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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...

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LAPD 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...

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California 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...

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California 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...

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Simple 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....

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Drug 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...

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California 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...

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Groups 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...

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Mexican 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...

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Fresno: 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...

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San 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...

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Proposed 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...

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Oakland 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...

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Pot 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...

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Trial 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...

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More 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...

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Proposed 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...

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Feds 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...

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Drug 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...

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Federal 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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