March 15th, 2008 Posted by: Dr. Dobson
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Paying substance abuse treatment providers for results, not services, may lead to improved quality of care, according to the first published study of a novel performance-based contracting system implemented by the State of Delaware in 2002.
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February 6th, 2008 Posted by: Dr. Dobson
The Vermont House Agricultural Committee has voted unanimously*to approve legislation that would allow farmers in the state to grow industrial hemp, the? Rutland Herald reported Jan. 31.
Under federal law, growing hemp is banned along with cultivation of marijuana, its close cousin. But supporters of the legislation in Vermont said that passage could set the stage for establishing a new industry if a change in policy occurs.
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December 15th, 2007 Posted by: Dr. Dobson
Vermont Gov. James Douglas and Windsor County State Attorney Robert Sand have agreed to cooperate with each other in prosecuting marijuana-possession cases after a dispute centered on Sand’s support for decriminalization of the drug, the Barre Times-Argus reported Dec. 12.
Douglas had been bypassing Sand’s office in prosecuting marijuana-possession cases because he objected to the local prosecutor’s reputed policy of sending all such cases to a court diversion program.
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