Greg and Teresa Almond filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the Randolph County Sheriff's Department after it raided their house and seized their savings for a misdemeanor pot offense.
Failed drug tests can send people on probation or parole back into prison cells.
Plus: Pulitzers highlight unconstitutional bail systems, Weld 2020, Notre Dame Cathedral fire, and more...
For the special stoner in your life (particularly if that stoner is you)
They made 50 arrests, but almost all were for immigration offenses.
The association between cannabis consumption and use of other drugs is clear, but its meaning is not.
Being comfortably high makes the burden of taxes a bit less awful.
Greg and Teresa Almond lost their house after a financially devastating drug raid involving civil asset forfeiture.
The CDC's advice has been widely interpreted as requiring involuntary tapering of medication so it does not exceed an arbitrary threshold.
"I think the way to go is to permit a more federal approach so states can make their own decisions," Barr told the Senate Appropriations Committee on Wednesday.
States do not necessarily distinguish between hemp and marijuana, and the FDA looks askance at medical claims.
Most California cities already ban recreational cannabis stores. A few want to ban home deliveries as well.
Nearly two decades of data from Canada show that such facilities reduce overdose deaths.
Advocates say the paraphernalia measures in the bill will inspire more drug users to seek help.
In a now-deleted Facebook post, Loudoun County deputies brag about a drug bust, get dragged, and likely don't learn any lessons.
A bill introduced Thursday with bipartisan support in both chambers of Congress would stop federal law enforcement from targeting states with legal weed.
Recreational weed went into effect last year. Now, two prosecutors are trying to bring the criminal justice system up to speed.
High taxes and slow bureaucracy keeps the black market alive.
In friendly CNN town hall, N.J. senator tells his audience he knows what they want.
The officer accused of falsifying the no-knock warrant for the home invasion that killed Dennis Tuttle and Rhogena Nicholas retired last Friday.
The governor, legislative leaders, and most residents say New Jersey should legalize. Cops and baby boomer lawmakers stand in the way.
The black market is how you get things done when government gets in the way.
But Justice Department officials want to stop them.
If the senator really believed "all health care should be between doctors and patients," she would not be proposing a one-size-fits-all rule for pain treatment.
Art Acevedo plans to limit no-knock raids and give narcotics officers body cameras but wants credit for not covering up a cop's search warrant lies.
The rapid social and commercial acceptance of marijuana and marijuana-related products continues. Government still lags behind.
In 1990, 16 percent of Americans supported legalization. Now the number is 61.
Putting the government at the center of health care means putting politics at the center of doctor-patient relationships.
He's a free trader against dumping, a deficit hawk for Medicare expansion, and an anti-drug warrior who wants to imprison pharma execs.
The New Jersey senator says there's nothing funny about pot busts that warp people's lives.
Want to know what federal agencies are telling the White House about marijuana legalization? Too bad. It's secret.
It's already very hard to force issues like medical marijuana legalization to a vote there.
In states where you can legally buy pot, finding places where you can legally use it is still a challenge.
The paper suggests that more drug law enforcement is the solution to a problem created by drug law enforcement.
Plus: Stormy Daniels hints at more legal action and California ends the death penalty.
Spoiler alert: They didn't find any.
New Mexico is on track to become the 11th legalization state.
"Millions of people have been arrested for the possession or use of marijuana. Many can't afford bail-further punishing those who are poor," says Gabbard.
The agency's opioid advice has led to arbitrary dose reductions, denial of care, senseless suffering, and suicide.
Can Congress order federal courts to expunge records, and can it do so without a motion?
Plus: Trump backtracks on Syria and the NSA promotes its cellphone charging services.
Cory Booker's Marijuana Justice Act highlights the moral imperative of automatic expungement.
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