WATCH: Mexico Cartel's Killer Clowns | StoptheDrugWar.org
WEBOct 16, 2019 · In recent years, the CJNGC has emerged as a major player among Mexico's drug cartels and is now the leading challenger to the remnants of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman's Sinaloa Cartel. Under the leadership of Nemesio "El Mencho" Oseguera Cervantes, the CJNG is responsible for sending tons of cocaine, meth, and fentanyl-laced heroin to the US and ...
Drug War Chronicle - StoptheDrugWar.org
WEBThe California Senate has passed a pair of bills aimed at opening up markets for small marijuana growers and "cannabis cafes," the drug czar asks Congress to reauthorize his office, and more. Colombian President Gustavo Petro is pushing again for marijuana legalization. This will be the ninth try in the Congress. (Creative Commons)
Europe: Rastafarians Can Smoke Marijuana, Italian Court Rules
WEBJul 18, 2008 · But the Court of Cassation said the court of first appeal had failed to consider that the man smoked because of his religious beliefs. According to the high court, Rastafarianism allows for smoking up to 10 grams a day. Rastas smoke the herb "with the memory and in the belief that the sacred plant grew on the tomb of …
Bad Precedent: When the Fourth Amendment Doesn't Apply …
WEBDec 23, 2019 · Under the Fourth Amendment's exclusionary ule, when such evidence is unlawfully gathered the evidence cannot be used by the government in criminal cases.. But in a stunning blow to the Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable search and seizure, that same unlawful seized evidence was indeed used in court against him, and Huskisson now sits in federal prison serving a 20-year sentence ...
Washington State Supreme Court Limits Vehicle Searches
WEBApr 9, 2012 · In an 8-1 decision last Thursday, the Washington state Supreme Court ruled that police must obtain a search warrant to search a vehicle even if they believe it contains evidence of the crime for which the person was arrested. The decision in State v. Snapp overturns the convictions of two men in unrelated but consolidated cases where police ...
Tallahassee to Pay in Death of Informant Rachel Hoffman
WEBJan 8, 2012 · Rachel Hoffman, 23, a recent Florida State University graduate, inhabited student drug circles, but after she was busted and agreed to become a snitch in 2008, Tallahassee police sent her out into an entirely different world. They set up a "buy-bust" sting, giving Hoffman $13,000 in marked bills to buy ecstasy, cocaine, and a gun.
Mexican Drug War | StoptheDrugWar.org
WEBNitazenes are showing up in the Massachusetts drug supply, the Biden administration extends a declaration of national emergency aimed at Mexican drug cartels, and more. California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is stepping up to campaign against Prop 36, which would roll back drug and sentencing reforms. (ca.gov)
Task Forces - StoptheDrugWar.org
WEBThe Justice Department creates a new anti-cartel task force, a California summit will address issues around chronic pain and the war on drugs, the New York Assembly holds a hearing on marijuana legalization, and more. Black drivers in Ohio are more likely to get drug dogs sicced on them than white ones, official data shows.
In Memoriam: Dr. John Beresford | StoptheDrugWar.org
WEBSep 28, 2007 · (courtesy Gaia Media Foundation and Erowid). Dr. John Beresford died on September 2, 2007 in a hospital in Canada. British-born John Beresford began his psychedelic research interests in 1961, when he resigned his post as an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the New York Medical College and founded the Agora Scientific Trust, the world's first research organization devoted to investigating ...
How Bigoted Pennsylvania Drug Warriors Turned This New York …
WEBDec 14, 2017 · In the meantime, Ramos rotted in jail on bogus charges, losing his job, his car, and his apartment. Now, in a small gesture of redress, the State Police have agreed to pay Ramos $150,000 for his travails in a taxpayer-funded settlement, but the cops still admit no fault or liability.