Kansas AG enters fray in doctor’s federal case

Mar 25, 2008 Author Unknown Associated Press WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - The Kansas Attorney General’s Office says it’s monitoring actions by the head of an advocacy group for chronic-pain patients [...]

Kansas AG Keeps Eye on PRN

Mar 25, 2008 By: Roxana Hegeman The Associated Press WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas attorney general’s office is monitoring actions by the president of the Pain Relief Network to see if she is illegally practicing law as her patient advocacy group backs a Haysville physician indicted for operating a “pill mill” linked to at least 56 overdose deaths [...]

Schneider Patients Claim Gov’t Harassment

Mar 21, 2008 Deborah Farris KAKE Chanel 10 News Former patients of a federally indicted Haysville doctor say they are being intimidated by the federal government. Stephen and Linda Schneider, of Haysville, are behind bars facing federal charges of over-prescribing narcotic pain medications. The US Attorney is linking the couple to the overdose deaths of 56 patients [...]

GROUPS ACROSS POLITICAL SPECTRUM URGE CONGRESS TO INCLUDE FEDERAL SCIENTISTS IN PENDING WHISTLEBLOWER BILL

Mar 18, 2008PRN March 18, 2008United States Senate Washington, DC 20510Dear Senator:In the next few weeks, House and Senate negotiators are working to reconcile bills to enhance whistleblower protections for federal employees. Your leadership on this issue will help to ensure that the final version of the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act contains specific protections for federal [...]

Nonprofit accused of exploiting Schneiders

Mar 8,2008 By: Ron Sylvester The Wichita Eagle A federal prosecutor claimed Friday that the nonprofit Pain Relief Network has exploited criminal charges against a local doctor and his wife for its own benefit [...]

Jamaica: Government Considering Marijuana Legalization, Official Says

Mar 7,2008Author UnknownStop the drug war.orgThe Jamaican government is considering whether to legalize or decriminalize marijuana as part of possible changes to the island nation's drug laws, an official told the Associated Press last Friday. The herb is revered by Jamaica's Rastafarians and widely consumed, grown, and trafficked in the Caribbean nation.A seven-member government commission [...]