...This is one of the most peculiar aspects of this entire fiasco!...Who had the scale???..Who came up with the "0.2 grams",amount?.....Of course,,we should not be suprised at how this whole thing has played out..After all,if a presidential election can be rigged,and stolen by Bush influence,,then this drug thing should be a walk in the park!...BUT; .It seems to me,that whoever said it was "0.2 grams",has some explaining to do!....

..I can hear it now;;;..."..Oh yea,,all staff members carry small,accurate scales with them to weigh the amount of drugs that are found on patients,...that's part of the therapy.When the amount of drugs found in a patients shoe goes below 0.1 grams,then we know they have been treated!"..........OR..

..Maybe the "staff",at this treatment center ,,are all experts at eyeballing crack!.....:.

"..Looks like 0.25 grams to me!"...

"..Naw,,that's only 0.2...!"

In other words;..I wanna know Who weighed the Crack!....I dont care if she's an almost,,trying to recover crack 'ho'!,,I want to know how they came to the "0.2 gram" amount!

...One thing for sure,,this whole thing makes me feel not so alone,in my temptation to use profanities!.. .....Perhaps you would be interested in joining me,as I get *****ng really Pissed off,after seeing things like:

" The federal law mandating confidentiality for those undergoing drug or alcohol treatment has been in effect since the 1970s. In deciding whether to waive confidentiality, courts weigh several factors, including the severity of the crime being investigated and whether harm might come to the person in treatment or to others."

....GOOD GRIEF..No one ever heard of this obscure"federal law",until now!..Daryl Strawberry didnt fall under this "mandate",,or how bout Bob Downey Jr!?....All of a sudden,it's a big tragedy when Noelle gets busted,but if she was Noelle Jones,,she would have been tossed into prison ,and instead of..McDonough saying."''This is tough enough when you're doing it in private. It's excruciating when you're doing it in public,'' "........ McDonough would have said;.''This is just another crack ho' who deserves to be behind bars!. .

Probable cause...!! " Police say the staffer who found the cocaine wrote a statement for them but tore it up and stopped talking after a supervisor intervened. Without the statement, police have no probable cause to arrest Bush.".......

People are ROTTING IN JAIL FOR CANNABIS, so if we don't explode with anger towards the system for this injustice we deserve the wrath of the Bush administration.

By Doris Bloodsworth Sentinel Staff Writer

September 30, 2002, 1:58 PM EDT

Chief Circuit Judge Belvin Perry Jr. ruled today that four subpoenaed workers from the Center for Drug-Free Living where Noelle Bush is being treated do not have to talk to Orlando police investigating reports that the governor's 25-year-old daughter had crack cocaine.

Perry said federal confidentiality laws protect workers, even when police are investigating a potential crime at a drug-treatment facility, such as the Center's Mercy Drive unit.

The judge sided with attorneys for the Center who had argued last week that under Title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations the workers did not have to talk for fear of violating client confidentiality.

Assistant State Attorney Jeff Ashton had told Perry that investigators were not asking for any patient records and only wanted to know what the four workers may have observed during a potential crime.

The ruling stemmed from a phone call on Sept. 9 from another client at the center who told dispatchers that Noelle Bush had crack cocaine. When Orlando police arrived to investigate the complaint, center staffers refused to cooperate. One employee, who had initially talked to authorities, tore up a sworn statement.

Perry's ruling is believed to be the first of its kind and is being watched by criminal-justice officials across the country.

The Orlando Sentinel filed a motion last Wednesday asking that the court release the transcripts detailing what went on behind closed doors, citing "great public interest" in the proceedings. Perry has not ruled yet on the Sentinel's motion.

So much for 'family values'.

This whole matter cries out for a fed investigation (what Noelle did was violate DEA regs as well as state ones; hey Asa, we got some legitimate work for you, if you're tired of busting patient's co-ops in Cali) which will never happen because of the Bush connections.

In July, she spent 48 hours in jail after treatment center staff members reported that she had taken prescription drugs from a medicine cabinet.

Her latest troubles began Sept. 10 when a staff member reportedly found a small rock of cocaine -- 0.2 of a gram -- in Bush's shoe. Another patient then called 911.

''She does this all the time, and she gets out of it because she's the governor's daughter,'' the unidentified patient told police, according to a police transcript. ''But we're sick of it here, 'cause we have to do what's right, and she gets treated like some kind of princess.''

Police say the staffer who found the cocaine wrote a statement for them but tore it up and stopped talking after a supervisor intervened. Without the statement, police have no probable cause to arrest Bush. She remains in the treatment center.

For the most part, her difficulties have been hands-off in the battle for the governor's seat. But critics have used the case to criticize her father's drug policies. They said though his daughter receives treatment, the governor embraces jail for those less privileged.

Bush opposed a controversial amendment to the state constitution that would have guaranteed first-time offenders treatment without the threat of jail. A similar measure passed in 2000 in California. Supporters say they hope to get the issue back on the Florida ballot in 2004.

Bush's drug czar says the criticism is unfair. ''Jeb Bush understands the need for treatment,'' says James McDonough, head of Florida's Office of Drug Control.

He points to several changes since Bush took office in 1998: the number of young Florida addicts getting treatment jumped 77%, to 21,659 last year; and the number of drug courts has doubled to more than 70. The courts monitor the treatment of 11,000 offenders like Noelle Bush. Bush's office says the $247 million budget he proposed for drug abuse prevention and treatment in 2002-03 is an increase of $95 million over spending in 1998-99.

Calling it a private matter, the governor has refused interview requests about his daughter's drug problems. But his wife, Columba, is the state spokesperson on drug prevention. Questions about Noelle have brought him to tears at campaign appearances.