California Attorney General Kamala Harris may have won re-election in the state last month by beating the pro-weed Republican candidate Ron Gold, but recently she said she has no “moral opposition” to marijuana and is “not opposed” to legalizing the drug. RT.com In fact, Harris said she thinks the idea …
Read More »Drug War ‘Goes Long’: NFL Teams Raided by DEA in Search of Legal Drugs
This Sunday, federal drug agents raided a number of NFL teams under suspicion of illegally dispensing legal drugs to their players. Some of the vital evidence used to justify this raid was gathered by TSA agents who observed players sharing prescription pain killers while traveling on airplanes, and passing through …
Read More »A Trillion Dollars Wasted, Millions Imprisoned, Freedom Diminished, All For What?
“Think about our global drug war not as any sort of rational policy but as the international projection of a domestic psychosis” Why is there a global war on drugs? Ethan Nadelmann gives an impassioned and intellectual TED talk about “The War on Drugs,” and proposes a number of ideas …
Read More »Strict Anti-Drug Governor Pardons His Son For Marijuana Trafficking Charge
“Our drug statutes must put a stronger emphasis and heavier penalties on those involved with the drug trade” (Except for my son) Little Rock Arkansas – Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe recently announced that he is planning to pardon his own son for a drug charge that he received over a …
Read More »Officer Breaking Bad: Cop Forces Woman to Cook Meth to Support His Habit
Winston County, AL – Former Winston County police officer has pleaded guilty to forcing a woman into cooking methamphetamine so he could feed his drug habit. 42-year-old former officer Grady Keith Concord is charged with extortion under color of official right, manufacturing methamphetamine, and manufacturing and distributing methamphetamine on premises …
Read More »NYPD to End Low-Level Marijuana Arrests, Tickets Will Be Issued Instead
The New York Police Department will no longer arrest people simply for possessing small amounts of marijuana, Commissioner Bill Bratton announced Monday. Instead, individuals will be ticketed and fined. RT.com Beginning on November 19, the new policy will apply to people who are found with 25 grams of cannabis or …
Read More »No Charges for DEA Agent Who Shot Innocent Grandmother During Botched Raid
Only the state can smash down someone’s door in the middle of the night looking for an arbitrary substance, shoot an innocent person, say it was an accident, and enjoy complete impunity. Manchester, NH — A DEA agent who shot an innocent grandmother during a botched raid on her home …
Read More »A New Drug War? Massachusetts Town Considers Tobacco Prohibition
Imagine doors busted down, dogs being shot, and people being caged, for yet another plant. Westminster, Massachusetts – Health officials in the town of Westminster, Massachusetts are attempting to pass laws that would ban all tobacco sales within town limits. Tobacco is already heavily regulated throughout the US, making tobacco …
Read More »90 Pounds Of Cocaine Found On Cargo Ship Owned By Anti-Drug Senator’s Family
A cargo ship connected to Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell was recently stopped and searched before departing from Colombia. During the search, Colombian Coast Guard agents seized roughly 90 pounds of cocaine. The drugs were found on the Ping May, which is a vessel operated by the Foremost Maritime Corporation, a …
Read More »How the FBI Just Made Americans Less Safe By Shutting Down Silkroad 2.0
The seizing and shutdown by the FBI of Silkroad 2.0, a “darknet” marketplace, has just caused a ripple in the market that will inevitably lead to more crime and deaths from drug use and sales. Silkroad 2.0 and other darknet sites like it, provide their users with the ability to …
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