Feds to Continue Raids on Medical Pot in California
The federal government will continue raids on medical marijuana operations in California despite guidelines issued by the Justice Department two weeks ago indicating the contrary.
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DEA Agents Forced into Afghan War
Digby has a disturbing post on how several DEA helicopter pilots have apparently been pressured into service in Afghanistan.
Medical Marijuana Providers Targeted?
A lawyer for some of the pot growers busted by the DEA earlier this week said his clients are registered medical marijuana providers targeted by "rogue" federal agents ignoring a directive to leave such people alone.
The Solution to Our Environmental Woes is to End Prohibition
The best solution to our environmental problems is to end prohibition. There is no other viable option short of the immediate end to military conflict that will have the same positive impact on the ecosystem.
Obama Issues New Medical Marijuana Policy
The Obama administration will not seek to arrest medical marijuana users and suppliers as long as they conform to state laws, under new policy guidelines to be sent to federal prosecutors Monday.
Farmers Arrested Trying to Plant Hemp at DEA Office
A 51-year-old grandfather who grows garbanzo beans and other crops in northwestern North Dakota was among the protesters arrested for planting hemp seeds on the lawn of the federal Drug Enforcement Administration offices.
US Marijuana Growers Cutting Into Profits of Mexican Traffickers
[img_assist|nid=20132|title=|desc=A Mexican marine walks through a field of marijuana plants. In a field in the mountains of Sinaloa, Mexico, a pound of pot might earn a peasant farmer $25. The wholesale price for the same pound in Phoenix, Ariz., is $550. (Photo by Sarah L.
Drug War Criminal: Karen Tandy
"Today's DEA arrest of Marc Scott Emery, publisher of Cannabis Culture magazine, and the founder of a marijuana legalization group, is a significant blow not only to the marijuana trafficking trade in the U.S. and Canada, but also to the marijuana legalization movement.... Drug legalization lobbyists now have one less pot of money to rely on." --Former DEA administrator Karen Tandy
Brutal Tactics Employed in San Diego Medical Marijuana Raids
Police stormed several San Diego medical marijuana dispensaries with guns drawn and arrested at least 23 people.
Marc Emery’s Farewell Tour
My mentor and very close friend Marc Emery is on a farewell tour of Canada before he turns himself in at the US/Canada border on September 19 and pleads guilty to trafficking marijuana. He is expected to spend at least five years in a US Federal prison.
