Tom Clements: Murdered Prison Chief Seen in Video Urging Drug-Law Reform

Tom Clements: Murdered prison chief seen in video urging drug-law reform

Filed under: Colorado Drug Abuse

Tom Clements, the reform-minded head of the Colorado Department of Corrections who was murdered at his home last month by a parolee, makes a posthumous appearance in a new video advocating for one of his favorite causes: more substance abuse …
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Dealer receives jail, probation

Filed under: Colorado Drug Abuse

In Rivera-Lovato's case, she's one of more than 15 south-central Colorado residents who sold — or allegedly sold — drugs like oxycodone, Vicodin and Percocet to an undercover law enforcement agent. That's especially concerning … The district …
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Wash. state releases draft rules for legal pot – News9.com – Oklahoma City, OK …

Filed under: Colorado Drug Abuse

Marijuana sales in Washington should begin in early 2014 – unless the Justice Department has something to say about it. Pot remains illegal federally, and the DOJ could sue to try to block the licensing schemes in Washington and Colorado from taking …
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Physician claims prescription drugs worse than marijuana – Illinois Times

Filed under: Colorado Drug Abuse

“Many of these fears are based upon experiences of California and, secondarily, Colorado. … “We can speculate ourselves into all kinds of fears about abuse, but if that was the case, we wouldn't allow OxyContin, Vicodin and all other prescription drugs.
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