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LEGALIZING POT: SANTA FE DID, BUT PEOPLE ARE STILL GOING TO JAIL FOR SMALL AMOUNTS OF MARIJUANALocal cops have sent on average more than one person to jail per month for petty pot possession in the last two years, according to an SFR investigation.
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ARBITRARY MARIJUANA LIMITS ON DRIVERS IMPAIR LEGAL JUDGMENTIn several states, motorists are subject to “per se” marijuana laws, which set a specific limit of THC that drivers can have in their blood.
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50-YEAR STORY OF THE MIRANDA WARNING HAS THE TWISTS OF A COP SHOWLegal experts and law enforcement personnel continue to argue about what Miranda actually means and what police officers must do before they can interrogate a suspect.
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MAN ARRESTED WITH METH, THAT TURNED OUT TO BE KRISPY KREME DOUGHNUTThe 64-year-old Orlando man told officers he’d never done drugs in his life, and the crumbs were from his Krispy Kreme doughnut.
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POLICE, PROSECUTORS AND JUDGES RELY ON A FLAWED $2 DRUG TEST THAT PUTS INNOCENT PEOPLE BEHIND BARSTens of thousands of people every year are sent to jail based on the results of a $2 roadside drug test. Widespread evidence shows that these tests routinely produce false positives.
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ROGUE CHEMIST WAS INVOLVED IN 24,000-PLUS CONVICTIONSFive years after the scandal broke, most defendants who were convicted based on evidence that Dookhan tested have not been notified she was involved in their cases
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LAW ENFORCEMENT SEIZED MORE FROM PEOPLE THAN BURGLARS STOLE LAST YEARThe increase in forfeiture activity is due largely to the profit motive created by laws which allow police to keep some or all of the assets they seize
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THE SUPREME COURT & POLICE SEARCHESWhat stops us from becoming a police state and just having the police stand on the corner down here and stop every person, ask them for identification...
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HEROIN EPIDEMIC'S DIRECT CONNECT TO WAR IN AFGHANISTAN“Between 2002 and 2013, the rate of heroin-related overdose deaths nearly quadrupled, and more than 8,200 people died in 2013.”
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SUPREME COURT REFUSES TO EASE STANDARD ON TAMPERING OFFENSESRuling in a case in which a woman concealed a heroin-filled condom in a body cavity, the Ohio Supreme Court found today that suspects cannot be...
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KANSAS COUPLE WHOSE TEA WAS MISTAKEN FOR MARIJUANA LOSES SUIT OVER FRUITLESS RAIDRobert and Adlynn Harte argued that cops should have known field tests are unreliable.
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COURT RULING COULD REDUCE COCAINE SENTENCES ACROSS OHIOSuspects charged with cocaine possession could soon face lesser degree felonies and those locked up could be back on the streets depending on how the Ohio Supreme Court rules on how the drug should be weighed.
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POT LEGALIZATION ISSUE 3 DEBATED DAYS BEFORE VOTEEmotions ran high at a marijuana legalization debate today as advocates for both sides clashed on monopolies, legislation inaction and marijuana for medical use.
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MARIJUANA-RELATED ARRESTS OCCUR WITH SHOCKING FREQUENCY IN THE U.S.Approximately one marijuana-related arrest happens every 45 seconds in the U.S., according to federal data released this week.
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OHIO SEES ALARMING JUMP IN DRUG OVERDOSE DEATHSThe state Department of Health says a record number of Ohioans died from drug overdoses last year as it warned that surging painkiller abuse is once again worsening the crisis.
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DRUG DEALERS' ADS AT JUGGALOS EVENT WERE A BIT TOO CLEARIt’s tough to generate sales without advertising, but advertising comes with costs. When you’re dealing dope, sometimes those costs include jail.
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FEDERAL APPEALS COURT: DRUG DOG THAT'S BARELY MORE ACCURATE THAN A COIN FLIP IS GOOD ENOUGHThe U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit issued a troubling ruling about drug dogs last week. U.S. v. Bentley is just the latest in a series of rulings in which the federal courts refuse to consider the possibility that police departments may be manipulating the dogs to authorize unlawful searches — or at the very least that police agencies aren’t ensuring that the dogs are being trained to minimize the possibility, even though that would be easy to do.
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IT'S DEADLINE DAY FOR GROUP PUSHING POT LEGALIZATIONIt’s make-or-break day for ResponsibleOhio which must come up with at least 29,509 valid signatures of registered Ohio voters if its for-profit marijuana legalization issue is to make the fall ballot.
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EVERY DRUG COURT SHOULD ALLOW METHADONE TREATMENTDrug courts were first offered as an alternative to punishment at the height of the war on drugs in Florida in 1989. Today, they serve around 120,000 defendants. If their goal is actually to treat addiction, they need to offer individualized treatment that meets a higher standard of care and gives participants the best odds of survival and recovery. Mr. Cuomo and Mr. Christie should act immediately and sign their states’ bills.
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DEWINE OKs WORDING ON POT-CONVICTION EXPUNGEMENTOhio Attorney General Mike DeWine approved petition language today for a proposal asking state legislators to pass a law permitting expungement of criminal records for some past marijuana convictions.
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