Drug control

Federal funds are for local, “front-line” anti-crime and drug enforcement efforts

March 3, 2008 -- Calling the funding essential to the operation of state crime and drug enforcement efforts, the 56 Attorneys General from all jurisdictions of the United States today issued a letter calling on Congressional leaders to restore funding to the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program.    » read more »

March 03, 2008 -- (WASHINGTON, D.C.) -- New Mexico Attorney General Gary King today joined attorneys general from all jurisdictions of the United States in asking Congress to restore funding to the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program.

Byrne-JAG is currently the only source of funding available to local and state law enforcement for multijurisdictional drug enforcement, including methamphetamine initiatives, and is a critical source of funds for drug courts, law enforcement collaboration, gang prevention, and prisoner reentry programs.    » read more »

March 3, 2008 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. – Montana Attorney General Mike McGrath on Monday joined all of the nation's attorneys general in sending a letter to Congressional leaders asking them to restore funding to the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program.    » read more »

March 3, 2008 -- Calling the funding essential to the operation of state crime and drug enforcement efforts, Maine Attorney General Steve Rowe, joined by the 55 other Attorneys General from all jurisdictions of the United States today issued a letter calling on Congressional leaders to restore funding to the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (Byrne-JAG).    » read more »

March 03, 2008 -- Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway joined 55 other Attorneys General from all jurisdictions of the United States today in requesting that Congressional leaders restore funding to the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program. The Byrne-JAG Grants provide essential funding for the operation of state crime and drug-enforcement efforts.    » read more »

Grant funds support essential criminal justice programs in Florida

March 3, 2008 -- TALLAHASSEE, FL - Calling the funding essential to the operation of state crime and drug enforcement efforts, Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum today joined 55 other Attorneys General from all jurisdictions of the United States as they collectively called on Congressional leaders to restore funding to the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program.    » read more »

March 1, 2008 -- DIRECTOR WALTERS: Welcome to everybody on the call. I will just give a brief summary, and then I'll be happy to take your questions on any of the topics we touch on, or others related to the drug control strategy.    » read more »

With Nora Volkow, Director of National Institute on Drug Abuse on the "Monitoring the Future" Report

December 11, 2007 -- DIRECTOR WALTERS: Thank you. As you know, the President announced the latest results of "Monitoring the Future," the annual survey that has been done since the mid-'70s, about rates of teen drug use among 12th, 10th and 8th graders.    » read more »

New law would substantially toughen penalties for drug growers

October 2, 2007 -- TALLAHASSEE, FL - Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum today unveiled a legislative proposal to fight the increasing threat that marijuana grow houses pose to neighborhoods throughout Florida. The Marijuana Grow House Eradication Act also contains powerful child protection provisions including enhanced penalties for those who have a child present at a grow house and enhanced penalties for those who have illegal drugs in close proximity to children under the age of three.    » read more »

September 10, 2007, TALLAHASSEE – Florida Governor Charlie Crist today announced the following appointments:

FLORIDA VIOLENT CRIME AND DRUG CONTROL COUNCIL

Norman Botsford, 63, of Gainesville, chief of police, City of Gainesville, succeeding Samuel Williams, appointed for a term beginning September 10, 2007, and ending June 30, 2009.

James “Jim” Coats, 63, of Clearwater Beach, Sheriff, Pinellas County, succeeding Robert Parker, appointed for a term beginning September 10, 2007, and ending June 30, 2009.    » read more »