All posts tagged "police"
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Current Events
The Cannabis Industry and the Black Lives Matter Uprising
June 9, 2020Protests have spread across the U.S. in response to the death of George Floyd at the...
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Politics
Brooklyn Brutality Re-Ignites Outrage Over Pot Policing in NYC
March 17, 2020An egregious incident of police abuse in Brooklyn has gone viral on the internet and re-ignited...
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Politics
Austin Votes to Decriminalize Cannabis
February 1, 2020Vote to effectively decriminalize cannabis in Texas’s most progressive city is ignored by police, who won’t...
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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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Politics
Police Play ‘Catch and Release’ With Cannabis Offenders: Roadblocks to Progress in Maryland
April 1, 2019Maryland’s attempts at progress in cannabis policy have met with resistance, both from the police and...
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Joint Opinions
How Marijuana Legalization Keeps Law Enforcement Honest
March 25, 2019Analysis shows fruitless police searches are reduced and trust in police is increased when cannabis is...
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Legal
Courts Disagree If Cannabis Smell Justifies Search and Seizure
January 11, 2019In a win both for cannabis freedom and racial justice, Vermont's top court ruled in favor...
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Legal
Lawsuit: California Police Conspired to Steal Marijuana
November 21, 2018Attorney says “It’s organized crime. And it’s got to stop.”
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Legal
Most Canadian Police Will Be Permitted to Smoke Marijuana
October 3, 2018When legalization rolls out, Canada plans to treat marijuana consumption in a similar manner to alcohol.
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Legal
How & Why Detroit Police Raided a Legal Marijuana Operation
August 6, 2018Viola Brands, a cannabis company founded by a former NBA player, was raided by Detroit police...
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Legal
Death of Pennsylvania Man Suspected of Growing a Dozen Marijuana Plants Highlights Extreme Policing Tactics
July 14, 2018Trooper pursuit at a small grow leads to death.
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Politics
Youth Movement Protests Pot Prohibition in Ex-Soviet Georgia
May 20, 2018A protest in the ex-Soviet republic of Georgia to demand legalization of personal drugs use, with...
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Legal
Toronto Cops Upset That Shops They Raid Don’t Call Them
January 27, 2017Toronto police don't understand why unlicensed dispensaries won't call them to report robberies and other crimes....
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Economics
Hundreds of Sheriffs Request Armored Assault Vehicles to Fight Cannabis
August 13, 2015Although the Pentagon has been supplying state and local police departments with military grade weaponry to...
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Medical
Canadian Medical Cannabis Dispensary Refuses to Close
July 31, 2015Glenn Price, the proprietor of Your Medical Cannabis Headquarters in Winnipeg, Manitoba, is defiant in the...
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Legal
U.K. Cops Give Home Growers A Pass
July 24, 2015Joining the increasing wave of decriminalization rulings sweeping the globe, law enforcement in the English city...
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In The Magazine
Freetown Christiania: Copenhagen’s Greenlight District
June 4, 2015Luce and Stephanie Belland can’t believe the size of the joint being rolled at the picnic...
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Legal
D.C. Police Chief Admits Decriminalization Makes Job Easier
January 27, 2015There’s a quiet war currently underway in our nation’s capital between District lawmakers and the legion...
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Politics
All Over America Police Are Being Ordered To Return Seized Cannabis To Medical Marijuana Patients
April 20, 2014While there once was a time that any seized pot was thought to be destroyed (or...
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Joint Opinions
Survey Shows Majority of Police Officers Support Marijuana Policy Reform
April 14, 2014Though not conducted with the methodological rigor of the Pew poll that came out this week showing 54...
