Sheriff Raymond M. Martin has been the law for nearly 20 years in a struggling southern Illinois county. But federal prosecutors say he's been breaking it lately by peddling pounds of pot, some seized by his own department, often in uniform and from his patrol vehicle.
CANNABIS CULTURE - Today's business license hearing for Marc Emery's Cannabis Culture Headquarters ended unresolved after three hours of testimony from Vancouver's chief license inspector, and will be resumed on July 21, 2009.
Mexican organized crime relies on gangs inside the United States for distribution and support, US gangs that pose real threats as foot soldiers, informants, tax collectors and assassins for the drug cartels.