The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is a mouthful. It is also a beast of a statute that would take hours to summarize. In essence, it is a law aimed at protecting our private healthcare information from disclosure to third parties.
A professor at the University of California, Berkeley, has published a new study on the effect of the legalization of marijuana in the Netherlands. The Dutch now have some of the least restrictive laws in the world, allowing marijuana to be sold freely in stores to anyone over 18 years old. Advertising marijuana and growing [...]
Candy shaped like marijuana leaves has been distributed to over 1,000 stores around America. The candy’s packaging features the word "legalize" and a person smoking marijuana dressed in 1960s "peace-loving" clothing.
Florida has been receiving a lot of press attention as a result of its newly instituted drug-testing experiment. Seeking to reduce welfare costs and eliminate improper use of public funds by recipients, the state recently mandated that anyone seeking to receive welfare funds submit to drug testing. If the results of the screening are positive, [...]
In law school we learn that incarceration and limitations on personal liberty serve multiple purposes in society. The purpose of any particular period of incarceration can be different for the various actors involved in the criminal case – judge, jury, prosecutors, victims, and society at large. The purposes include retribution (i.e., an eye for an [...]
The ancient plant Salvia is leaving the garden and making a modern-day entrance as a hallucinogenic, and prompting new research into the effects of its use on the human brain. It’s the subject of numerous YouTube videos showing people smoking the substance, as well as reports of celebrity use.
Synthetic marijuana consists of smokeable leaves of plants that have been covered in chemicals that mimic THC, the active ingredient in actual marijuana. Considered to be one of the newest designer drugs, fake pot makers market the substances as “herbal”. However, little credible evidence exists to back up the assertion. Popular among young people, fake [...]
When police make an arrest, there are often situations in which the arrestee requires medical attention because of injury or other physical problems. Often an arrest related to drug or alcohol use may necessitate a stop at the hospital to ensure that the individual is physically able to spend time in jail.
Although they, admittedly, happen much more infrequently than DUI-related car accidents, alcohol-related boating accidents can be just as deadly. During the height of the summer season, it is always a good idea to remind friends and loved ones of the risks associated with boating under the influence of drugs or alcohol. These recent BUI stories [...]
Criminal Liability for Failing to Aid in Drug Overdoses
