Questioned Sample from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency

2018 ◽  
pp. 487-498
Author(s):  
MISSING-VALUE MISSING-VALUE
Keyword(s):  
Drug Enforcement ◽  
Drug Enforcement Agency ◽  
The U.S

scholarly journals Between Prohibitionism and Religious Freedom: The Legal Disputes Concerning an Ayahuasca Church and the United States Government

2021 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 463-478
Author(s):  
Henrique Fernandes Antunes
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Religious Freedom ◽  
The United States ◽  
United States Government ◽  
Drug Enforcement ◽  
Controlled Substances ◽  
States Government ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Drug Enforcement Agency ◽  
The U.S

This article focuses on the legal disputes between the U.S. government and the Centro Espírita Beneficente União do Vegetal (UDV), as well as on the regulation of the religious use of ayahuasca by the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA). Our aim is to present the main issues that were at stake throughout the dispute, especially the relationship between the limits of religious freedom when associated with the use of controlled substances.

scholarly journals Cannabis Teratology Explains Current Patterns of Coloradan Congenital Defects: The Contribution of Increased Cannabinoid Exposure to Rising Teratological Trends

2019 ◽  
Vol 58 (10) ◽  
pp. 1085-1123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Albert Stuart Reece ◽  
Gary Kenneth Hulse
Keyword(s):  
Central Nervous System ◽  
Birth Rate ◽  
Septal Defect ◽  
Ductus Arteriosus ◽  
Congenital Defects ◽  
Drug Enforcement ◽  
Exposure Data ◽  
Multivariate Adjustment ◽  
Drug Enforcement Agency ◽  
Patent Ductus

Rising Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol concentrations in modern cannabis invites investigation of the teratological implications of prenatal cannabis exposure. Data from Colorado Responds to Children with Special Needs (CRCSN), National Survey of Drug Use and Health, and Drug Enforcement Agency was analyzed. Seven, 40, and 2 defects were rising, flat, and falling, respectively, and 10/12 summary indices rose. Atrial septal defect, spina bifida, microcephalus, Down’s syndrome, ventricular septal defect, and patent ductus arteriosus rose, and along with central nervous system, cardiovascular, genitourinary, respiratory, chromosomal, and musculoskeletal defects rose 5 to 37 times faster than the birth rate (3.3%) to generate an excess of 11 753 (22%) major anomalies. Cannabis was the only drug whose use grew from 2000 to 2014 while pain relievers, cocaine, alcohol, and tobacco did not. The correlation of cannabis use with major defects in 2014 (2019 dataset) was R = .77, P = .0011. Multiple cannabinoids were linked with summary measures of congenital anomalies and were robust to multivariate adjustment.

Jalisco cartel presents a threat to the Mexican state

2015 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Strategic Flexibility ◽  
Security Forces ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Drug Enforcement ◽  
Mexican State ◽  
The Us ◽  
Security Costs ◽  
Drug Traffickers ◽  
New Generation ◽  
Drug Enforcement Agency

Subject The rising strength of the CJNG. Significance In the four months since members of the New Generation Jalisco Cartel (CJNG) ambushed and gunned down 15 policemen on a mountain road to the Mexican resort town of Puerta Vallarta, the group has regularly been in the headlines for violent confrontations with security forces as it expands its criminal activities. The CJNG's leaders are, according to the US Drug Enforcement Agency, now "the richest of Mexico's drug traffickers". The growth of the organisation into a formidable force raises new questions regarding the extent of the threat it poses. Impacts While government attacks on the CJNG will escalate violence in Michoacan and Jalisco, heavy-handedness could discredit security forces. The CJNG's business diversity, strategic flexibility and deep community links will make it difficult to dismantle. CJNG expansion could bring it into conflict with the Sinaloa Federation. Though cartel activity will not affect investment, businesses will likely suffer high security costs and may be subject to extortion.

scholarly journals The War On Drugs And Crime Rates

2012 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 285
Author(s):  
Yassaman Saadatmand ◽  
Michael Toma ◽  
Jeremy Choquette
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
War On Drugs ◽  
The United States ◽  
Crime Rates ◽  
Federal Spending ◽  
Drug Offenders ◽  
Drug Enforcement ◽  
Explanatory Variables ◽  
Drugs And Crime ◽  
Drug Enforcement Agency

This paper analyzes the effects of the War on Drugs on crime rates. Many in the field of law enforcement believe that incarcerating drug offenders reduces crime. However, time-series analysis of four types of crime rates in the United States does not support this view. Using seven explanatory variables, including federal spending on the Drug Enforcement Agency, incarceration rates for drug offenders, and abortion rates, the results suggest the incarceration of drug offenders causes a crowding-out effect in prisons, releasing non-drug offenders and thereby potentially increasing, rather than reducing crime.

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