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Friday Newsletters

A lot of interesting items this week. DRC Net has a lengthy interview with pain management specialist Dr. Robert Kale, whose well-regarded clinic was shut down when the DEA wrongfully accused him of over-prescribing pain relievers and now refuses to return his license even though he has been cleared by the medical board.

Drug Sense Weekly has a related piece on Jeb Bush's crusade to document every prescription drug consumer in Florida.

DRC also has good news on the medical marijuana bill in Connecticut which has successfully advanced through one more committee while Drug Sense reports on a rarely used lesser harm provision invoked by U.S. District Judge A. Howard Matz in sentencing medical marijuana defendants Lynn and Judy Osburn.

Meanwhile Drug Policy Alliance has developments on the efforts of Congress to pass the "drugged driving" legislation we have been discussing.

HR 3550, which the House passed as part of a massive transportation bill earlier this month, mandates that states adopt drugged-driving laws that criminalize driving with any unlawful detectable amount of a controlled substance present in the body, or when a person's mental or physical faculties are affected to a noticeable or perceptible degree. The bill would also allow states to punish those who refuse to submit to a drug test and increase penalties for first-time and repeat offenders.

Keep an eye on your local politicians. No telling how they might react to this federal mandate.