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2 Louisiana High School Coaches Face Drug Charges
Two Louisiana high school coaches now face serious drug charges for seeds, stems, roaches and a small bag of marijuana.
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MT Medical Marijuana Grower Convicted in Federal Court
Montana medical marijuana patient, cultivator and former U of Montana Grizzlies quarterback Jason Washington was convicted in federal court of two felonies.
British MPs Call for Drug Decriminalization
The use of drugs should be decriminalized with the least harmful substances regulated & sold in shops, a group of British parliamentarians said in a report.
Recreational MJ Sales in CO is Still Illegal - and Dangerous
After a dispute over a recreational MJ deal outside his house on Dec 13th, Cristopher Davis was shot in the back, rushed to the hospital and arrested.
Obama Administration Throwing Medical Marijuana Patients Into Federal Prison at Unprecedented Rate
Fallout from the Obama Administration's aggressive federal enforcement in medical marijuana states has reached a fever pitch this month with three people...
2012: The Year In Review — NORML’s Top 10 Events That Shaped Marijuana Policy
Here are the Top 10 Events That Shaped Marijuana Policy In 2012 from NORML. #1 Colorado and Washington Vote To Legalize Marijuana...
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Marijuana Laws Enforced, Poor Hit Hardest
An opponent of legalization says it would exacerbate inequality in the United States. But he fails to account for the impact of jail time on inequality under currents laws.
US Law Enforcement Seeking To Use Drones For Domestic Policing
It’s taken the FAA a long time to release info... This includes several thousand pages of drone authorizations for law enforcement agencies, universities...
The Top Ten Drug Policy Stories of 2012
In some ways 2012 has been a year of dramatic, exciting change in drug policy, as the edifice of global drug prohibition appears to crumble before our eyes.
US Has 330,000 Drug Offenders in Prison
Of the 1.6 million prisoners in America, some 330,000 were doing time for drug offenses, including nearly drug offenders 95,000 doing federal time....
Help Needed: Release Five Lifetime Marijuana Prisoners
A law office filed a legal petition with the federal government seeking clemency for 5 elderly prisoners serving lifetime sentences for cannabis-only...
Spottedcrow Flies Free
Patricia Spottedcrow, an Oklahoma woman who was sentenced to 12 years for selling $31 worth of pot, with no prior convictions, was released from prison...
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California Marijuana Decriminalization Drops Youth Crime Rate to Record Low: Study
A new study "California Youth Crime Plunges to All-Time Low" shows between 2010 and 2011 CA experienced a drastic 20 percent decrease in juvenile crime.
Two of the Largest American Newspapers Opine in Favor of Allowing States to Legalize Marijuana
Editorials in favor of marijuana law reform featured this weekend by two of the US’ largest newspapers, the New York Times and the Washington Post...
Study: Those Arrested for Minor Pot Offenses Unlikely to Subsequently Commit Violent Crimes
Arresting and prosecuting low level marijuana offenders in New York City has little or no impact on law enforcement efforts to reduce violent crime...
Prosecutors in Colorado, Washington Dismiss Even More Marijuana Cases
Prosecutors throughout Colorado and Washington state continue to dismiss hundreds of pending misdemeanor marijuana possession cases.
Voters Legalize Marijuana, States Dismiss Hundreds of Pending Marijuana Cases
Many wondered just what the exact effects of passing a marijuana legalization law would be. Some speculated no good would come of passing a state law...
Boulder DA Stops Marijuana Possession Prosecutions
The district attorney in Colorado's Boulder County announced Wednesday he will dismiss all pending small-time marijuana and paraphernalia possession cases.