Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 10, 2013. By Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director Speaking today before the US Senate Judiciary Committee, Deputy Attorney General James Cole reaffirmed that the Justice Department is unlikely to challenge statewide marijuana legalization efforts, provided that these efforts impose “robust regulations” which discourage sales to minors and seek[Read More…]
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Statement of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On Commemorating the 16th Street Church Bombing in Birmingham
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 10, 2013. Two weeks ago, thousands of people gathered on the National Mall in front of the Lincoln Memorial to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, where Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his historic “I Have a Dream” speech. That remarkable moment in this Nation’s[Read More…]
Medical Supply Company Officer and Southern California Physician Sentenced for $1.5 Million Medicare Fraud
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 10, 2013. A former officer of Fendih Medical Supply Inc. was sentenced to serve 51 months in prison yesterday in Los Angeles for his role in a fraud scheme that resulted in $1.5 million in fraudulent claims to Medicare. In addition, a physician was sentenced to 27 months[Read More…]
Deputy Attorney General James M. Cole Testifies Before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary Hearing on Conflicts between State and Federal Marijuana Laws, Sept. 10, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 10, 2013. Good afternoon Chairman Leahy, Ranking Member Grassley and distinguished Members of the Committee. I am pleased to speak with you about the guidance that the Department recently issued to all United States Attorneys regarding marijuana enforcement efforts. That guidance instructs our prosecutors to continue to enforce[Read More…]
Senate Judiciary Committee Holds Oversight Hearing On Federal Marijuana Policy, Sept. 10, 2013
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–September 10, 2013 –The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing today titled “Conflicts Between State and Federal Marijuana Laws.” Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), who has pressed the administration on the issue since last year, recently welcomed the Justice Department’s release of guidelines for enforcement of federal marijuana laws in light[Read More…]
Statement on Eight Additional Countries in Support of September 6 Joint Statement on Syria, Sept. 10, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 10, 2013. Today, eight additional countries – Georgia, Guatemala, Kuwait, Malta, Montenegro, Panama, Poland and Portugal – signed on to the joint statement on Syria that was issued on September 6. That statement condemns in the strongest terms the Assad regime’s use of chemical weapons on August 21[Read More…]
Readout of President Obama’s Calls with French President Hollande and British Prime Minister Cameron, Sept. 10, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 10, 2013. This morning, the President spoke separately with French President Hollande and British Prime Minister Cameron. They agreed to work closely together, and in consultation with Russia and China, to explore seriously the viability of the Russian proposal to put all Syrian chemical weapons and related materials[Read More…]
Lifestyle Intervention Improves High Schoolers’ Health, Social Skills, Grades
NIH-supported research shows promise for teens at risk of becoming overweight, obese Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWPSF)–September 10, 2013. A teacher-delivered intervention program promoting healthy lifestyles improved health behaviors, social skills, severe depression, and academic performance in high school adolescents, a study has found. Routine integration of such programs into health education curricula[Read More…]
Blacks in U.S. May be at Higher Risk for Health Problems from Insufficient Sleep
Boston, MA–(ENEWSPF)–September 10, 2013. Blacks are more likely than whites to sleep less than seven hours a night and the black-white sleep disparity is greatest in professional occupations, according to a new study from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH). “Short sleep” has been linked with increased risk of health[Read More…]
U-M Study: Will Companies Drop Health Coverage Because of Obamacare?
ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–September 10, 2013. Will 2014 mark the beginning of the end for employer-sponsored health insurance as we know it? Since the passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2010, policy experts have debated that very question. Thomas Buchmueller, a business economics professor at the University of Michigan’s Ross School,[Read More…]
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