Border Patrol Turns Immigration Checkpoint Into Drug Trap
If the border patrol is just becoming the DEA with a new name, we have some serious problems on our hands. One such incident occurred in early May near the New York/Canadian border.
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Sonoma County, California, Wages Quiet War On Weed
Yarrow Kubrin was recently to be sentenced to four years in prison. His crime? He was growing medical cannabis in complete compliance with state laws.
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Being a Stoner in Beijing Is Expensive, Dangerous, and Complicated
A few years ago, my neighbor Luke went to a bonfire party on a mountain just outside of Beijing. Three busloads of revelers came from the capital, he said, amply provisioned with alcohol and cannabis; a few had mushrooms or acid. But the fun didn't last...
There Is No Excuse to Bring Up Freddie Gray's Drug History
Freddie Gray's criminal background of several drug related offenses has been being tossed around quite a bit by people who bring it up as though it somehow justifies what happened to him.
Back-Fire: How Getting Busted Made Me a Drug-Policy Activist
My experience, seeing the unfairness of the drug war laid bare before me, crystallized in my mind to form the nucleus of all my drug war efforts.
New Video Features Ex-Cops Smoking Weed
A new video released on 420 allows us to observe as three ex-cops spark up for the first time in decades, in Washington state. It's a compelling video, that may leave viewers with mixed feelings.
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Ex-Drug Officer Says He Stole Cash, Planted Drugs Many Times
A disgraced ex-police officer testifying against his drug squad colleagues acknowledged Tuesday that he stole drug money, planted evidence and lied on police paperwork too many times to count. Jeffrey Walker told jurors that the Philadelphia Police Department drug squad targeted white "college-boy ... khaki-pants types" who were "easy to intimidate."
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Dog Joins Suspects, Lies Down for Cops
A fairly ordinary drug bust in Brazil became a viral sensation this week after an obedient – and ultimately very clever – guard dog on the scene joined the surrendering suspects who were ordered to lie down by officers. The combined police and military operation occurred in the Vargem Grande neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro.
Racism Persists Even With Changing Attitudes About Cannabis
A shocking example of this comes in form of the arrest and subsequent abuse of business woman Kam Brock — a black woman who was pulled over while driving her BMW through Harlem.
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Report: Racial Disparities in Arrests Persist With Legal Pot
The legalization of marijuana in Colorado hasn't solved the racial disparities in enforcement that drug-policy reformers had hoped to end, with blacks still far more likely than whites to be charged with pot-related crimes, a new report says.
Bill Maher Champions Legal Weed On Real Time
Maher said the generic, canned justification politicians give about their pot past is to claim that they were just young and stupid; a silly child who learned a lesson and never did it again.
Senator Booker's Drug Reform Argument Touts Reason Over Morality
Democratic New Jersey Senator, Cory Booker, recently gave an interview wherein he laid out some very logical, rational reasons to reform our national drug policy and incarceration system.
NYPD Commish Blames Cannabis for City's Homicide Rate
New York City Police Commissioner William Bratton recently took to the podium and directly blamed marijuana for a jump in the city's homicide rate.
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DEA Agent Speaks Out: We Were Told Not to Enforce Drug Laws in Rich Communities
As the lies that keep the drug war alive begin to come unglued, many of the police officers and government agents who made it possible are now going public with the truth of their experience. Matthew Fogg, a former US Marshal, and DEA agent is one of those people. Ever since leaving law enforcement...
Lawsuit Officially Filed Against Colorado for Legal Cannabis
Among those who filed the lawsuit are six Colorado sheriffs, four Nebraska sheriffs as well as two county attorneys from Nebraska and Kansas.
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Kettle Falls Defendants Acquitted on 4 of 5 Counts
In a dramatic and unexpected conclusion to a widely criticized federal prosecution, the jury for the criminal trial of the so-called Kettle Falls Five has voted to acquit the three remaining defendants on all charges except one for manufacturing fewer than 100 marijuana plants.
55 Years for Selling Weed? Ret. Judge Blasts Mandatory Minimum Laws
Former Utah circuit judge Paul Cassell is speaking out against mandatory minimums and the unjust nature of the court system that required him to impose massively overblown sentences.
Canadian Cannabis Hero, Don Briere, Finally Thriving
Canadian man and godfather of BC cannabis, Don Briere, has opened 8 new cannabis retail stores in British Columbia. Why should we care? Don Briere makes Marc Emery look like an amateur.