1933: Marijuana prohibition— the Tampa Police Department prohibited marijuana use after a marijuana user, who has also been treated for a mental illness, murdered his family. And, of course, these murders were immediately attributed to marijuana use. As such, it also brought about some terrifyin...
Swanson JW, Easter MM, Robertson AG, Swartz MS, Alanis-Hirsch K, et al. Gun violence, mental illness, and laws that prohibit gun possession: evidence from two Florida counties. Health Aff Millwood. 2016; 35(6):1067-75. [PubMed: 27269024]...
The Acentra Health (formerly Kepro) PASRR program provides protections that align with federal and state laws under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to ensure that anyone with a serious mental illness, intellectual disability or a related condition is served in the least restrictive ...
The Board of Nursing has created guidelines for specific offenses to be cleared in the board office; however, the staff cannot make determinations in advance as laws and rules do change over time. Violent crimes and repeat offenders are required to be presented to the Board of Nursing for ...
Under the Constitution, the State can "properly conclude that parents and others, teachers for example, who have [the] primary responsibility for children's well-being are entitled to the support of laws designed to aid discharge of that responsibility." Ginsberg v. New York, 390 U.S. [629...
“affirmative steps” test, there is also the possiblity that a similarly-situated exempt entity could claim to be denied equal protection of the laws if they are denied an exemption on vacant property on which they have taken affirmative steps toward constructing potentially-exempt improvements. ...
Such constitutional protection of insanity defenses is logically required by Graham and would be an important first step in stemming the insanity of some American insanity laws.Graham did not address the mentally ill, but much of its reasoning is remarkably applicable to that population. This ...
adjustments, diagnose, prescribe, or treat any physical or mental illness, and that nothing said during the session should be perceived as such. 5. I understand that our massage therapists are trained professionals. At all times I will adhere to state and ethical ...
Many gun-rights activists oppose the laws. They say they can be used to unfairly take away rights from people who have not been convicted of crimes or professionally evaluated for mental illness. The National Rifle Association's lobbying arm has said such laws allow courts to remove Second Amen...
The Florida Mental Health Act,“Baker Act,” allows the involuntary examination of individuals based on mental illness and “reason to believe” there is a substantial likelihood that without care or treatment the person will cause serious bodily harm to himself or herself or others in the near ...