Drug Crimes

Recreational use of cannabis is still illegal in Oklahoma; Oklahoma law, like federal law, still counts cannabis as a Schedule I controlled substance, meaning that it is always illegal and does not have any legally recognized medical uses. Despite this, Oklahoma has allowed medical use of cannabis and implemented rules about the possession and acquisition […]

In the 1980s, cocaine was the drug everyone was afraid of. It was a popular party drug during the disco era; people under the influence were annoyingly jittery, but one must admit that neither Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours nor the classic first five seasons of Saturday Night Live would exist without cocaine. Then the media seized […]

Drug laws have changed a lot since the original passage of the federal Controlled Substances Act in 1970. Researchers are constantly developing new drugs and seeking their approval for medical use; meanwhile, previously unknown drugs turn up in the illegal drug supply. It often takes a few drug busts and drug-related medical emergencies or overdoses […]