Drug Test Failures by Legislators Would Bring Penalty

Drug test failures by legislators would bring penalty
If they failed a second test, they would be ordered to complete the substance abuse treatment program again and would be ineligible for legislative pay and expenses for 12 months or until they completed the treatment program. Legislative pay …
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Opinion: Don't blame Holder for confusing pot policies
But the voters in Washington state and Colorado chose regulation over prohibition as a means of dealing with cannabis abuse; if the state regulatory systems succeed, there will be less drug abuse than if they fail. A straightforward reading of the law …
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Doyle: To beef or not to beef isn't the only question
She could not abide the inhumane treatment of the animals in overcrowded, feces-riddled feed lots; the subsequent abuse of antibiotics to treat illnesses endemic to such conditions; the unsustainable environmental practice of hacking through the …
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Some of the tragic tolls of addictive drug abuse –