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FEDERAL PROBATION AND SUPERVISED RELEASE VIOLATIONS
Summary
Federal Probation and Supervised Release Violations presents data on approximately 108,000 violation hearings that occurred between 2013 and 2017. The report examines the prevalence, types, and locations of federal supervision violations as well as the characteristics of more than 82,000 violators. The report also compares supervision violators to the...
NNOAC’s 2021 D.C. Conference Cancellation
Cancellation Letter: DC Conference
Due to the uncertainty and the current and pending restrictions caused by the COVID-19 situation, the NNOAC Board has decided to CANCEL the upcoming NNOAC DC Delegates Conference scheduled for January 31 - February 3, 2021.
As we began our conference planning, it was apparent that getting
commitments from some of...
FDA’s CBD Study
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METH: It Never Really Went Away
By Curtis Hill, Indiana's Attorney General
In 2004, I testified before members of Congress about the horrific effects of methamphetamine upon the American heartland. Back then, I was serving as prosecutor in Elkhart County, Indiana — and my community was an anomaly. Whereas much of Indiana’s meth came from makeshift...
Marijuana Legalization in the U.S.
MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION IN THE UNITED STATES:
A SOCIAL INJUSTICE
By: Kevin Sabet* & Will Jones**
State-Based Drug Use Survey Finds Marijuana Use Skyrocketing in “Legal” States
By Colton Grace
December 19, 2019
State-level data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, the most authoritative study on drug use conducted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA), finds that marijuana use in “legal” states among youth, young adults, and...
Vaping! The Real Health Issues…
Recent media reporting of health issues associated with vaping began to raise my suspicions regarding the real issue. Vaping or e-cigarettes came...
The Legalization of Marijuana in Colorado: The Impact
NNOAC Spring Magazine
Commentary: Vanda Felbab-Brown on Organized Crime, Illicit Drugs and Terrorism – What are the linkages?
During ECAD’s 25th Mayors Forum and the 6th World Forum Against Drugs in Gothenburg, more than 60 speakers discussed topics related to the production, trafficking, and consumption of illicit drugs before an audience of some 400 attendees. One of our prominent speakers, Dr. Vanda Felbab-Brown, Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, presented her findings from international research on...
Marijuana legalization can’t fix mass incarceration
A Republican and Democrat pointed to marijuana prohibition to explain mass incarceration. They’re both wrong.
By German Lopez@germanrlopezgerman.lopez@vox.com Updated Apr 17, 2018, 9:10am EDTSHARE
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Over the past week, prominent political figures from both sides of the aisle...
David Murray: The False Arguments for Legal Marijuana
David W. Murray | May 20, 2019
Advocates for marijuana legalization, buoyed by success in several states, public polling numbers, and endorsement from nearly every major Democratic presidential candidate, have begun to indulge in a bit of triumphalism, sensing what they see as the inevitability of their cause.
Look closely at reports from states where pot has been legalized
On March 16, a press conference opposing legalizing marijuana was held in Wallingford, with remarks by...
Let’s Not Repeat the Crime Waves of the Past
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December 14, 2018 at 2:54 AM
The hot cause right now is prison reform, and even lots...
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It’s High Time We Took a Breath from Marijuana Commercialization
Denver Post
By BOB TROYER | Guest Commentary
September 28, 2018 at 4:51 pm
In 2012 we were told Colorado would lead the nation on a grand experiment in commercialized marijuana. Six years later — with two major industry reports just released and the state legislature and Denver City Council about to consider more expansion measures — it’s a...
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The Legalization of Marijuana in Colorado (Volume 5)
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2019 February Delegate Meeting
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NNOAC Fall Magazine
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Jailbreak Legislation is Back and WORSE Than Ever
AUGUST 15, 2018 IN CRIME, SENTENCING REFORM
Three years ago, liberal Democrats and naive Republicans pushed hard for leniency-for-criminals legislation. It provided for a sharp reduction of mandatory minimum sentences for drug felons, to be applied retroactively so as to free many thousands of...
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Reform the Prisons Without Going Soft on Crime
Proposals to give judges more discretion and cut mandatory minimums endanger public safety.
Tom Cotton
Aug. 15, 2018 7:02 p.m. ET
The House earlier this year passed a bill to improve conditions in federal prisons and encourage prisoners to participate in...
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CDC: Drug Overdoses Hit New Record
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