Execute Drug Users? – Newt Gingrich

Published May 27, 2012

Execute Drug Users? – Newt Gingrich – 2012 Republican Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich believes the United States should look to Singapore as a model to better fight drug use. Cenk Uygur and Ben Mankiewicz discuss on The Young Turks. thinkprogress.org Subscribe to The Young Turks: bit.ly The Largest Online New Show in the World. Google+: www.gplus.to Facebook: www.facebook.com Twitter: twitter.com

Louisiana House backs mandatory, random drug testing for welfare recipients

Filed under: Drug Use Louisiana

Anyone who tests positive would be required to receive drug treatment to continue getting welfare. The state would pay for the first test. Additional analysis of anyone found to have tested positive for drug use would be paid by the welfare recipient.
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Police beat

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… improper use of warning devices. Arrested by Louisiana State Police. » John Paul St. Martin, 38, 204 St. Paul Ave., Opelousas, bench warrant, hold deputies, cultivation of marijuana, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia.
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