Governor Schwarzenegger this week....
View ArticleDrug Treatment Alternatives to Jail Going Unfunded
Proposition 36 was passed by California voters in 2000 by a margin of 60%. Now, that program, which sought to save the state money and help non violent drug offenders is completely unfunded by the...
View ArticleCalifornia Voters Support Reduced Drug Penalties
A survey of California voters indicates the state’s residents are ready for some meaningful drug possession laws reform. But the question is, will the lawmakers back their constituents’ wishes? To the...
View ArticleGroups Push for Drug Sentencing Reforms
Three advocacy groups are putting the pressure on Governor Jerry Brown to make some major changes that would both reform sentencing and save the state some much needed money. According to California...
View ArticleMexican Heroin Use Up in Valley
More and more people are graduating from prescription narcotics to the much stronger, much cheaper, and far more lethal, heroin. According to the Fresno Bee, Mexican traffickers have tried to clean up...
View ArticleFresno: Meth Capital of the US
According to the Sacramento Bee, California’s Central Valley is a “hub of the nation’s methamphetamine network,” and home to untold numbers of meth addicts. One such addict made the news last week...
View ArticleSan Francisco Cuts Drug Crime Enforcement
Usually it’s the defense lawyers and the drug legalization advocates that refer to addiction and drugs in general as a “public health matter,” and not something that needs to be handled in the...
View ArticleProposed CA Bill Would Protect Drug Users In Treatment
What happens if you overdose on drugs and are sent to a hospital? Well, obviously, they try to help you. But, what if you have drugs or paraphernalia in your pocket? Unfortunately, in most cases, you...
View ArticleOakland Challenges Federal Seizure of Cannabis Dispensary
Legal battles continue between states where medical cannabis is lawful, and the Federal Government which doesn’t recognize the legal standing of dispensaries licences by the state. The federal...
View ArticlePot Sales Conviction Reversed Under CA Medical Marijuana Laws
Jovan Jackson won an appeal on his marijuana distribution charge, sending his case back to the San Diego Superior Court should the prosecutor decide to retry him. His appeal was based on the fact that...
View ArticleTrial Judges Can Ban Medical Marijuana Use for Drug Offenders
While marijuana might be called medicine by advocates of its medical benefits, and while medical marijuana might be legal in the state of California, it certainly isn’t like any other medical treatment...
View ArticleMore Californians Than Ever Support Marijuana Legalization
The numbers have steadily been climbing over the past several years. And with good regulatory framework helping to ensure it can be done right in Colorado and Washington, more Californians support...
View ArticleProposed California Law Would Reduce Some Drug Possession Charges To...
Reform of drug possession laws is always an uphill battle against entrenched interests and bureaucracy. But public opinion is more open than it has been in years, so it just might take a few tries to...
View ArticleFeds Aim to Seize $1.5 Mil Property Over $37 Marijuana Sale
The Justice Department (and the federal prosecutors and law enforcement agencies underneath it) aren’t really sure how they want to treat medical marijuana dispensaries. One moment we hear they are a...
View ArticleDrug Offenses Less Likely to Lead to Prison Time
When the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a ruling mandating that California officials reduce the state prison population, it was pretty obvious which offenders needed to be cut from the population first. The...
View ArticleFederal Charges Dropped in California Marijuana Dispensary Cases
When now-President Obama said marijuana enforcement would be a “low priority” during his campaign, many believed him. Many were caught off guard then as more marijuana raids took place under his...
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