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Marijuana’s rising acceptance comes after many failures. Is it now … – Washington Post

Marijuana's rising acceptance comes after many failures. Is it now … Washington Post Stroup drafted the statement the president sent Congress in 1977 arguing that “penalties against possession of a drug should not be more damaging to an individual than the use of the drug itself.” Carter urged Congress to accept the commission's …

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DEA still probing drug bust
The report stated: “T&T's location, porous borders, and direct transportation routes to Europe, West Africa, Canada, and the United States make it an ideal location for cocaine and marijuana transshipment.” It also noted that local drug enforcement …
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Law enforcement officials: Suspect in NY drug case had actor Hoffman's …
But prosecutors declined to pursue charges against one of the four, saying there was no evidence that he had control of the drugs or the apartment in which they were found, and two of the others were charged only with a misdemeanour charge of …
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Charles blames friend for gun, cocaine in car
"I heard no evidence that information about Mr. Henwood confessing (to the possession of the gun) was ever relayed to police, to anyone, to act upon, and here we are, four years later," Gray said. Mitchell acknowledged the point, but said overall …
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Police: City attorney running pot operation out of Salt Lake home – ksl.com

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Police: City attorney running pot operation out of Salt Lake home ksl.com James Wesley Robinson, 50, was arrested Wednesday at his Salt Lake home in the Wasatch Hollow neighborhood for investigation of drug possession, drug distribution and illegal possession of firearms. Credit: Salt Lake County Jail. The three Robinsons … Lawyer For Police Department Busted With Oodles Of DrugsAbove the Law Attorney was running pot operation out of his home, police sayDeseret News Police department lawyer is jailed by own client on suspicion of drug and …ABA Journal all 52 news articles »

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Chronicle AM–February 17, 2014
Olympic drug testers back off on marijuana, a surprise marijuana vote in New Mexico, a bad medical marijuana bill in Michigan, NYPD's most sued cops are all narcs, a new South Australian law criminalizes some speech about synthetic drugs, and more. Let …
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NYC musician seeks treatment after arrest on heroin charge amid probe into …
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn. Share … NEW YORK, N.Y. – A musician arrested on heroin-possession charges amid an investigation into Philip Seymour Hoffman's death hopes to resolve the case with treatment, according to a court filing Tuesday. … New …
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Successful marijuana legalization efforts in Colorado, Washington fuel push …
His administration also has criticized drug war-driven incarceration rates in the U.S. and announced that it will soon let banks do business with licensed marijuana operations, which have largely been cash-only because federal law forbids financial …
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DA's office announces 33 convictions
Gerrod Rashaun Barnes, 26, of Lenoir, was convicted of two counts of felony possess with intent to manufacture, sell and deliver schedule II controlled substance and one count of felony possess with intent to sell and deliver cocaine, and was sentenced …
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Charles Lane: Legalization can't end our trouble with drugs
We can't know what would have happened if drugs had been legal for the past few decades or, for that matter, if the United States had waged a war on drugs half as harshly as Singapore, where a 15-gram heroin stash can merit the death penalty. … Less …
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Police seize drugs, gun from Dorchester market
A 60-year-old Dorchester business owner was arrested Friday for allegedly selling cocaine and heroine out of his market, according to Boston Police. Ramon Fermin, of Mattapan, owns Dolly Market on Dacia St., police said in a statement. Officers executed search warrants at the market and another Dorchester address Friday afternoon and seized one 12-gauge shotgun, approximately 1,210 grams of …
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Police seize drugs, gun from Dorchester market – Boston.com
A 60-year-old Dorchester business owner was arrested Friday for allegedly selling cocaine and heroine out of his market, according to Boston Police. Ramon Fermin, of Mattapan, owns Dolly Market on Dacia St., police said in a statement. Officers executed search warrants at the market and another Dorchester address Friday afternoon and seized one 12-gauge shotgun, approximately 1,210 grams of …
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