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DC Marijuana Arrests Have Increased Over the Last Decade
In 2011, there were 4,300 marijuana arrests for possession in DC, doubling the 2,150 arrests in 2001. That's a 100% increase...
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Needless Victims — page 16
Needless victims of our failed drug war
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Grand Rapids Marijuana Dispensaries, Raided Wednesday, Still in Business
Grand Rapids police raided three medical marijuana dispensaries last Wednesday seizing nearly everything in sight; the Mid-Michigan Compassion Club, the...
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MI Judge: Medical Marijuana Users Can Collect Unemployment
A Michigan judge has overturned a state commission denying unemployment benefits to a medical marijuana patient that was fired after failing a drug test.
Punitive Damages OK'd After Cruise Cannabis Strip Search on 17-Year Old Girl
A 17-year-old girl who was strip searched, including a cavity check, on a Carnival cruise ship after dropping what looked like marijuana may seek damages.
PTSD and MMJ for Colorado Vet: A Legal Quagmire
In 2003 US Nayy Corpsman Jeremy Usher (now 31) returned to Colorado from tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. He suffers from PTSD...
Police Kill OKC Man in Convenience Store Drug Deal
An undercover police officer shot and killed an Oklahoma City man while attempting to arrest him after observing a suspected drug deal Friday.
7 lbs of Cannabis: World-class Screw-up at Fedex, Mom Says
FedEx delivered 7 lbs. of marijuana to the wrong house, then told the dopers where to go to pick it up, a single mom and her young daughters claim in court.
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Matt Riddle Released From UFC After Second Failed Drug Test
Matt Riddle, a 27-year-old UFC fighter and Nevada medical marijuana patient, was released from the UFC after failing a post-fight drug test for marijuana.
Medical Marijuana Patient Raided After Mention in Newspaper
Cathy Jordan, a medical marijuana patient with Lou Gehrig’s disease, had her home raided by sheriffs just hours after the article was published.
CT Towns Pay Out Big for Deadly SWAT Drug Raid
Five Connecticut towns whose SWAT team killed an unarmed man during a drug raid agreed to pay $3.5 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the man's family.
Overkill in Honolulu - Bamboo Confused for Marijuana
Dozens of police used a battering ram in a pointless attack, armed with a bogus affidavit from a helicopter pilot claiming backyard bamboo was marijuana.
Two Dead in Police Grow House Shoot-Out in Miami
Two people are dead and one man is under arrest after a Miami-Dade Police investigation into a possible marijuana grow house Tuesday evening.
My Bumpy Road to the ASA Conference in Washington, D.C.
At ASA’s upcoming Unity Conference in Washington D.C. I will be able to tell members of Congress about countless stories of injustice.
Iran Drug Execution Frenzy Continues this Year
Three men convicted of drug charges were hanged in prison in Isfahan, Iran. The prisoners died unnamed; only the charges and their execution were mentioned.
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Couple Loses Kids and Car for Medical Marijuana
A California couple has had their children taken away and their car seized after a passed 'compliance check' on their medical marijuana garden.
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Prosecutors Drop Marijuana DUI Against Former Rep Watson
Former House Minority Leader, Robert Watson, will not be charged with a marijuana DUI and possession of marijuana.
Marijuana, Childhood Autism and Prohibition
Someone forwarded me an email and link to a recent CNN video of a young boy in Oregon lawfully using medical cannabis for his autism.
Indonesia Court Gives British Grandma Death for Drugs
Indonesia: A court Tuesday sentenced a British woman to death for trying to smuggle about 10 pounds of cocaine into the resort island of Bali...