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Lawmaker: Lower Penalty for Small Drug Crimes – San Francisco Chronicle

Lawmaker: Lower penalty for small drug crimes – San Francisco Chronicle


San Francisco Chronicle

Lawmaker: Lower penalty for small drug crimes
San Francisco Chronicle
Michael Zalewski, a Democrat from Riverside, told the House Judiciary Committee that legislation he plans to offer also would lessen the penalty for small amounts of heroin and cocaine possession to relieve packed prisons but also to unburden law 

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Acadiana Crime Blotter for Feb. 27, 2014 – The Advocate

Acadiana Crime Blotter for Feb. 27, 2014
The Advocate
the drugs from Texas in several vehicles with hidden compartments. He is being held without bail on counts of possession with intent to distribute marijuana, crack cocaine and Ecstasy, transactions involving drug sales, possession of drug

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Citizen Tips Lead to Toms River Drug Distribution Arrest – Patch.com

Chronicle AM — February 14, 2014

Chronicle AM — February 14, 2014
Marijuana legalization is dead in the Hawaii statehouse this year, but still kicking at the Oregon capitol, the annual Monitoring the Future survey is out, Uruguay's president chides the US and Europe on drug policy, and more. … House Bill 1016 …
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Source: 4 arrested in connection with drugs in Hoffman's apartment
New York (CNN) — Four people believed to be connected to the drugs found in Philip Seymour Hoffman's apartment were arrested late Tuesday night, law enforcement officials told CNN. During the raid that led to the arrest of the three … Luchkiw and …
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Scorecard on the drug war
… is your brain on drugs"). Research shows DARE has no real long-term benefit, the 'three strikes' laws filled our prisons with folks repeatedly arrested for possession (but not dealing or other felonies), and we've supported authoritarian regimes in …
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Two Men Tasered After Fleeing From Covington Police – Newtoncitizen

Two men Tasered after fleeing from Covington police – newtoncitizen

Two men Tasered after fleeing from Covington police
newtoncitizen
COVINGTON — What started off as a a police officer helping two men whose truck broke down in the middle of the road, ended up with both of them being chased, Tasered and arrested on drug possession charges. Kelvin Jones, 40, of 1721 Treeline Road in

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Generation Gap: Marijuana is absolutely a gateway drug and should not be … – Concord Monitor


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Generation Gap: Marijuana is absolutely a gateway drug and should not be
Concord Monitor
First, I am a senior at New England College majoring in criminal justice with a minor in legal studies and psychology. I will enter law school in the fall of 2014 and hope to eventually work in the field of family law. This is This means that if
Chronicle AM–February 25, 2014Drug War Chronicle
Just Say No To These 11 Outrageous Arguments Against Legalizing MarijuanaHuffington Post

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Medical Marijuana Snuffing Unemployment Benefits

Medical marijuana snuffing unemployment benefits
Jon Switalski (D-Warren) of the 28th district spoke in opposition to PA 146 before it was signed into law, stating that state legislators do not have to submit to a drug test once they take office, despite having their salaries paid by public tax money …
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Heroin use growing at alarming rate
$ 1M worth of heroin seized in traffic stop. An early-morning traffic stop in Rankin County led to a record-setting drug bust and the arrest of three people, law enforcement said. … TONIGHT POLICE ARE NOT IDENTIFYING THE MEN – THEY ARE CHARGED WITH …
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Municipal Court – Springfield News Sun

Municipal Court – Springfield News Sun

Municipal Court
Springfield News Sun
Dean Edward Goodyear, 33, of London, possession of drug abuse instrument, driving under suspension – operator's license forfeiture, no operator's license, expired tag or sticker, guilty, continued. Verne Lavell Harmison III, 45, of 139 S. Western Ave

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Yes, the drug war really is pretty awful. A response to Charles Lane. – Washington Post


Washington Post

Yes, the drug war really is pretty awful. A response to Charles Lane.
Washington Post
Arrests for pot have soared, as have the number of highly aggressive, highly volatile police raids on people suspected of breaking the marijuana laws—with predictably tragic consequences. All of which makes a strong argument that The gap between

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New Haven cocaine dealer caught in ‘Operation Bloodline’ gets 41 months in … – New Haven Register

Seven US Court Districts Bring Indictments Against Mexican Drug Lord Guzmán – Washington Post

Seven US court districts bring indictments against Mexican drug lord Guzmán – Washington Post

Seven US court districts bring indictments against Mexican drug lord Guzmán
Washington Post
But Justice Department officials said it is an open question whether Guzmán, who was the world's most-wanted drug lord, will ever be prosecuted in a U.S. courtroom. “There's an old saying that possession is nine-tenths of the law,” said Stephen I

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Trenton police chase ends with 2 arrests on a roof, officials say – The Star-Ledger

Trenton police chase ends with 2 arrests on a roof, officials say
The Star-Ledger
Mims was charged with unlawful possession of a weapon, possession of a weapon during a narcotics scheme, manufacture or distribution of drugs, possession with intent to distribute within 1,000 feet of a school, possession with intent to distribute

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