Tag: Pennsylvania

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May 2, 2013
05/02/2013
A Rising Marijuana Reform Tide at the Statehouses

A Rising Marijuana Reform Tide at the Statehouses

In the wake of the marijuana legalization victories in Colorado and Washington last November, and buoyed by a series of national public opinion polls showing support for...
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April 26, 2013
04/26/2013
Religious Wacko Tries and Fails to Make PA Police Stop 420

Religious Wacko Tries and Fails to Make PA Police Stop 420

Michael Marcavage founded and runs the Philadelphia evangelical group, Repent America. Repent America calls it their mission to save us all from the lake of fire and red...
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April 17, 2013
04/17/2013
Medical Marijuana Legislation Moves Forward in Pennsylvania

Medical Marijuana Legislation Moves Forward in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania will again consider making medical marijuana legal. The Governor Raymond P. Shafer Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act, or House Bill 1181, was introduced Monday at the State House,...
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April 11, 2013
04/11/2013
Alabama, Pennsylvania See Marijuana Legalization Bills

Alabama, Pennsylvania See Marijuana Legalization Bills

And then there were eight. That is, as marijuana legalization bills have been formally introduced this month in Alabama and Pennsylvania, the number of states to see...
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March 7, 2013
03/07/2013
Buy Your Tickets for the NORML Mid-Atlantic Conference on March 16th

Buy Your Tickets for the NORML Mid-Atlantic Conference on March 16th

NORML is pleased to announce the first ever Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference in Philadelphia, PA is just over a week away. CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS The conference...
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March 1, 2013
03/01/2013
‘Deeply Troubled’ Judge OKs On-Campus Arrest; ‘Perp Walks’ and Privacy

‘Deeply Troubled’ Judge OKs On-Campus Arrest; ‘Perp Walks’ and Privacy

A high school basketball star caught selling marijuana off campus cannot sue the police for arresting him at school, though a federal judge was “deeply troubled” by...
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February 28, 2013
02/28/2013
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.02.27)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.02.27)

Suspected dirty cops are under investigation in Texas and Alabama, a light-fingered (and well-connected) Philly cop gets suspended, a Texas cop gets in trouble for trying to...
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February 22, 2013
02/22/2013
Details of Pennsylvania’s Regulate Marijuana Act Revealed

Details of Pennsylvania’s Regulate Marijuana Act Revealed

Senator Daylin Leach released the full text of the Regulate Marijuana Act. The bill is similar to Amendment 64 in that it legalizes possession for adults 21...
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February 12, 2013
02/12/2013
Pennsylvania Marijuana Legalization Bill Coming Soon

Pennsylvania Marijuana Legalization Bill Coming Soon

Pennsylvania will likely be the next state to see a marijuana legalization bill introduced this year, as state Sen. Daylin Leach (D-King of Prussia) announced at a...
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February 12, 2013
02/12/2013
Register Today- First NORML Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference

Register Today- First NORML Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference

NORML is pleased to announce the first ever Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference in Philadelphia, PA on March 16th, 2013! The conference will feature a day of enlightening panel discussions and...
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February 4, 2013
02/04/2013
Recreational Marijuana Legalization Bill Introduced in PA

Recreational Marijuana Legalization Bill Introduced in PA

Senator Daylin Leach has introduced a recreational marijuana legalization bill in Pennsylvania. Republican Governor and former prosecutor, Tom Corbett, says he’ll simply veto the bill if he...
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February 1, 2013
02/01/2013
Several States Considering Legislation To Legalize Adult Cannabis Consumption

Several States Considering Legislation To Legalize Adult Cannabis Consumption

Lawmakers in several states are anticipated to debate legislative measures this year that seek to legalize and regulate the adult use and retail distribution of marijuana. To date, lawmakers...
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January 10, 2013
01/10/2013
Pennsylvania State Senator Prefiles Marijuana Legalization Bill, Pennsylvanians Approve

Pennsylvania State Senator Prefiles Marijuana Legalization Bill, Pennsylvanians Approve

Last week, state Senator from Montgomery County Daylin Leach announced his intentions to file legislation that would legalize the adult use of marijuana, in a way similar to the...
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January 10, 2013
01/10/2013
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.01.09)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.01.09)

Texas cop wanted cash to make a pot possession arrest go away, Hawaii cop had his own pot garden, Philly cop was peddling ‘roids, and then there’s...
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January 2, 2013
01/02/2013
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.01.01)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.01.01)

07:38pm Philadelphia keeps on paying for its out-of-control drug squad, and a pair of probation officers have pill-pilfering problems. Let’s get to it: In Philadelphia, the city...
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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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December 6, 2012
12/06/2012
Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Bill to Be Considered in 2013 – Maybe

Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Bill to Be Considered in 2013 – Maybe

Over the last four years, two medical marijuana bills have sat in the Pennsylvania legislature, just waiting to come up for a vote. And they haven’t. Not...
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December 5, 2012
12/05/2012
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2012.12.04)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2012.12.04)

09:12pm Greed strikes down a pair of cops, including a Bay Area drug task force commander, and two more go down because of dope habits they...
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November 27, 2012
11/27/2012
Legal Marijuana Is Not in Foreseeable Future in Pennsylvania

Legal Marijuana Is Not in Foreseeable Future in Pennsylvania

While voters in Colorado and Washington approved citizen-proposed referendums this month legalizing recreational marijuana use, Pennsylvania has a long way to go before such a question makes its...
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September 19, 2012
09/19/2012
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2012.09.18)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2012.09.18)

04:28pm A Virginia prison guard smuggles heroin, a Pennsylvania cop steals and uses it, and a New Jersey cop pays off a prostitute with it, and...
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