Tag: Philadelphia

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July 25, 2013
07/25/2013
Philly Legalization Advocates Return Friday for Smoke Down Prohibition VII

Philly Legalization Advocates Return Friday for Smoke Down Prohibition VII

This Friday, Philly NORML and The Panic Hour return to Independence Mall in Philadelphia for the seventh installment in their monthly protests against marijuana prohibition. From the organizers: “After six successful...
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July 11, 2013
07/11/2013
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.07.10)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.07.10)

More trouble for Philly and its rogue narcs, an Alabama jail guard goes down, so does a Mississippi narc, and a Calfornia narc cops a plea to...
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July 4, 2013
07/04/2013
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.07.02)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.07.02)

Thuggery in Philly, protecting drug shipments in Houston and Detroit, sticky fingers in Los Angeles, and that’s not all. Let’s get to it: In Philadelphia, five undercover narcotics...
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June 20, 2013
06/20/2013
Great TV While High: It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia

Great TV While High: It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia

Simply put, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia is narcissism at its best. Since August 2005, the It’s Always Sunny‘s gang has been wreaking havoc in Philadelphia with...
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June 7, 2013
06/07/2013
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.06.05)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.06.05)

It’s judges gone wild! Plus sticky-fingered narcs, lying narcs, crooked deputies, and more! Let’s get to it: In Philadelphia, a Philadelphia police officer was arrested May 23 for stealing...
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June 6, 2013
06/06/2013
Law Enforcement Targets Marijuana Activists in Philadelphia

Law Enforcement Targets Marijuana Activists in Philadelphia

On May 18th, The Panic Hour and PhillyNORML held “Smoke Down Prohibition V” in a free speech zone near the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia, PA. As the name suggests, this was...
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May 20, 2013
05/20/2013
PA Police Arrest Speakers, Organizers at Marijuana Rally

PA Police Arrest Speakers, Organizers at Marijuana Rally

The 5th monthly Smoke Down Prohibition rally in Philadelphia ended with police breaking through the crowd to arrest several individuals for smoking marijuana, including the primary organizer of...
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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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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 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
Seattle Kmart Receives 10 Pounds of Marijuana

Seattle Kmart Receives 10 Pounds of Marijuana

A Seattle Kmart was surprised to receive a package containing 10 pounds of marijuana. The package was originally sent from Los Angeles to Philadelphia. For some reason,...
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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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August 31, 2012
08/31/2012
Piece of the Week | Illadelph Alien Bong

Piece of the Week | Illadelph Alien Bong

Illadelph Alien Bong You don’t have to be in Area 51 to find your very own alien, just bring a few thousand dollars and order up a custom...
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August 8, 2012
08/08/2012
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2012.08.07)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2012.08.07)

07:02pm It never stops, does it? Here’s another seven bad apples. Let’s get to it: In Los Angeles, an LA County sheriff’s deputy was charged last Tuesday with...
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July 23, 2012
07/23/2012
Racism and Marijuana Arrests: It’s Not Just NYC

Racism and Marijuana Arrests: It’s Not Just NYC

Racism and marijuana go back to the early days of prohibition. New York City is notorious for the racial skewing of its marijuana arrests. Over the last...
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