As Missouri execution pace quickens, so, too, does controversy
The men, by their own admissions, were under the influence of crack cocaine at the time of the crime. If carried out, it … By state law any pharmacy that sells an execution drug is considered a part of the execution team and its identity is kept … Read more on National Catholic Reporter (blog)
Righting Sentences
In December, President Barack Obama commuted the sentences of eight crack-cocaine offenders. He'd previously signed the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010, which made the punishments for possessing or distributing crack cocaine more consistent with offenses … Read more on PGH City Paper
How former DEA agents became pot proponents
Everything from cocaine to heroin to marijuana. Schmidt is an … He spent the last three decades in a law enforcement career, including 23 years at the Drug Enforcement Administration. Schmidt has been working with marijuana—specifically cracking … Read more on CNBC.com
£10m to help Blackpool's most desperate residents
Blackpool has the UK's second highest prevalence of heroinand crack cocaine users, twice the national average number of people admitted to hospital with mental health problems and some of the highest levels of alcohol-related harm in the country. That … Read more on Blackpool Gazette