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Law banning K2 and bath salts drugs to begin
CINCINNATI — A new state law going into effect Monday will ban the sale, use and possession of synthetic recreational drugs marketed as bath salts and K2 or spice in Ohio. The legislation adds synthetic marijuana known as K2 or spice
Updated: 10/16/2011 09:55A
Law banning sale, use and possession of synthetic K2 and bath salts drugs
CINCINNATI — A new state law going into effect Monday will ban the sale, use and possession of synthetic recreational drugs marketed as bath salts and K2 or spice in Ohio. The legislation adds synthetic marijuana known as K2 or spice
Updated: 10/16/2011 09:18A
petty cash won't stop African leaders from
By Jenerali Ulimwengu (email the author) My criminal law professor, Bob Seidman, always sprinkled his lectures with spot-on anecdotes, which is a smart way of retaining the attention of dullards such as I was. One of his more memorable jewels was about
Updated: 10/16/2011 08:51A
Suicide of Dan James convinced Lord Falconer that the law had to change
impression was the clinical recounting by officers from West Mercia police of the criminal investigation into the distraught parents of 23-year-old Dan James. This, he says, was one of the clearest indicators that the law which punishes the aiding,
Updated: 10/16/2011 08:40A
What death threat?
A CRIMINAL complaint of death threats and harassment made by chairman of the Urban Development Corporation of Trinidad and Tobago (UDeCOTT) Jearlean John cannot be substantiated by evidence John submitted, according to top police
Updated: 10/16/2011 08:35A
Prosecution-police clash
The prosecution and the police are again locking horns over police officers' right to open criminal investigations. In June, the two law enforcement agencies fought bitterly over the issue, which prompted the resignation of the then prosecutor general,
Updated: 10/16/2011 07:44A
Bribery law breaches can cost US firms dearly
Criminal penalties for violation of the FCPA can carry fines of up to $2 million for companies and $100000 for individuals—not to mention jail time—or, under the Alternative Fines Act, up to twice the cash value of the benefit sought in making the
Updated: 10/16/2011 07:07A
Dispensaries are against the law
The AP also reported letters signed by four US Attorneys also stated, "Under United States law, a dispensary's operations involving sales and distribution of marijuana are illegal and subject to criminal prosecution and civil enforcement actions.
Updated: 10/16/2011 07:07A
Anti-dating-violence law rarely used against boys
A person must feel threatened physically or emotionally to petition for a protection order; a criminal offense is not required, said Licking County Juvenile Court Magistrate Chris Strefelt. Emergency protection orders must be addressed within one day.
Updated: 10/16/2011 07:03A
Michigan lawmakers should repeal unreasonable driver responsibility fees
In fiscal 2009-10, the state collected more than $122 million in fees, and most of that money went directly into the state's general fund, rather than to local police agencies or courts that enforce traffic laws, or to programs that support traffic
Updated: 10/16/2011 06:29A
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