It was 40 years ago Friday that President Richard Nixon (R) declared illegal drugs "public enemy No. 1" and ushered in the modern war on drugs. Four decades, millions of drug arrests, and a trillion doll…
Archive for the ‘Civil Rights’ Category
Posted in Oregon Supreme Court: Medical Cannabis Patients Have Second Amendment Rights Too
May 19, 2011 | 2 views | No Comments
Great news today from Oregon’s Supreme Court (as compared to SCOTUS!) regarding personal responsibility and liberty in ruling for a medical cannabis patient who was denied their full Second Amendment rights simply because they use cannabis.
The case was largely championed by NORML Legal Committee member and Amicus chair Leland Berger of Portland and from legal [...]
California Blacks Disproportionately Busted for Marijuana, Report Finds [FEATURE]
October 22, 2010 | 0 views | No Comments
In a new report released Friday, the Drug Policy Alliance (DPA) and the California NAACP charged that African-Americans have been disproportionately targeted in low-level marijuana possession arrests. The report, …
Cop Cleared in Killing of Unarmed Man in Marijuana Raid
August 22, 2010 | 1 views | No Comments
The Las Vegas police officer who shot an unarmed Trevon Cole during a June drug raid over small-time marijuana sales was justified, a coroner's inquest found Saturday night. The ruling came late in the evening…
Raid Victim Family May Hit Vegas Police with RICO Suit
August 19, 2010 | 1 views | No Comments
(This article includes minor updates from the original version published 8/19/10.)
Andre Lagomarsino, the attorney representing the estate of Trevon Cole and his fiancé, Sequoia Pearce, said last Thursday he is …
Oakland Pot Expansion a Step Closer
July 14, 2010 | 0 views | No Comments
California — Oakland inched toward a plan to allow industrial-scale production of medical marijuana, sparking a lively debate between supporters and opponents who filled the Public Safety Committee meeting Tuesday evening. The proposal crafted by City Councilmembers Larry Reid and Rebecca Kaplan would prompt the first major expansion six years [...]
