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News of record for Sept. 17, 2013
1:45 p.m., drugs — Someone reported large marijuana plants growing in the front yard at a property on South Barretta Street. Officers confirmed the … 4:36 p.m., Jamestown — A woman said her ex-roommates stole a microwave and hair care products when …
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The man was later taken into custody at his home and was charged with vehicle burglary, fleeing police, possession of stolen property and possession of drug paraphernalia. A past occurred burglary case in which a woman stated someone broke into her …
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News & Notes: Drug possession case transferred to Mercer County Prosecutor's …
News & Notes: Drug possession case transferred to Mercer County Prosecutor's Office. The case of the undergraduate student charged with possession of illegal drugs by … Read more » · Ivy League Championships by school 2012-13. This graphic shows …
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Question by Exhilarating, isn’t it?: Texas “Drug Policy”: What is likely the sentence for this crime?
My boyfriend was arrested for possession of marijuana (less than two ounces) and possession of a controlled substance (5 capsules of Zoloft). This is his first offense so what will his sentence likely be? We live in Texas.

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Answer by Spanky
here is the laws in texas about marijuana    Read more...

Question by Hold em Rox: What exactly is “agricultural trespass”? Or just another free pass for illegal aliens criminal behavior?
DENVER — The immigration issue took center stage in the Colorado governor’s race after reports that Democratic candidate Bill Ritter approved plea deals allowing legal and illegal aliens to avoid deportation during his tenure as Denver district attorney.
From 1998 to 2004, Mr. Ritter oversaw plea bargains in 152 cases that permitted defendants to plead guilty to agricultural trespass instead of more serious charges, including assault, drug trafficking and vehicle theft, that carry a penalty of mandatory deportation, according to court documents.
In one case, an attorney for Ernesto Leon Reyes, a resident alien facing deportation after being charged with possession and intention to distribute methamphetamine, said the deal was struck to allow Reyes to remain in the United States. He ultimately received probation.
“This plea agreement was reached with the specific purpose of not pleading guilty to an offense that would subject [the defendant] to deportation proceedings,” the attorney wrote in an October 2000 motion.
Mr. Ritter, 49, leads in the polls, but if any issue has the power to swing the race, say analysts, it’s illegal entry. His opponent, Republican Rep. Bob Beauprez, seized on the disclosure with television ads accusing Mr. Ritter of “allowing alien felons back on the streets.”
“Coloradans deserve to know that Bill Ritter ignored the law, plea-bargained with alien felons and purposefully let criminals avoid deportation,” Mr. Beauprez said.
Mr. Ritter, who served as district attorney from June 1993 to January 2005, defended his record, saying many of the cases had evidentiary or witness problems that prevented a successful prosecution on the original charges.
The lesser charge was “a tool in the toolbox to get a felony conviction and permanent mark on somebody’s record,” said his spokesman, Evan Dreyer, adding that the cases represented less than 1 percent of the 38,000 handled by the office from 1998 to 2004.
Still, the specter of criminals pleading guilty to trespassing on farmland in Denver, a mix of urban, residential and industrial zoning with virtually no rural component, quickly became grist for Colorado’s talk-radio mill.
“All I want to know is, where’s the farm?” said KHOW-AM talk-show host Peter Boyles with a laugh.
With just five weeks before the Nov. 7 election, however, analysts said it’s not clear whether the issue can give Mr. Beauprez the boost he needs to close the gap. The two-term congressman trails by from three points to 17 points in polls, thanks in part to campaign gaffes, a bruising primary battle and an election cycle that’s trending Democratic.
“Ritter has a couple of vulnerabilities going into the last month,” said Denver political analyst Eric Sondermann. “The plea-bargain issue is a potential hot button and immigration is a hot button, and clearly [Republicans] are trying to connect the two. I’m just not sure it’s going to give them the bang they want.”
http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20061003-104000-2152r.htm
I found this to be interesting, anyone live in Colorado?? Can shed more light on this??    Read more...

Question by Michael W: Think marijuana will ever become illegal in Amsterdam?
I’ve always been planning on vacationing to Amsterdam, mainly because weed is legal, but I know it won’t be for quite a while. I hope that I’ll still be able to smoke then.

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Answer by alexandrian_va
It is still legal in specific coffee shops , but be careful it is very strong stuff.

Answer by kingprawn
i’ve been to amsterdan last month and went to several coffee shops where you can easialy find what you want. hahaha
they will even allow people to have sex in the parks this summer…
do you think they will make marijuana illegal in the near future??? I don’t think so. Don’t waste your time though, book your trip and go there this July, it’s a cool place to visit.

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Question by The Grand Chawhee: Do you lose your unemployment benefits if you get arrested?
I live in CA. I have been collecting unemployment benefits for a while now. The other day I was arrested for “possession of drug paraphernalia”. I realize I will lose my benefits if/when I go to jail, but do you automatically lose them upon arrest or will the UI office even know about my arrest? Does anybody know anything about arrests and unemployment? Any info on this would be helpful.

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Answer by Ryan M
You should. Nice to know that you are using taxpayer money to NOT ONLY support your drug habit, but that you were buying drugs and getting high instead of looking for a job. It is losers like you that SCREAM for a reform in public assistance programs.    Read more...

Lobbyists, politicians to renew push for Maryland marijuana policy reform
The state also had one of the highest per-capita marijuana possession arrest rates, with approximately half a million arrests in 2010, according to the ACLU. But gaining support from the House may prove a challenge. … Simmons said that while he is in …
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Analysis: Can legal marijuana keep its counterculture roots?
In 2012, as summarized in U.S. News and World Report: marijuana offenses accounted for 48.3 percent of all drug arrests, a slight reduction from 49.5 percent in 2011, which itself was the highest rate since before 1995. Most marijuana-related arrests …
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Holder's Latest Lies Obscured by Syria
Holder, in a speech given before the American Bar Association on August 12, 2013, acknowledged that America's rate of incarceration is unprecedented and unjust. Specifically, he said the U.S. prison population was "outsized and unnecessarily large.
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