“Sheriff Buffett isn’t just any sheriff. He’s the son of Omaha billionaire investor Warren Buffett, and he’s used his family wealth both to finance law enforcement spending in the county and to basically buy his way into the sheriff’s office.”
Read more: https://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/2018/may/09/illinois_cops_warning_if_you
“The U.S. attorney in Maine has now indicted two men on federal firearms charges for allegedly lying about their marijuana use on the gun purchase form.”
Read more: https://www.alternet.org/drugs/feds-can-indict-marijuana-users-buying-guns
“They didn’t find a crime, but they did find a picture of Charles with marijuana from over a year prior. Based on that picture, his visa was revoked.”
“There’s every sign consolidation of the industry will continue, particularly given that the drop in the price of cannabis has threatened the profit margins of dispensaries.”
“Meanwhile, thousands of people who were arrested previously for what is now legal in many places continue to languish in prisons.”
Read more: https://theintercept.com/2018/04/20/marijuana-legalization-arrests-increase/
“Under the new bill, marijuana would be removed from the list of substances classified under the Controlled Substances Act. Schumer’s legislation would leave in place decisions by states on how to regulate marijuana.”
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/19/politics/schumer-marijuana/index.html
“The Trump administration is abandoning a Justice Department threat to crack down on recreational marijuana in states where it is legal, a move that could enable cannabis businesses in California and other states that have legalized pot to operate without fear of federal raids and prosecution.”
Read more: http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-marijuana-trump-20180413-story.html
“The public sexual assault of this innocent man turned up nothing. What’s more, the footage of the attack was hidden from public view and only discovered by accident.”
“Canada may offer the sharpest glimpse of the future—and the business opportunities—for financial-services companies willing to take the risk.”
“There is one thing that sets this state apart from most of the others: an almost total disregard of federal law.”
Read more: https://fee.org/articles/a-flourishing-hemp-industry-is-growing-in-colorado/