Police oppose hemp legislation

Industrial hemp production in Kentucky is not economically sound, would impose an unnecessary financial burden on the state, and could facilitate future efforts to legalize its cousin – marijuana, according to law enforcement officials across the commonwealth. “All of...

Rogers Fights for More Drug Ed Requirements

WASHINGTON, DC (June 17, 2011) – U.S. Rep. Harold “Hal” Rogers (KY-05) has joined his colleagues in the Congressional Caucus on Prescription Drug Abuse in introducing bipartisan legislation to strengthen the battle against the nation’s fastest...

Rogers urges FL not to repeal monitoring program

WASHINGTON, D.C.- U.S. Congressman Hal Rogers (KY-05) has called on Florida Gov. Rick Scott to reconsider his proposal to repeal Florida’s Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP). In a letter to Gov. Scott on February 17, Rogers, co-chair of the Congressional...

Rally to set facts straight on SB-45

Critics of legislation that would require a prescription for pseudoephedrine-containing products – the key ingredient in methamphetamine production – don’t have their facts correct, according to the head of a regional anti-drug organization. “By regulating a small...
Rally to support pseudoephedrine bill

Rally to support pseudoephedrine bill

A rally to show support for legislation aimed at reducing the availability of methamphetamine across Kentucky will be held in Frankfort on Thursday, February 3. The event will begin at 2:30 p.m. in the Capitol Rotunda. All participants are asked to arrive no later...