Mendocino Officials Mum on Federal Medical Pot Subpoena
Both Federal & Mendocino County officials declined to comment on a federal subpoena for financial records regarding the county's medical marijuana ordinance
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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...
Two of the Largest American Newspapers Opine in Favor of Allowing States to Legalize Marijuana
Editorials in favor of marijuana law reform featured this weekend by two of the US’ largest newspapers, the New York Times and the Washington Post...
Ohio Cop Kills One in Undercover Bust Gone Bad
Montez Oneal becomes the 60th person to die in US domestic drug law enforcement operations so far this year after Cincinnati Police undercover officers...
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Marijuana Dispensary Closed By Feds Re-Opens...Is the Crackdown Over?
San Francisco's Shambhala Healing Center has decided to reopen its doors after Obama's Justice Department assault on CA's medical marijuana dispensaries...
Study: Those Arrested for Minor Pot Offenses Unlikely to Subsequently Commit Violent Crimes
Arresting and prosecuting low level marijuana offenders in New York City has little or no impact on law enforcement efforts to reduce violent crime...
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Make a Tax-Deductible Donation to StopTheDrugWar.org Before December 31st
As we approach December 31st, would you consider a generous tax-deductible donation to support StopTheDrugWar.org educational work in 2013?
Law Enforcement Call on DOJ to Respect State Marijuana Laws
Tues morning Former Baltimore narcotics officer Neill Franklin delivered a letter signed by 73 current and former law enforcement, judges, prosecutors to...
Singapore Eases Death Penalty in Some Drug Cases
The parliament of Singapore has approved legislation abolishing mandatory death sentences in some drug trafficking cases.
Cannabis Made Everything Feel Better
My car accident negatively affected almost every aspect of my life. Since then cannabis has helped me feel normal again. How could that be illegal?
Another Trio of Drug War Deaths
Colorado and Washington may have legalized marijuana, but the drug war continues apace.
Mexico Lawmaker Files Marijuana Legalization Bill
A deputy from Mexico's left-leaning Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD) Thursday introduced a bill to legalize the use, cultivation, and sale of marijuana.
"Littering" Is New Excuse for Mandatory Federal Checkpoints
Armed Park Rangers and Arizona Fish and Game wardens treated this "reminder not to litter" as a full-on Soviet-style internal checkpoint.
WA Governor-Elect Inslee: It is in the Best Interest of State and Country to Allow Legalization
During a press conference today, the governor-elect for the Washington state, Jay Inslee, defended his state’s recently approved marijuana legalization...
Marijuana Legalization Victories Are Already Ripping the Drug War Apart
Of all the fascinating reactions I've seen to Colorado and Washington's successful marijuana legalization initiatives, this is by far the most extraordinary
This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories (2012.11.14)
Here's the latest news on corrupt cops and law enforcement around the United States from the past week, as of November 14, 2012...
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82 Percent of Americans Think the U.S. Is Losing the War on Drugs
Only 7% of American Adults think the US is winning the war on drugs, says a new Rasmussen telephone poll, while 82% say the US is losing that war...