This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.01.01)
Here's the latest news on corrupt cops and law enforcement around the United States from the past week, as of January 1, 2013...
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Florida Must Pay Attorney Fees in Employee Drug Test Lawsuit
A federal judge has ordered the state of Florida to pay more than $190k in attorneys' fees in a case challenging an executive order ordering suspicionless..
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Advocates of Industrial Hemp Point to Kentucky's Past As Top Producer
Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner James Comer and Republican US Sen. Rand Paul are among those pushing to revive industrial hemp in the state. ..
First Private Marijuana Clubs Open in Colorado
At least two members-only recreational marijuana clubs opened in Colorado Monday, one in Denver and one in the small southern Colorado town of Del Norte...
Who Will Legalize Marijuana Next?
Which states may be next to legalize marijuana. Rob Kampia, the executive director of the Marijuana Policy Project...
Denver Host to Nation's First Legal Cannabis Club
This morning I happened to come across a press release email blast announcing that Denver, Colorado is host to the first legal cannabis club in the US.
Book Review: Smoke Signals by Martin A. Lee
When I first got Smoke Signals to review, I have to admit, I let it sit for a while. I looked at the cover, the length and breadth of the notes...
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Pot Baker to Be Acquitted, But Leaves Door Open for Canada to Ban Edibles
Owen Smith, the head baker of the Cannabis Buyers' Club of Canada will be acquitted of two outstanding drug offences, but lawyers say the Crown has left...
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Mason Tvert Takes New Role to Focus On National Cannabis Reform
Mason Tvert is now the communications director for the Marijuana Policy Project, the national lobbying group...
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Bill in Texas Seeks to Soften Penalty for Marijuana Possession
The Texas state legislature will begin debating House Bill (HB) 184 , which calls for marijuana possession of 1 oz. or less become a Class C misdemeanor...
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Michigan Employers Exempted from Medical Marijuana Expenses for Workplace Injuries
Michigan employers will not have to reimburse employees for medical marijuana expenses for work-related injuries...
Barney Frank: “We should press our advantage.”
I attended a progressive event with MPP’s Morgan Fox in D.C. last Tuesday, where Congressmen John Conyers (D-MI) and Barney Frank (D-MA) both spoke...
German Court Allows Patients to Grow Own Pot
A German court has ruled in favor of allowing seriously ill patients to grow their own cannabis for medical treatment. But the ruling, with certain stipulations, could still prevent self-cultivation for some patients.
Connecticut Gold Coast Slow to Embrace Medical Marijuana Industry
Champions of the of the Connecticut medical marijuana movement are wary that municipalities in Fairfield County's Gold Coast, where Republicans hold most of the top offices, won't nurture the controversial businesses.
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Marijuana Retail Shops May Be Few, Far Between in Seattle
Ben Livingston, a local marijuana activist with the Center for Legal Cannabis, has created a map showing that pot retail stores will basically be outlawed within Seattle city limits. That’s because, according to the new law, these stores can’t be located within 1,000 feet of most places where kids are gathered.
Civil Forfeiture Laws: State Sanctioned Theft
Judge Dan Pelligrini in Pennsylvania has called Civil Forfeiture Laws State Sanctioned Theft
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Over a Dozen NYC Maternity Wards Regularly Test New Mothers for Marijuana
Over a dozen NYC maternity wards regularly test new mothers for drugs, then hand the results over to...
First Marijuana Growers in Washington D.C. Clear Regulatory Hurdles
Fifteen years after voters gave the green-light to a medical marijuana program in the nation’s capital, a pair of locations approved to grow or sell the drug have cleared regulatory hurdles and will set up shop a few months into the new year, according to city officials.