Treatment, not prison: a case against mandatory sentencing for…
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- Treatment, not prison: a case against mandatory sentencing for…
- Police Silence on Stoner Toll Costs Lives
- Piano teacher denies sex assault on boy
- Police Briefs – Child endangerment added to drug charges for suspected…
- Wasting the best and the brightest: alcohol and drug abuse on college…
- Minnesota Supreme Court OKs police use of dog for search.(state v….
- Grow-op found in rented home: RCMP
Treatment, not prison: a case against mandatory sentencing for…
Free with registration – America – AccessMyLibrary.com – May 28, 2007
He and the rest of my family endured my tumultuous odyssey from troubled teen to addict to prisoner and later witnessed my personal transformation and release. My insecurities as an overgrown kid who wanted to be accepted, plus an inability or refusal to meet the demands of an authoritarian but caring father, led me to alcohol and marijuana by age 14. I smoked marijuana to fit in with my peers and to rebel against the authority figures in my life–parents, teachers and, eventually, officers of the law. What began as a recreational hobby became an addiction. By smoking marijuana, I could escape the pressures from my mom and the church as well as my father’s anger and frustration at my behavior. Getting high was at first a conditioned response to difficult situations and feelings, but eventually became my response to virtually all situations. After my father passed away at age 57 from bone cancer when I was 22, my life took a dramatic turn… I smoked marijuana to fit in with my peers and to rebel against the authority figures in my life–parents, teachers and, eventually, officers of the law. What began as a recreational hobby became an addiction. By smoking marijuana, I could escape the pressures from my mom and the church as well as my father’s anger and frustration at my behavior. Getting high was at first a conditioned response to difficult situations and feelings, but eventually became my response to virtually all situations. After my father passed away at age 57 from bone cancer when I was 22, my life took a dramatic turn.
Police Silence on Stoner Toll Costs Lives
Scoop.co.nz – Scoop.co.nz (press release) – May 28, 2007
Arecent local study has shown that pure bred drink driversare the exception rather than the rule nowadays, for drughighs way more often than not have exacerbated theimpairment of drinkers landing in our death toll. Preliminary study results revealed that half of todaysdeceased drink drivers may well have indulged in cannabis,whereas only 14% of dead Kiwi drivers were solely fans ofalcohol. An equal percentage had used marijuana alone. The missing link has been found and it is cannabis. It’spopularity and interaction with alcohol largely explainsNZ’s failure to hammer the alcohol related toll. Thesocial cost of drug driving crashes in hospital bills, lostproductivity and so forth is in the vicinity of $520 millionif sole drug users and alcohol “combiners†areconsidered. So the total cost of drug and alcoholimpaired driving, which Candor has based on Police estimatesof harm, is likely well upwards of one billion dollarsyearly.
Piano teacher denies sex assault on boy
The Age – May 28, 2007
Darren Damien Wayne, 41, of north suburban Dianella, went ontrial on Monday in the West Australian District Court, charged withfive counts of indecent dealings, two counts of inciting a child todo indecent acts and three counts of sexual penetration in2004. Wayne said he was “definitely not guilty” as each charge wasread out in court. Prosecutor Michael Jones told the jury the boy, now 17, had been14 and living with his grandmother when he started having pianolessons at Wayne’s house. “He wanted to learn to tinkle the ivories,” Mr Jones said.
Police Briefs – Child endangerment added to drug charges for suspected…
Brownsville Herald – May 28, 2007
Michael Herrera, 31, and his common-law wife, Cynthia Cecilia del Angel, 34, were arrested after officers with the city’s Special Investigations Unit reported finding more than 33 grams of cocaine and 2. 4 grams marijuana at their home on the 5000 block of Bryant Court. Police believe the couple sold cocaine and marijuana in the presence of their 6-month-old child, police spokesman Eddie Garcia said. Herrera and del Angel were charged with possession of cocaine with intent to deliver and child endangerment. Herrera was also charged with one count of possession of marijuana. Del Angel, who is 5-months pregnant, was released on a $37,500 personal recognizance bond. Herrera remains in custody at the Carrizalez-Rucker Detention Center in Olmito in lieu of a $72,500 bond… Police believe the couple sold cocaine and marijuana in the presence of their 6-month-old child, police spokesman Eddie Garcia said. Herrera and del Angel were charged with possession of cocaine with intent to deliver and child endangerment. Herrera was also charged with one count of possession of marijuana. Del Angel, who is 5-months pregnant, was released on a $37,500 personal recognizance bond. Herrera remains in custody at the Carrizalez-Rucker Detention Center in Olmito in lieu of a $72,500 bond. Auto theft charges could be family affairA father and his two sons, accused of exporting stolen vehicles from Brownsville to Matamoros sat behind bars Monday afternoon on multiple charges of auto theft. Carlos Alberto Salazar Sr.
Wasting the best and the brightest: alcohol and drug abuse on college…
Free with registration – America – AccessMyLibrary.com – May 28, 2007
org THE RECENT REPORT OF The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University, Wasting the Best and the Brightest: Substance Abuse at America’s Colleges and Universities, reveals a disturbing ambiance of hedonistic self-indulgence and an alarming public health crisis on college campuses across this nation. From 1993, the year of CASA’s original assessment of drinking on the nation’s campuses, to 2005, the last year for which relevant data are available, there has been no significant reduction in the proportion of students who drink (70 percent vs. 68 percent) and binge drink (a steady 40 percent). Far more troubling, the intensity of excessive drinking and other drug use has risen sharply. The shocking results: Half of all full-time college students (3.
Minnesota Supreme Court OKs police use of dog for search.(state v….
Free with registration – Minnesota Lawyer – AccessMyLibrary.com – May 28, 2007
Scott Evan Davis )(Case study) –> COPYRIGHT 2007 Dolan Media Newswires Byline: Michelle Lore Burnsville police acted properly in using a narcotics-detection dog outside the apartment door of a man suspected of illegal drug activity, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled. In a 5-2 decision, the court found that police needed only reasonable, articulable suspicion — not probable cause — that the defendant was engaged in illegal activity to conduct the dog sniff. Moreover, information from a private citizen informant — that maintenance workers believed they saw marijuana-growing lights in the apartment and that the defendant would not let the workers in to fix a water leak — supported a finding that the police had reasonable suspicion that there was illegal drug activity inside the apartment. Justice Alan Page, joined by Justice Helen Meyer, dissented from the majority’s opinion. “This case marks a significant departure from our constitutional jurisprudence because it is the first time the court has authorized the search of a private residence based on anything less than probable cause in the absence of exigent circumstances,” Page wrote.
Grow-op found in rented home: RCMP
cbc.ca – May 28, 2007
RCMP searched a rented home in Smith’s Harbour, on the Baie Verte Peninsula, on Saturday. Police seized 12 marijuana plants and some hydroponics gear. A man and a woman living in Curling, outside Corner Brook, about 225 kilometres away, face charges of cultivation and possession of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking. Police say the home had been significantly damaged from humidity, mould and water. Story Tools: E-MAIL |.