Florida Man Killed in SWAT Raid Over Small-Time Marijuana Sales
Jason Westcott, 29, a Tampa, Florida, man was shot and killed by members of a SWAT team executing a search warrant over small-time marijuana sales on May 27
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Arizona Medical Marijuana Researcher Fired, Cites Political Retaliation
University of Arizona professor and leading medical marijuana researcher Dr. Sue Sisley was fired from her position at the university after advocates engaged in a contentious political struggle with state lawmakers to secure funding for her clinical study on the beneficial effects of marijuana on veterans with PTSD.
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Medical Marijuana Supporters Say They Are Being Harassed by Tulsa Police
There's a ballot petition underway for medical marijuana and organizers of it complain they're being harassed by police. Petition organizer Chip Paul wanted the Tulsa City Council to make police stop interfering, but councilors told them to take that up with internal affairs.
SWAT Raid Burns Hole In Toddler
Be warned: This was a hard story to read and it is difficult to write about. The tagline of the article reads: "Officers threw a flashbang grenade in my son's crib, and left a hole in his chest. It gets worse."
Why No One Should Care What the Pope Has to Say About Marijuana
Why should anyone care what il Papa has to say on drug legalization of any kind anyway? The Catholic church never seriously addressed its open-armed position to child abusers and openly drugs its own congregations with a psychotropic substance.
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Philadelphia's Top Cop: We'll Ignore Weed Decrim
The Philadelphia City Council just voted 13-3 to end the criminalization of an ounce or less of marijuana, however the Philadelphia Inquirer reports that Police Commissioner Charles H. Ramsey said Friday, “I am not in favor at all of any form of legalization.” So Ramsey’s police will just ignore the decriminalization.
Justice for Jacob Lavoro: A Look at Texas' Mad Drug Laws
Upon meeting Jacob and Kaci at a Texas NORML meeting at Flamingo Cantina on Wednesday June 4th, one can see that they are your average young couple, with great hopes and aspirations for the future ahead of them. Failed drug policies are currently threatening the future of not just Jacob but many other U.S. Citizens throughout the nation, time and time again.
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Thousands of Rapists Are Not Behind Bars Because Cops Focus on Marijuana Users
A growing backlog of untested rape test kits are sitting in police storage units while rapists run free and victims suffer, meanwhile an enormous amount of police and tax resources spent targeting drug crimes, particularly marijuana possession.
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NYPD Arrests 80 People a Day for Low Level Weed Possession
According to a new report from the Marijuana Arrest Research Project, in the first four months of 2014, the NYPD made 80 low level weed possession arrests a day and the statistics have stayed the same as in 2013.
Federal Medical Marijuana Defendant Returns to Washington, D.C. to Lobby Senate Ahead of Imminent Vote
Medical marijuana patient Larry Harvey, 70, has returned to Washington, D.C. this week to persuade the U.S. Senate to vote for an end to the type of Justice Department (DOJ)
Acting Right: Operation Grow4Vets
Roger Martin, founder of a Colorado organization aptly named Operation Grow4Vets believes that, "anyone who would deny treatment with marijuana to a seriously or terminally ill person is either incredibly uniformed, or simply lacks any measure of compassion for his or her fellow human beings."
Jenny Kush Drunk Driver Rebecca Maes Sentenced to Less Jail Time Than Many Face for Cannabis
Compare Rebecca Maes’ prison sentence to the current plight of Texas teen Jacob Lovato, who is facing a life sentence for making and selling pot brownies. Jenny Kush
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Pasadena Police Refuse Court Order to Return Medical Marijuana
Despite a recent court order, Pasadena police in California have flat-out refused a judge's order to return over $8,000 of medical marijuana seized from a local resident...
Advocates Welcome Minnesota as 22nd Medical Marijuana State, but Object to Overly Restrictive Law
Advocates voiced concerns the law prohibits smoking medical marijuana and the use of the dried, whole-plant flowers, the most widely used method and form.
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Some Medical Marijuana Backers Back Out of Minnesota Program
Gov. Dayton is expected to sign a bill legalizing marijuana for about 5,000 Minnesotans but it won't allow patients to possess or smoke marijuana as a plant
Texas Teenager Faces Life Sentence for Selling Pot Brownies
Jacob Lovaro, a 19 year old from Round Rock, TX, was arrested for making and selling brownies infused with hash oil. He now faces life in prison due to an obscure facet of Texas law that allows for the entire weight of the finished product to be factored into the punitive weight of the drug itself.
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Tacoma Doctor Sues WA State Over Sanctions Against Cannabis Ads
A Tacoma osteopath has taken the state to court, contending a law that prohibits physicians from advertising their marijuana services is unconstitutional.
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Ohio: Marijuana Most Commonly Seized Drug in 2013
Ohio task forces seized over 20,000 pounds of marijuana in 2013, making it the most-commonly-seized drug in the state for 2013.