The brainwashing of American law enforcement has undoubtedly taken the War on Drugs to ridiculous new heights in its over forty-year scourge on the Land of the Free. This has caused the people of this great nation to become slaves to a rippling cesspool of injustice broug… High Times
Tag: Possession
Houston DA Decriminalizes Pot Possession
Although the state of Texas does not appear to be anywhere close to approving legislation to legalize medical or recreational marijuana, the district attorney in Houston is making a historical move by decriminalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana in an effo… High Times
Jamaica Poised to Decriminalize Marijuana Possession, Approve Medical and Religious Use, and Expunge Past Offenses
Marijuana Reform Gaining Unprecedented Global Momentum On Friday, Jamaican Minister of Justice Mark Golding released a statement announcing government support for a proposal to decriminalize the possession of up to two ounces of marijuana and the decriminalization of marijuana use for religious, scientific and medical purposes. June 13, 2014 Drug Policy Alliance read more Drug […]
Strict Missouri Reduces Marijuana Possession Penalties
Provisions in a new Missouri measure reduce the state’s marijuana possession penalties, which are among some of the strictest in the nation. Presently, the possession of up to 35 grams of marijuana is classified as a Class A criminal misdemeanor, punishable by up to… High Times
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid: Marijuana Has Medical Value and Marijuana Possession Arrests are Waste of Law Enforcement Time and Resources
Statement from Drug Policy Alliance: More Senators Should Follow Reid’s Lead In an interview today with the Las Vegas Sun, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) said Nevada cities should move in the direction of making medical marijuana legal. “If you’d asked me this question a dozen years ago, it would have been easy to […]
Pro – Pot Missouri State Rep Busted for Pot Possession
A Missouri state representative in favor of decriminalizing cannabis got a taste of his state’s tough anti-pot laws last weekend. JeremyLaFaver(D-Kansas City) was pulled over by the Missouri Highway Patrol on Sunday for failing to respond to an earlier c… High Times
Vermont Decriminalizes Marijuana Possession
Vermont has become the 17th state to get rid of criminal penalties for the possession of small amounts of marijuana. Gov. Peter Shumlin signed a measure into law Thursday. The law replaces criminal penalties with civil fines similar to a traffic ticket for possession of up to an ounce of marijuana or five grams of hashish. The law […]
The National Disgrace Of Marijuana Possession Arrests
The New Inquiry, sociologist Harry Levine explains the terrible mechanics propelling apartheid-style law enforcement in America: Police arrest mostly young and low-income men for marijuana possession, disproportionately blacks and Latinos. In the last 15 years, police and sheriff ’s departments in every major U.S. city and county have made over 10 million of these possession […]