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...
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...
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 UNITED STATES:
A SOCIAL INJUSTICE
By: Kevin Sabet* & Will Jones**
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...
Recent media reporting of health issues associated with vaping began to raise my suspicions regarding the real issue. Vaping or e-cigarettes came...
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...
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 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.
On March 16, a press conference opposing legalizing marijuana was held in Wallingford, with remarks by...
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