Supreme Court Considers Two Drug Dog Cases

Supreme Court Considers Two Drug Dog Cases

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The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Wednesday in two Florida cases involving the use of drug dogs. In the first case, Florida v. Jardines, the court will decide whether a … For example, in a survey of drug dogs used by police departments in …
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Downers Grove police to host heroin forum

Filed under: Chicago Drug Abuse

Officials have previously attributed the increase in heroin use to the so-called Heroin Highway — Interstates 290 and 88 — which allows easy access to Chicago's West Side to score the drug at $ 10 a dose, or "jab." "It's an epidemic," Berlin said. "It …
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Alternative Presidential Candidates Face Off in Third Party Debate in Chicago

Filed under: Chicago Drug Abuse

ROCKY ANDERSON: We need to end drug prohibition, just like we ended alcohol prohibition, and treat drug use and abuse as a public health and education issue, and get it entirely out of the criminal justice system. (APPLAUSE). KWAME HOLMAN: But …
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