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Allysan Isaac spent three months in jail and a year on work release for possession of a controlled substance.


Allysan Isaac spent three months in jail and a year on work release for possession of a controlled substance controlled substance n. a drug which has been declared by federal or state law to be illegal for sale or use, but may be dispensed under a physician's prescription. . Only after she had completed her sentence did anyone notice that the drug found in her possession, an anti-anxiety medication called Buspirone buspirone /bu·spi·rone/ (bu-spi´ron) an antianxiety agent used as the hydrochloride salt in the treatment of anxiety disorders and the short-term relief of anxiety symptoms. , is not a controlled substance. Neither the judge, the district attorney, the police, nor Isaac's original defense attorney could explain why no one realized she hadn't had·n't  

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Title Annotation:Brickbats
Author:Oliver, Charles
Publication:Reason
Article Type:Brief article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Apr 1, 2006
Words:70
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