Civil Forfeiture Highway Shakedowns in Tennessee

Published June 4, 2012

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More states pass drug testing for welfare recipients

Filed under: Drug Use Tennessee

"Hard working taxpayers shouldn't be asked to subsidize drug abuse, and this bill will help to ensure they are not," Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin said in a statement Wednesday (May 16) when she signed the measure into law. In Tennessee, Governor Bill …
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Pot land to become park land

Filed under: Drug Use Tennessee

SHORT MOUNTAIN, Tenn. — A remote Tennessee mountain where drug dealers grew and hid mounds of marijuana for more than a decade will soon become protected parkland. Nearly 1000 acres on Short Mountain in Cannon County will be kept free of development …
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Credit cards: Top 5 cards for grads

Filed under: Drug Use Tennessee

By Odysseas Papadimitriou, Guest blogger / June 2, 2012 Robyn Wyckoff smiles at her family and friends attending her graduation from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center last month in Memphis, Tenn. Graduates applying for credit cards …
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Penalties for drugs varies in SEC

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Just how many suspensions for recreational drug use are handed down in the SEC or any NCAA-affiliated conference is unknown because privacy rules prohibit schools from disclosing positive tests. SEC Commissioner Mike Slive said a conference-wide …
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