Archive for the ‘In The News’ Category
Fayetteville, Arkansas, Marijuana Initiative Turns in More Signatures
On September 19, 2008 in In The News, Legalization
A municipal initiative that would add Fayetteville, Arkansas, to the growing list of cities and counties that have adopted lowest law enforcement priority initiatives for adult marijuana possession offenses appears headed to the November ballot after organizers handed in nearly 1,000 new signatures. Read the rest of this entry »
Marijuana Reform Group Takes on the NFL
On September 19, 2008 in Activism, In The News
New England Patriots running back Kevin Faulk was suspended for one week and fined two weekly paychecks, or about $300,000, by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell this week after pleading guilty in July to misdemeanor marijuana possession charges. That has the marijuana reform group SAFER (Safer Alternatives for Enjoyable Recreation) crying foul.
SAFER, whose primary argument is that marijuana is safer than alcohol and should not be treated more harshly, announced Thursday that it would deliver an online petition and letter calling for changes to the NFL’s marijuana policy to Goodell today in New York City. For SAFER, the huge fine assessed against Faulk is rank hypocrisy from a sporting organization that accepts hundreds of millions of dollars in alcohol advertising. Read the rest of this entry »
BBC Reporter Gets High on Burning Crops
On September 11, 2008 in Drug War, Humor, In The News, Law Enforcement, Video
Poland’s Marijuana Movement
On September 11, 2008 in Activism, Government, In The News, Legalization, World
According to Polish Radio, a campaign to loosen the marijuana laws is underway in Poland. A petition to the Ministry of Justice requesting the legalization of marijuana for personal use has already been signed by hundreds of people, including drug rehab specialists and members of Monar, a nonprofit group that works with addicts, the HIV/AIDS positive, and the homeless. Read the rest of this entry »
Louisiana Lawmen Play Fast And Loose with the Constitution
On August 29, 2008 in Civil Rights, Drug War, In The News, Law Enforcement
In its 2000 decision in Indianapolis v. Edmond, the US Supreme Court held that efforts to attack the drug trade by holding a checkpoint to look for drugs was a violation of the Fourth Amendment’s protection of the right to be free from unwarranted searches and seizures. In the years since then, a handful of departments across the county, usually in the South, have brazenly trumpeted their resort to drug checkpoints. Read the rest of this entry »
