Chidester Police Department (Arkansas)
Chidester may be: * Brett Chidester, American teen-age suicide and “poster-child” for Brett’s law on ''Salvia divinorum'' * Chidester, Arkansas Chidester is a city in Ouachita County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 335 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Camden Micropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Chidester is located at (33.701331, -93.023349). According to the U ...

Brett’s Law
Brett's law is a name commonly given to a Delaware statuteSB259 generally prohibiting use of the psychoactive herb ''Salvia divinorum''. The law was named after Brett Chidester (September 16, 1988 – January 23, 2006), a 17 year old who died by suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning (by lighting a charcoal grill inside a closed tent). Case The law was sponsored by Delaware Senator Karen Peterson, and signed into law three months after the teen's death. It classifies ''Salvia divinorum'' as a Delaware Schedule I controlled substance, analogous to Federal Schedule I, making possession, use or consumption of the drug punishable as a class B misdemeanor. Chidester's parents have argued that the herb played a major role in the teenager's death, and have advocated for "Schedule I"-like legislation beyond their home state of Delaware. In particular, Brett's mother, Kathleen Chidester, has continued campaigning across the United States. For example, three years after Brett's death in writt ...
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