State Courts

Deep Thoughts, by Blonde Justice
Back in, like, the 70s, marijuana was called "dope," right? But now, I think, "dope" means heroin. Anyway, I'm wondering if that ever gets confusing. Like, for old drug dealers who were around in the 70s...

CA Supreme Ct: Medical Marijuana Firing OK
Just handed down by the California Supreme Court today is an interesting case concerning the overlap between medical marijuana laws and an employer's right to fire an employee for drug use...

How to (Not) Get Caught Growing Marijuana
This educational video shows how law enforcement find marijuana grow fields. The videographer has an entire DVD series. Volume 1 of "Never Get Busted Again" was reviewed here. I imagine police have seen the same videos as perps...

Court Drug Coordinator Arrested as Mole for Drug Dealers
Court Drug Coordinator Emily Cayton, of Scappoose, Oregon has been arrest for allegedly leaking information to drug dealers. Cayton is accused to tipping off dealers about warrants secured by the police...

Security officers arrest drug dealers with stash www.privateofficer.com
Security officers arrest drug dealers with stash www.privateofficer.com Sacramento CA. March 20 2008 Six young men were arrested Friday at a Rancho Murieta home after private security patrol officers watched through an open window as they stuffed suspected marijuana into little plastic bags...

CA Supreme Court Considers Employees Medical Marijuana Use
Yesterday the California Supreme Court heard arguments in Ross v. Ragingwire Telecommunications, Inc. In this case, the employee was refused employment because his pre-employment drug test came back positive for marijuana...

Mitchell Report Summary
Report on Steroid Drug Use in Major League Baseball by Senator George Mitchell

National Practitioner Data Bank Fact
NPDB identifies unprofessional healthcare practitioners

Military Veterans Benefits
How to obtain full range of benefits for veterans and dependnets

Military Veterans Benefits, Part 2
Training, Healthcare, and Death Benefits

VA Medical Centers
Admit to Drug Overdoses, Software Glitches

Drug Manufacturer Rebates
Caremark Corp. agrees to pay $38.5 million settlement after convincing doctors to switch drug brands.

FDA Issues Warning Regarding Topical Ibuprofen Drug Products
Topical Ibuprofen Drug Products FDA Issues Warning Letters

Medical Technology
Ventana Medical Systems Inc. pays CytoLogix Corp. $49 million patent infringement settlement.

Intentional Contamination
Northwestern Medical Center pays former orthopedic surgery $4 million medical malpractice settlement.

Digitek Recalled
the heart drug allegedly contains double the medication that it should