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Countries Rethink Pot Laws in Wake of US, Uruguay – Washington Post

Countries rethink pot laws in wake of US, Uruguay – Washington Post


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Countries rethink pot laws in wake of US, Uruguay
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Personal possession of controlled substances has been decriminalized, thanks to a Supreme Court ruling in 2009 that found imposing jail time for small amounts of drugs was a violation of Argentina's constitution, which protects private actions that don
US drug policy fuels push for legal pot worldwidePhilly.com

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Another View: A class war – DesMoinesRegister.com

Another View: A class war
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Note the reasoning of Trey Radel, the Florida tea party Republican recently convicted for cocaine possession. The then congressman was Obama has not been a tiger on changing the drug laws, though he's going easier on marijuana. The War on Drugs is 

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Jail for 100 Years for Northants Drugs Gang

Jail For 100 Years For Northants Drugs Gang
Kazak pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing and received a sentence of 12-and-a-half years, having also admitted possession of ecstasy (MDMA) with intent to supply and also one count of supplying ecstasy. Five more men who had helped O'Neill to …
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Three Birmingham men in drug gang of 11 jailed for more than 53 years
Calville Wiggins, aged 57, of Headingly Road, Birmingham, was also jailed for six years for pleading guilty to conspiracy to supply crack cocaine as well as possession of counterfeit currency with intent. Both Zaman and Wiggins were described in court …
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Man Admitted to Supplying Class a Drugs

Man admitted to supplying class A drugs
De Santos, of Culvery Court, admitted charges of supplying heroin and cocaine. Miss Marlow said he had 'been before the courts many times' but the only pertinent matter was possessing class A drugs in March last year. Rob Ross, defending, said De …
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Boy, 15, arrested for class A possession after West Bromwich police chase
… on Park Street, Tipton, around 10 minutes later and its occupants fled the scene. A quantity of suspected Class A drugs was seized and a 15-year-old boy was subsequently arrested nearby on suspicion of possession of Class A drugs with intent to supply.
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Utah Sen. Mike Lee Reaches Across Aisle With Prison Reform Bill

Utah Sen. Mike Lee reaches across aisle with prison reform bill
Prisons across the country are more than 40 percent over capacity — some higher than 50 percent — with more than half of prisoners serving time for drug offenses. The burgeoning problem is the result of federal … with authorities — to escape …
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Pinellas man sentenced to 11 years prison for drug sales
Keire was arrested by police when he showed up expecting to make another sale.Instead he was arrested by detectives with almost 33 grams of crack cocaine in his possession. As of press time, there was no additional information as to why this was a …
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'Hotbed of Drug Activity': Eight Jailed After Undercover Operation at Weymouth Pub

'Hotbed of drug activity': eight jailed after undercover operation at Weymouth Pub
RYAN Newton, aged 29, of Park Lane, Weymouth, was jailed for 16 months for supplying Class A drug cocaine with intent. He admitted the charge. In mitigation, Christopher Gair said Newton 'never profited' from the sale of the drugs. … STEPHEN Jonathan …
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Grantham court: Defendant denies drug possession
Possession of Class A drugs with intent to supply was denied by a defendant at Grantham Magistrates' Court on Monday. Scott Fendley, 41, pleaded not guilty to possessing with intent to sell 5.13g of crack cocaine and 5.63g of heroin at his home in Beck …
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11 Offenders Dealt With by Grimsby Magistrates

11 offenders dealt with by Grimsby Magistrates
Dale Lond, 27, of Rutland Street, Grimsby, admitted being in possession of diazepam tablets, a controlled drug class C with intent to supply; also being in possession of a quantity of crack cocaine, a controlled drug class A, and a quantity of cannabis …
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Hackney kingpin of Albanian cocaine smuggling gang rumbled by “dirty phone”
The kingpin of an Albanian gang which smuggled £1.6m of cocaine into the UK hidden in lorries was jailed after he was rumbled by his “dirty” pay-as-you-go phones. Comments; Email; Print. To send a link to this page to a friend, you must be … An …
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