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Michigan Court Strikes Marijuana Blood Test
A Mason district judge has ruled blood tests on a motorist to determine marijuana presence cannot be used in a case because the Michigan State Police...
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New York City Stop-and-Frisk Database Must Stay Sealed
The New York City Police Department cannot keep tabs on more than 360,000 people entered into a stop-and-frisk database for subsequent investigation...
Harborside and the Feds' Failed Medical Marijuana Communications
Harborside is in the news again today. Two weeks ago we noted the premiere (and largest) dispensary had won a battle in state court. Facing threats by...
Oakland Insists It Can Defend Medical Pot Club
The city of Oakland renewed demands to stay forfeiture proceedings against a local medical marijuana dispensary, as a matter of state's rights. Harborside..
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Arizona Court of Appeals to Hear Medical Marijuana Case
The Arizona Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments on a high-profile medical marijuana case on Dec. 20. The Maricopa County Attorney requested ...
Feds Say City of Oakland Can't Stop Medical Pot Crackdown
The U.S. government told a federal judge that the city of Oakland lacks standing to try and block it from seizing a medical marijuana dispensary...
Arizona's Medical Marijuana Law Upheld
Arizona's medical marijuana law is not pre-empted by federal drug laws because it does not stop the fed government from enforcing its laws, a Superior Court
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Marijuana’s Fate May Hinge on Raisins and Wheat
Marijuana's future under federal law may hinge on the fate of two much less controversial agricultural products: raisins and wheat.
Massachusetts: NORML Files Friend of Court Brief - Sharing Marijuana Cigarette Not Criminal Distribution
NORML members have filed a friend-of-the-court amicus brief in the case of Commonwealth v. Antonio Pacheco. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Pot Seized at Border Will Not Be Used Against Teenager
A brick of cannabis that Border Patrol agents found in a teenager's pants while frisking him illegally should have been excluded as evidence the 9th Circuit
Harborside Health Center Must Stay Open, Oakland Says
The city of Oakland says that forfeiture proceedings against Harborside Health Center, a medical marijuana dispensary should be stayed while a federal judge
Harborside Health Center Dispensary Can't Catch a Break With Landlords
Harborside Health Center, a medical marijuana dispensary has renewed pleas to stop its landlord from upending the business amid federal forfeiture...
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US Bill Will Allow Feds to Read Your E-mail Without Warrants
The US government is set to vote on an e-mail privacy bill which, if passed, will enable government agencies to read Americans' e-mails without warrants...
Medical Marijuana Fight Blazes in Arkansas Over Vending Machines
In a legal fight spurred by today's vote on an Arkansas medical marijuana initiative, vending machine distributors claim...
Alleged Pot Growers Can't Nix Surveillance Photos
Two men facing drug charges cannot exclude surveillance images of their marijuana grow site that police captured without a warrant...
Supreme Court Hears Drug Dog Cases
The US Supreme Court Wednesday heard oral arguments in a pair of cases out of Florida involving the use of drug sniffing dogs. The 4th amendment...
Dr. Ali Shaygan's Saga: Prosecutorial Misconduct in the War on Pain Docs
In what could become an historic case, FL doctor Ali Shaygan acquitted of drug dealing charges over his prescribing practices is asking the US Supreme Court
'No Grey Sky' Marijuana Dispensary Takes on Uncle Sam
A licensed medical marijuana dispensary sued the Justice Department and DEA, claiming that their illegal crusade threatens to cost thousands of patients...