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Mar 14
Punjab government to prioritise rehabilitation over criminalisation for drug addicts under NDPS Act

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Government will provide rehabilitation and de-addiction for individuals caught with a non-commercial quantity of drugs, granting them immunity under Section 64(a) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. Interestingly, after Kerala, Punjab ranked second among all states in the country last year for the number of cases registered under the […]

Mar 14
Flooding the Zone Does Not Work for Opioid Plaintiffs in Maine Drug & Device Law

March 13, 2025 Litigation attorney Eric Alexander authored a Drug & Device Law article on the recent case of Eastern Maine Medical Center v. Walgreen Co., highlighting the tactic of “flooding the zone” with excessive claims and its use in opioid litigation. In this case, the Supreme Judicial Court of Maine dismissed an extensive 509-page complaint against multiple […]

Mar 14
Jonathan Entin comments on recreational marijuana law

March 13, 2025 Media You voted to legalize marijuana, but it’s being restricted. Here’s what that means.WEWS: Jonathan Entin, the David L. Brennan Professor Emeritus of Law, explained that Senate Bill 56 would not affect medical marijuana. He emphasized that citizens can’t stop the legislative changes, as initiated statutes, like the recreational marijuana law, can be […]

Mar 14
Remember La Mota! Oregon Sec of State Read withdraws scandal-marred cannabis audit that led to predecessor’s downfall

OPB Oregon New Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read on Wednesday withdrew the scandal-marred audit of the state’s liquor and cannabis commission that ended a predecessor’s political career. “My team and I concluded that the selection of the audit, the framework for the audit, and potential predetermination of its conclusions imperiled the audit from the […]

Mar 14
Judge rules Minnesota can prosecute marijuana crimes on reservations even after legalization

Minnesota Reformer reports A Minnesota district court judge ruled that the state may prosecute Native Americans on most reservations for possessing large amounts of marijuana, allowing a felony case against a White Earth man to proceed. The ruling is the first — though likely not the last — to address state law enforcement’s jurisdiction over […]