Future Presentation – Technological Approaches in the Synthesis of Designer Drugs, and Creative Prosecution of the Non-Scheduled, Illicit, Analog Drug

Annual Meeting of the American College of Legal Medicine – Las Vegas, NV, Presentation Date: February 27, 2015 “Technological Approaches in the Synthesis of Designer Drugs, and Creative Prosecution of the Non-Scheduled, Illicit, Analog Drug” (Accepted for presentation at the 2015 annual meeting of the American College of Legal Medicine, Feb. 27, 2015, Las Vegas, […]

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Future Presentation – The Kerry Kennedy DUI Ambien Case: An Enterprise Risk Management Analysis

Sponsored by the American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA) Feb. 12, 2015 – Webinar According to Ms. Teri Kielhorn, Member of AHLA’s ERM Educational Task Force: “As some thoughts for why it would be of interest from an ERM perspective, the  case  reflects the broad impact of look-alike drug containers beyond the issue of physical harm […]

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Are there differences in Toxicity between oral ingestion of marijuana and Smoking?

Presented at the Neu Psyco 2014 conference, Nov. 18th, Havana, Cuba During the past year, the legalization of marijuana (MJ) for medical purposes in the US has greatly increased the use of MJ among adults and teens. Medical marijuana “dispensaries” have opened their doors to patients with legitimate prescriptions for cannabis-containing products, including those that […]

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Prosecutorial Misconduct and Breaches in the Brady Doctrine

(Accepted for presentation to the Jurisprudence Section of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences for presentation in February of 2015) Learning objectives: Review the Brady Doctrine and examine cases of prosecutorial misconduct and breaches in the Brady Doctrine that have resulted in due process violations. The Registry of Prosecutorial Misconduct (1) defines prosecutorial misconduct as any conduct, intentional […]

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Death in police custody or negligence, or body packing and self administration

(Accepted for presentation to the Last Word Society of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences for presentation in February of 2015) Learning objectives: Review the metabolism of heroin; recognize how the route of the administration of heroin leads to differences in the formation of 6-monoacetyl morphine (6-MAM); examine how the onset of the signs of […]

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