The Dextromethorphan Reality Show

The Dextromethorphan Reality Show

What if you wanted to tell young people something they would actually believe about the recreational use of dextromethorphan in cough remedies? What if you were trying to give them an accurate picture of the experience, neither encouraging people to do it.

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“Field Sobriety Tests: Are they designed for failure? “

“Field Sobriety Tests: Are they designed for failure? “

Before you go any further, you need to read the NHTSA validation studies which I previously posted about here.  You also need to read the Cole and Nowaczyk study from Clemson University which was published in a journal called Perceptual and Motor Skills in 1994. Having recently.

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Crappy Hackington Award: WXYZ.com

Crappy Hackington Award: WXYZ.com

Originally posted on Drug Law Blog by attorney Alex Coolman WXYZ.com, the website of an ABC affiliate in Detroit, has a piece on salvia divinorum today that richly deserves a Crappy Hackington Award. Why? Because it hits all the important bases for.

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High Desert State Prison Inmate Stabbed to Death

An inmate at the High Desert State prison has been stabbed to death. Andrew Ryan Thurgood, 26 was serving time for a motor vehicle theft when the stabbing occurred at the corrections facility, located just outside Las Vegas. He was pronounced dead.

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Johnson v. Smith – A reminder on the Boykin Rights.

Johnson v. Smith – A reminder on the Boykin Rights.

On February 13, 2006, the Georgia Supreme Court issued the opinion in Johnson v. Smith (S06A122).  The Court held that the record must indicate that the defendant was advised of his rights under Boykin v. Alabama, 395 U.S. 238.  Boykin holds that.

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Obama’s Gun Control Runs into Opposition

Obama’s Gun Control Runs into Opposition

Without question, the amount of mass shootings that have taken place in America is making many people concerned. For quite some time now, other administrations allowed the issue to slide. However, Pres. Obama made it clear that if he ever was voted.

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Kids Being Tried as Adults

Kids Being Tried as Adults

Arguing Against Kids Being Tried as Adults Under Nevada law, traditionally even very young children who committed a murder could be tried as an adult for their actions.  In 2013, however, laws to transfer rules changed in the state of Nevada.  Kolo.

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