Mexico’s Plague of Police Corruption
Despite millions in U.S. aid, forces continue to be outgunned, overwhelmed — and often purchased outright — by gangsters.
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Tacoma’s War on Medical Marijuana
Medical cannabis providers in Tacoma, Washington were served with cease and desist notices by the city on Friday, an escalation in what activists are calling the city’s war on medical cannabis.
It’s Time to Call Off War on Drugs, Former Narcotics Agent Says
"The U.S. over the last four decades has spent $1 trillion of our tax dollars, made 38 million nonviolent drug arrests and quadrupled our prison population. And the rate of addiction today, 1.3 percent, is the same as it was in 1970, when we started."
CBS Radio Correspondent Charged in Marijuana Case
A veteran CBS Radio News correspondent was arrested early Saturday on drug charges after police searched his Northwest Washington home and found marijuana plants growing in his yard, police said.
Officer Shoots Pregnant Woman During Drug Raid in Washington State
A pregnant, unarmed woman was shot during a drug raid in Spokane on Friday morning and she remained hospitalized late last night as investigators pieced together what happened in the county's third officer-involved shooting in four weeks.
UK Police Leader Says: ‘Decriminalise Cannabis’
One of Britain's most senior police officers favours decriminalising the personal use of drugs such as cannabis to allow more resources to be dedicated to tackling high-level dealers, The Observer newspaper reported.
Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Don’t Increase Crime
Medical marijuana dispensaries aren't attracting crime in Colorado Springs, the second Colorado city where police have concluded that pot shops don't increase crime.
Law Enforcement Support for California Cannabis Initiative Growing
Law Enforcement Against Prohibition releases a letter by dozens of law enforcers across the state supporting California's Prop 19.
“Prince of Pot” Marc Emery To Be Sentenced Friday, September 10
CANNABIS CULTURE - Marc Scott Emery, the leader of the BC Marijuana Party and well-known marijuana activist and businessman, will be sentenced in a US Federal Courtroom in Seattle, Washington on Friday, September 10.
Rapper T.I., Wife Arrested on Drug Charges
Grammy-winning rapper T.I. was arrested along with his wife on suspicion of possessing methamphetamines, five months after the hip-hop star finished a prison stint on weapons charges.
