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Powell v. Texas, 392 U.S. 514 (1968), was a United States Supreme Court case that ruled that a Texas statute criminalizing public intoxication did not violate the Eighth Amendment protection against cruel and unusual punishment. The 5–4 decision's plurality opinion was by Justice Thurgood Marshall.
Lean or purple drank (known by numerous local and street names) is a polysubstance drink used as a recreational drug.It is prepared by mixing prescription-grade cough or cold syrup containing an opioid drug and an anti-histamine drug with a soft drink and sometimes hard candy.
The purpose of the act was to make the law uniform in various states with respect to controlling the sale and use of narcotic drugs. [4] The Commissioners on Uniform State Laws intended to effectively safeguard and regulate narcotic drugs throughout all of the states. [1] Initially, only nine states adopted the uniform state statute.
A former Modesto doctor pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges of illegally prescribing opioid drugs and other medication. Sawtantra Chopra, 76, was prosecuted in the federal court in Fresno.
2012: Colorado and Washington (state) passed laws to legalize the consumption, possession, and sale of marijuana. 2014: Alaska, Minnesota and Oregon passed laws to legalize the consumption, possession, and sale of marijuana. 2016: recreational marijuana use was legalized in California, Massachusetts, Nevada and Maine.
Two Indian chemical companies have been indicted for allegedly importing ingredients for the highly addictive opioid fentanyl into the United States and Mexico, the U.S. Department of Justice said ...
The jail was issued a noncompliance notice from the Texas Commission on Jail Standards related to identification. Jail or Agency: Hunt County Criminal Justice Center; State: Texas; Date arrested or booked: 3/1/2016; Date of death: 6/13/2016; Age at death: 36; Sources: Texas Commission on Jail Standards, www.heraldbanner.com
The U.S. Surgeon General's warning of an increased risk of cancer from drinking alcohol may end up resonating most with younger Americans - who in recent years were already turning to mocktails ...