Shona Banda Faces Decades in Prison Because Her Son Questioned Anti-Pot Propaganda
A fifth-grader's comments about marijuana lead to felony charges against his mother.
A fifth-grader's comments about marijuana lead to felony charges against his mother.
Shona Banda faces decades in prison because her son questioned anti-pot propaganda.
Amnesty International report calls for "nationwide review" and "collection and publication of nationwide statistics on police shootings."
Hillary Clinton is physically and mentally fit for the office. But her policies are absolutely tired, backward-looking & so last-century.
Sociologist Alan Wolfe rants against Rand Paul & a philosophy that would legalize drugs, allow gay marriage, open the borders, and avoid non-defensive wars.
Charles Clarke says he is a smoker, not a dealer, but it may not matter.
The Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe plans to offer marijuana as early as this fall.
Flakka-fortified humans reportedly are stronger than Vulcans.
The immigration system treats drug offenders with senseless severity.
The results contradict repeated warnings from federal officials.
The justices rule that a state law protecting "lawful activities" does not cover marijuana use.
Andrew Sadek was bullied into becoming an informant by an unaccountable drug task force. When he turned up dead, police washed their hands of him.
The future clearly belongs to socially liberal, fiscally conservative candidates. Which means Dems and Reps have some growing up to do.
Presidential candidates prefer Carly Fiorina's stance on legalization to Chris Christie's.
Rather than over-diagnosing, is psychiatry actually causing the maladies it laments?
Justices unanimously reject a rule restricting medical options to dried marijuana.
Eight Republicans and 13 Democrats voted for the rider, which passed the House last week.
Cannabis federalism is popular among Republicans and Democrats.
Without a clear, crowd-pleasing conservative position on issues like marijuana and same-sex marriage, the safe spot for GOP politicians is in invoking federalism.
Proposed restriction aims to block commercialization but leaves possession, sharing, and home cultivation untouched.
"The cop with the girl under his knees does not see her as himself, which she is."
After losing custody of her son, Shona Banda may now lose her freedom.
Three of the Kettle Falls Five are scheduled to be sentenced this week.
Preachy, hyperbolic, often incorrect
From quoting Glenn Greenwald to calling Marco Rubio a 'so-called conservative' to saying the Republican brand 'sucks,' the Kentucky senator is living up to the whole 'new kind of Republican' thing
Political correctness is dying. The university must now embrace unfettered intellectual debate and dialogue as the way forward.
Federal prosecutors say the defendants should go to prison for years.
and is the hero of the segment, which skewers hysterical fears about our children, who are safer than ever.
Preachy, hyperbolic, often incorrect
Congressional support for marijuana federalism seems to be rising.
Cronyist was the word the plan's backers were looking for, not responsible.
Agents turn to local judges and prosecutors to get permission more quickly.
"We've got too many laws," says the libertarian firebrand.
True Detective star calls Edward Snowden "a hero," the drug war "fucking ridiculous," and denounces gun free school zones.
Is the expiration of Patriot Act provisions"just politics and posturing"? No, it's a sign the country is moving in the right direction.
In response to mounting reports of abuses, Michigan legislators consider forfeiture reform.
The co-host of The Five and former host of Red Eye debuts his take on news and media.
And read the prosecution's sentencing letter to get a sense of how revolutionary Silk Road was.
He was not only an undistinguished leader but a exemplary Republican during the Bush years, when the small-government party lost its way.
Hints at appeals strategy and that untried murder for hire accusations shaped the absurdly excessive life sentence.
Reporting from outside the courthouse, Kurt Loder caught up with Ross' mother, Lyn, and filmmaker Alex Winter.
Even Though There is No Reason Not to Believe It.
As reports of abuse mount, Michigan may join New Mexico and Montana in limiting legalized larceny.
The sentence is a miscarriage of justice, and will likely harm drug users down the road.