Tale of 2 cities: Large parts of Big Easy still struggling, long after Katrina

Tale of 2 cities: Large parts of Big Easy still struggling, long after Katrina

Filed under: Baltimore Drug Abuse

The Superdome, where the NFL Super Bowl XLVII football game between the San Francisco 49ers and Baltimore Ravens will be played, is seen at sunset today in New Orleans. ASSOCIATED PRESS Enlarge … "There used to be a drug store over there," he said …
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Medical Marijuana, and its Synthetic Counterparts, on Legislative Agenda

Filed under: Baltimore Drug Abuse

“What I want to do is have a doctor-patient relationship rather than a dealer-patient relationship,” said Delegate Dan Morhaim, D- Baltimore County, who is co-sponsoring the affirmative defense bill. “For many people, (medical marijuana) is completely …
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Millions of dollars spent on prison sentences

Filed under: Baltimore Drug Abuse

Prohibition, she said, created a culture of violence around alcohol, and the same might be true for drugs, which might need a more community approach similar to informal responses to alcohol abuse. “We already have alternatives to incarceration,” she …
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