FBI Having Trouble Hiring Hackers Because They're All Stoners
Federal government officials have complained of the difficulty in hiring good hackers because most of the talent they're looking for also happen to smoke weed.
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FBI Director Clarifies 'Funny' Marijuana Comments
FBI Director Comey clarified he has no intention of changing the bureau's marijuana policy, banning anyone known to have used pot in the past three years.
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FBI ‘Grappling’ With Hiring Policy Concerning Marijuana
If the FBI hopes to continue to keep pace with cyber criminals, it may have to loosen its no-tolerance policy for hiring those who like to smoke marijuana.
Minnesota: African Americans Six Times More Likely Than Whites to Be Arrested for Marijuana Possession
African Americans are arrested for marijuana possession offenses in Minnesota at a rate that is more than six-times higher than that of Caucasians, according to an analysis of 2011 FBI arrest data released today by the nonpartisan think-tank Minnesota 2020 and commissioned in part by Minnesota NORML.
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Nebraska in Top 10 Marijuana Strict States
A list compiled by an addiction treatment organization lists Nebraska as one of the nation's most strict when it comes to marijuana arrests
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.09.25)
Here's the latest news on corrupt cops and law enforcement around the United States from the past week, as of September 25, 2013.
US Marijuana Arrests Remain Largely Unchanged in 2012
In 2012, marijuana arrests as a percentage of all drug arrests dipped very slightly from 49.5% in 2011 to 48.3% last year.
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ACLU: The War on Marijuana Has a Latino Data Problem
Latino folks, rather than being counted separately, are likely counted with white folks. This means that those numbers are even more out of whack.
Mexico to Rein in US Agencies in Drug War
Mexico has a prickly relationship with US drug law enforcers, but under former President Felipe Calderon, US security cooperation expanded dramatically.
Are We Really "Going Dark"? -- The DEA and Apple's iMessage
Are We Really "Going Dark"? When the tech world news web site CNET published excerpts of a leaked DEA memo explaining how, during an investigation, the...
Marijuana Arrests Decline in 2011, but Still Total Half of All Illicit Drug Violations
Police made 757,969 arrests in 2011 for marijuana-related offenses and marijuana arrests now comprise one-half of all illicit drug arrests in the US.
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With a "Stingray," Cops Can Turn Your Mobile Devices Into Tracking Beacons
Law enforcement are using stingrays, which allows them to know who you are calling and the precise location of every device within the range...
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2012.09.18)
Here's the latest news on corrupt cops and law enforcement around the United States from the past week, as of September 18, 2012.