Did you know that there are now just nine states that are absolute marijuana prohibition states? In the other 41 U.S. states, there exists some form of marijuana legalization, medical marijuanalegalizationor marijuana decriminalization. Unfortunately for… Read article here: High Times
Tag: Prison
Texas Men Facing Life in Prison for Pot Brownies
Everything is bigger in Texas, even when it comes to handing out prison sentences for possession of marijuana. This is the unfortunate horror a couple of Amarillo men now face after learning that a judge could sentence them to life in prison for the pot brownies recently … Read article here: High Times
LSD “Lifer” Dies in Prison at 42
On December 16, 2014, Deadhead, father, traveler, artist and jewelry maker Roderick “Rudd” Walker died in prison at the age of 42. Walker was in the second decade of serving a life sentence without possibility of parole for the non-violent offense of conspirac… Read article here: High Times
Texas Prison Riot Points to Privatization Problems
The town ofRaymondville, Tex., got a shock over the weekend as the localWillacyCounty Correctional Center exploded into an uprising by prisoners upset over conditions and poor medical services at the facility. Read article here: High Times
Prison Nation: Our Shame
Truly, the US has earned the title of “Prison Nation,” with more prisons being built and more inmates than any other country in the world. And, as we all know, the War on Drugs fueled this tragedy. High Times
Prison Guard Smuggled Pot In Sandwiches
For some Chicago inmates, the city's famous "Jim Shoe" sandwiches offered an extra treat. High Times
Man Apologizes for Throwing Football Loaded with Drugs into Prison
A Michigan man is apologizing for trying to throw a football loaded with drugs andcellphonesinto a state prison yard. High Times
Brazil: Deadly Prison Uprising Ends in Deal
The riot erupted the day before as breakfast was being served, when inmates overpowered guards. In apparent score-settling between rival drug gangs, two prisoners were beheaded, and two others thrown to their deaths off the roof of acellblock. At least 25 were injur… High Times
International Manhunt After Haiti Prison Break
Officials in Haiti on Aug. 12 announced that police have re-captured Clifford Brandt, a disgraced businessman who seems to have been the intended beneficiary of an armed prison break two days earlier. High Times
Prince of Pot Marc Emery Released from US Prison, Returned to Canada
Marc Emery, the Canadian marijuana legalization activist whose extradition to the United States for selling pot seeds outraged many in the cannabis community, has been returned to Canada today after serving more than four years of a five-year prison sentence. High Times