Last week police in Albania seized over two tons of marijuana that was stashed in sofas bound of Italy. Police found the drugs after searching a truck at the port of Durres, 20 miles west of the capital, Tirana. The Macedonian driver was arrested. High Times
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Oregon State Police Withdraw From Private Anti-Marijuana Summit
Noelle Crombie at The Oregonian reports that the Oregon State Police will no longer be sending two of its representatives to an upcoming anti-marijuana legalization summit. High Times
Michoacán: Community Police Out of Control: Already?
Just weeks after the Mexican government signed an accord with the "community police" vigilante network in Michoacán, ostensibly bringing the anti-narco militias under control of the armed forces, it is looking more and more like they have been transformed… High Times
Md. Police Chief Cites Hoax in Anti-Marijuana Argument
In an over-zealous attempt to plead his case against the legalization of marijuana, Annapolis police chief Michael Pristoop stood before the Maryland legislature earlier this week citing statistics from a viral piece of news satire that reported 37 overdose deaths in Colo… High Times
Annapolis Police Chief Apologizes for MJ Misspeak
Annapolis Police Chief Michael Pristoop issued an apology Tuesday for inaccurate statements he made about deaths related to the legalization of marijuana in Colorado. Pristoop, in testimony regarding legalization of marijuana, stated that overdoses on marijuana led to more than 30 deaths on the first day the drug was legalized in Colorado. That data was […]
Police are Targeting Pot Growers…But Not For the Cannabis
Sheriff TomAllmanof Mendocino County, California, patrols the most fertile marijuana growing region in the world. But these days, thanks to a severe drought that has plagued the state,Allmanis fighting the growing problem of water theft by clandest… High Times
Texas Police Can Obtain Search Warrants Based on Future Crime
A recent decision by a Texas appeals court, which ruled law enforcement now has the right to obtain search warrants based on the predictions of forthcoming criminal activity, has instituted a nauseating condition of terror across most of the Lone State, as many residents … High Times
Police Want Hunters to Help Bust Marijuana Grow Ops
Police in Idaho are asking for local huntsmen to report any marijuana grow ops they happen to discover while out in the woods trying to kill everything from Bambi to Bigfoot this hunting season. High Times
Police Arrested Almost 750,000 Pot Consumers, Sellers and Growers in 2012
The FBI Uniform Crime Report for 2012 is in. Once again, police arrested almost 750,000 marijuana consumers, sellers and growers, despite the passage of legalization in two states, decriminalization in 15 states, and medical marijuana in 20 states. High Times
Canadian Police Chiefs propose ticket System for Pot
Canada’s police chiefs have voted overwhelmingly in favour of reforming drug laws in the country. The Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police, meeting in Winnipeg this week, wants officers to have the ability to ticket people found with 30 grams of marijuana or less. Kentville, N.S., police Chief Mark Mander, chair of the association’s drug-abuse […]