tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post7560198982855693664..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Might Texas revisit needle exchange pilots with Susan Reed gone, disease prevention in the news?Gritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-86935561200869272882015-03-18T14:51:43.018-05:002015-03-18T14:51:43.018-05:00Any idea on who are the swing voters on the issue?...Any idea on who are the swing voters on the issue?<br />Samuel Gnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-46678719449278003282014-11-24T16:18:11.595-06:002014-11-24T16:18:11.595-06:00"Paying for someone's drug habit" wi..."Paying for someone's drug habit" will remain legitimate Republican primary campaign fodder so long as you're specifying the health authority (government) to pay for it.<br /><br />If it were instead a permitting process of non profits and those funds were raised privately, you would be down to four Republican legislators that would object.<br /><br />Fund it through state grants at a later point when you have proven programs in place and the campaign fodder goes the other way "costing billions in health care costs of felons".Chris Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03837397319040457859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-54434678779604061452014-11-24T02:08:29.708-06:002014-11-24T02:08:29.708-06:00She could also do what they do in Harris County, 6...She could also do what they do in Harris County, 6:59 - send it to the crime lab and prosecute for felony possession based on traces left on a used syringe, etc.. There are lots of potential, creative charging options if one wants to ignore the express will of the Legislature and just be an obstructionist jerk about it.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-1149024530108431562014-11-22T18:59:47.666-06:002014-11-22T18:59:47.666-06:00As I recall, DA Reed wanted to prosecute people ru...As I recall, DA Reed wanted to prosecute people running the pilot program for "delivery of drug paraphernalia," which for a first conviction is a Class A misdemeanor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-88223961273096280982014-11-22T06:58:31.984-06:002014-11-22T06:58:31.984-06:00I'm afraid it does, JDG. Possession of paraphe...I'm afraid it does, JDG. Possession of paraphernalia is a Class C misdemeanor otherwise.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-76342845725499035172014-11-21T20:00:41.999-06:002014-11-21T20:00:41.999-06:00Does this even require legislation? In California...Does this even require legislation? In California, the mayors of San Francisco and several other cities used their emergency powers to allow needle exchange programs "for the duration of the HIV crisis."jdgalthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13236899779621301830noreply@blogger.com