Do you agree or disagree with the concept of drug legalization, and do you make a distinction between Marijuana and other hard drugs like, Heroin, Cocaine, Meth and illegal pills (Oxycotin, Lortab and Valium). The following is an interesting discussion on Utah drug legalization and victimless crimes by the Sutherland Institute’s Paul Mero.
Posts Tagged ‘cocaine’
Utah Drug Legalization and Victimless Crimes. Does the Legalization Argument work for Heroin, Cocaine, Meth and Illegal Pills or Just Marijuana?
Jan
05
Clayton Simms, Criminal Defense Attorney, on the topic of Drugs in Utah, Question
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Strange Process of Making Cocaine
Jul
02
Cocaine is an addictive drug that can create health problems. One of the reasons cocaine is unhealthy is because of the chemical used in making cocaine. Diesel gasoline, sulfuric acid and ammonia are some of the chemicals used when making cocaine.
Newsflash: In Utah It Is Illegal To Possess Meth, Heroin, Cocaine, Ecstasy or Marijuana
Dec
13
In Utah it is illegal to intentionally or knowingly possess controlled substances like: methamphetamine, heroin, cocaine, ecstasy, marijuana, or any controlled substances that are illegal without a valid prescription. Possession of a Controlled Substance may include not only direct possession, but also constructive possession. A prosecutor may argue that under the constructive possession theory, the defendant may not have actually possessed drugs on his or her person, but had control over the drugs. For example, the drugs were in the defendant’s coat and the coat was near the defendant, and the defendant knew the drugs were in the coat.
It is essential that you contact a knowledgeable Utah criminal defense attorney about what a prosecutor needs to prove in a drug possession case. In some of the district courts in Utah, specialized drug courts have been set up that emphasize treatment and rehabilitation over punishment. The drug courts are widely recognized as being very successful in turning people’s lives around once a drug problem has been identified.
Pregnant women in Utah may face drugs charges if their baby is born with drugs in its system
Jun
04
Jessica, on the topic of Drugs in Utah
photo: what amycakes made
The Federal Unborn Victims of Violence Act of 2004 states that a child in the womb is a legal victim is they are injured or killed as a result of one of 60 listed federal violent crimes. Since the 1970s state prosecutors have constantly sought to convict pregnant women of criminal charges for using drugs while pregnant. Although usually unsuccessful, prosecutors have continued this battle through to the present day. There are quite a few state statutes, depending on the state, that may allow for this prosecution as well as the federal Unborn Victims of Violence Act. Organizations such as the National Association of Public Child Welfare Administrators and the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD) have spoke out vocally against this: “A punitive approach is fundamentally unfair to women suffering from addictive diseases and serves to drive them away from seeking both prenatal care and treatment for their alcoholism and other drug addictions” (NCADD, Policy Statement, Women, Alcohol, Other Drugs and Pregnancy, April 29, 1990)
Due to the extensive efforts of the state to prosecute pregnent women, if your newborn baby was found with drugs in his/her system it is extremely important to have discussed the legal rammifications with a criminal defense attorney that is well qualified and experienced in defending drug charges.
Impure Utah Cocaine can rot your Flesh
Jun
01
Jessica, on the topic of Drugs in Utah
photo: funkandjazz
Taking any type of impure cocaine whether it is contaminated or cut with another substance can have detrimental side effects. Impure sources can cause abnorminally low white-cell counts, cause bone marrow loss, and can kill layers of your skin leading it to rot away. In the June issue of Annals of Internal Medicine, Dr. Ghinwa Dumyati from the University of Rochester Medical Center describes two female cocaine users at the hospital with peculiar bruises and large pieces of dead flesh; Levamisole was found in their blood. Levamisole was formerly a cancer drug that is now used to prevent worms in animals, but is also a popular agent used to dilute cocaine. Levamisole is cheap, easily found, is the right texture and taste, may increase your high, can be extremely addictive, and may accelerate your heart rate. Although cutting cocaine seems like an immoral way to sell the drug, all types of cocaine are illegal and therefore immoral in Utah. If you find yourself caught in the middle of any type of cocaine and the law you must find yourself a criminal defense attorney to protect your rights.
Dollar Bills in Utah Carry Cocaine
Mar
26
photo: In a N.Y. State Of Mind
Many of the dollar bills you come in contact with in Utah carry cocaine. The American Chemical Society conducted a study in 2009 that found traces of cocaine on 90% of the U.S. paper currency. However, most of the bills were not used to snort cocaine and did not even pass through the hands of a drug kingpin. The bills usually come in contact with the cocaine through indirect methods. The few bills that are actually used for the purposes of cocaine continue to carry some of the drug. Cocaine is an extremely fine powder and when the contaminated bills change hands they leave a trail of cocaine. The largest spread of the drug happens at banks, casinos, and other big gatherings of currency. When the contaminated bills make it to a bank they are often put in a counting machine or ATM. Then, the cocaine passes to the other bills in the machines. More importantly the fine powder is left behind in the machines and continues to transfer to other dollar bills passing through. Such small amounts of the very fine powder would only be detectable on the hands of those who come across very large quantities of dollar bills. This type of environmental contamination from large amounts of currency has occurred in Utah. In the case of the State of Utah v. Dale Moroni Gibbons the Utah criminal defense attorney Clayton Simms argued that the defendant, the Chief Financial Officer of Zions Bank, was surrounded by U.S. currency that was contaminated with illegal substances, including cocaine. In closing arguments at the jury trial, Utah criminal defense attorney Clayton Simms argued that the defendant’s positive hair test for cocaine was a result of environmental contamination. The jury acquitted the defendant of all charges including possession of a controlled substance, and he walked out of court a free man.
