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These Texas Cities Are Making Headway On Marijuana Reform
Texas cities are making headway on marijuana reform with new programs proposed to reduce penalties for first-time offenders.
The Female Inmates Who Fight California’s Wildfires
Shawna Jones got busted with her drug-dealing boyfriend in a car with a lot of weed and crystal…
Northern California Deputies Kill Illegal Pot Grower
DURHAM, Calif. (AP) — Northern California authorities have shot and killed an illegal marijuana grower they say confronted…
Police Are Tracking Phone & Web Habits to Snare Drug Crime
When it comes to indiscriminately sweeping up metadata from internet and cellphone users, Australia is the worldwide leader.…
Drug Prosecutions at Historic Low under AG Jeff Sessions’ Avowed Crackdown
Despite continuous threats and conniving political moves to crack down on legal weed, Attorney General Jeff Sessions has…
Healer or Dealer? Delaware Cops Turn ‘MMJ Robin Hood’ into Felon
Some people are natural healers, whether by disposition, design or desire. They follow their path and, in most…
Putting Drug Offenders In Prison Doesn’t Stop Them From Using Drugs
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions now wants federal prosecutors to seek the maximum punishment in all drug-related crimes.…
Judge Blasts Ridiculous 18-Year Sentence for Marijuana
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Is 18 years in prison without the possibility of parole too harsh for…
Thousands of Drug Convictions Dropped after Chemist in Lab Falsifies Results
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court announced last week that it will vacate 21,587 drug conviction cases that were connected…
Charges Dropped for All but 2 in DC Pot Giveaway
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors have dropped charges against six of the eight people arrested during a marijuana…