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Nebraskan law enforcement officer, Cory Cooper, discovered a small amount of cannabis during a traffic stop, and proceeded to use it to extort a teenager into performing sexual acts on him.
Among those who filed the lawsuit are six Colorado sheriffs, four Nebraska sheriffs as well as two county attorneys from Nebraska and Kansas.
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration released data in December for the most recent findings of the National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Among the data of various drugs and usage levels by state, of interest to weedists is data on cannabis use in the past couple of years.
The time is nearing where the feds will have to finally make a clear decision on marijuana. This murky water will not suffice as more and more states are considering legalization. It is simply unfair to create a situation where using cannabis is perfectly legal, yet illegal at the same time.
Last week, neighboring states Oklahoma and Nebraska officially filed suit against the state of Colorado and their laws allowing the cultivation and sale of marijuana for anyone over the age of 21.
Two neighboring states are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down Colorado's laws legalizing recreational marijuana. Nebraska and Oklahoma filed the lawsuit directly with the nation's highest court on Thursday. The two states argue that, "the State of Colorado has created a dangerous gap in the federal drug control system."
Law enforcement in many states are making a greater number of marijuana arrests than ever before despite polling data showing that the majority of Americans believe that the adult use of the plant ought to be legal.
Nebraska officers are frustrated that their agencies have to bear the cost of prosecuting people for drug violations tied to Colorado's legalized marijuana.
A list compiled by an addiction treatment organization lists Nebraska as one of the nation's most strict when it comes to marijuana arrests
A new interactive website from the ACLU highlights how many lives are derailed and billions of dollars wasted fighting a racially biased war on drugs.
The University of Nebraska - Lincoln will host a marijuana legalization debate. Steve Hager, editor of High Times, will face Bob Stutman, former DEA agent.
