What We Know About Marijuana — So Far
What we know about marijuana — so far
Filed under: Drug Abuse Texas
Psychiatrist Jerome H. Jaffe of the University of Chicago, author of a chapter on drug abuse in an authoritative medical text, somewhat arbitrarily classifies marijuana as a "psychedelic" (mind-altering substance) even though, as he points out, it …
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DEA: probes result in 3780 arrests
Filed under: Drug Abuse Texas
The Drug Enforcement Administration says a two-year series of investigations targeting the Sinaloa (sihn-uh-LOH'-uh) and Juarez (wor-EHZ') drug cartels and violent street gangs has resulted in 3,780 arrests and the seizure of some 375,000 pounds of …
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Organization brings gifts, connection for inmates and their families
Filed under: Drug Abuse Texas
SAN ANGELO, Texas — A typical Christmas Eve for Cecily Miller is spent at her mother's house, where the family plays games in their pajamas all day, sleeps over and wakes up to presents and waffles, eggs and sausage. This year Miller will spend …
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Many freed criminals avoid deportation, strike again
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So, after jailing Chen on and off for three years in Texas, immigration officials believed they were out of options and did what they have done with thousands of criminals like him. …. Now, he's back in prison after failing a drug test that was part …
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