Tag: law enforcement

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May 30, 2014
05/30/2014
LEAP’s Bret Black Running for Utah House of Representatives

LEAP’s Bret Black Running for Utah House of Representatives

Ladybud introduces Bret Black from LEAP who is running for the Utah House of Representatives. Bret is a Former Deputy Constable who stated “I support full legalization.  The...
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May 29, 2014
05/29/2014
This Week’s Corrupt Cop Stories (2014.05.28)

This Week’s Corrupt Cop Stories (2014.05.28)

Hoo-boy. The Dallas city council pays out for another brutal drug raid, a New Jersey narc has some issues at a local Starbucks, and a Florida narc...
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May 29, 2014
05/29/2014
Texas Teenager Faces Life Sentence for Selling Pot Brownies

Texas Teenager Faces Life Sentence for Selling Pot Brownies

This headline, fresh out of Texas, recently graced news magazines: “Texas man faces possible life sentence for making and selling pot brownies.” I, probably like many of...
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May 23, 2014
05/23/2014
Ohio: Marijuana Most Commonly Seized Drug in 2013

Ohio: Marijuana Most Commonly Seized Drug in 2013

Ohio task forces seized over 20,000 pounds of marijuana in 2013, making it the most commonly seized drug in the state, according to the Ohio Multi-Jurisdictional Task...
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May 22, 2014
05/22/2014
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2014.05.21)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2014.05.21)

Jail guards break bad in Mississippi and Delaware, a Missouri cop gets in trouble for protecting his snitch, and a Georgia cop gets ready to go to...
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May 22, 2014
05/22/2014
Texas Teen Faces Life in Prison Over Hash Brownies

Texas Teen Faces Life in Prison Over Hash Brownies

Jacob Lavoro, a 19-year-old from Round Rock, Texas, was charged with a first degree felony because he used hash oil instead of marijuana, allowing the state to...
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May 19, 2014
05/19/2014
House to Vote on Budget Amendment to Defund Medical Marijuana Raids

House to Vote on Budget Amendment to Defund Medical Marijuana Raids

In the coming days, members of the House of Representatives are expected to debate and vote on budget appropriation legislation for the Department of Justice. Representatives Rohrabacher...
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May 15, 2014
05/15/2014
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2014.05.14)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2014.05.14)

Strange goings on in Phoenix, some Philly narcs get their hands slapped, another prison guard gets in trouble, and a couple of crooked cops head for prison....
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May 12, 2014
05/12/2014
New York City’s New Boss, Same as the Old?

New York City’s New Boss, Same as the Old?

A new report released this week by the Marijuana Arrest Research Project reveals that marijuana arrests have actually increased in New York City under the new leadership...
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May 12, 2014
05/12/2014
Internet Links Medical Marijuana Patients and Sellers

Internet Links Medical Marijuana Patients and Sellers

Many patients in Massachusetts received certificates from physicians allowing them to obtain marijuana for an array of conditions. But with dispensaries not expected to open until the...
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May 9, 2014
05/09/2014
Officer’s Record May Help Rapper He Arrested

Officer’s Record May Help Rapper He Arrested

A cop accused of falsely arresting rapper Meek Mill over a supposed pot odor cannot exclude evidence of prior unwarranted searches based on similar “smells,” a federal...
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May 9, 2014
05/09/2014
Marijuana Boom Spawns Ancillary Businesses

Marijuana Boom Spawns Ancillary Businesses

As the pot businesses blossom, a robust supply chain is needed to help grow, package and market legal marijuana. Where there’s weed, there’s also a growing need for everything...
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May 8, 2014
05/08/2014
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2014.05.07)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2014.05.07)

More jail guards gone bad, a Florida cop slinging steroids heads for prison, a California cop stealing pain pills from the elderly does too, and so does...
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May 7, 2014
05/07/2014
Minnesota Senate Passes Medical Pot Legislation

Minnesota Senate Passes Medical Pot Legislation

By a vote of 48-18, senators approved the legislation that would make Minnesota the first state to prohibit patients from smoking marijuana to ease their symptoms. Twenty-one...
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May 6, 2014
05/06/2014
Federal Medical Marijuana Defendant Larry Harvey Goes to Washington DC to Lobby Congress Ahead of May 12th Trial

Federal Medical Marijuana Defendant Larry Harvey Goes to Washington DC to Lobby Congress Ahead of May 12th Trial

  Medical marijuana patient Larry Harvey, 70, is traveling to Washington, D.C. this week to persuade Congress to stop funding unnecessary federal prosecutions like his. Harvey is...
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May 5, 2014
05/05/2014
Missouri Bill Would Keep Marijuana Users Out of Jail

Missouri Bill Would Keep Marijuana Users Out of Jail

On April 24, the Missouri House and Senate passed a bill that would eliminate the possibility of jail time for people caught with up to 10 grams...
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May 1, 2014
05/01/2014
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2014.04.30)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2014.04.30)

It’s a veritable cornucopia of corrupt cops this week. Major corruption scandals wind down in the Chicago suburbs and the Rio Grande Valley, LA deputies get popped...
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May 1, 2014
05/01/2014
Feds to Deny Water to Washington Marijuana Growers?

Feds to Deny Water to Washington Marijuana Growers?

Washington’s licensed marijuana grow operations have put the first wave of the state’s legal weed into the ground. These new cultivation centers are nervous about having insufficient...
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April 30, 2014
04/30/2014
Oops, We Did It Again! CA Bill AB 2500 Defeated

Oops, We Did It Again! CA Bill AB 2500 Defeated

SA Members helped stop another bad bill in the state legislature today! An assembly committee just rejected a measure that would have made it a crime to drive...
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April 30, 2014
04/30/2014
Anonymous Tip From 911 Caller Now Probable Cause

Anonymous Tip From 911 Caller Now Probable Cause

American law enforcement can now forcibly pull motorists over based solely on the anonymous “911” tips they receive from highway rats. High Times reported the U.S. Supreme...
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