Tag: Florida

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February 21, 2013
02/21/2013
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.02.20)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.02.20)

013 A North Carolina narc gets canned, and so does a Florida patrol officer, and an Ohio evidence room supervisor gets busted after drugs walk away. Let’s...
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February 20, 2013
02/20/2013
Drug-Sniffing Dog’s ‘Sniff Is Up to Snuff,’ Court Says

Drug-Sniffing Dog’s ‘Sniff Is Up to Snuff,’ Court Says

The Supreme Court on Tuesday relaxed the standards for courts to consider vehicle searches prompted by an alert from a drug-sniffing dog. Writing for the unanimous panel, Justice...
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January 31, 2013
01/31/2013
Virginia Welfare Drug Testing Bill Moving

Virginia Welfare Drug Testing Bill Moving

A Republican-backed bill that would subject welfare recipients to drug testing has passed a second committee vote and now heads to the Senate floor. The bill was approved...
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January 22, 2013
01/22/2013
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.01.21)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.01.21)

There’s something fishy in a Virginia evidence room, a Louisiana deputy gets in trouble for peddling fake weed, three suburban Chicago cops were running a dirty racket,...
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January 21, 2013
01/21/2013
Orlando, Florida Man is Year’s Second Drug War Death

Orlando, Florida Man is Year’s Second Drug War Death

One of two men shot by Orlando police inside a home during a drug investigation Wednesday night died Thursday. Karvis Jabbar Gamble, 19, becomes the second person to...
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January 11, 2013
01/11/2013
First Drug War Death of the Year

First Drug War Death of the Year

Well, that didn’t take long. A Tampa, Florida, man was shot and killed by undercover police officers during a drug sting Wednesday night. Robert Early Gary, Jr.,...
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January 2, 2013
01/02/2013
Florida Must Pay Attorney Fees in Employee Drug Test Lawsuit

Florida Must Pay Attorney Fees in Employee Drug Test Lawsuit

06:54pm A federal judge has ordered the state of Florida to pay more than $190,000 in attorneys’ fees in a case challenging an executive order ordering...
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December 24, 2012
12/24/2012
Florida Attorney General ‘Just Says No’ to Medical Marijuana

Florida Attorney General ‘Just Says No’ to Medical Marijuana

Please find below a recent memo from Florida Attorney General’s office rejecting activist’s petition to reschedule marijuana for medical access. This is notable because Florida is a...
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December 21, 2012
12/21/2012
US Law Enforcement Seeking To Use Drones For Domestic Policing

US Law Enforcement Seeking To Use Drones For Domestic Policing

012 Electronic Freedom Foundation board member and drug policy reform activist John Gilmore memo: EFF.ORG (where I’m on the board) filed a Freedom of Information request to FAA about...
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December 19, 2012
12/19/2012
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2012.12.18)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2012.12.18)

04:54pm A small-town Florida department run amok loses its chief–at least temporarily–an Alabama cop gets caught delivering weed, four South Texas cops get caught running cocaine,...
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December 13, 2012
12/13/2012
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2012.12.12)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2012.12.12)

04:40pm Another Border Patrol agent goes bad, an Orlando cop power trips his way to trouble, a former Texas cop has problems with sticky fingers, and...
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November 5, 2012
11/05/2012
Supreme Court Hears Drug Dog Cases

Supreme Court Hears Drug Dog Cases

05:55pm The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Wednesday in a pair of cases out of Florida involving the use of drug sniffing dogs. One case is...
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November 2, 2012
11/02/2012
Dr. Ali Shaygan’s Saga: Prosecutorial Misconduct in the War on Pain Docs

Dr. Ali Shaygan’s Saga: Prosecutorial Misconduct in the War on Pain Docs

08:07pm In what could become an historic case, a Florida doctor acquitted of drug dealing charges over his prescribing practices is asking the US Supreme Court...
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November 1, 2012
11/01/2012
Man ‘Returns’ Marijuana, Pipe to Walmart

Man ‘Returns’ Marijuana, Pipe to Walmart

A 40 year old Florida man was arrested for possession of less than 20 grams of marijuana and possession of paraphernalia while trying to return a printer at...
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October 22, 2012
10/22/2012
Two Oct US Supreme Court Cases Could Give Drug Sniffing Dogs Carte Blanche

Two Oct US Supreme Court Cases Could Give Drug Sniffing Dogs Carte Blanche

The United States Supreme Court will be hearing two cases, Florida v. Harris and Joelis Jardines v. Florida, this month. The outcomes could have huge implications on our 4th Amendment...
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October 17, 2012
10/17/2012
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2012.10.16)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2012.10.16)

06:31pm A St. Louis cop is headed for federal prison for re-selling seized pot, a Camden cop is heading there too, for running amok in the...
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October 10, 2012
10/10/2012
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2012.10.09)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2012.10.09)

05:34pm Some Michigan narcs were up to no good, a New Mexico probation officer gets caught carrying pounds of weed, a New York City prison guard...
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October 3, 2012
10/03/2012
Marijuana Washing Up On South Florida Shores At Record Rate

Marijuana Washing Up On South Florida Shores At Record Rate

Smuggling in Florida is big business again, and this time it’s marijuana, not cocaine. Since April, 885 pounds of marijuana worth roughly $1.5 million has washed up on Florida beaches.
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October 2, 2012
10/02/2012
Synthetic Marijuana Plagues Southwest Florida

Synthetic Marijuana Plagues Southwest Florida

Synthetic marijuana, also referred to as “spice,” is an umbrella term for a variety of designer compounds that produce effects similar to marijuana when smoked. Most of...
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October 1, 2012
10/01/2012
Gary Johnson Endorses Florida Medical Marijuana Effort

Gary Johnson Endorses Florida Medical Marijuana Effort

Libertarian Party POTUS nominee Gary Johnson endorsed the current effort to put a constitutional amendment to legalize medical marijuana on the Florida ballot in 2014. Will it...
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