Justn Gardner | The Free Thought Project It’s a new year, and signs abound that cannabis decriminalization will continue rolling across the nation. Three more states legalized recreational use on the November ballot – bringing the total to seven – and four other states joined the long list of medical use states. The big question … Read more
2016/12/30 ARLINGTON, TX — A video is making the rounds online showing a police officer who forced a teen to make a choice: either go to jail or do 200 pushups. It all started when Officer Eric Ball discovered that the teen had been smoking marijuana, according to reports. What happened next was completely unexpected. … Read more
Claire Bernish | The Free Thought Project The DEA struck again, this time moving to make CBD oil, a life-saving medicinal substance derived from the cannabis plant, a Schedule I narcotic — an act so defying logic and against the public interest, it all but proves the agency’s fealty to Big Pharma. Schedule I “drugs, … Read more
Monica Pais | Courthouse News Service (CN) – A Miami-Dade County man claims in a federal lawsuit that he was beaten up by several police officers during a traffic stop and then taken on a joyride by the officers who forced him to purchase drugs to make cases for them. In a complaint filed in … Read more
Via The Free Thought Project Kalel Santiago, a 3-year-old boy from Puerto Rico, was diagnosed with autism after suffering a rare form of cancer and undergoing chemotherapy, surgery and radiation treatments, starting when he was only 10 months old. He had a severe speech delay, meaning that he did not speak at all until age 3. … Read more
Jack Burns | The Free Thought Project There’s probably nothing that infuriates rape survivors and their families more than hearing about a rapist who got off scot-free but that’s exactly what happened to an admitted rapist who had confessed to the crime of raping his 12-year-old daughter on multiple occasions. Martin Blake (40) from Glasgow, … Read more
Zack Huffman | Courthouse News Service BOSTON (CN) – The city of Boston needs more than a positive hair-follicle test for cocaine to fire a police officer, the state’s Supreme Judicial Court ruled. The appellate court on Oct. 7 affirmed a Suffolk County Court ruling that the police reinstate six police officers who tested positive … Read more
Lisa Rough | Leafly In an incredibly backwards display of irony, the union representing the Pittsburgh police has filed a most unusual lawsuit. A civil rights grievance has been filed against the city, claiming that officers being required to undergo mandatory drug testing is not only a violation of their contract but of the Constitution … Read more
Lisa Rough | Leafly 2016/09/20 In an incredibly backwards display of irony, the union representing the Pittsburgh police has filed a most unusual lawsuit. A civil rights grievance has been filed against the city, claiming that officers being required to undergo mandatory drug testing is not only a violation of their contract but of the … Read more
Lisa Rough | Leafly In an incredibly backwards display of irony, the union representing the Pittsburgh police has filed a most unusual lawsuit. A civil rights grievance has been filed against the city, claiming that officers being required to undergo mandatory drug testing is not only a violation of their contract but of the Constitution … Read more
Karina Brown | Courthouse News Service PORTLAND, Ore. (CN) — A forensic scientist with the Oregon State Police admitted Monday to stealing narcotics from hundreds of cases, calling those investigations into question and forcing district attorneys to set aside guilty verdicts in some cases. Nika Elise Larson, 36, pleaded guilty Monday to two counts of … Read more
Dan McCue | Courthouse News Service The mayor of Fairfax, Va. faced drug charges Friday after his arrest in a meth-for-sex sting. Mayor R. Scott Silverthorne was arrested Thursday after meeting with undercover detectives at a hotel. In a statement, the Fairfax County police said they began an investigation into a possible methamphetamine dealer in … Read more