Legalize Drugs: Zero Tolerance, Prohibition, Drug Laws, and the War on Drugs – Ron Paul
Legalize Drugs: Zero Tolerance, Prohibition, Drug Laws, and the War on Drugs – Ron Paul – thefilmarchive.org 1988 Paul favors the right to use marijuana as a medical option. He was cosponsor of HR 2592, the States’ Rights to Medical Marijuana Act. He is currently a supporter of the Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of 2008. He also believes marijuana should be completely legal at the federal level. Paul contends that prohibition of drugs is ineffective and advocates ending the War on Drugs. “Prohibition doesn’t work. Prohibition causes crime.” He believes that drug abuse should be treated as a medical problem: “We treat alcoholism now as a medical problem and I, as a physician, think we should treat drug addiction as a medical problem and not as a crime.” The US Constitution does not enumerate or delegate to Congress the authority to ban or regulate drugs in general. Paul believes in personal responsibility, but also sees inequity in the current application of drug enforcement laws, noting in 2000, “Many prisoners are non-violent and should be treated as patients with addictions, not as criminals. Irrational mandatory minimal sentences have caused a great deal of harm. We have non-violent drug offenders doing life sentences, and there is no room to incarcerate the rapists and murderers.” When asked about his position on implementing the Tenth Amendment, Paul explained, “Certain medical procedures and medical choices, I would allow the states to determine that. The state law should prevail not the Federal Government.” Speaking specifically …
MD Anderson Implements Tiered Cancer Sequencing to Personalize Treatment
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Next, broader sequencing, targeting the exons of about 200 genes, is done within a research setting using Nimblegen capture technology and the Illumina HiSeq 2000. While oncologists have access to this data, they cannot act on it without first …
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Leonard Lauder Champions a Cure
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During the Lincoln Center tribute for her, attended by a packed crowd of more than 2,000, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said, “She didn't just give a speech or write a check—she created a movement, The Breast Cancer Research Foundation, which has raised …
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Task force seeks breakthrough in developing antibacterial drugs
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The number fell to nine between 2000 and 2009. By Christine S. Moyer, … Infectious diseases specialist Helen W. Boucher, MD, and her colleagues at Tufts Medical Center in Boston treat patients with antibiotic-resistant infections every day. The …
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