Articles tagged with "crime"
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Are Postal Workers Stealing Illegal Cannabis Shipments?
Gage Peake - Published on November 17, 2016read moreInternal audit reveals few safeguards to prevent federal postal employees from stealing illicit packages of cannabis.
Cartel Bust: 6,500 Plants Seized from Illegal Oregon Operation
Gage Peake - Published on June 30, 2016read moreAn illegal cannabis growing operation in rural Yamhill County, Ore., resulted in an arrest and the seizure of plants worth around $9 million.
Watchdog Report Accuses New York DAs of Racism in Cannabis Cases
Gage Peake - Published on June 27, 2016read moreBlack and Latino defendants fared far worse under New York district attorneys than did their white and Asian counterparts.
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American Commits Suicide in Taiwan Court Over 4-Year Cannabis Sentence
Leafly Staff - Published on June 22, 2016read moreAn American man convicted of growing cannabis in Taiwan slashed his throat with a pair of scissors last week after being sentenced to four years in prison.
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Why Are the Feds Out to Get 19-Year-Old Devontre Thomas?
Gage Peake - Published on June 13, 2016read moreWhy is the U.S. Attorney bringing federal possession charges against a recent high-school graduate — in Oregon of all places?
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L.A. Dispensary Owner Shoots Two Suspected Robbers
Ben Adlin - Published on June 8, 2016read moreAt least one of the would-be robbers were armed with an assault rifle, a sheriff’s spokesperson told reporters, and both were wearing bulletproof vests.
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The Shake: Ohio’s MMJ Campaign Shuts Down
Leafly Staff - Published on May 31, 2016read moreRacial disparities persist in California, the fallout in Toronto continues after last week’s raids, and can cannabis actually damage your DNA?
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The Shake: State Dept. Says DEA is Wrong on Cannabis
Ben Adlin - Published on May 6, 2016read moreOakland wants to be the cannabis capital of California, Obama cuts short 58 prisoners’ sentences, and Jamaica adopts initial regulations to launch the ganja industry.
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The Shake: Richard Nixon Gets His Own Strain, and Is Cannabis a Gateway Drug?
Ben Adlin - Published on April 26, 2016read moreA Georgia city could decriminalize, the magic number in Denver is 421, and are monthly subscriptions “the future of cannabis”?
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NYPD Commissioner and Washington D.C. Police Chief Have Starkly Different Views on Cannabis and Violence
Rebecca Kelley - Published on March 4, 2015read moreRecently both the NYPD commissioner and the Washington, D.C. police chief spoke about cannabis and violence. Their messages couldn’t be further apart from one another.









