Prison inmates are masters at manipulating their guards into bringing them drugs, according to Seth Ferranti, whose article "Prison Drug Smuggling: The Old Fashioned Way" appeared in the New York Times (7/18/12). Seth writes that "although part of a new guard's orientation is meant to teach how prisoners may try to prey on staff members to gain favors or leverage, guards still fall victim and with all the avenues available and all the conniving drug addicts incarcerated prisons are clearly incapable of denying prisoners their drugs." [continues 326 words]
When you lift that freshly poured glass of beer to your lips, the scent that bubbles up to your nose, sometimes tickling it, just before the liquid rolls across your tongue, is part of the entire experience. It gives an olfactory preview of the depth of flavor in the beer. What you smell are the hops in the beer, specifically the terpene -Myrcene, which gives beer its bitter, hoppy smell and taste. It's a good complement for beer. -Myrcene is known to be sedating, a muscle relaxant, a bit of a hypnotic, and an anti-inflammation agent - - all geared to making your beer-drinking experience an enjoyable one. [continues 858 words]
The Launch of the the National Cannabis Bar Association, and More Good News. Sooner or later, everything winds up in court. You spilled a scalding cup of java on your nads at the McDonald's drive-through; the insurance company refuses to pay for "water damage"; you're tired of arsenic in the drinking water; ya feel like suing Costco . . . just because. And now that cannabis is entering the mainstream, it's time to lawyer up, in this week's legal round-up. [continues 866 words]
More Than 150 Inmates Have Died of Overdoses Since 2006 VACAVILLE, Calif. (AP) - California inmates are dying of drug overdoses at nearly triple the national rate and it's unclear whether the tough steps state officials took this year to stop illicit drugs from getting into prisons are having any effect, though they are prompting criticism from civil rights advocates. The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is spending $8 million this year on drug-detecting scanners and a new breed of drug-sniffing dogs while also employing strip searches on visitors suspected of carrying drugs. [continues 658 words]
VACAVILLE (AP) - California inmates are dying of drug overdoses at nearly triple the national rate and it's unclear whether the tough steps state officials took this year to stop illicit drugs from getting into prisons are having any effect, though they are prompting criticism from civil rights advocates. The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is spending $8 million this year on drug-detecting scanners and a new breed of drug-sniffing dogs while also employing strip searches on visitors suspected of carrying drugs. [continues 218 words]
VACAVILLE, Calif. (AP) - California inmates are dying of drug overdoses at nearly triple the national rate and it's unclear whether the tough steps state officials took this year to stop illicit drugs from getting into prisons are having any effect, though they are prompting criticism from civil rights advocates. The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is spending $8 million this year on drug-detecting scanners and a new breed of drug-sniffing dogs while also employing strip searches on visitors suspected of carrying drugs. [continues 846 words]
VACAVILLE, Calif. (AP) - California inmates are dying of drug overdoses at nearly triple the national rate and it's unclear whether the tough steps state officials took this year to stop illicit drugs from getting into prisons are having any effect, though they are prompting criticism from civil rights advocates. The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is spending $8 million this year on drug-detecting scanners and a new breed of drug-sniffing dogs while also employing strip searches on visitors suspected of carrying drugs. [continues 844 words]
A question hung in the air at the Cannabis World Congress and Business Exposition at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in Manhattan on Thursday: How do you show off your wares in a place where actually using them would be illegal? The sales pitches were carefully honed. "These are for tobacco only," Raj Tiwary, a vice president for the vaping accessory maker Ultimate Vapor Source, said repeatedly, while demonstrating a line of pipes and pens. "Tobacco and dry herbs." Nearby, a set of self-watering pots housed several thriving tomato plants - "the pots work well for all kinds of plants," Marc Lippman, the co-owner of Aqua Camel, emphasized - and a $2,000 vacuum sealing machine showed off its power by endlessly reinflating and resealing a pouch stuffed with spinach. One row over, Vaughn Fitzgerald, a representative of Desiccare, illustrated his company's packaging system for preserving organic matter. [continues 661 words]
On June 3, 2015, correctional officers in the medium security unit at Dorchester Penitentiary intercepted an inmate who was attempting to bring contraband into the institution. This seizure is the result of the combined efforts of correctional officers and security intelligence officers. The contraband seized includes 14.65 grams of Marijuana, 3.02 grams of tobacco and about 1.25 gram of hash oil. The total institutional value of this seizure is estimated at $1,890.00. The police have been notified and the institution is investigating. [continues 179 words]
NSW has decided that the best way to deal with the current ice problem is to have a media campaign. Last Friday the NSW Bar Association hosted a conference with the single theme of a debate on the association's position paper titled "Drug Law Reform". Those who attended weren't the bleeding heart type. They included eminent health educator Professor David Penington, Associate Professor Nick Lintzeris from the NSW Ministry of Health, Professor Ian Webster from the University of NSW, senior members of the legal fraternity, Dr Alex Wodak from St Vincent's Hospital Sydney and former NSW Police Superintendent Frank Hansen. [continues 681 words]
CAMBRIDGE - Just a few weeks ago, about 30 people met at the amphitheatre behind Galt Collegiate Institute. The event was called "Taking Back Our Rivers." It was just after the event planner was walking his dogs, as many people do along the river, came upon discarded hypodermic needles and other discarded paraphernalia and trash. Eleven bags of trash and 20 needles were collected, 11 of which were found in a drug den bellow the CPR bridge. It is not just dogs we have to worry about. We have families walking together. We have children running along the path, as kids can, full of excitement. We have people wearing flip flops and sandals. [continues 442 words]
On Sunday, May 24, a hero of my misspent youth, Tommy Chong of Cheech & Chong, will be 77 years old. Coincidentally, on the same day, my dog Otis will turn 12, about 77 in dog years. And I have a story that connects them both. Scenario 1: Otis is a wheaten terrier, emphasis on terrier. In his youth, he was a championship-calibre Frisbee dog. He was also a decent fielder in baseball - which is to say, when my boys and I would play pitch 'n' hit in the field, he'd eagerly wait for a hit ball to get by, race to get it and happily bring it back to the pitcher (me). A TTC employee once watched us and said, "You guys suck, but I'd sign the dog." [continues 675 words]
On the Occasion of and His Dog Birthday, Our Own Wishes a Couple of Old Dogs Good Tidings On Sunday, May 24, a hero of my misspent youth, Tommy Chong of Cheech & Chong, will be 77 years old. Coincidentally, on the same day, my dog Otis will turn 12, about 77 in dog years. And I have a story that connects them both. Scenario 1: Otis is a wheaten terrier, emphasis on terrier. In his youth, he was a championship-calibre Frisbee dog. He was also a decent fielder in baseball - which is to say, when my boys and I would play pitch 'n' hit in the field, he'd eagerly wait for a hit ball to get by, race to get it and happily bring it back to the pitcher (me). A TTC employee once watched us and said, "You guys suck, but I'd sign the dog." [continues 468 words]
On the occasion of Tommy Chong and his dog Otis' birthday, our own Jim Slotek wishes a couple of old dogs good tidings On Sunday, May 24, a hero of my misspent youth, Tommy Chong of Cheech & Chong, turned 77 years old. Coincidentally, on the same day, my dog Otis turned 12, about 77 in dog years. And I have a story that connects them both. Scenario 1: Otis is a wheaten terrier, emphasis on terrier. In his youth, he was a championship-calibre Frisbee dog. He was also a decent fielder in baseball - which is to say, when my boys and I would play pitch 'n' hit in the field, he'd eagerly wait for a hit ball to get by, race to get it and happily bring it back to the pitcher (me). A TTC employee once watched us and said, "You guys suck, but I'd sign the dog." [continues 672 words]
On the occasion of Tommy Chong and his dog Otis' birthday, our own Jim Slotek wishes a couple of old dogs good tidings On Sunday, May 24, a hero of my misspent youth, Tommy Chong of Cheech & Chong, will be 77 years old. Coincidentally, on the same day, my dog Otis will turn 12, about 77 in dog years. And I have a story that connects them both. Scenario 1: Otis is a wheaten terrier, emphasis on terrier. In his youth, he was a championship-calibre Frisbee dog. He was also a decent fielder in baseball - which is to say, when my boys and I would play pitch 'n' hit in the field, he'd eagerly wait for a hit ball to get by, race to get it and happily bring it back to the pitcher (me). A TTC employee once watched us and said, "You guys suck, but I'd sign the dog." [continues 671 words]
MIAMI - A hazardous new synthetic drug originating in China is being blamed for 18 recent deaths in a single South Florida county, as police grapple with an inexpensive narcotic that causes exaggerated strength and dangerous paranoid hallucinations. On Thursday, the Fort Lauderdale police killed a man, reportedly high on the man-made street drug, alpha-PVP, known more commonly as flakka, who had held a woman hostage with a knife to her throat. The shooting of Javoris Washington, 29, was the latest in a series of volatile episodes that the police in South Florida have faced with highly aggressive drug users. Law enforcement agencies have had difficulty tamping down a surge in synthetic drugs, which were banned after becoming popular in clubs five years ago only to re-emerge deadlier than ever under new formulations. As soon as legislation catches up with the latest craze, manufacturers design a new drug to take its place, federal and local law enforcement agencies say. [continues 867 words]
On the occasion of and his dog birthday, our own Jim Slotek wishes a couple of old dogs good tidings On Sunday, May 24, a hero of my misspent youth, Tommy Chong of Cheech & Chong, will be 77 years old. Coincidentally, on the same day, my dog Otis will turn 12, about 77 in dog years. And I have a story that connects them both. Scenario 1: Otis is a Wheaten Terrier, emphasis on terrier. In his youth, he was a championship-calibre Frisbee dog. He was also a decent fielder in baseball - which is to say, when my boys and I would play pitch 'n' hit in the field, he'd eagerly wait for a hit ball to get by, race to get it and happily bring it back to the pitcher (me). A TTC employee once watched us and said, "You guys suck, but I'd sign the dog." [continues 671 words]
On the Occasion of Tommy Chong and His Dog Otis' Birthday, Our Own Jim Slotek Wishes a Couple of Old Dogs Good Tidings On Sunday, May 24, a hero of my misspent youth, Tommy Chong of Cheech & Chong, will be 77 years old. Coincidentally, on the same day, my dog Otis will turn 12, about 77 in dog years. And I have a story that connects them both. Scenario 1: Otis is a wheaten terrier, emphasis on terrier. In his youth, he was a championship-calibre Frisbee dog. He was also a decent fielder in baseball - which is to say, when my boys and I would play pitch 'n' hit in the field, he'd eagerly wait for a hit ball to get by, race to get it and happily bring it back to the pitcher (me). A TTC employee once watched us and said, "You guys suck, but I'd sign the dog." [continues 671 words]
Infection rates are set to hit three million, but drug use and unsafe sex - the main causes - are rife. Alecc Luhn talks to those ignored by aid programmes Almost as soon as two HIV-prevention activists set up outside the pharmacy in the outskirts of Moscow with two huge backpacks of supplies, a skinny young man with mussed hair and an impish grin quickly walked up to them. "Do you have any ointment?" he asked, lifting up the leg of his tracksuit trousers to show a mass of red sores. [continues 1229 words]