A pair of bills that would have decriminalized the possession of up to five ounces of marijuana or six pot plants died last week when the Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee voted unanimously to kill them…
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Ex-World Leaders Form Global Drug Policy Commission
January 26, 2011 | 2 views | No Comments
A group of world political leaders, intellectuals, and businessman Richard Branson have formed a Global Commission on Drug Policies in a bid to boost the effort to achieve more humane and rational drug laws. The c…
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National Call-In Alert: The National Criminal Justice Commission Act
November 16, 2010 | 1 views | No Comments
[image:1 align:right caption:true]In 2009, Senator Jim Webb (D-VA) and 15 Republican and Democratic cosponsors introduced the National Criminal Justice Commission Act, legislation that would create a bipartisan Co…
Posted in NewsNational Call-In Day: The National Criminal Justice Commission Act
September 15, 2010 | 1 views | No Comments
Dear friend:
Today is the National Call-In Day supporting S. 714, Sen. Jim Webb's bill establishing a National Criminal Justice Commission to do a full, top-to-bottom study of the wreck that is the US crimina…
Posted in NewsMaine Police Chief Wants Cocaine Misdemeanors to Be Felonies
September 8, 2010 | 15 views | No Comments
Portland, Maine, Police Chief James Craig is pushing to increase some crack and powder cocaine offenses from misdemeanors to felonies, but he isn't exactly receiving a warm reception from lawmakers concerned a…
Posted in NewsDespite Decrim, California Marijuana Possession Busts Abound [FEATURE]
September 7, 2010 | 1 views | No Comments
According to figures from the California Criminal Justice Statistics Center, more than 550,000 people were charged with misdemeanor marijuana possession in the Golden State between 1999 and 2009. Last year, 61,164…
