War on marijuana unconstitutional? Federal judge reviews evidence
• www.sfgate.comA federal judge in California will review evidence this week as part of a defence motion to declare the government's 40 year-old war on marijuana unconstitutional.
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Gunmen kill Mexican general sent to tame cartel violence
• www.france24.comDe la Garza said the general usually travelled in an armored vehicle with a security detail, but the victims were unarmed and in a civilian car. Nino Villareal survived a previous attack on October 9 when unidentified gunmen shot at his armored vehic
Marijuana profits up in smoke under IRS rules
• USA Today"A lot of times, instead of paying a tax rate that should be 30 to 40%, they are paying rates between 80 or 90%," Cornelius, the accountant, said. "I even have a client right now that is paying more than 100% effective tax rate."
Government Drug Dealing: from "Kill the Messenger" to "Pinocchio"
• http://www.lewrockwell.com, By Nathan Kleffman"For the better part of a decade, a San Francisco Bay Area drug ring sold tons of cocaine to the Crips and Bloods street gangs of Los Angeles and funneled millions in drug profits to a Latin American guerrilla army run by the U.S. Central Intellige
Government Drug Dealing: from "Kill the Messenger" to "Pinocchio"
• http://www.lewrockwell.com, By Nathan Kleffman"For the better part of a decade, a San Francisco Bay Area drug ring sold tons of cocaine to the Crips and Bloods street gangs of Los Angeles and funneled millions in drug profits to a Latin American guerrilla army run by the U.S. Central Intellige
Government Authority Intended for Terrorism is Used for Other Purposes
• EFFThe "sneak and peek" warrant, police were adamant was needed to protect against terrorism. The numbers of "sneak and peek" warrants reveals out of a total of over 11,000 sneak and peek requests, only 51 were used for terrorism.
Mexico's 43 missing students are victims of America's war on drugs
• http://www.vox.com, by Amanda TaubThe United States' war on drugs? isn't just doing damage within the US: it's helping to drive appalling atrocities in Mexico and Central America.
This Is What Legalizing Marijuana Did to the Black Market in Colorado
• http://www.dailypaul.comIllegal pot dealers still undersell licensed marijuana merchants in Colorado, but their advantage may be fading.
Science Graphic of the Week: How Magic Mushrooms Rearrange Your Brain
• http://www.wired.comA new way of looking at brain activity may give insight into how psychedelic drugs produce their consciousness-altering effects.
Bust You For It Now, Tax You For It Tomorrow: The Insanity of Marijuana Prohibition
• by William N. Grigg (Pro Liberate)"I'm going to be burning weeds today – the right kind, that is," Esbensen informed me. He was careful to obtain the required permit since he will be on probation until June 2016, Bill could wind up in prison for the most trivial ordinance viola
Lebanon's pot farmers gear up for a fight with Islamic State
• http://www.washingtonpost.comThe cultivation of marijuana is illegal in Lebanon, but that doesn't mean people don't grow it.
NY Senator Calls for Renewed Crackdown on Dark Web Drug Sales
• http://www.wired.comThree years ago, New York Senator Chuck Schumer held a press conference to pressure federal law enforcement to crack down on the Silk Road, the anonymous online drug market that had only just come to light.
Meth witch? Arrested Oklahoma 'Wiccan' claims religious right to use drugs
• RawstoryA woman arrested for drug possession in Duncan, Oklahoma claims that it is her religious right as a Wiccan to possess and consume methamphetamine.
Uruguay's presidential candidate wants to roll back landmark pot law
• http://www.globalpost.comUruguay passed the marijuana law in December, but leftist incumbent President Jose Mujica has struggled to roll out the reform, which other Latin American states have followed closely.
After 13 Years of U.S. Occupation, Afghanistan Opium Production...
• http://www.slate.com, By Ben Mathis-LilleyAfter 13 Years of U.S. Occupation, Afghanistan Opium Production Is at an All-Time High
After 13 Years of U.S. Occupation, Afghanistan Opium Production...
• http://www.slate.com, By Ben Mathis-LilleyAfter 13 Years of U.S. Occupation, Afghanistan Opium Production Is at an All-Time High
This is why people use phones to film police
• cNetA routine traffic stop in Iowa turns into a police officer trying to trick the driver into admitting he has pot. His reasoning? The driver must have pot because he's into frisbee golf.
Teen Who Potentially Faced Life For Pot Brownies Agrees To Plea Deal
• Daily Paul.comDoes everybody remember the story of Texas teenager Jacob Lavoro, which we covered in an edition of The Morning Roar a few months ago?
As it turns out, meth laws have unintended consequences
• Washington PostNebraska gets a lesson that other states have already learned.
Tennessee Courts Crack Down On Cops Taking Blood From Drivers
• The NewspaperThe US Supreme Court's McNeely decision has made it difficult for police to forcibly draw blood from motorists without a warrant. The Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals became the latest to apply the precedent to discourage
Time to Cut the Card
• http://fff.orgConservatives have been outraged since the first of the year, not only because Colorado legalized the recreational use of marijuana, but also because some welfare recipients have, so they maintain, used their benefits to purchase it.
Can MSM Handle the Contra-Cocaine Truth?
• .The mainstream news media's reaction to the new movie, "Kill the Messenger," has been tepid, not surprising given the MSM comes across as the film's most unsympathetic villain as it crushes journalist Gary Webb for digging up
What A Pack Of Cigarettes Costs Now, State By State
• .Smokers, flee New York City and head to Kentucky, where a pack of Marlboro Reds will cost you practically a third of what you're paying now. And while you're on the road, steer clear of New Hampshire and Vermont, too
NYPD officer accused of punching 17-year-old over a cigarette
• RawstoryAnother New York City police officer was under investigation on for allegedly punching a 17-year-old boy who was already laying down on the ground. The family of Marcel Hamer filed a $5 million civil rights lawsuit against the police
Oregon rolls out legal-pot plan far different from Washington's
• http://www.dailypaul.comOregon voters will decide this fall whether to allow recreational marijuana use. The initiative calls for lower taxes and the ability to possess more pot than is allowed under Washington's new law.
Feds defend DEA agent who seized woman's racy photos to set up phony Facebook page
• RawstoryA special agent with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration seized a woman's cell phone and used racy photos he found to set up a phony Facebook – and the U.S. Department of Justice is defending his actions.
Cops Mistake Okra For Marijuana, Send The Big Guns To Man's House
• Associated PressDwayne Perry awakened by a helicopter flying low over his house and then some heavily-armed deputies and a K-9 unit showed up at his door. They were from the Governor's Task Force for drug suppression and they were
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10-08-14 -- Allen St. Pierre - Angela Keaton - Cindy Sheehan (MP3 & VIDEO Loaded)
Program Date:Allen St Pierre (Executive Director NORML and The NORML Foundation)on marijuana legislation and the direction of NORML/marijuana policy - Angela Keaton and Cindy Sheehan come on the show together to discuss EMPIRE...Is it all over for western civiliz
Kill the Messenger (Movie)
• .STARTS FRIDAY. Thriller based on the true story of the shady origins of the men who started the crack epidemic on the nation's streets…and further alleges the CIA was aware of major dealers who were smuggling cocaine into the US
International Distribution of Cannabis Extracts Inevitable: UN to Set the Table
• http://www.thedailybell.com, Anthony WileJust as we've predicted, the cannabis industry is expanding rapidly worldwide – and for people following this trend, there's exciting news almost every day. It's also raised a question I want to address in this editorial. More about that further do
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