"[P]utting cocaine back in Coca-Cola." Such a reference was bound to crop up regarding an official platform position announced recently by the Iowa Democratic Party, and party principals have been quick to address it and put things into a proper context. "No one is...
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Progressively strong tailwinds propelling criminal law reforms
The winds of change are blowing, with their power being firmly in evidence in the realm of criminal justice reforms. Indeed, the thrust for reform -- especially in the area of federal criminal law sentencing and in the federal context -- is manifest and growing. That...
Synthetic drugs can lead to all too real prison sentences
Drug policy in the U.S. is sometimes confusing. Drugs can be assigned to the various schedules of the federal drug classification depending on the whim of members of congress. Drug classification may not always make sense, with both Marijuana and Heroin being...