According to a new decision by the Supreme Court, “cocaine base” is not limited to crack cocaine for the purposes of prosecution and mandatory minimum sentencing under the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986 (ADAA).Instead, it refers to the substance’s basic… Continue reading this article, and get more legal news and information, at FindLaw.com

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Supreme Court: Cocaine Sentence Upheld via ‘Cocaine Base’

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Where there is marriage, there is divorce.  This is particularly true of Wyoming, where the state Supreme Court ruled earlier this week that, though the state doesn’t generally recognize same-sex marriages, state courts still have the jurisdiction to grant a… Continue reading this article, and get more legal news and information, at FindLaw.com.

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Wyoming Same-Sex Divorces Approved by Court

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Kids are growing up faster and faster these days, and I’m not talking about puberty. Sex, drugs and alcohol may have become permanent fixtures in the nation’s middle schools, but are they also making their way into our elementary schools?..

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D.C. Fourth Graders Ingest Cocaine at School

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A new craze has hit the nation! Or at least the nation’s nail salons. Lacquer nail polish, also known as shellac nail treatments, has women flocking to salons for pedicures designed to last two to three weeks. Though a lacquer…

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Spring Pedicure: Doctor Warns of Foot Risks

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After about five minutes of reading Lil Wayne lyrics, this blogger couldn’t decide if the Grammy-winning rapper is offensive to the ladies, or just likes to please. Putting that consideration aside for a moment, news is out that a woman…

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Lil Wayne Recording Session: Noel ‘Detail’ Fisher Sexual Assault?

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With gas prices soaring, driving has become more expensive than ever.

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What are These Traffic Ticket ‘Points’ About?

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The Small Business Administration is now receiving public comments on its review of agency regulations and whether to expand, remove or streamline existing rules. U.S. Senator Olympia Snowe wants you to chime in.

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Should There be Laws to Protect Small Business?

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In a few days, the Buju Banton news went from Grammy for Best Reggae Album to Buju Banton Found Guilty of cocaine possession. The reggae artist is facing up to 15 years in a federal prison

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Buju Banton Found Guilty of Cocaine Dealing, Faces 15 Years

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Can they? Probably not. Would they

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Could CBS Fire Charlie Sheen for his Porn Star Drug Parties?

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Celebrities and cocaine, is anyone else noticing a trend here? The latest star to grab headlines for possession of the white powder is singer Bruno Mars. The chart topper (real name: Peter Hernandez) was arrested for cocaine possession after a…

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Bruno Mars Arrested for Cocaine Possession in Las Vegas

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