This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.05.01)
Here's the latest news on corrupt cops and law enforcement around the United States from the past week, as of May 1, 2013.
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Marijuana Movement Following the Gay Rights Movement
Marijuana Policy Project's Rob Kampia published an article on Huffington Post about the parallels between the marijuana movement and the gay rights movement
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MI - Grand Rapids Decriminalization Takes Effect
The decriminalization measure does not offer protection for anyone with 4 or more previous offenses for controlled substances or anyone intending to sell.
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Colorado Lawmakers Approve High Marijuana Tax Rates
Colorado legislators have approved the high marijuana tax rates of 15% excise tax and 10% sales tax.
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Washington Lawmakers Quietly Approve Bill to Re-Criminalize Some Marijuana Possession
Lawmakers in the Washington House and Senate quietly passed a bill over the weekend that will re-criminalize some marijuana possession, reacting to warnings from the state’s crime lab that the current law could make it impossible to prosecute large-quantity possession charges or large-scale marijuana growing operations.
Dispensary Press Conference: One on One Patients Association
Last week, the Narcotic Task Force headed by the DEA conducted a raid on One on One Patients Association, a legal medical marijuana dispensary...
Mexico to Rein in US Agencies in Drug War
Mexico has a prickly relationship with US drug law enforcers, but under former President Felipe Calderon, US security cooperation expanded dramatically.
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CT Medical Marijuana Regulations Delayed by Committee
Co-chairman of the committee, Andres Ayala Jr., said the quick decision was to ensure the committee can fully evaluate the medical marijuana regulations.
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ADT Drops Medical Marijuana Clients, Leaving Them Vulnerable
Jose Pagliery reports that ADT, the nation's largest security company, dropped their medical marijuana clients without warning
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CNN Money Describes the Secrecy of Legal Marijuana Banking
Since banks can be accused by the federal government of money laundering, they do not openly deal with the legal marijuana businesses.
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First DC Medical Marijuana Dispensary Licensed
Capital City Care became the first medical marijuana dispensary to receive its license in Washington DC last Monday.
Overdose Prevention Deal in New Jersey
Gov. Christie reached an agreement with legislative leaders to include Good Samaritan language in another overdose prevention bill sitting on his desk.
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WA Judge Orders Police to Return Man's Marijuana - Again
Tacoma, WA Judge Jack Emery ordered Tacoma Police to return confiscated medical marijuana to a patient (charges against the patient had been dropped).
Indiana Welfare Drug Testing Bill Fails
Public benefits drug testing bills remain alive in several states this year, including Alabama, North Carolina, and Texas.
Global Cannabis March: May 4th
Take a look here to see if there's a march near you & spread the world to make the Global Cannabis March on May 4th bigger & better than the year before.
Soon, You May Be Getting Breathalyzed for Weed
Researchers at Sweden’s Karolinska Institutet have developed a way to user breathalyzer-like technology to test for the presence of 12 different drugs...
UK Multiple Sclerosis Sufferer Susan Lunn: 'I'll Smoke Cannabis Despite Jail Threat'
UK woman Susan Lunn, 43, is suffering from multiple sclerosis and has vowed to continue smoking cannabis, even if it means going to jail.
New York Times OpDoc: A True Satire Of The War on Some Drugs
While over a week old it would seem a crime itself not to share this New York Times so-called OpDoc (where videos rather than guest columns are submitted).