Who took part in our 2017 studentcam documentary competition. And studentcam 2018 starts in september with the theme the tunisi tunisi constitution you. Were asking students create a video of why the constitution is important. Now a House Oversight hearing on a bill to reauthorize the office of National Drug control policy. This is almost two hours. The committee on government oversieft and reform will come to order. Without objection, the chair is authorized to call a recess at any time. Before we get to Opening Statements, i want to thank everyone. Our guests, our panelists, those in the audience, the members and staff and everyone for how accommodating you were this morning. We had an unforeseen contingency that arose in our normal room. So thank you for understanding. Over the past two decades, elicit drug use has emerged as a Public Safety cries wis overdoses becoming crises with overdoses becoming the leading cause of injury or death in the United States. Opioids and specifically
Where do things stand today . Reporter we heard from the Santa Clara County playoffs. They continue to do saturation patrols in the Santa Cruz Mountains. The last sighting was 10 00 last night. Lexingt lexington elementary is shut down over suspicions the suspect could be nearby. Surveillance camera captured him yesterday morning robbing a bank of America Branch in scotts valley. He led local police on a car chase on the highway 17 where he hit a number of cars and eventually broke down. An officer fired at him as he ran away into the woods, not clear if he was hit by a bullet. Highway 17 was shut down for several hours. The surrounding homes and schools were forced to shelter in place. Later in the day the su expect described as hispanic broke into a home in the area of weaver and soet a springs. He stole a change of clothes and a mini van. They forced him out of a vehicle and back into the mountains where the terrain as you are well aware is rugged. Its steep and hilly. Even the stre
Legalized portions of spall amounts of marijuana for personal use. Now officially, state laws decriminalizing pot are at odds with federal law which bans it but since drug prosecutions are mostly done at the state level decriminalization is here to stay. Next door in canada, local jurisdictions have experimented with decriminalizing marijuana but canadas new prime minister, Justin Trudeau promises to make pot the law of the land. Drug use is considered a Public Health issue not a crime. Since 2001, porsche gal porschet only decriminalized it, less than a ten day supply that person appears before a three judge panel activitying of a lawyer, a doctor and a social worker. Recommending treatment for addiction, small fine or more often than not, nothing at all. Here in america, drug decriminalization of at least ceacial marijuan casual marijuana use, im not just talking about Health Concerns from an uptick in addiction or road accidents, the question of how to regulate pot use with those co
Months ago marco rubio announced his race for presidency, now hes no longer in the race. The characters still keep being changed. But the race goes on. Tonight, my campaign is suspended. The once promising campaign of marco rubio came to an end. Ironically, the site of his final defeat in this president ial race. It is clear while we are on the right side this year we will not be on the winning side. It was donald trump winning over 50 of a state for the first time, who found himself in the winning side in florida and just about everywhere else. In addition to the winner take all state of florida trump won in illinois and North Carolina, meaning he has won every confederate state except texas. We have a long way to go but at some point its going to get done. The tenor of the Trump Campaign is under scrutiny. The fact is we have to bring our party together. We have to bring it together. Despite his, well, huge night, he did lose the state of ohio to Governor John Kasich who was jubilant
Now officially, state laws decriminalizing pot are at odds with federal law which bans it but since drug prosecutions are mostly done at the state level decriminalization is here to stay. Next door in canada, local jurisdictions have experimented with decriminalizing marijuana but canadas new prime minister, Justin Trudeau promises to make pot the law of the land. Drug use is considered a Public Health issue not a crime. Since 2001, porsche gal porschet only decriminalized it, less than a ten day supply that person appears before a three judge panel activitying of a lawyer, a doctor and a social worker. Recommending treatment for addiction, small fine or more often than not, nothing at all. Here in america, drug decriminalization of at least ceacial marijuan casual marijuana use, im not just talking about Health Concerns from an uptick in addiction or road accidents, the question of how to regulate pot use with those concerns in mind is a real issue. Think about all the rules already i