Marijuana Smokers Heaven

Police being sued for damage in wrongful raid

stopdrugbusts — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 21:45:09 +0000

Man who was growing medical marijuana with a permit, was raided and charged criminally. After his charges were dropped, the police were ordered to return his plants. 67 of them had died and were of “no use for medical reasons.”

The man is now suing Colorado Police for $360,000 in damages. The police refuse to pay.

“Police take an oath to protect the law, you don’t get to pick and choose which laws to follow.”

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Dude, the cops will never smell it

stopdrugbusts — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 03:57:12 +0000

Lakehurst police didn’t have to go far to make a marijuana arrest. An officer heading home early Saturday smelled pot burning in the police station parking lot.

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Marijuana: Prohibition failing; legalizing could be tax boon

stopdrugbusts — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 17:41:13 +0000

Are people really afraid of legalizing marijuana? I cannot understand why it is such a crazy idea to let people consume cannabis. People can get drunk all they want, and humanity keeps moving right along.

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Drug gangs will plague city as long as drugs are illegal

stopdrugbusts — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 03:55:52 +0000

Matt Simon, executive director of SendTheRightMessage.com, with a lucid, convincing op-ed piece in New Hampshire’s largest-circulating newspaper about the real cause of drug violence, and how to stop it.

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How America Lost the War on Drugs : Rolling Stone

stopdrugbusts — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 03:55:33 +0000

After Thirty-Five Years and $500 Billion, Drugs Are as Cheap and Plentiful as Ever: An Anatomy of a Failure.

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20 Creative Ways People Have Smuggled Drugs and Been Caught

stopdrugbusts — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 03:54:22 +0000

Obviously these are not creative enough or they would have never been caught but you have to give the smugglers kudos for being creative.

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California’s Medical Marijuana System in ‘Chaos’

stopdrugbusts — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 03:45:46 +0000

California’s Proposition 215 legalized medical marijuana in that state 11 years ago as a treatment for pain, the side-effects of chemotherapy, and other ailments. However, the federal government still views all marijuana use as illegal, and the Supreme Court has upheld the federal Drug Enforcement Agency’s right to go after dispensaries.

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Drug Prohibition. Harmless? (Photo)

stopdrugbusts — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 03:35:43 +0000

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Ex-cop gets 25 years in drug case

stopdrugbusts — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 03:35:19 +0000

The admitted leader of a band of Chicago police officers who ripped off drug dealers and funneled narcotics onto the city’s streets was sentenced Thursday to 25 years in federal prison.

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More people died last year from eating Spinach than smoking Marijuana

stopdrugbusts — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 10:46:28 +0000

Marijuana laws are a mishmash among the 50 states. It isn’t entirely legal anywhere, but 12 states have at least partly decriminalized it, to the point that in Alaska there is no penalty for possessing an ounce or less at home.

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