Month: March 2017

Federal Prison Inmate Sentenced for Possession of Contraband

Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Donald S. Boyce, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced that Wheeler J. Paavola, 35, of Spokane, Washington was sentenced to six months of imprisonment on March 20, 2017 for possession of a controlled substance inside the federal prison at Greenville, Illinois. Paavola’s six-month sentence[Read More…]

DEA To Classify Liquid, Synthetic THC As A Schedule II Controlled Substance

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 30, 2017. Officials from the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) have recommended that Syndros, a liquid form of synthetic THC, be classified as a Schedule II controlled substance under federal law. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials determined last year that the drug formulation is safe and effective[Read More…]

Illinois: Two-Thirds Of Voters Support Regulating Adult Marijuana Use

Carbondale, IL–(ENEWSPF)–March 30, 2017. Sixty-six percent of voters believe that the adult use and sale of marijuana ought to be treated like alcohol, according to statewide polling data compiled by the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University. Support for legalization is strongest among voters under 35 years[Read More…]

New Senate Bill Would End Federal Marijuana Prohibition

Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 30, 2017.  Senator Ron Wyden and Representatives Earl Blumenauer and Jared Polis have introduced legislation in the House and Senate — to permit states to establish their own marijuana regulatory policies free from federal interference. In addition to removing marijuana from the United States[Read More…]

Senator Durbin Meets with CTA and CDOT to Discuss President Trump’s Budget

Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–March 30, 2017.  U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today met with Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) President Dorval Carter and Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) Managing Deputy Commissioner Kevin O’Malley to discuss President Donald Trump’s proposed budget cuts and the devastating impact they could have on[Read More…]

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