Richard L. Holzworth writes: Copyright: thommorrisphotography / 123RF Stock PhotoDespite Pennsylvania’s medical marijuana industry being in its infancy, more than 17,000 patients have registered for the program, and more than 4,000 already have received their medical marijuana card from the Department of Health. Now that cannabis products have burst onto the scene, hospitals and other residential healthcare facilities are struggling with what to do when patients present medical marijuana cards and attempt to use marijuana in the facilities. Indeed, it is high time for the healthcare providers to update their policies and procedures to address these growing concerns. Policy Considerations In developing a medical marijuana policy, it is important for healthcare administrators to remember that medical marijuana, although legal in most states, is still classified by the federal government as a Schedule I Controlled Substance. With medical marijuana laws varying from state to…
Healthcare Facility Policies in the Age of Medical Marijuana
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Myhand on Bail Schedules and Disparate Impact
Taurus Myhand (University of Alabama, School of Law, Students) has posted You Be the Judge: The Wholesale Implementation of Bail Schedules by the Judiciary as an Abdication of Adjudicatory Responsibility Creating a Disparate Impact for African-Americans and Hispanics Accused of...
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Elementary School Ex-PTA Treasurer Suspected of Embezzling School Funds
The once-treasurer of the Herbert Hoover Elementary School’s Parent-Teacher Association has been accused of misappropriating money from the organization’s fund and is facing felony charges for the claims made against him. As reported by a spokesperson for the Desert Sands Unified School District, $22,000 of the money raised by the Herbert PTA was observed as allegedly missing from their fund. The financial discrepancy was detected sometime during the summer months of last year. 34-year-old Danny Cervantes, the treasurer of the Herbert PTA during the 11-month period that the money came up missing, became the main suspect for the misappropriated cash. Cervantes is no longer the treasurer of the PTA but it is unknown whether that is related to the allegations against him. Continue reading →
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Injury Crash Westbound I-84 Near Sand Hollow Exit
IDAHO STATE POLICE NEWS RELEASE - generated by our News Release ListServer DO NOT REPLY --------------------------------------------------------------------------- IDAHO STATE POLICE NEWS RELEASE District 3 Patrol 700 S. Stratford Dr., Meridian 83642 (208) 846-7550 Fax (208) 846-7520 For Immediate Release: 3/9/2018 at 10:58 p.m. Please direct questions to the District Office On March 9, 2018, at approximately 6:00 p.m., Idaho State Police investigated a crash westbound I-84 at milepost 17, near Sand Hollow exit. Carson C. Starkey, 57, of New Plymouth, was driving a 1988 Honda motorcycle westbound on I-84. Starkey's rear tire blew and he went off the left shoulder coming to rest in the median. Starkey was transported by air ambulance to Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise. Starkey was wearing a helmet. 3989 / 3641 -------------
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New York Busts Arrests For Overtime Pay
The narcotics cops from New York’s 83rd Precinct didn’t get much for their effort when they opened a stake-out at J&C Mini Mart in Brooklyn four years ago. The sun was setting that autumn afternoon when they moved in on what appeared to be a crack deal. Seizing what they thought were two packets, they ended up with just residue. The undercover cops arrested two men, the buyer, and the seller, but the charges against one of the individuals was dropped later. The cops didn’t get an arrest. Instead, they ended up with twenty-hours overtime and took home an extra $1,400 in additional cash. The officers involved in the arrests appeared in Federal District Court for the beginning of a civil-rights trial where they faced accusations they detained one of the men, Hector Cordero, merely to juice their income. If any of the four officers involved are found responsible, another trial will be scheduled and could be the most significant challenge to the city’s…
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Mute Court: Trump’s Precedential Twits
As far as I know, I’m not blocked by @RealDonaldTrump on twitter. But then, I don’t follow him because his twits aren’t of any real interest to me, and I find his communications painful to read. If there’s anything I should know about, it will be strewn across the media, and I will regret reading them. Others, apparently, desperately want to see Trump’s twits but they can’t because they’ve been blocked. They could always see them in incognito mode, but that’s not good enough and they don’t believe they should have to right click to see what the president twits. I suspect they always demand the right to “seek redress” by responding with their own special expression of vitriol. Can a president block people on the twitters? When Jameel Jaffer’s first suit from the newly-founded Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University was filed, it was disappointing. With so many First Amendment problems…
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Congresistas peruanos EL SUELO ESTÁ PAREJO ¿Por qué tantos saltos?
Estos son los artículos de la Constitución relacionados con el pedido de confianza y la eventual censura Artículo 131.- Interpelación a los Ministros Es obligatoria la concurrencia del Consejo de Ministros, o de cualquiera de los ministros, cuando el Congreso los llama para interpelarlos. La interpelación se formula por escrito. Debe ser presentada por no menos del quince por ciento del número legal de congresistas. Para su admisión, se requiere el voto del tercio del número de representantes hábiles; la votación se efectúa indefectiblemente en la siguiente sesión. El Congreso señala día y hora para que los ministros contesten la interpelación. Esta no puede realizarse ni votarse antes del tercer día de su admisión ni después del décimo. Artículo 132.-Voto de censura o rechazo de la cuestión de confianza El Congreso hace…
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Short Take: Civility or Surrender?
At the National Review, David French responds to a criticism by Milo that he doesn’t have the guts for the fight. Maintaining an even temperament and avoiding overstatement and invective can improve our political discourse. America’s two great ideological tribes are in the midst of a similar conflict. It’s the battle over civility, and all too often reason, compassion, and grace are on the losing side. On the left, aggressive social-justice activists scorn engagement and dialogue as “respectability politics” and instead favor the shout-down, the boycott, and the online shame campaign. I often find myself disagreeing with French, even though I admire his intellect, and I do so again right out of the box. What’s an “even temperament”? Who decides? The answer is somewhat obvious. We all use the words with which we’re comfortable, that apply our own sensibilities. But different people have different comfort levels. Calling…
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Lawyers, Guns and Bad Faith Arguments
It’s not that I disagree with Scott Lemieux’s arguments. I do, but that alone means nothing. People can disagree. But his post at Lawyers, Guns and Money ends with three points that are, well, (how would I say this if I was David French?) stupid. And even stupid is perfectly acceptable, as this is America and people are entitled to be stupid and still express themselves, even if they’ve usurped a great song title to which they have no right. But Lemieux is a lecturer at the University of Washington, and he teaches impressionable students about law-type stuff. And yet, he can’t seem to muster the ability to see that his three points are fucking idiotic unsmart. There is indeed an enormous amount of sloppy thinking and bad faith involved in these discussions. I’ll hopefully return to this issue at greater length, but we can use the Lewis and Clark controversy to make some critical distinctions: Since Lemieux invoked sloppy thinking and bad…
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CA7: No 4A right to see SW before search; therefore, accidentally showing wrong warrant doesn’t violate 4A either
The Fourth Amendment does not require the search warrant be presented to the person whose premises were to be searched before it occurred. Thus, accidently presenting the wrong search warrant at the time of the search doesn’t constitutionally matter. Also, … Continue reading →
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NY3: Call from DEA to stop def was based on their PC
The officers stopping defendant received a call from the DEA to stop him because he was involved with a place they were searching, having just left with a backpack as the DEA was arriving. The stop was based on their … Continue reading →
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What to Know if You are Charged With a Cyber Crime
Computers and other internet-connected devices have become a staple in the lives of many people. When people think of internet crimes, however, they fail to consider the many offenses included in this category. People also fail to understand that a large number of people in the United States each year are charged with internet crimes without having done anything wrong. Due to the increased number of people online, law enforcement has grown more aggressive in how it prosecutes internet crimes. Types of Internet Crimes Internet crime involves unauthorized access to private information that a person stores on a computer, on an internet database, or online. Some examples of this private information include name and contact information, date of birth, social security numbers, bank account information, credit card information, trade secrets, and trademark or copyright details. Cybercrime has a tendency to occur whenever the return on investment is high and the associated risk is low.…
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Cal.1: Def’s false name was intended to avoid probation search condition; he’s estopped to argue exclusionary rule
“We hold that when a probationer gives a false name to a police officer, and a record check of that name fails to reveal that the probationer is in fact subject to a search condition, the probationer is estopped from … Continue reading →
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GILBERT VIOLETA PERDIDO EN SU PROPIO LABERINTO
Tiene parecido con las "Urracas parlanchinas" que molestaban constantemente al "Pajaro loco", este señor debería saber que en "democracia" la voz de la mayoría debe ser aceptada y más aun CUMPLIDA, fatalmente NO vivimos en democracia por eso se atreve a decir que el pedido de vacancia es ilegal y que si prospera el Vicepresidente DEBE renunciar, agregando en el colmo de su cobardía que no puede calificar de traidor a Martín Vizcarra cuando implícitamente la traición fluye de su comentario. Agrega además que el (Vizcarra) fue elegido en una plancha presidencial y si el Presidente es defenestrado ilegalmente (según Violeta) NO debe cumplir con el mandato constitucional de sucesión presidencial. Sin perjuicio de lo anterior el congresista Violeta a) Tuco, o...tal vez Tico, asegura haber "conversado" con CINCUENTA congresistas que le han…
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Prez Trump issues his second pardon; Kristian Saucier, whom prosecutors sought imprisoned for six years, served year for taking photos in classified sub room
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Los Guardiola: "El Choclo"
NO SE LO PIERDAN.
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OH12: Father’s admission of using heroin justified hair follicle testing in custody matter
The juvenile court did not abuse its discretion in ordering hair follicle testing of the father because of his admissions he’d used heroin. Hatfield v. Cornell, 2018-Ohio-798, 2018 Ohio App. LEXIS 840 (12th Dist. Mar. 5, 2018). Defendant’s Franks challenge … Continue reading →
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Saturday Open Thread
Trump is considering the death penalty for drug dealers. Newt Gingrich once tried that. Our last open thread is full, here is a new one. All topics welcome. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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RAÚL TOLA desafía a PROTÁGORAS
http://larepublica.pe/politica/1209074-la-batalla-decisiva "Finalmente, estar en contra de este nuevo proceso de vacancia no debería interpretarse como una forma de resignación. Por el contrario, es una apuesta radical por la institucionalidad. En este caso, por la de la figura presidencial que —más allá de la persona que ocupa el cargo y de los pendientes que tengamos con ella— debe ser cautelada." Este pensamiento está escrito al más puro estilo del creador del SOFISMA. ¿Que es más importante la persona que ocupa el cargo de Presidente de la institución que sea o el cargo que debe ocupar en determinado momento una persona? ¿El cargo por si sólo exige de quién lo ocupe determinadas características y condiciones o cualquiera puede acceder a él? ¿Es el cargo de Presidente de un País uno que, en su ejercicio,…
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Iowa Supreme Court issues latest major ruling on juve sentencing limits and process after Miller
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