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Asset Forfeiture Gone Wild: After Pot Raids, Cops Seize 7 Houses
In practice, asset forfeiture has become an irreplaceable revenue stream for American law enforcement officers, but has it gone too far? Ummm, yes.
November 13, 2017
Summer of Raids: How California Cops Are Defeating Legalization
Marijuana legalization is not quite a year old in California, but it would be a mistake to believe…
September 14, 2017
Indiana Police Raid Retail Grocery Chain Over CBD Dietary Supplement
Indiana law enforcement is apparently confused over what is exactly legal and illegal across the state in terms…
July 26, 2017
Why Are Authorities in Detroit Furiously Closing Down Dispensaries?
So far, 167 Detroit pot shops have been closed down and dozens more are expected to get the…
May 31, 2017
Police: After Raids of Open-Air Drug Market, Hells Angel’s Taking Over Copenhagen Pot Trade
For 45 years in Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark, marijuana was openly bought and sold in farmers-market-like stalls on…
April 6, 2017
Kinder Pot Cops? Police Experiment with Alternatives to SWAT Raids on Marijuana
The thing with raiding a medical marijuana dispensary is that it’s really easy. Here’s how you do it:…
April 3, 2017
SWAT Teams Are Killing People in Their Homes over Suspicion of Pot Possession
You’ve probably heard the expression: “The operation was successful, but the patient died.” That thought comes to mind…
March 21, 2017
Capitalist Plot Seen Behind Canadian Cannabis Raids
Canada’s prince and princess of pot, activist-entrepreneurs Marc and Jodie Emery, have been charged with multiple trafficking-related counts, following the…
March 13, 2017
Raids on Cannabis Culture Outlets Across Canada
Police carried out raids on several Cannabis Culture outlets across Canada on Thursday, one day after the dispensary chain’s founders, Marc…
March 9, 2017
Federal Raids in Colorado Tell Larger Story
With numerous reports surfacing from news outlets within Colorado and surrounding areas, the nation has turned its focus…
October 29, 2014