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US State Governor Pardons Over 175,000 Low-Level Marijuana Convictions
The governor of Maryland pardoned more than 175,000 low-level marijuana convictions on Monday, an executive action he said was aimed at addressing the disproportionate impact the state's drug policies have had on people of color.
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US Proposes Historic Law To Reclassify Marijuana As "Low-Risk Drug"
US President Joe Biden's administration formally proposed on Thursday reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug, a historic shift that would bring federal policy more in line with public opinion.
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US Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks Abortion Pill Curbs
The US Supreme Court on Friday temporarily preserved access to a widely used abortion pill, in an 11th-hour ruling preventing lower court restrictions on the drug from coming into force.
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"Give Us Some Ideas": Supreme Court On Fighting Drug Menace In Country
The Supreme Court on Tuesday highlighted the issue of drug menace in the country and asked a law officer and a court-appointed amicus curiae to come out with "reasonable solutions".
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Mexico Captures FBI's "Most Wanted" Drug Lord Caro Quintero
Mexico's navy on Friday captured drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, convicted of murdering a US anti-narcotics agent in 1985, in a law enforcement coup that came at a heavy cost.
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Two Indian-Origin Persons Among 9 Charged On Visa Fraud, Drug Trafficking
The two, along with seven law enforcement officers, have been charged in federal court in South Carolina on visa fraud and drug charges. If convicted, Saurabhkumar Patel and Tarang Patel face a maximum penalty of 10 years imprisonment.
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US Says 'Pharma Bro' Shkreli Deserves At Least 15 Years In Prison
U.S. prosecutors on Tuesday said former drug company executive Martin Shkreli should spend at least 15 years in prison after being convicted of fraud, saying his lack of remorse and respect for the law justified a long time behind bars.
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Trump Administration Drops Obama-Era Easing Of Marijuana Prosecutions
The US Justice Department on Thursday rescinded an Obama administration policy that had eased enforcement of federal marijuana laws in states that legalized the drug, instead giving federal prosecutors wide latitude to pursue criminal charges.
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A US State Speeds Up Executions, Scheduling 8 In 10 Days
The US state of Arkansas is racing to execute eight death row inmates in 10 days next month to beat the expiration date on a hard-to-get drug used in lethal injections.
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United States Regulators Ban E-Cigarette, Cigar Sales To People Under 18
The US Food and Drug Administration today banned sales of all e-cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco and hookah tobacco to people under age 18 and ordered manufacturers to submit these products to the regulatory agency for review.
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Drug Overdose Epidemic Top Cause of US Injury Deaths
Drug overdoses have reached epidemic levels in the United States where they are the leading cause of injury deaths, surpassing car accidents and gunshots, the Drug Enforcement Administration said on Wednesday.
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US Supreme Court Takes On Lethal Injections
The US Supreme Court was set to hear arguments about lethal injections Wednesday, after states began using alternative drugs -- believed by some to cause pain and suffering -- to carry out the executions.
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US House Moves to End Raids on Medical Marijuana
Reflecting growing public support for easing marijuana laws, the House of Representatives voted on Friday to bar federal authorities from raiding medical marijuana facilities or growers in states that have legalized its use.
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US lawmakers, drug enforcement clash on marijuana law
US lawmakers who support steady relaxation of state laws on marijuana sparred on Tuesday with Obama administration officials who continue to label the drug in the same high-danger category as heroin.
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Law Minister Somnath Bharti wanted us to search without warrant: cops on failed raid
Delhi Law Minister Somnath Bharthi's attempt to conduct a surprise raid on an alleged drug and prostitution ring last night ended in an unseemly row between the minister and the police.
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US State Governor Pardons Over 175,000 Low-Level Marijuana Convictions
The governor of Maryland pardoned more than 175,000 low-level marijuana convictions on Monday, an executive action he said was aimed at addressing the disproportionate impact the state's drug policies have had on people of color.
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US Proposes Historic Law To Reclassify Marijuana As "Low-Risk Drug"
US President Joe Biden's administration formally proposed on Thursday reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug, a historic shift that would bring federal policy more in line with public opinion.
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US Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks Abortion Pill Curbs
The US Supreme Court on Friday temporarily preserved access to a widely used abortion pill, in an 11th-hour ruling preventing lower court restrictions on the drug from coming into force.
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"Give Us Some Ideas": Supreme Court On Fighting Drug Menace In Country
The Supreme Court on Tuesday highlighted the issue of drug menace in the country and asked a law officer and a court-appointed amicus curiae to come out with "reasonable solutions".
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Mexico Captures FBI's "Most Wanted" Drug Lord Caro Quintero
Mexico's navy on Friday captured drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, convicted of murdering a US anti-narcotics agent in 1985, in a law enforcement coup that came at a heavy cost.
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Two Indian-Origin Persons Among 9 Charged On Visa Fraud, Drug Trafficking
The two, along with seven law enforcement officers, have been charged in federal court in South Carolina on visa fraud and drug charges. If convicted, Saurabhkumar Patel and Tarang Patel face a maximum penalty of 10 years imprisonment.
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US Says 'Pharma Bro' Shkreli Deserves At Least 15 Years In Prison
U.S. prosecutors on Tuesday said former drug company executive Martin Shkreli should spend at least 15 years in prison after being convicted of fraud, saying his lack of remorse and respect for the law justified a long time behind bars.
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Trump Administration Drops Obama-Era Easing Of Marijuana Prosecutions
The US Justice Department on Thursday rescinded an Obama administration policy that had eased enforcement of federal marijuana laws in states that legalized the drug, instead giving federal prosecutors wide latitude to pursue criminal charges.
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A US State Speeds Up Executions, Scheduling 8 In 10 Days
The US state of Arkansas is racing to execute eight death row inmates in 10 days next month to beat the expiration date on a hard-to-get drug used in lethal injections.
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United States Regulators Ban E-Cigarette, Cigar Sales To People Under 18
The US Food and Drug Administration today banned sales of all e-cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco and hookah tobacco to people under age 18 and ordered manufacturers to submit these products to the regulatory agency for review.
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Drug Overdose Epidemic Top Cause of US Injury Deaths
Drug overdoses have reached epidemic levels in the United States where they are the leading cause of injury deaths, surpassing car accidents and gunshots, the Drug Enforcement Administration said on Wednesday.
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US Supreme Court Takes On Lethal Injections
The US Supreme Court was set to hear arguments about lethal injections Wednesday, after states began using alternative drugs -- believed by some to cause pain and suffering -- to carry out the executions.
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US House Moves to End Raids on Medical Marijuana
Reflecting growing public support for easing marijuana laws, the House of Representatives voted on Friday to bar federal authorities from raiding medical marijuana facilities or growers in states that have legalized its use.
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US lawmakers, drug enforcement clash on marijuana law
US lawmakers who support steady relaxation of state laws on marijuana sparred on Tuesday with Obama administration officials who continue to label the drug in the same high-danger category as heroin.
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Law Minister Somnath Bharti wanted us to search without warrant: cops on failed raid
Delhi Law Minister Somnath Bharthi's attempt to conduct a surprise raid on an alleged drug and prostitution ring last night ended in an unseemly row between the minister and the police.
