ECLECTIC RANT:Recommend Alameda County Adopt Laura's Law
For the uninitiated, an AOT program allows court-ordered, intensive outpatient treatment for people with severe mental illnesses who refuse medication because their illness impairs their ability to make rational decisions. People with psychotic …
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This Prosecutor May Have Made Batkid's Day, But Her Fight Against Cannabis Is …
“When Sanjay Gupta showed how powerful cannabis treatment can be for gravely ill children [on his CNN documentary 'Weed'], it sent a beacon of hope to thousands of parents of sick children around the world,” Steve DeAngelo said. California became the …
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Monterey County DA to be a leader in recidivism program
"California's district attorneys bring vital experience to the challenge of reducing recidivism, and it is important their perspective is incorporated," Harris said in a statement after the event, where she was flanked by several counties' top …
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Documents show HealthCare.gov couldn't handle 500 users before launch
The problem-plagued website for the federally run health insurance exchanges. Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg/Getty Images … Chao was referring to the problematic launch of the George W. Bush administration's Medicare prescription-drug program. The emails …
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