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Michigan man busted for "high volume" drug posession
Morris has been convictede five other times in Racine COunty for various offenses including assualt and misdemeanor sex with a child older than 16, possession of marijuana and Sex Offender Registry violations, according to court records. Morris has a …
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Dying for a fix
She and two friends were in possession of heroin, prompting a search of her vehicle, police said. The woman was allowed to call a family … Heroin laced with fentanyl is suspected in at least 50 recent fatal overdoses in Pennsylvania, Michigan and …
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Four arrested on meth charges in Munising
Michigan State Police troopers from the post in Negaunee Township were withholding the names of the three adult males and one adult female until they have been arraigned on charges related to manufacture and possession of meth. Troopers from the …
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Question by socratesone: How is drug possession a criminal offense?
I’ve been trying to look up what a “crime” is. While legal dictionaries can have a wide range of definitions that pretty much amount to “what is against the law”, according to most state law, as well as federal law, a crime consists of the “corpus delicti”, which consists of two parts:

1) An INJURY, and
2) a criminal CAUSE.

What is the injury that is caused by growing or possessing cannabis?

This is where I got the question:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=198325969631851603
(He starts going over cases, legal precedents, and definitions about 10 minutes into the video)
It seems as if nobody bothered reading the question. I’m guessing that none of you bothered clicking on the link.

I ask what the injury is, and you say it’s an injury against the people? That’s NOT AN ANSWER. I didn’t ask WHO the injury was against. I asked WHAT the injury was.    Read more...

Dickinson man arrested, charged with illegal drug possession
HOUSTON — A Dickinson man was arrested Thursday after the Galveston County Sheriff's Office Special Crimes Unit executed a narcotics search and arrest warrant. It happened at 5 p.m. at a residence located in the 4300 block of 31 Street in Dickinson.
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Police Log: Two Arrested for Drug Possession After Vehicle Stop
At 1:22 a.m., Stoughton Police arrested a Norwood woman and a New York man for drug possession and other charges after pulling their vehicle over in the area of Station and Commercial Streets. Police arrested Annmarie Litcof, 31, of Norwood for …
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Motorcyclist arrested on suspicion of drug possession
A man riding a motorcycle on Brown Street was arrested Monday after he allegedly failed to stop at a stop sign at Yount Street and fled, police said. The man was northbound on Brown when an officer tried to stop him. The officer activated his patrol …
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Legalize marijuana in NJ? One lawmaker says yes
Allowing New Jersey to regulate the growth, procession and sale of recreational marijuana would dry up the illegal drug market, clean up street corners and stuff the state's coffers with a new source of tax revenue, Scutari said in laying out his case …
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2 released after NYC drug arrests in Hoffman probe
NEW YORK (AP) – A New York City couple arrested on low-level cocaine possession charges amid the investigation into Philip Seymour Hoffman's death has been released. Juliana Luchkiw (LUHCH'-kyoo) was released Thursday without bail, Max …
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In Brief | Big Island & State | 2-8-14
2, 2014, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez). CIP funds … Hawaii State Veterans Services director Ronald Han said new burials will continue as usual at the cemetery, but sections undergoing renovation will be blocked to visiting families …
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Pill abuse an 'epidemic'
The goal, Kochems said, is to prevent the medication from ending up in the wrong hands, citing statistics that show most teens who begin abusing prescription drugs took the medication from a relative or friend. “We have kids who start by stealing from …
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Law Beat: To be honest, better not lie in Schenectady County
Of those, there were four convictions in Albany, at least two in Rensselaer, and the only case in Saratoga ended in a conviction, according to statistics from the state Division of Criminal Justice Services covering 2004 to 2013. In Schenectady … It …
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The Super Bowl With an Asterisk
Looking at the by opponent penalty stats of the Seahawks it's easy to observe a strong correlation between the number of times the Hawks were flagged for PI/defensive holding and their win/loss record. The more times they are … The Seahawk pass …
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Police Report – 2-7-14; A man passed a counterfeit bill while trying to …
Note: All information included in this report is taken from law enforcement incident reports and arrest records, which are public records and available for review at any and all local law enforcement agencies. Not every arrest leads to a … Meagan …
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Mourners arrive for Hoffman's funeral in New York
Three people have been arraigned on drug charges in connection with Hoffman's death, including one who is facing a felony charge of heroin possession with intent to sell. Lawyers for the three people charged vigorously denied their clients had any role …
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