Drugs

... Hawaii ranks 46th ....

"...inside these gates, we can do what we need to do...."

...Since the implementation of Hawaii’s first Drug Court in 1996, more than 2,000 people have graduated and found success in improving their lives....

...HDOA worked with federal and state drug enforcement agencies to successfully import the hemp seed varietal, Yuma, from China....

...It would have been nice to see this kind of concern on "medication" intended to kill.... 

...We are three weeks away from the end of the 2018 Legislative Session....

...litigation against manufacturers, marketers, and distributors of opioid pain medications who have irresponsibly spread this terrible epidemic....

...In 2016, Hawaii had the highest life expectancy at birth (81.3 years) and Mississippi had the lowest (74.7 years), a 6.6-year difference....

...The amendment covers 98 percent of the United States’ population....

...people would never tolerate those levels of cigarette smoke in a public place anymore. So why were they OK with pot smoke?....

...Marijuana Edibles Passes First Committee in the Senate....

...Elle Cochran attempted to wrestle the gun away from the security guard before she could be subdued....

...Should ex-coke dealers get more political representation?....

Attorney General Chin said, “Banks and other depository institutions are currently hindered by federal law from providing financial services to cannabis businesses....”

...America's deadliest-ever drug crisis killed more in 2016 than the number of U.S. troops that died in the 20-year Vietnam War....

...Crime and Inability to Join Military or Workforce Present National Crisis....

...legal marijuana users in the state have been receiving letters from the Honolulu Police Department ordering them to turn in their legally owned firearms....

...a standing order to allow pharmacists to dispense Naloxone....

...These gun surrender letters were first sent in September 2016....

...Marijuana users in Honolulu are expected to turn over all firearms and ammunition to the state within 30 days of receiving the notice, according to a letter signed by police chief Susan Ballard....

...Each time a team of officers from the DLNR Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement (DOCARE) flies into the Kalalau section of the Na Pali Coast State Wilderness Park, they find fewer illegal camps and write fewer arrest citations....

...At 10am on Wednesday, September 20, the Department of Health (DOH) is having the first public hearing for its new petition process to add new conditions for the use of medical cannabis....

...Cash Transaction Will Continue under New ‘Cashless’ System....

...Medicare patients in Hawaii take fewer opioid painkillers and fewer antibiotics, on average, than those in any other state. Physicians and health policy experts cite demographics and healthier lifestyles as possible reasons why....

...to give Gregg an opportunity to show her awareness of her injuries had been delayed....

...If you’re rich, Hawaii is a really lousy place to get sick....

...and Hawaii is among the lowest in the USA....

...drug overdose leading cause of injury-related deaths....

...A three day operation last week resulted in additional arrests and the dismantling of large, illegal camps in Kalalau Valley....

...DEA Form 452 doesn’t exist....

...comparing the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 15 key metrics, ranging from arrest and overdose rates to opioid prescriptions and meth-lab incidents per capita....

“If there’s any silver lining to what law breakers are posting on social media, is that it’s caused significant public outrage."

...Presented jointly with PRI’s The World & WGBH News....

Don’t worry: You can trust the Feds and Silicon Valley with your ‘medical’ marijuana records—unless you annoy them in some way....

Company Plans to Expand Customer Base Domestically and Internationally in New Cannabis Markets....

...this bill would take marijuana off the federal controlled substances list - joining other industries such as alcohol and tobacco....

Farmers in SE Colorado started harvesting the plant in 2013, and farmers in Vermont began harvesting in 2014....

Senate Bill 548....

2008 conviction of possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, and possession of a firearm during a drug trafficking crime....

...will give homeless who commit perpetual misdemeanor crimes the option to go before a judge to choose either jail or rehabilitation/taking of their meds/getting off drugs, or getting job training....

Limit opioid painkiller prescriptions to one week at a time....

... legislators are considering a special, higher GET rate for marijuana, but haven’t decided upon that rate yet ....

....paranoia will destroy ya....

MADD wants tougher Hawaii law for DUI with kids in car....

...consumers and purchasers have paid artificially high monopoly prices since late 2009, when generic alternatives of Suboxone might otherwise have become available. During that time, annual sales of Suboxone topped $1 billion....

In light of recent inquiries regarding physicians’ legal authority to prescribe the drug Suboxone for the purpose of opioid detoxification or maintenance treatment of opioid dependence....

Paper Scripts! Hawaii is the lowest ranked state for electronic prescription of controlled substances ....

The Ninth Circuit ruled Tuesday that the Justice Department is barred from using federal funds to prosecute individuals in states where medical marijuana is legal and the individuals are in compliance with state law....

Rats’ blood vessels took at least three times longer to recover function after only a minute of breathing secondhand marijuana smoke....