This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2012.10.31)
Here's the latest news on corrupt cops and law enforcement around the United States from the past week, as of October 31, 2012...
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'No Grey Sky' Marijuana Dispensary Takes on Uncle Sam
A licensed medical marijuana dispensary sued the Justice Department and DEA, claiming that their illegal crusade threatens to cost thousands of patients...
Is Jury Nullification the Right Tool to End Prohibition?
Jury Nullification is a controversial practice getting new attention. Is Jury Nullification the right tool to end Prohibition of Cannabis?
US News & World Report: 'Should Marijuana Use Be Legalized?'
Today, US News & World Report ‘Debate Club’ asks its readers: “Should marijuana use be legalized?” Cannabis reform activists face off vs. prohibitionists...
Colorado Amendment 64: Know the Lies, Part 5 - Gateway Theory
Marijuana isn't a gateway drug. There is nothing inherent in a marijuana high that makes you want to take other drugs, so vote yes on Amendment 64..
Video: Retired Police Captain Demolishes the War On Drugs
LEAP co-founder and retired police captain, Peter Christ, appears on WGRZ-TV in Buffalo, NY and takes on all aspects of our disastrous War on Drugs.
Marijuana Arrests Decline in 2011, but Still Total Half of All Illicit Drug Violations
Police made 757,969 arrests in 2011 for marijuana-related offenses and marijuana arrests now comprise one-half of all illicit drug arrests in the US.
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It’s Time for Nevada to Legalize Marijuana
More people are in favor of marijuana legalization and like voters in Washington and Colorado may do this election, Nevada should end the prohibition...
TX Trooper in Chopper Fires on 'Drug Load;' Two Dead
Marco Antonio Castro and Jose Leonardo Coj Cumar become the 54th and 55th persons to die in US domestic drug law enforcement operations so far this year...
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Drug Offenders Spend 250 Percent More Time in Federal Prison Since 1987
The amount of time drug offenders serve in federal prison has increased 250 percent since 1987, and as a result...
Two More Drug War Deaths on Tuesday
Stephanie Melson, 31, and Victor Gaddy, 41, become the 52nd and 53rd persons to die in US domestic drug law enforcement operations so far this year.
Study: Over 200,000 Marijuana Arrests in Colorado Over Past 25 Years
In the 25 years from 1986 to 2010, police and sheriffs’ departments in Colorado made 210,000 arrests for the crime of possessing small amounts of marijuana.
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Forbes' Top 2012 Tax Cases: #10, The IRS Wages War on Medical Marijuana
The medical marijuana industry, which is "blessed by state law, but persecuted by the IRS," has made Forbes Top 10 Tax Cases of 2012...
Initiative Watch (2012.10.24)
We're getting down to the final days, and the action around drug reform initiatives is hot and heavy. Let's get to it:
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2012.10.24)
Here's the latest news on corrupt cops and law enforcement around the United States from the past week, as of October 24, 2012...
Governor Cuomo: No Pay Increase for Legislators Until They Decriminalize Marijuana
NY Governor Cuomo has redoubled his efforts to decriminalize the possession of marijuana in public view after state legislators failed to act on...
GA Man Holding Pepper Spray Killed in Drug Raid
Daniel John Thomas Hammett of Georgia becomes the 51st person to die in US domestic drug law enforcement operations so far this year.
Shifting Focus: Cannabis Legislation and State Power
In an era of a do-nothing national government and a lack of citizen potency, it's time to cultivate state power...