All posts tagged "marijuana arrests"
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Current Events
Week in Review: Cannabis Consumers Beat COVID-19 with Lower Mortality, Faster Recovery
October 21, 2023ICYMI: Catch up on the week’s latest news from across the cannabis spectrum.
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Current Events
Week in review: Supermodel Gigi Hadid Arrested for Cannabis Possession
July 23, 2023ICYMI: Catch up on the week’s latest news from across the cannabis spectrum.
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Legal
Empire Cannabis Club Co-Owner, Staff Arrested in NYC for ‘Obstruction’
July 14, 2023New York City’s Empire Cannabis Club has been pushing the proverbial envelope on the possibilities for...
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Current Events
Week in Review: Rhode Island Expunges 23,000 Cannabis Possession Records
June 17, 2023ICYMI: Catch up on the week’s latest news from across the cannabis spectrum.
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Legal
Cannabis Arrests Down as DEA Seizes Six Million Plants in 2022
June 15, 2023The DEA reported seizing millions of marijuana plants and arrested more than 5,000 people for cannabis-related...
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Legal
While Cannabis Industry Grows, More People Are Being Busted for Weed
November 14, 2019Arrest rates show the War on Drugs is still going full force.
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Legal
Police Struggle to Recruit Informants Because of Pot Legalization
October 24, 2019Cops used to flip low-level “offenders” busted with cannabis to become snitches. Now, with weed legal,...
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Legal
U.S. Marijuana Arrests Rise for Second Straight Year in 2017
September 24, 2018The most recent data on drug arrests from the FBI paints a sobering picture.
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Legal
The Loopholes in New York City’s Public Cannabis Smoking Policy Will Hurt People of Color
September 6, 2018Mayor Bill de Blasio has a new policy discouraging New York City cops from making arrests...
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Legal
New York City’s ‘New’ Marijuana Arrest Strategy Would Mean Lots of Marijuana Arrests
June 21, 2018Cops could still arrest minorities, former offenders — anyone, really.
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Politics
FBI Raids California Mayor’s Home Over Case Involving in Legal Marijuana Industry
May 15, 2018In a still-murky scenario of rare federal enforcement against municipal corruption, FBI agents last week raided...
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Politics
Cannabis Case Highlights Russian Human Rights Issues Ahead of World Cup
April 18, 2018With Moscow accused of all manner of sinister shenanigans on the global stage, calls are mounting...
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Culture
Recovering the Lost Legacy of Cannabis in Japan
April 13, 2018Cannabis is completely verboten in Japan — rare, expensive and very illegal. First Lady Akie Abe...
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Legal
Marijuana Study Finds ‘Racial Injustice’ In California
May 31, 2016Blacks get four times the pot tickets as whites in California; Latinos 1.7 times as many.
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Legal
FBI: One Person Arrested for Cannabis Every 45 Seconds
October 2, 2015While states across the nation continue to legalize cannabis for medical and recreational purposes, police have...