Posts Tagged ‘Police’

A Mother’s Day Declaration: “The Drug War Hurts Our Families”

A Mother’s Day Declaration:  “The Drug War Hurts Our Families”

Mothers from around the country will join with law enforcement and students at the National Press Club on May 2nd in honor of Mother’s Day. The press conference will launch a new coalition of national organizations that will represent mothers, police and students that seek to finally end the disastrous drug war.

Police: ‘Goofy’ Laws Contribute To Spike In Marijuana

Police: ‘Goofy’ Laws Contribute To Spike In Marijuana

Montana ranks ninth among the top 17 states for marijuana use among teens, which is predictable, according to local law enforcement officials who blame the state’s “goofy” and “convoluted” marijuana laws. “This comes as no surprise,” said Billings Deputy Police Chief Tim O’Connell.  “We are definitely seeing an increase in the schools, and it’s definitely [...]




Medical Marijuana Activists Puzzle Over Intent of Federal Raid

Medical Marijuana Activists Puzzle Over Intent of Federal Raid

Medical marijuana activists were puzzling Monday over a federal raid on one of the nation’s most prominent pot legalization advocates, suggesting it may be intended to send a signal that no one was safe as the Obama administration tries to crack down…

Police Chiefs Against Medical Marijuana

Police Chiefs Against Medical Marijuana

A bill that would allow people in New Hampshire with chronic health problems to use marijuana received the backing of the Republican Senate this week, but with the proposal gaining momentum in Concord, local police chiefs worry it would strengthen efforts to legalize the drug in the Granite State. Gov. John Lynch has indicated he [...]

Hard To Rationalize Pot Prohibition

Hard To Rationalize Pot Prohibition

Norm Stamper’s told the story a lot: He was a rookie cop, working a one-man car  in an affluent San Diego neighborhood, when he approached a home and smelled  burning vegetable matter. This was around 1966.  Possession of marijuana  possession of even a seed or stem =96 was a felony.  Stamper, a young cop eager [...]

Up-In-Smoke: The Marijuana Debate Rages On

Up-In-Smoke: The Marijuana Debate Rages On

At their party convention in Ottawa on Jan.  14, the Liberal party voted as a majority to legalize marijuana should they be re-elected into parliament.  Marijuana legalization has been on the minds of Canadians ever since the medicinal usage of marijuana was legalized in Canada in 2001.  This subject has been a hot topic of [...]

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