US Law Enforcement Seeking To Use Drones For Domestic Policing
It’s taken the FAA a long time to release info... This includes several thousand pages of drone authorizations for law enforcement agencies, universities...
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Marijuana's New Market
It’s a new age for weed. Find out who’s capitalizing on liberal new laws and where .
Harborside and the Feds' Failed Medical Marijuana Communications
Harborside is in the news again today. Two weeks ago we noted the premiere (and largest) dispensary had won a battle in state court. Facing threats by...
The Top Ten Drug Policy Stories of 2012
In some ways 2012 has been a year of dramatic, exciting change in drug policy, as the edifice of global drug prohibition appears to crumble before our eyes.
Medical Marijuana Update (2012.12.19)
Here's the latest major medical marijuana news around the United States from the past week, as of December 19, 2012:
Increased Real Estate Interest in Medical Cannabis Lenient States
Houses.com is seeing an amplified interest for real estate in the states where medical marijuana can be used without criminal consequences...
Zen Healing: Veterans Get Free Marijuana at Los Angeles Dispensary With Proof of Military Service
West Hollywood medical marijuana dispensary Zen Healing announced this week that it's giving vets a true "gift of appreciation:" Free weed!
Video: Cop Gives Two Women Body Cavity Search for Pot on Public Highway, Using Same Glove
Who knew throwing a cigarette butt out of your car window would lead to a publicly humiliating body cavity search under the guise of 'the war on cannabis'?
First Rural Arizona Medical Marijuana Dispensary Opens in Cochise
Arizona owner and operator Cathy Mead is a breast cancer survivor who began to see marijuana in a different light when she witnessed how it helped her father when he was ravaged by cancer.
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Will Cigarette Makers Jump Into Cannabis Market?
Will the top two cigarette makers enter the cannabis market? Phillip Morris USA and Reynolds American...
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Lubbock Orchestra Teacher Alejos Anaya Reinstated After Resolution of Marijuana Charge
Lubbock High School’s orchestra director, Alejos Anaya, resumed teaching duties on Monday after the resolution of his arrest Nov. 7 on a marijuana charge.
Alternet: “Will Obama Go After Legal Pot In Washington and Colorado?”
Will Obama Go After Legal Pot In Washington And Colorado? One week ago, US Attorney General Eric Holder cryptically told Bloomberg News that...
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2012.12.18)
Here's the latest news on corrupt cops and law enforcement around the United States from the past week, as of December 18, 2012...
The Next Seven States to Legalize Marijuana?
Rolling Stone's Tim Dickinson continues his coverage of marijuana legalization with a not unjustifiably optimistic article, "The Next Seven States to...
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Man Sues Larimer Sheriff over Destroyed Medical Marijuana Plants After Acquittal
Denver lawyer Rob Corry said his client expects to receive $5,000 per plant (totaling $210,000), based on what law enforcers have testified a marijuana plant is worth, in addition to attorney fees.
Feds Settles With Montana Medical Marijuana Provider Chris Williams
Montana medical marijuana provider Chris Williams has reached a settlement with prosecutors.
Newark Mayor Cory Booker: Medical Marijuana? Heck Yes... But I Want to Go Beyond That
During a HuffPo Live interview, Newark Mayor & potential gubernatorial candidate Cory Booker made some very strong statements in favor of drug law reform...
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Colorado Marijuana Task Force Holds First Meeting
The group in charge of creating rules for an industry that has never existed before — the recreational marijuana stores allowed under Colorado's newly enacted Amendment 64 — gathered its breath Monday before getting to work.