All posts tagged "police"

Politics

Police Play ‘Catch and Release’ With Cannabis Offenders: Roadblocks to Progress in Maryland

Maryland’s attempts at progress in cannabis policy have met with resistance, both from the police and...

Joint Opinions

How Marijuana Legalization Keeps Law Enforcement Honest

Analysis shows fruitless police searches are reduced and trust in police is increased when cannabis is...

Legal

Courts Disagree If Cannabis Smell Justifies Search and Seizure

In a win both for cannabis freedom and racial justice, Vermont's top court ruled in favor...

Legal

Lawsuit: California Police Conspired to Steal Marijuana

Attorney says “It’s organized crime. And it’s got to stop.”

Legal

Most Canadian Police Will Be Permitted to Smoke Marijuana

When legalization rolls out, Canada plans to treat marijuana consumption in a similar manner to alcohol.

Legal

How & Why Detroit Police Raided a Legal Marijuana Operation

Viola Brands, a cannabis company founded by a former NBA player, was raided by Detroit police...

Legal

Death of Pennsylvania Man Suspected of Growing a Dozen Marijuana Plants Highlights Extreme Policing Tactics

Trooper pursuit at a small grow leads to death.

Politics

Youth Movement Protests Pot Prohibition in Ex-Soviet Georgia

A protest in the ex-Soviet republic of Georgia to demand legalization of personal drugs use, with...

Legal

Toronto Cops Upset That Shops They Raid Don’t Call Them

Toronto police don't understand why unlicensed dispensaries won't call them to report robberies and other crimes....

Economics

Hundreds of Sheriffs Request Armored Assault Vehicles to Fight Cannabis

Although the Pentagon has been supplying state and local police departments with military grade weaponry to...

Legal

U.K. Cops Give Home Growers A Pass

Joining the increasing wave of decriminalization rulings sweeping the globe, law enforcement in the English city...

In The Magazine

Freetown Christiania: Copenhagen’s Greenlight District

Luce and Stephanie Belland can’t believe the size of the joint being rolled at the picnic...

Legal

D.C. Police Chief Admits Decriminalization Makes Job Easier

There’s a quiet war currently underway in our nation’s capital between District lawmakers and the legion...

Politics

All Over America Police Are Being Ordered To Return Seized Cannabis To Medical Marijuana Patients

While there once was a time that any seized pot was thought to be destroyed (or...

Joint Opinions

Survey Shows Majority of Police Officers Support Marijuana Policy Reform

Though not conducted with the methodological rigor of the Pew poll that came out this week showing 54...

Politics

Research Confirms Legalizing Medical Marijuana Does Not Increase Crime

Researchers at the University of Texas published an article in PLOS ONE today that indicates that...

Legal

Study Suggests Cannabis Legalization Reduces Police Resources Needed in Washington

Initiative 502 was passed in Washington in November of 2012 and was implemented one month later....

Legal

Law Enforcement Against Prohibition: The Cops that Are Our Friends

“Not one of the stated US drug policy goals of lowering the incidence of crime, addiction,...

Cannabis

Police Need Warrant to Open Package that Smells of Pot

Although they have the right to seize it, police need a warrant to open a package...