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Cobalt Violet

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51. It already is decriminalized here. n/t

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Mass. Chemist Faked Drug Tests, Thousands Wrongly Convicted. [View all] caseymoz Sep 2012 OP

I'm surprised they didn't have someone Confusious Sep 2012 #1

She was finishing 550 tests a month . . . caseymoz Sep 2012 #3

is it only *one* person who does drug tests for an entire state? HiPointDem Sep 2012 #6

Oh, F yea, a lot of turds to clean up Confusious Sep 2012 #9

I don't know about drug tests... harmonicon Sep 2012 #12

On one hand, you have a point Confusious Sep 2012 #14

Oh, these things could have landed a lot of people in prison... harmonicon Sep 2012 #15

Eleven hundred people, specifically...and they have an axe to grind. MADem Sep 2012 #28

I worked in an environmental testing lab glowing Sep 2012 #18

Retesting a random sampling at a different facility would be smart QC. Gormy Cuss Sep 2012 #38

what a colossal mess grasswire Sep 2012 #2

Are jails are filled with non violent B Calm Sep 2012 #4

It's a step worse if they're filled with non-offenders. caseymoz Sep 2012 #29

Like with other wars The Wizard Sep 2012 #5

Smedley would be rolling over in his grave at the privatization of the prison system to silvershadow Sep 2012 #7

You are right to question info. coming from our legal system... There is a huge divide between law midnight Sep 2012 #8

They have to release all of them Scairp Sep 2012 #10

It's Massachusetts. Stuff like this happens all the time. Mopar151 Sep 2012 #16

That kind of thing is hardly unique to Massachusetts. nt. Mariana Sep 2012 #20

Sadly, you are right. Does'nt make it good. nt Mopar151 Sep 2012 #22

Not even that. Just no one bothering to fully check a resume. TheMadMonk Sep 2012 #21

A lot of the real diplomas are meaningless. n./t Mopar151 Sep 2012 #23

Article doesn't say what was on her resume, caseymoz Sep 2012 #31

omg n/t orleans Sep 2012 #11

check out this one in Good Reads RainDog Sep 2012 #13

Yay, Drug War! Warren DeMontague Sep 2012 #17

Well, fortunately our state voters decriminalized weed possession up to 2 ounces a couple years back bluestate10 Sep 2012 #26

Up to 1oz... not 2oz -..__... Sep 2012 #42

Bet she has links to the private prison scumbags n/t malaise Sep 2012 #19

More fun from the War on Drugs ck4829 Sep 2012 #24

The Massachusetts Crime Lab system is one of the state functions that bluestate10 Sep 2012 #25

That's what I've put together. caseymoz Sep 2012 #36

+1000 smirkymonkey Sep 2012 #44

Well, it's win-win. Scootaloo Sep 2012 #52

Who was paying her to do this? n/t porphyrian Sep 2012 #27

Anyone who can look at these facts and still support criminalized marijuana is Bluenorthwest Sep 2012 #30

I wonder if this affects a person's voting rights.... hmmmm. n/t 2on2u Sep 2012 #32

Oh gee, a convicted felon? Voting rights? But I bet gun rights go unaffected. lonestarnot Sep 2012 #33

Right on target..... so to speak!! n/t 2on2u Sep 2012 #37

You must be joking... right? -..__... Sep 2012 #43

Oooooo, the evil, evil New England. 2ndAmForComputers Sep 2012 #49

Romney appointee? Turbineguy Sep 2012 #34

Is any governor personally tasked with appointing individual lab chemists? hughee99 Sep 2012 #39

No but people Romney appointed hired her. Turbineguy Sep 2012 #47

She was hired by someone who worked for someone, hughee99 Sep 2012 #48

I see a VERY large class action suit .. 99Forever Sep 2012 #35

Thousands of lives damaged, thousands of dreams destroyed jsr Sep 2012 #40

All necessary losses to fight the war on drugs! ck4829 Sep 2012 #41

This happens quite a bit obamanut2012 Sep 2012 #45

Not checking credentials seems to be not that uncommon. dixiegrrrrl Sep 2012 #46

From a purely financial perspective ... Kennah Sep 2012 #50

It already is decriminalized here. n/t Cobalt Violet Sep 2012 #51

LIFE and a day minimum. obxhead Sep 2012 #53