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Washington State Mulls Bill to Defelonize Simple Drug Possession
Arrests for simple drug possession would no longer be a felony if state lawmakers approve a measure that received its first hearing Tuesday at the state legislature. Proponents of the bill say the war on drugs has needlessly ruined lives. Sponsors of …
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Ben Cousins on drugs charge
WA Police spokeswoman Susan Usher said a 35-year-old Bicton man had been charged by summons for possessing a prohibited drug allegedly during a traffic stop on October 15 last year. He is due to appear in the Fremantle Magistrates Court on February …
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DC Council weakens bill to decriminalize marijuana, keeps smoking in public a …
With an 11 to 1 vote, several council members reversed their previous support for a more far-reaching measure, weakening an effort to join the quarter of U.S. states that have decriminalized small amounts of marijuana. More news … According to a …
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Hoffman's funeral draws Streep, Blanchett
Amid an investigation into Hoffman's death, three people have been arraigned on drug charges, 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 …
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16 face charges in Boundary Waters Drug Task Force arrests
The Boundary Waters Drug Task Force provided details Tuesday on 16 people who have been charged in State District Court in Hibbing and Virginia with a variety of drug offenses in the past few months, following investigations in northern St. Louis …
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Fairfax police arrest 5 men; seize guns, drugs
Authorities also charged 63-year-old Edward Pearson with possession of crack cocaine, possession of firearm by a convicted felon and possession of firearm while in possession of a Schedule I or II narcotic. Authorities also charged 73-year-old Kenneth …
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A judge at the Putrajaya Higher Court in Malaysia has released two Indonesian …
In a previous trial at the Malaysian High Court, both defendants were sentenced to death for drug possession. The defendants then appealed to the Higher Court, arguing that there was different versions of the arrest process between the police and the …
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Malaysian court releases two Indonesian workers from death sentence
Jakarta (ANTARA News) – The judge at Putrajaya Higher Court, Malaysia, has released two Indonesian workers from death penalty in the case of drug possession, according to information from Indonesian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, received here on …
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Man who set fire to girlfriend's flat held
“The suspect has a record for drug possession. Based on his statement, we believe he is a drug addict,” said Khairi. He added the couple had known each for six months but were always quarrelling over the suspect's drug addiction and financial problems.
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Vice President Joe Biden Not High on Marijuana Legalization
In the Senate, Biden was on the forefront of the Democratic Party's war on crime, authoring or co-sponsoring legislation that created the federal “drug czar” and mandatory minimum sentencing for marijuana and the sentencing disparity for crack and …
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Feds Mum As D.C. Prepares To Decriminalize Pot Possession
WASHINGTON — With the nation's capital on the brink of essentially decriminalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana, federal law enforcement and members of Congress are staying out of the D.C. Council's debate. Ron Machen, U.S …
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At the Junction of State and Federal Law, I-91 Checkpoint Becomes Site of …
Privacy advocates warned the temporary one in Hartford had already infringed on the rights of innocent people, while turning up nothing more than minor drug infractions in the name of national security. “The wide latitude in current law for setting up …
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Authorities use new tactics to fight EBR heroin problem
In that case, New York police arrested four people late Tuesday accused of supplying Hoffman with the drugs even though police have not obtained evidence to solidify the connection. Hoffman's death has attracted national attention to the resurgence of …
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Officials: New York suspect had Hoffman's cell number
The two charged with cocaine possession, Juliana Luchkiw and Max Rosenblum, a couple who are neighbors of Vineberg's, were visibly dismayed when a judge denied them bail, though their lawyers hoped to revisit the issue Thursday. "She's not a drug …
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NYC medical examiner: Philip Seymour Hoffman's cause of death still "pending …
Four people arrested in New York have been charged with drugs offences possibly connected to narcotics found at the home of film star following his death of an apparent heroin overdose, police officials said. … The older two were charged with felony …
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2 arrested in raid on Adams Avenue
The Huntington Police Department's Special Emphasis Unit, along with West Virginia State Police, executed a search warrant at the home of James Meade, 53. The search warrant was obtained … Meade was arrested at the scene and charged with felony …
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Hawkins grand jury indicts Texas couple on drug, weapons charges
Hoffman and Mirkos were indicted Monday on identical charges, including possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession of marijuana with intent to deliver, simple possession of Schedule II narcotics, possession of drug paraphernalia …
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Man who brought gun to Athens store says the incident was a misunderstanding
Stevens does not have a prior criminal record aside from convictions for drug trafficking, said Maloney. He has been offered a deferred disposition, which is a form of sentencing granted to first-time offenders that allows them to avoid … Togus VA …
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