137 search results for "raids"

August 17, 2012
08/17/2012
Another Jury Revolts Against Marijuana Laws, “They felt marijuana should be legalized.”

Another Jury Revolts Against Marijuana Laws, “They felt marijuana should be legalized.”

10:42pm Jacob Sullum shares this incredible story from a defense attorney in Kansas. I had a jury trial this morning on level 3 possession with intent MJ, level...
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August 9, 2012
08/09/2012
Medical Marijuana Update (2012.08.08)

Medical Marijuana Update (2012.08.08)

05:52pm, (Issue #746) The end of dispensaries in LA looms, more federal threat letters in Colorado, and a medical marijuana initiative in North Dakota!? That’s just...
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August 2, 2012
08/02/2012
Medical Marijuana Update (2012.08.01)

Medical Marijuana Update (2012.08.01)

06:32pm, (Issue #745) What!? No DEA raids? Not this week, but the federal crackdown on dispensaries continues, and cities and localities in medical marijuana states continue...
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August 1, 2012
08/01/2012
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2012.07.31)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2012.07.31)

07:15pm A crank-dealing Kansas sheriff cops a plea, an LA narc gets a case of sticky fingers, an Arkansas narc develops a fondness for dope, and...
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July 25, 2012
07/25/2012
Oakland to President Obama: Change Your Ways!

Oakland to President Obama: Change Your Ways!

02:33am Several hundred — perhaps as many as a thousand — medical marijuana patients, providers, and supporters took to the streets of Oakland Monday afternoon to...
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July 24, 2012
07/24/2012
Marijuana Authors Talk at Oaksterdam

Marijuana Authors Talk at Oaksterdam

03:05am Despite the May DEA raids and Richard Lee’s retirement, Oaksterdam University is still alive, and Saturday evening saw its first event under the leadership of his replacement,...
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July 17, 2012
07/17/2012
Feds Invade Venice Beach For First Time At Pacific Collective Medical Marijuana Dispensary

Feds Invade Venice Beach For First Time At Pacific Collective Medical Marijuana Dispensary

Not to feel left out by all the raids occurring in NorCal, Venice Beach’s Pacific Collective medical marijuana dispensary was served a search warrant by the Feds...
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July 16, 2012
07/16/2012
NorCal Medical Marijuana Enemy #1: US Attorney Melinda Haag

NorCal Medical Marijuana Enemy #1: US Attorney Melinda Haag

Melinda Haag, United States Attorney 450 Golden Gate Avenue San Francisco, CA 94102 (415) 436-7200 Melinda.Haag@usdoj.gov  So why is Melinda Haag medical marijuana’s enemy number 1 and...
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July 12, 2012
07/12/2012
Video: Awesome Eye Candy Tour of Colorado’s Breckenridge Cannabis Club

Video: Awesome Eye Candy Tour of Colorado’s Breckenridge Cannabis Club

For those of you not blessed to live in a state with sane medical marijuana laws, take an eye candy trip with Joby Weeks at Colorado’s Breckenridge Cannabis Club....
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July 11, 2012
07/11/2012
Pelosi Suggests Movement Post-Election on Medical Marijuana

Pelosi Suggests Movement Post-Election on Medical Marijuana

09:57pm, (Issue #742) House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi told a bloggers’ roundtable Wednesday that Democrats might be interested in making changes in federal law around medical...
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July 9, 2012
07/09/2012
Houston Family | Ages 7 and up | San Diego, CA | May 2012

Houston Family | Ages 7 and up | San Diego, CA | May 2012

On Thursday May 24, 2012, the San Diego Sheriff’s Department raided Willie and Christine Houston’s home after being tipped that a robber who hit a medical marijuana...
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July 9, 2012
07/09/2012
Federal Government Strikes Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Again

Federal Government Strikes Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Again

Last Friday’s SF Weekly article “Cash-Only Pot: Credit Cards No Longer Accepted at Medical Marijuana Dispensaries” was a stark reminder that prohibitionists won’t go down without a...
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July 3, 2012
07/03/2012
Obama, Fool Me Once, Shame On You; Fool Me Twice, Shame On Me

Obama, Fool Me Once, Shame On You; Fool Me Twice, Shame On Me

GQ’s article “In His Second Term, Obama Will Pivot to the Drug War” made its way around the Internet yesterday and sparked plenty of conversations amongst weedists....
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June 28, 2012
06/28/2012
Medical Marijuana Activists Add to Attorney General Eric Holder’s List of Woes

Medical Marijuana Activists Add to Attorney General Eric Holder’s List of Woes

Americans for Safe Access have launched a website HolderStoptheRaids.com to lobby Attorney General Holder to actually honor his words that medical marijuana distributors operating under state law will...
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June 27, 2012
06/27/2012
Medical Marijuana Update

Medical Marijuana Update

06:35pm The feds continue to play hardball in California and local elected officials across the state are grappling with the issues. Meanwhile, Vermont moves ahead on...
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June 15, 2012
06/15/2012
Trevon Cole | Age 21 | Las Vegas | June 2010

Trevon Cole | Age 21 | Las Vegas | June 2010

Trevon Cole On June 11, 2010 21 year old Trevon Cole was killed by the LVPD in his own apartment with his nine months pregnant fiancée present....
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June 13, 2012
06/13/2012
AG Holder Asked to Fight CO Amendment 64 and the Majority’s Wishes

AG Holder Asked to Fight CO Amendment 64 and the Majority’s Wishes

A small group has formed, ironically called ‘Smart Colorado,’ to try and stop the groundbreaking Amendment 64 up for vote in Colorado this November.  This Amendement would...
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