what yours is mine… or the judicial systems use of civil asset forfeiture !

DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION POSTED ON NOVEMBER 23, 2015 Civil Asset Forfeitures for Sept/Oct 2015 JUST 69 PAGES www.forfeiture.gov/pdf/DEA/OfficialNotification.pdf

When the final choice is ….

Tale of Two Suicides; Lessons for Opioid Public Policy http://nationalpainreport.com/tale-of-two-suicides-lessons-for-opioid-public-policy-8828356.html#comment-173850 Posted on November 23, 2015 in Other, Pain Medication with 4 Comments For one it was the best of times, for the other, the worst.  At no time did the paths of their lives cross, but they shared the same fate, one most would consider […]

Ex-DEA agent on medical marijuana: some ‘can’t grip it until they’ve lived it’

Ex-DEA agent on medical marijuana: some ‘can’t grip it until they’ve lived it’ A long-sought and historic vote on legalizing medical marijuana in Pennsylvania appears delayed until Tuesday if not later. Meanwhile, supporters including two midstate lawmakers rallied again Monday at the state Capitol, calling for an end to delays, and railing against proposed amendments […]

Indiana had the most meth incidents in 2014, with a total of 1,471 Gov Pence and AG Zoeller must be so proud

MDEA and local law enforcement busting more meth labs http://www.wcsh6.com/story/news/local/2015/11/22/mdea-and-local-law-enforcement-busting-more-meth-labs/76231954/ PORTLAND, Maine (NEWS CENTER) — There have been more meth busts in Maine in 2015 than in ever before, partially thanks to training local law enforcement are required to take. The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency’s executive director Roy McKinney said Sunday that local law enforcement […]

America is not the greatest country in the World anymore ?

Every Year We Have: 40,000 suicides 40,000 homicides 21,000 deaths from OTC overdoses 400,000 medical errors 450,000 tobacco use/abuse 85,000 Alcohol use/abuse 16,000 accidental/suicides opiate overdose deaths We have been fighting the war on poverty since 1965 spending an estimated 15 TRILLION We have been fighting the war on drugs since 1970 spending an estimated […]

I wonder when he will be eligible for parole ?

Jury convicts West Delray doctor of overprescribing pain pills; to be sentenced Jan. 8 http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/palm-beach/fl-west-delray-doctor-painkillers-verdict-20151112-story.html Former West Delray doctor Barry Schultz faces a mandatory minimum of 1,343 years in prison when he is sentenced in January on charges of overprescribing pain medication. But one juror said his decision to convict Schultz on Friday mostly came […]

7 federal bills addressing the country’s opioid problem

7 federal bills addressing the country’s opioid problem http://www.heraldnews.com/article/20151005/NEWS/151007888 Congress creates abt 300 NEW LAWS every year.. this year there are SEVEN NEW BILLS dealing with those who are suffering from the chronic mental health disease of ADDICTIVE PERSONALITY…but NOT IN A GOOD WAY ! There are seven pieces of legislation moving in tandem through […]

DEA agents meet in Orlando to discuss pain medication access (Video on post)

DEA agents meet in Orlando to discuss pain medication access National Association of Drug Diversion Investigators conference held in Orlando http://www.wesh.com/news/dea-agents-meet-in-orlando-to-discuss-pain-medication-access/36511702?utm_campaign=WESH ORLANDO, Fla. —Hundreds of law enforcement agents, including those with the Drug Enforcement Administration, are in Orlando to talk about Florida and the nation’s prescription problems. The group turned its attention to the plight […]

Do you think their search warrant covered the whole neighborhood ?

Robeson woman stung by DEA destruction of backyard hive http://www.wral.com/robeson-woman-stung-by-dea-destruction-of-backyard-hive/15123614/#J0IEF2dKdDmJHY9D.99 Saint Pauls, N.C. — A Robeson County woman is demanding the federal government pay her for a beehive the Drug Enforcement Administration destroyed during a recent raid on her neighbor’s property.  “This is my sanctuary,” Denise Campbell said of her 7-acre spread in St. Pauls. […]

Seven lawmakers signed a letter delivered to the White House Thursday, “Mr. Rosenberg is not the right person to lead the DEA.”

Lawmakers demand acting DEA chief’s ouster after he calls medical marijuana ‘a joke’ http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/11/20/lawmakers-demand-acting-dea-chiefs-ouster-after-calls-medical-marijuana-joke.html A bipartisan group of lawmakers say the acting DEA chief’s dismissal of medical marijuana as ‘a joke’ is no laughing matter — and they want him out of the job. Chuck Rosenberg, who came on as the acting administrator of the […]