War on Drugs

Hash brownies could net Texas teen life in prison RT.com May 23, 2014 A pound-and-a-half of pot brownies might lead a 19-year-old Texas man to a life sentence in prison. Jacob Lavoro is being charged with possession of marijuana, possession of the illegal hash oil and sale of the hash-infused …

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled recently that police are allowed to search vehicles without a warrant. Meanwhile, the state General Assembly is advancing a bill to grant police authority to arrest those with “secret compartments” in their vehicles. Pennsylvania to allow police to search cars without a warrant RT.com May …

The Free Thought Project John Vibes May 20, 2014   According to statistics recently released by the government in Denver, the amount of robberies and violent crimes significantly decreased since marijuana legalization went into effect. It is important to mention that this strong correlation is not definitive proof that legalization …

Cops in armored vehicle asked by residents “Are you coming to take our guns away?” Paul Joseph Watson Infowars.com May 16, 2014 In an interview with Fox 59, a Morgan County, Indiana Police Sergeant admits that the increasing militarization of domestic police departments is partly to deal with returning veterans …

Woman claims agents disconnected surveillance cameras during raid on smoke shop Mikael Thalen Infowars.com May 13, 2014 A woman in Alpine, Texas has accused a DEA agent of smashing her neck with the butt of an M-16 rifle during a raid on her sister’s smoke shop.     Ilana Lipsen, …

The state’s ridiculous and criminal war on drugs claims another life. A Killeen, TX police officer has died after being shot during a no-knock search warrant Friday. According to KXXV, Detective Charles “Chuck” Dinwiddie succumbed to his injuries at Scott & White Hospital in Temple, just after 2 p.m. Saturday afternoon. …

RT.com April 24, 2014 The enormous outlay for overcrowded US federal prisons is forcing the White House to consider clemency and entreat non-violent, low-level felons serving terms for drug-related crimes to apply for early release. Next week the US Bureau of Prisons will make the inmates aware of the six …

April 6, 2014 What happens when the ones who do the shaking down are shook down? The interrogation, the harassment, let’s see how fun cops think it is when they get a taste of their own medicine. Here is a little sample of what it looks like when we begin …

March 18, 2014 A fight between a police officer and man on Philadelphia’s SEPTA system was caught on camera yesterday. The officer tries to combat the man’s attempts to subdue him with his baton and pepper spray, but his attempts prove futile. Eventually SEPTA Police Officer Ron Jones becomes overpowered …

Federal Government Signs Off On Study Using Marijuana To Treat Veterans’ PTSD March 18. 2014 BY MATTHEW PERRONE, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The federal government has signed off on a long-delayed study looking at marijuana as a treatment for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder, a development that drug researchers are hailing …