Day: June 3, 2013

Statement by the White House Press Secretary on the Announcement of Additional Sanctions Related to Iran

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 3, 2013.  Today the President approved a new Executive Order (E.O.) to further tighten U.S. sanctions on Iran and isolate the Iranian government for its continued failure to meet its international obligations.   This new action targets Iran’s currency, the rial, by authorizing the imposition of sanctions on foreign[Read More…]

New York State Assembly Passes Bill to Allow Medicinal Use of Marijuana in New York State

Passage Follows New Poll: 82% of New Yorkers Support Medical Marijuana, Including 81% of Both Democrats and Republicans Healthcare Practitioners and Patients Urge New York Senate to Pass Bill Without Delay  New York–(ENEWSPF)–June 3, 2013.  Earlier today, the New York State Assembly passed the Compassionate Care Act (A.6357/Gottfried) by a[Read More…]

War on Drugs to be Top Focus at Annual General Assembly of the Organization of American States, June 4-6

Unprecedented OAS Report Stoking Debate Throughout Americas About Ending Prohibition and Legalizing Marijuana Pressure Builds on Secretary Kerry and Drug Czar Kerlikowske as Growing Chorus of Latin American Presidents Call For Drug Policy Reform NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–June 3, 2013.  The annual session of the OAS General Assembly is being held this[Read More…]

Congresswoman Duckworth Applauds Approval of Elgin O’Hare Western Access Project

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 3, 2013. Today, Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) applauded the bipartisan approval of the Elgin O’Hare Western Access Project by the Illinois legislature. Earlier this year, Duckworth urged the Federal Department of Transportation to sign off on a final agreement that allows the State of Illinois to begin construction.[Read More…]

Anti-smoking Medication Shows Promise for Treating Alcohol Dependence

NIH researchers seek to expand treatment options Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–June 3, 2013.  A smoking-cessation medication may be a viable option for the treatment of alcohol dependence, according to a study by scientists at the National Institutes of Health. The study found that varenicline (marketed under the name Chantix), approved in 2006[Read More…]

Adult Prescription Drug Use Linked to Poisonings in Children

Elk Grove Village, IL–(ENEWSPF)–June 3, 2013.  As adult prescription medication use has increased, so have rates of poisonings in children with these medications, according to a study in the July 2013 Pediatrics. The study, “Adult Prescription Drug Use and Pediatric Medication Exposures and Poisonings,” published online June 3, found poisonings[Read More…]

Interior Secretary Jewell Joins D.C. Students to Launch National Fishing and Boating Week

Underscores important contributions that fishing, boating make in outdoor recreation economy WASHINGTON D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 3, 2013.  Surrounded by more than 200 fourth- to seventh-grade students casting fishing lines and donning life jackets, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today joined partners of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to launch National[Read More…]

ACLU Comment on Supreme Court DNA Swab Ruling

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 3, 2013.  The following can be attributed to Steven R. Shapiro, legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union, in response to the Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision upholding the DNA testing of arrestees in Maryland v. King: “Today’s decision creates a gaping new exception to the Fourth Amendment. As[Read More…]

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