Police Enter Private Family Home and Hold Them Hostage Over “Marijuana Smell”

Matt Agorist | The Free Thought Project Alexandria, VA — As animosity toward police reaches a boiling point in America, cops and even police accountability activists continue to ignore the reason for the divide. People are tired of being harassed, extorted, kidnapped, caged, and killed for possessing or ingesting an arbitrary substance that makes them … Read more

SWAT Raids Family, Terrorizes Disabled Woman and Arrests Family — Whoops, Wrong House

Andrew Emmett | The Free Thought Project Philadelphia, PA – Police apologized on Wednesday after raiding an innocent family’s home and traumatizing a disabled woman who nearly fell down the stairs. Touted as “innovative” and “state-of-the-art,” the Real Time Crime Center mistakenly directed officers to the wrong house and another botched raid. Around 2:30 a.m. … Read more

New Bill Allows You to Be BANNED From Smoking Marijuana in Your Own Apartment

Nich Cahill | Courthouse News Service SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CN) — With California voters preparing to decide on whether to legalize recreational marijuana this November, a state lawmaker pushed a bill to allow landlords to ban medicinal pot use in their rental units. Assembly Bill 2300 would expand a current state law that gives landlords the … Read more

Anti-Drug Sen. John McCain’s Fundraiser Caught Operating Meth Lab, Dealing Heroin and Cocaine

  Matt Agorist | The Free Thought Project Maricopa County, AZ — United States Senator John McCain is conducting damage control after a staff member of his re-election fundraising campaign was arrested Tuesday. Emily Pitha, 34 was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of drug charges after Maricopa County sheriff’s deputies raided her home and found an active … Read more

After Fighting for Freedom, 76-yo Vet Sentenced to Die In Prison for Treating His Illness With Pot

Claire Bernish | The Free Thought Project As public frustration helps sound the death knell for the drug war, its arbitrary laws and policies appear even more absurd. In the latest inexcusable enforcement of an antiquated law, 76-year-old disabled veteran Lee Carroll Brooker will live out what should be his golden years behind bars — … Read more

National Group of Prestigious Doctors is Pushing to Legalize Recreational Cannabis

Elizabeth Montag | True Activist A new group of over 50 doctors around the United States is calling for the legalization of marijuana, not only for medical use but for recreational purposes. The nonprofit organization, Doctors for Cannabis Regulation (DFCR), is the first national medical organization to advocate total legalization, backing up their goal with sound … Read more

Judge Overturns Marijuana Conviction: “Clippings Are Not Plants”

Ted Wheeler | Courthouse News Service The Kansas Court of Appeals overturned a conviction for marijuana cultivation by finding that clippings from a parent marijuana plant shouldn’t be viewed legally as plants. “There is a difference between what might be and what is,” quipped Judge Stephen D. Hill in Friday’s ruling. Ultimately, the state appeals … Read more

Man Arrested On His Way To Scatter Best Friend’s Ashes Because Cops Thought Ashes Were Ketamine

John Vibes | True Activist 2016/04/03 A British man was arrested while attempting to travel with his deceased best friend’s ashes so he could scatter them in Nova Scotia. Russell Laight was scheduled to meet up with a friend to scatter the ashes, but he never made it to his destination because he was stopped … Read more