Tag: Tennessee

(25 posts)
December 6, 2012
12/06/2012
$1.5B Worth of Marijuana Confiscated in Appalachia (Kentucky, Tennessee and West Virginia)

$1.5B Worth of Marijuana Confiscated in Appalachia (Kentucky, Tennessee and West Virginia)

Federal, state and local law enforcement agencies confiscated more than $1.5 billion worth of marijuana this year in Appalachia, a region where widespread unemployment may be enticing...
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November 8, 2012
11/08/2012
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2012.11.07)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2012.11.07)

05:55pm Week after week, the beat goes on. Here’s the latest on the bad cop front. Let’s get to it: In Baltimore, a Baltimore police detective was...
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August 15, 2012
08/15/2012
Marijuana Edibles Gets Nashville Officer Fired

Marijuana Edibles Gets Nashville Officer Fired

Edward Karl lost his job as a Nashville, TN police officer because he was caught in a “fake drug check point” with marijuana edibles while driving back...
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July 18, 2012
07/18/2012
Some States Move on Sentencing Reform

Some States Move on Sentencing Reform

04:51pm With state budgets devastated by the 2008 financial crisis and subsequent slow economic growth, the impulse to incarcerate is being blunted by fiscal realities. This...
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July 17, 2012
07/17/2012
Marijuana and the Reality of the War On Drugs: It’s a Cash Crop for Appalachia

Marijuana and the Reality of the War On Drugs: It’s a Cash Crop for Appalachia

In 2008 alone, Appalachia grew four billion dollars worth of marijuana. Read at the Washington Post on the lifestyle and economic realities of this green region and...
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