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Drug Analysis

Prosecutors who covered up Mass. drug lab scandal now face bar discipline, civil rights lawsuit

July 30, 2019 //  by Sarah Olson

Prosecutors who covered up Mass. drug lab scandal now face bar discipline, civil rights lawsuitRead More

Article Source: Washington PostForensic Discipline: Crime Labs, Drug Analysis

House lawmakers change course on smokable hemp

July 25, 2019 //  by Matt Ruby

House lawmakers change course on smokable hempRead More

Article Source: WRALForensic Discipline: Drug Analysis

NC lawmakers want to ban smokable hemp, but farmers got a ‘win’ Wednesday

July 25, 2019 //  by Matt Ruby

NC lawmakers want to ban smokable hemp, but farmers got a ‘win’ WednesdayRead More

Article Source: Charlotte ObserverForensic Discipline: Drug Analysis

Analysis: For Texas lawmakers, a ballad of rope and dope

July 22, 2019 //  by Matt Ruby

Analysis: For Texas lawmakers, a ballad of rope and dopeRead More

Article Source: The Texas TribuneForensic Discipline: Drug Analysis

Proposed Ban on ‘Smokable Hemp’ Earns Support from NC Law Enforcement, Outcry From Sellers

July 20, 2019 //  by Matt Ruby

Proposed Ban on ‘Smokable Hemp’ Earns Support from NC Law Enforcement, Outcry From SellersRead More

Article Source: WFMYForensic Discipline: Drug Analysis

New Police Drug Test Aims to Tell Pot From CBD

July 19, 2019 //  by Matt Ruby

New Police Drug Test Aims to Tell Pot From CBDRead More

Article Source: NBC WashingtonForensic Discipline: Drug Analysis

Texas Legalized Hemp, Not Marijuana, Governor Insists as Prosecutors Drop Pot Charges

July 19, 2019 //  by Matt Ruby

Texas Legalized Hemp, Not Marijuana, Governor Insists as Prosecutors Drop Pot ChargesRead More

Article Source: New York TimesForensic Discipline: Drug Analysis

Hemp law has most big-city prosecutors in Texas stepping back from marijuana charges. But not in El Paso.

July 18, 2019 //  by Matt Ruby

Hemp law has most big-city prosecutors in Texas stepping back from marijuana charges. But not in El Paso.Read More

Article Source: The Texas TribuneForensic Discipline: Drug Analysis

House looks to define smokable hemp as marijuana

July 18, 2019 //  by Matt Ruby

House looks to define smokable hemp as marijuanaRead More

Article Source: WRALForensic Discipline: Drug Analysis

Hemp, marijuana fight may doom NC Farm Act

July 12, 2019 //  by Matt Ruby

Hemp, marijuana fight may doom NC Farm ActRead More

Article Source: WRALForensic Discipline: Drug Analysis, Drug Recognition Experts

Some Texas District Attorneys require lab tests for marijuana charges

July 10, 2019 //  by Matt Ruby

The Texas Legislature recently legalized the cultivation of hemp, complicating enforcement of existing marijuana laws in the state. Hemp and marijuana are the same species of plant, Cannabis sativa, and are distinguishable only through a chemical analysis which shows the THC concentration. The concentration of THC, the psychoactive compound in marijuana, is the legal difference …

Some Texas District Attorneys require lab tests for marijuana chargesRead More

Category: Crime Labs, Reports & PublicationsForensic Discipline: Crime Labs, Drug Analysis

This year, Texas passed a law legalizing hemp. It also has prosecutors dropping hundreds of marijuana cases.

July 9, 2019 //  by Matt Ruby

This year, Texas passed a law legalizing hemp. It also has prosecutors dropping hundreds of marijuana cases.Read More

Article Source: The Texas TribuneForensic Discipline: Drug Analysis, Drug Recognition Experts

North Carolina Senate passes bill expanding hemp industry

June 18, 2019 //  by Matt Ruby

North Carolina Senate passes bill expanding hemp industryRead More

Article Source: WLOSForensic Discipline: Drug Analysis

Retired judge turns to hemp

June 18, 2019 //  by Sarah Olson

Retired judge turns to hempRead More

Article Source: Mt. Airy NewsForensic Discipline: Drug Analysis

Challenging identification of marijuana by sight or smell

June 18, 2019 //  by Matt Ruby

After its decriminalization at the federal level, states have begun implementing programs to oversee the production, manufacture, and distribution of hemp products. Some North Carolina farmers have been participating in a pilot program which allows the legal production of industrial hemp. Since hemp’s legalization, North Carolina faces several areas of uncertainty in enforcement of marijuana …

Challenging identification of marijuana by sight or smellRead More

Category: Announcements, Motions & BriefsTag: Hemp, MarijuanaForensic Discipline: Detection Dogs, Drug Analysis

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