Pot plan pols: Legalization on horizon, Kevin Robillard, February 5, 2013

Filed under: Texas Drug Use

While their ideas have been proposed in the past — most prominently by retired congressmen Barney Frank of Massachusetts and Ron Paul of Texas — both men were confident an end to marijuana prohibition was just over the horizon. Beyond the drug's …
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TESTING, TESTING, TESTING

Filed under: Texas Drug Use

… drugs under control, naive as that notion sounds. Seven big-leaguers were busted, strong indication that the drug-testing program was working, but a stronger statement that it wasn't nearly enough of a deterrent. … Rodriguez denies this charge …
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Uresti files bills to increase smoking age, ban sugary drinks from public schools

Filed under: Texas Drug Use

Carlos Uresti filed health legislation on Thursday that would raise the legal smoking age in Texas to 21, ban the sale of sugary drinks at public schools, and stem the abuse of opioid drugs. Uresti also filed bills that would allow online voter …
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Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano: El Paso, border secure

Filed under: Texas Drug Use

Napolitano said that air cover on the border is at its greatest ever, including the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, which allow agents to see things on the ground from a high altitude. President Barack Obama's proposed immigration law …
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