Tag: Marijuana Charges

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Evander Holyfield’s Son Arrested on Pot Charges

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — The son of former heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield faces a one-game suspension from Georgia’s football team after his arrest on misdemeanor marijuana charges. An online booking report from the Clarke County Jail shows sophomore running back Elijah Holyfield was charged early Monday with possession of marijuana of less than an ounce and possession and use of

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Kansas Couple Whose Tea Was Mistaken for Marijuana Loses Lawsuit

Last week, a federal judge in Kansas ruled against a couple whose home was raided in 2012 in an unsuccessful “SWAT-style” search for marijuana. According to Reason.com, U.S. District Judge John Lungstrum said that police acted “legally and reasonably in planning and conducting the fruitless raid on the home of Robert and Adlynn Harte, former CIA agents whose children were 7

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Racial Disparities in Virginia Marijuana Arrests

Marijuana arrests in Virginia have been increasing over the last decade, and the racial disparity in marijuana possession arrest rates has been getting worse every year. In 2003, there were 13,052 marijuana possession arrests in the state. This figure rose year-to-year to 22,948 in 2014, an increase of 76 percent. In 2002, the arrest rate for whites was 144 per

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Police In Houston To Stop Charging Minor Pot Offenders

Beginning January 1, police in America’s fourth largest city will cease filing criminal charges against minor marijuana possession offenders. Under a new directive issued by the Harris County District Attorney’s office, police in the county must offer all first-time marijuana offenders found in the possession of two ounces or less the opportunity to participate in a pre-trial intervention program. Those offenders

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