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Secretary of State Clinton says Drug Legalization Likely Not to Happen Because "There’s ‘too much money in it."

US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton believes that the United States would have a hard time legalizing drugs as a means of fighting the black market because " there is just too much money in it ." In an interview with Mexican television regarding drug legalization Clinton responded, "You can legalize small amounts for possession, but those who are making so much money selling, they have to be stopped. They can’t be given an even easier road to take, because they will then find it in their interest to addict even more young people." Advocates of legalization have roared back and responded by saying, "Clinton's response illustrates not only the intellectual bankruptcy of the prohibitionist position but the economic ignorance of a woman who would be president." At the Drug War Chronicle, Scott Morgan called Clinton's argument "perfectly incoherent" and argued it flew in the face of economic theory. Earlier in the year MMC posted a blog

MMC Attending The North American Iron Workers - IMPACT Labor-Management Conference

Mobile Medical Corporation (MMC) will be attending the North American Iron Workers / IMPACT Labor-Management Conference - February 20, 2011 to February 24, 2011 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. The event is being held at the Buena Vista Palace Hotel. We hope to see all of you there! Mobile Medical Corporation (MMC) is a certified Woman Business Enterprise founded and incorporated in 1990, by Cynthia J. Latsko .   MMC provides solution based on-site medical services and risk management programs for the construction industry.

Claims of NFL Players Being Alerted to Drug Testing Shadows Greenbay Packers Superbowl Victory

Media outlets are claiming that NFL players are being alerted to their scheduled drug testing making the drug testing policies and procedures ineffective.  The Wall Street Journal  (WSJ) claims that  Packers head trainer Pepper Burruss alerted Scott Wells after Green Bay's wild-card victory against Philadelphia that the center would be expected in the following day for a drug test.  There are two different opposing views - The NFL and The International Doping Community - on letting players know that they will be tested. The NFL accepts the action of giving advance notice of a test on a game day. Adolpho Birch, the NFL's vice president of law and labor policy, said teams are only allowed to give advance notice of a test on a game day because players are often given the following day off. The league's policy states that if a player is notified but fails to show, he could be subject to NFL discipline. Tests are not given on game day because of logistical complications with

Mobile Medical Corporation (MMC) to Provide On-Site Medical Services to Clark Construction at Walnut Creek, CA Project

Pittsburgh, PA - Mobile Medical Corporation (MMC) is set to provide on-site medical services and drug testing for Clark Construction in Walnut Creek, California. MMC will be responsible for administering initial new hire safety training, providing first responder medical treatment and conducting pre-employment and post-accident drug testing, biological monitoring and other administrative functions.  MMC's Operations Manager, Gregg Latsko said, "He is thrilled that Clark Construction, who is one of the major players within the global construction arena, has chosen Mobile Medical Corporation (MMC) as a partner to provide on-site medical services on this multi-year project."  MMC has provided on-site medical services and drug testing to Clark Construction's projects at their NCE site in Springfield, Virginia and on a joint-venture with Clark Construction and Hunt Construction at the Army Corp of Engineers San Antonio Military Medical Hospital project. About Mobile Med