Pro-Pot Forces Are Out to Legalize in 13 More States by 2017
Pro-pot forces are out to legalize in 13 more states by 2017
WASHINGTON — Buoyed by their success at the polls Tuesday, marijuana backers say they'll now try to get the drug fully legalized in 13 more states by 2017. They'd join … “Most Portlanders, like most Americans, are fed up with our nation's failed …
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Study: Aging prison population is costly
The threshold for felony shoplifting was increased from $ 300 to $ 500 and for most other theft crimes to $ 1,500; burglary and forgery offenses are now punishable on a sliding scale weighing the severity of the crime; and penalties for drug possession in …
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Criminals and Campaign Cash
The one court in the study that saw no independent spending, the Nevada Supreme Court, did not exhibit a tendency to rule for the state during big-money elections. The Washington and Georgia high courts … Another campaign ad, this one in the 2012 …
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Michael Jackson's doctor released under plan to reduce prison overcrowding
LOS ANGELES—Michael Jackson's personal physician, convicted of manslaughter for administering a lethal dose of anesthetic to the pop singer, was released from a Los Angeles prison on Monday after serving half of his four-year sentence. Jail records …
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