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Activists Await Results One Year After CA Cannabis Decrim
On January 1, 2011, a law passed by the California State Legislature and signed by then-Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger went into effect that removed criminal penalties for possession of up to an ounce of marijuana, making the violation a civil citation…
NYC Marijuana Arrests Drop Only 13% Since Cops Told To Chill
New arrest figures show that since an operations order issued by Commissioner Kelly, arrests for low-level marijuana possession have fallen by only 13% in New York City since the same period last year — a disappointing dropwww.tokeofthetown.com
Seattle Police Still Writing Hundreds of Marijuana-Possession Tickets, Despite City Prosecutor …
In 2003 Seattle voters passed an ordinance that was supposed to make simple marijuana-possession cases the “lowest priority” for law enforcement. Apparently Seattle Police lost that memo last year.blogs.seattleweekly.com
Sofia Vergara’s Brother Deported After Multiple Arrests for Pot Possession
Posted by admin in Entertainment on August 3, 2011
Four years after Modern Family star Sofia Vergara immigrated to Miami from Colombia, she moved the rest of her family, including her mother, sister, and younger brother Julio, to the country. However, after nearly 30 arrests during his time in the Stat…
To Protest Laws Against Cannabis, WA Man Chooses Jail Over Fine For Marijuana
Posted by admin in World News on July 31, 2011
A Washington state man on Friday chose jail over paying a marijuana possession fine, as a way of protesting the laws against cannabis.www.tokeofthetown.com
NYPD Arrests 140 People Every Day For Marijuana Possession…
And Many Of Those Arrests Are Allegedly Due To Illegal Searches!www.tokeofthetown.com
MA Court: Odor Of Pot Not Enough To Order Suspect To Exit Car
It’s a logical outcome of decrim, and it finally happened today. The mere odor of burning marijuana is no longer reason enough for police officers to order a person out of their car in Massachusetts, now that possession has been decriminalized there, t…
Willie Nelson’s Sentence: Sing ‘Blue Eyes’ In Court
Readers will recall that Willie Nelson, red bandana and all, was stopped last November and arrested on charges of marijuana possession. We wrote a little something about it. Let’s try to forget that arresting Willie on possession charges of what offici…
Virginia Middle School Students Suspended for Oregano Possession
A few Virginia parents would probably like to know what local school administrators are smoking.
Seventh-grader Adam Grass and three other students at Hickory Middle School in Chesapeake, Va., were suspended last week after being caught with what teach…
Marijuana Busts Cost NYC $75 Million Every Year, New Report Says
Posted by admin in World News on March 16, 2011
The city spends $75 million a year on the NYPD’s campaign of arresting people on low level marijuana possession charges, a new report says.blogs.villagevoice.com
2 Years Later, MI Medical Marijuana in Still Has Huge Support
A new poll found that 61 percent of Michigan voters said they would vote yes again or would be likely to vote yes. Support for 2008’s Proposal 1, legalizing the possession and use of marijuana for medical reasons, was 62.6 percent statewide.www.tokeoft…
Willie Nelson Dodges Felony Pot Charges; Urges Donations To Sheriff
Posted by admin in Entertainment on December 7, 2010
Willie Nelson’s arrest for marijuana possession led to speculation that the country music legend might have to do prison time, because the 6-oz amount initially reported constituted a felony in Texas. But officials later “determined the amount” of pot …
Cambridge Cops Want To Ban Public Marijuana Use
One year after Massachusetts voters decriminalized possession of an ounce or less of marijuana, local police, apparently unable to adjust to the new reality, are still busily trying to find ways around the law. Now Cambridge Police Commissioner Robert …
Massachusetts Towns Give Up On Marijuana Enforcement
Posted by admin in Political News on August 24, 2010
Some Massachusetts towns have given up enforcing a law that decriminalized the possession of small amounts of marijuana, saying the law is written with too many loopholes to be effective. That has led to a patchwork of enforcement across the state, wit…
Life in Prison for Half an Ounce of Medical Marijuana?
Posted by admin in World News on August 13, 2010
A 20-year-old asthmatic who obtained cannabis legally with a doctor’s prescription in California is pulled over for an expired vehicle registration in Texas. The trooper finds 14 grams of marijuana & hashish in the car. Now the young man, charged with …
Oakland Seeks Financial Lift, Approves Giant Marijuana Farms
Posted by admin in Business & Finance on July 22, 2010
For now, the drug is for medical use, but if California legalizes marijuana possession, Oakland could be sitting on a big cash crop.www.nytimes.com
Paris Hilton Detained For Marijuana Possession In South Africa
Posted by admin in Entertainment on July 2, 2010
JOHANNESBURG — Paris Hilton was detained in the South African city of Port Elizabeth on Friday for possession of marijuana, two South African police officers said. The officers spoke on condition of anonymity, since they were not authorized to re…
Pot arrests for blacks In Los Angeles 4 times that of whites
Posted by admin in Political News on July 2, 2010
A look at booking stats for California’s 25 most-populated counties representing about 90 percent of the population shows that, despite evidence that blacks use marijuana at lower rates than whites, they were arrested for possession 2 to 4 times as oft…
Donald Duck Arrested For Marijuana, Drunk Driving
I know drunk driving’s no laughing matter, but this still quacks me up. Police have arrested 51-year-old Donald Norman Duck after he pulled into a drive through pizzeria and repeatedly bumped the car ahead of him. Duck is facing a felony charge of drun…
Proposition 19: Legalize Marijuana in California
Posted by admin in Political Opinion on June 30, 2010
In November 2010, Californians will get to vote “yes” on Proposition 19 to legalize possession, transportation, and cultivation of cannabis for personal use. Prop 19 will also enable counties and cities to regulate and tax cannabis sales and commercial…
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