Feds Expected to Back Monitor of New York Police
With a federal judge to order sweeping reforms to the New York Police Department's stop-and-frisk program, the Justice Department plans to intervene.
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Pot LuckLink
NYU Psilocybin Cancer Anxiety Study May Help Change Schedule I Status
NYU Psilocybin Cancer Anxiety Study May Help Change Schedule.
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.06.05)
Here's the latest news on corrupt cops and law enforcement around the United States from the past week, as of June 5, 2013.
We Sent Bloomberg Studies Showing Medical Weed Is Not a Hoax
Last week, Michael Bloomberg called medical cannabis “one of the greatest hoaxes of all time,” ignoring countless scientific studies that have shown the plant’s usefulness..
Medical Cannabis Is a “Hoax,” Says Bloomberg
In case you need any clarifying on where Michael Bloomberg stands on weed, the mayor called medical cannabis a “hoax” on his WOR radio appearance Friday.
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.05.21)
Here's the latest news on corrupt cops and law enforcement around the United States from the past week, as of May 21, 2013.
'Remedy' Witness Takes Stand in Street Stop Case
In 2003, the NYPD agreed to institute a series of written reforms aimed to audit street stops in the case of Daniels v. The City of New York.
Needless VictimsLink
Manslaughter Charges Tossed in NYPD Shooting of Unarmed Teen Ramarley Graham
The manslaughter indictment against NYPD officer Richard Haste, who has been accused of shooting unarmed teen Ramarley Graham...
NYC Marijuana Possession Arrests Declining, But Still Sky High
Thanks to aggressive policing strategies, New York City has for more than a decade been the world's leader in marijuana possession arrests, but now those...
Worst Super Ever Mistakes Tomatoes for Weed, Calls Cops
Like any good super, Delarosa freaked out and called the cops. The only problem? The plants were not in fact Cannabis sativa or indica, but tomatoes.
More Racial Profiling Claims in NYC, Marijuana Charges Abound
NYC police are racial profiling blacks and Latinos to "manufacture" marijuana offenses against them, five Bronx residents claim in Federal Court...
Law & PoliticsLink
Federal Suit Claims NYPD Trumps Up Possession Charges
A new federal suit against the NYPD filed for five individuals claims that the NYPD charged them with misdemeanors for having marijuana in public view.
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.04.10)
Here's the latest news on corrupt cops and law enforcement around the United States from the past week, as of April 10, 2013.
NYPD Brass on Hot Seat in Stop-and-Frisk Trial
In a trial challenging stop-and-frisk, an NYPD inspector parsed words over whether he set "quotas" or "performance goals" for the number of people he...
As NYC Pot Busts Continue, New York Punts on Marijuana Reform
People, almost all of them young people of color, are being arrested at the rate of a thousand a week in NYC for marijuana possession "in public view"...
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New York State Budget Battle Could Lead to Pot Decriminalization in NYC
Lawmakers in Albany are still negotiating over the state budget, as part of the proposed deal, Governor Coumo is pushing for the decriminalization of small amounts of pot in NYC.
Numbers Game Kicks Off Stop-and-Frisk Trial Against NYPD
Curbing racial disparities in the New York City Police Department's stop-and-frisk program requires a federal judge to act "boldly and broadly."
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New York City: 39,218 Low-level Marijuana Arrests in 2012
New York City: The NYPD made 39,218 low-level marijuana possession arrests in 2012 (and over 440,000 in past decade), each consuming an estimated...