Controlled Substance Detection Paper

Most of us would agree that drug abuse and addiction is no respecter of persons. Regardless of age, race, gender, or economic status drug addiction can rear its ugly head in any situation. Like most Americans, I have personally been affected by the pitfalls of drug addiction from relatives and friends. Therefore, I have witnessed firsthand the devastation that it leaves on family members, friends, and the communities, in which they reside. Since its inception in 1986 the Anti-Drug Abuse Act, as caused more harm than good. At the start of this Act, Congress implemented maximum drug quantities initially targeted at “serious” and “major” drug traffickers. Congress concluded that 500 grams of powder cocaine would trigger a five-year mandatory minimum, and five kilograms would trigger a ten-year mandatory minimum. However, for crack cocaine the triggering quantities were significantly less. Only five grams of crack cocaine would prompt five-years and just fifty grams to prompt a ten-year sentence. This massive gap became known as the 100-to-1 sentencing disparity. Soon after several states began to legislate sentencing disparities between powder cocaine and crack cocaine into their criminal codes. The original targets of

During 1984 through 1994, 10 years into The Crack Epidemic, the homicide rate of African American males aged 14-17 doubled. Along with an increase of African American children in foster care, fetal death rates and weapon arrests. Roles lost in families and the community. Health and lifestyle of the African American communities depleting due to the powerful affects of crack cocaine. The African American community has been significantly affected by The Crack Epidemic in the areas of health and culture as a result of where the source of crack cocaine introduced itself in America, laws surrounding crack cocaine and the perception of the drug.

Facts: This case consists of Hereford a criminal informant who gets information of narcotic laws to Officer Marsh; a federal narcotic agent with 29 years on the job. Hereford had been feeding Marsh information for close to 6 months and that information was accurate and reliable. In the early days of September 1956, Hereford told Officer Marsh that the defendant James Draper was distributing illegal narcotics throughout Denver. Several days later, Hereford told Marsh that in the days before Draper went to Chicago and set to return with several ounces of heroin. Along with the information given Hereford gave a physical description of Draper, which included his age, weight, race, and clothes that he had

Marc Creighton is being charged with section 222 (5)(a) under the Code. The unlawful act in question was trafficking of narcotics. “Traffic” in this instance is being defined as administering cocaine which is found under Schedule I of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (Then known as the Narcotic Control Act).

As the opioid epidemic continues to rise, news outlets and politicians have focused their attention on heroin and opioids. However, they continue to ignore the number one killer, fentanyl. This synthetic opioid is similar to heroin but 50-100 times more potent. In the pharmaceutical industry, fentanyl is prescribed to treat extreme pain, specifically in cancer patients.

Id. ¶ 40, 873 N.W.2d at 696. See United States v. Aponte, 619 F.3d 799, 800, 807 (8th Cir. 2010) (holding that the “knowing” element was not supported by sufficient evidence to show that the occupants knew drugs were in the third party owned vehicle; there was no evidence presented linking the defendants to the drugs; and the prosecution cited no authority to support other rationale for inferring knowledge). See also Utah v. Salas, 820 P.2d 1386, 1387-88 (Utah Ct. App. 1991) (holding that the “knowing” element was not supported by sufficient evidence to prove the defendant knew about the drugs found under the seat of another occupant).

Fallsbauer will argue that he did not have knowledge of the chemical structure of the drug, and that because he was told how to make the Taz tabs by his nephew and could buy the materials at the drugstore, he did not know that the substance could be similar to an illegal drug. Evidence of this are the method of sale transactions, which were in public, in the daylight, and not concealed. Because the Government has proven that he knew the Taz had heightened caffeinated effect similar to a drug listed on the drug schedules, they have not met the mens rea element necessary to uphold the

First, the supreme court rejected all of the prosecution’s case law it relied on to support that the jury’s inference of knowledge was reasonable under the circumstances. Then, the majority then crafted their own logic, not rooted in possession case law, to justify convicting Fischer of possession of methamphetamine. The court’s logic was

The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) gives certain bodies or individuals such as research scientists, pharmacies, doctors and manufacturers the legal right to access controlled substances.

This is why The Analog Act of1986 containing the Controlled Substance List I & II is

Looking at a more practical example before the technical specifications, in 2014, a group of people from Rocky Mount were conspiring with larger groups to have heroin transported from New Jersey to Rocky Mount. The United States Attorney stated that local and federal law enforcement was committed to putting a stop to heroin related charges in the area. When apprehending the participants, it was considered conspiring to distribute and to possess with the intend to distribute heroin, a Schedule I substance. This is a violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1) and 846. Title 21 USC 841(a)(1) states, “(a) Unlawful acts Except as authorized by this subchapter, it shall be unlawful for any person knowingly or intentionally— (1) to manufacture, distribute, or dispense, or possess with intent to manufacture, distribute, or dispense, a controlled substance (“21 E.S. Code § 841 - prohibited acts A,” 1970). The subsequent United States Code, 846, concerns the attempt and conspiracy to sell (“21 U.S.C. 846 – attempt and conspiracy,” n.d.). Looking at the more technical side of legality more in depth than related convictions, there is a set standard of penalties regarding Schedule I drugs. All charges related to heroin, possession or distribution, are felonies. The possession classifies as a Class I felony and has a potential penalty of six to twelve months in prison, along with fines and possible loss of license. Heroin distribution of four to fourteen grams is a Class F felony, resulting in stronger penalties. This penalty equals between seventy and eighty-four months, five to seven years, in prison, as well as a $50,000 fine. Penalties regarding fourteen to twenty-eight grams has a potential penalty of ninety to one hundred and seventeen months, seven and a half years to nine and a half years, as well as

II. Whether the government’s presentation of circumstantial evidence showing that the defendant-appellant acted evasively in his dealing with the substance at issue, knew the chemical components that made up the substance, and knew the effects of the substance was sufficient to prove the requisite scienter element necessary to sustain

Police dogs are known as local and national heros, but are they actually harming our society? Recently videos have been released of K9 dogs attacking humans, unable to be stopped by their handlers. Many people overlook these cases but some of the videos are hard to ignore. Many dog bite cases have been ignored by judges as well. Researchers are calling this the “Rin Tin Tin Effect.” This is when in court, police dog bites are overlooked due to their ‘Hero’ status and influence of their handlers. Drug search dogs and other service dogs also should be addressed in this category. Because attacking dogs have been misbehaving and it is becoming more apparent to the public, dogs in the police force should be limited to search and rescue missions.

Starting in 1914 the U.S introduced the first probation acts that prohibited the consumption of Opiates and Cocaine with the Harrison Narcotics act of 1914 Later this act was amended to include marijuana. This Act was the first use of federal criminal law in the United Sates to attempt to deal with the nonmedical use of drugs (wisegeek). The war of drugs started primarily in the 1971 when Nixon declared the war on drugs. He dramatically increased the size and presence of federal drug control agencies (Drug Policy). With the first major organized drug imports from Columbia from the Black Tuna Gang based in Miami, Florida Columbia was quickly growing into a drug superpower able to feed America’s growing addictions.

Narcotics are central nervous system depressants that relieve pain without causing the user to lose consciousness. It is this reason many people choose to abuse prescription narcotics.