Tag: drug war
Man Reports Police Visitation After Posting Pictures of Morel Mushrooms on...
Darlington, MD— On May 11, a man named John Garrison posted a public photo on Facebook showing morel mushrooms he had gathered while foraging...
Young Mother Claims Jailer Raped Her Following Arrest For Half-Gram of...
Katy, Texas – A woman is seeking justice after allegedly being raped by a jailer after being arrested for possession of less than a...
Sessions Death Penalty Memo Could Apply to State-Legal Cannabis Growers
Washington, D.C. – When Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a memo to U.S. attorneys regarding seeking the death penalty for some drug traffickers, which was...
Treasury Department Considering Removal of Marijuana Banking Protections
Washington, D.C. — The Trump administration is weighing the removal of an Obama-era protocol that permitted banks to open accounts for marijuana-related businesses without...
San Francisco D.A. to Eliminate Marijuana Convictions en Masse
Under authorities granted by the November 2016 California ballot initiative Proposition 64 that legalized recreational marijuana for individuals 21 and older in the state,...
ATF Finds ‘Fast and Furious’ Rifle at El Chapo Hideout
Fox News has reported that federal officials found a .50-caliber rifle linked to the failed gun-running operation known as Fast and Furious at Joaquin "El...
Wisconsin to Begin Drug Testing Welfare Recipients
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker announced that he has signed off on the state's plan to drug test some welfare recipients, which will be implemented on...
Ben Carson Says He Opposes Legal Pot, Would ‘Intensify’ Drug War
2016 GOP presidential candidate and retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson told Glenn Beck on Wednesday that he opposes the legalization of marijuana and that he...
Ohio Marijuana Convicts Could Have Their Records Purged
Ohioans with marijuana convictions could have their records purged if the campaign group pushing for marijuana legalization gets its way.
Texas House Committee Approves Full Marijuana Legalization Bill
On Wednesday, a bill that would allow possession and delivery of marijuana as early as September 2015, in the state of Texas, was passed by...
Police Target Pot Activist Who Quit TV Job On Air
Remember the Anchorage newscaster who quit her job on the air and planned to devote herself to marijuana activism? Former television reporter Charlo Greene and her...
MO Republican Introduces Bill to Free Nonviolent Grandfather Serving Life for...
In September of last year, BenSwann.com reported on the plight of 61-year-old Jeff Mizanskey, a small-time, nonviolent pot dealer who was sentenced to life...
GA Man Suffers Armed Raid After Cops Confuse Okra for Pot
Last Wednesday, Georgia retiree Dwayne Perry woke up to the sound of a low-flying chopper hovering above his home. Then, armed officers appeared at his...
Breaking: House Votes to Stop Medical Marijuana and Hemp Prosecutions
Washington, DC - On Friday morning, the House voted 219-189 to halt prosecutions of medical marijuana users in states where medical marijuana is legal and they...
Mexican Drug Cartels in America: Plata o Plomo (Silver or Lead)...
Update: According to court documents, a Las Vegas man admitted painting the ominous messages and to cutting a hole in a fence to access a...
Mexico Unveils New Security Plan to Quell Violence in Tamaulipas
Reynosa, Mexico- After the recent surge in violence, the top Mexican security official, Interior Secretary Miguel Angel Osori Chong, said that a new security...
First Grade Teacher Charged With Drug Dealing & Manufacture
Houston- A Ridge Creek Elementary first grade teacher in the Humble Independent School District, Monica Quintero, 31, was arrested on Tuesday, May 6, by...
Pennsylvania Supreme Court: No Warrant Needed to Search Citizens’ Vehicles
Philadelphia, May 2, 2014- The Pennsylvania Supreme court, in a 4-2 decision, has issued a ruling that police officers are not required to obtain...
High on Hypocrisy – Governor Maggie Hassan: Drug User, Drug Warrior
New Hampshire, February 13, 2014– This week New Hampshire governor Maggie Hassan (D) boasted that she is a former marijuana user. The revelation came...