Jury rules cops were justified in SWAT raid over family’s loose-leaf tea

“No one disputes that the Hartes are innocent of any criminal wrongdoing. No one disputes that the officers conducted a raid on their home after mistaking tea for marijuana. And no one disputes that the officers improperly used the results of notoriously unreliable field tests as probable cause for the mistaken raid, instead of sending the tea to a lab for more rigorous testing.  No one disputes any of these things. Yet the system failed to compensate the Hartes for what happened to them, and the system failed to hold any of the law enforcement officers accountable for their mistakes.”

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-watch/wp/2017/12/19/jury-rules-against-family-subjected-to-swat-raid-over-loose-leaf-tea/

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Will ABC really tell us what happened at Waco in 1993?

“If there was a way to characterize the government’s actions against the Davidians as something other than mass murder that has been covered-up with rigged political inquiries, government biased experts, lackey judges, official lies and the intimidation of question askers, we, the producers of WTRE could not find it.”

Read more: https://patch.com/california/brentwood/will-abc-really-tell-us-what-happened-waco-1993

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Sessions rescinds Obama-era directive that eased federal marijuana enforcement

“In a memo sent to U.S. attorneys Thursday, Sessions noted that federal law prohibits the possession and sale of marijuana, and he undid four previous Obama administration memos that advised against bringing weed prosecutions in states where it was legal to use for recreational or medical purposes.”

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/sessions-is-rescinding-obama-era-directive-for-feds-to-back-off-marijuana-enforcement-in-states-with-legal-pot/2018/01/04/b1a42746-f157-11e7-b3bf-ab90a706e175_story.html

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43 Worst Civil Liberties Nightmares That Came True In 2017

“These aren’t predictions at all. These are all stories that took place in 2017.”

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-watch/wp/2017/12/29/civil-liberties-predictions-for-2018/

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Debate On Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Bill Continues

“Pat Campbell talks with Shawn Jenkins about SQ 788, the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Bill.”

Read more: https://art19.com/shows/pat-campbell-podcast/episodes/a8e2c969-b378-4978-9e8f-b1810850cb3c

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A War On Opioids Is A War On Suffering People

“Appointing an Opioid Czar and strictly restricting access to said drugs is not the way to stop the ‘opioid epidemic,’ if I may use the term.  People, good people, people with families and jobs and homes, people who just want to be able to do something that approximates functioning, are having serious issues getting medicine that they need. Because they’re having trouble getting medicine their doctor deemed they needed, more and more are finding themselves in pain crises and heading to their local emergency rooms for relief, clogging up an already-congested system and causing delays in care for people who are dealing with other critical emergencies.”

Read more: https://fee.org/articles/opioid-regulations-cause-needless-suffering/

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Pennsylvania Drug Warriors Turned A New York Man’s Life into a Living Hell

“Ramos remained in jail for 158 days until he was found not guilty in Lehigh County Court after blood tests showed no illegal substances or alcohol in his system.  While Ramos was jailed, he was fired from his job and lost his home. He lost his car, too: The tow truck operator notified Ramos by mail about a deadline to retrieve his vehicle, but because Ramos was in jail, no one was at his residence to receive the letter.  Ramos’ lawsuit charged that Troopers Summa and Vanfleet conspired to falsely arrest him despite finding no evidence that he was impaired or had drugs in his car.”

Read more: https://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/2017/dec/05/pennsylvania_false_drug_imprisonment

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Ohio Cops Solving Fewer Murders, Arresting 20K People for Pot Annually

“Police in Ohio are blaming a lack of resources for the fact that unsolved homicide cases greatly outnumber the cases that are solved, yet they seem to have the resources to arrest thousands of suspected cannabis users.”

Read more: http://thefreethoughtproject.com/ohio-cops-resources-unsolved-murders/

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New ‘Vice’ ETF Mixes Alcohol, Tobacco, Cannabis Stocks

“AdvisorShares is rolling out the first U.S.-listed ETF to offer exposure to securities involved in the legal marijuana industry, including hemp- and cannabinoid-related companies. The actively managed AdvisorShares Vice ETF (ACT) also invests in stocks involve in the tobacco and alcohol industries.”

Read more: http://www.etf.com/sections/daily-etf-watch/advisorshares-debuts-vice-fund?nopaging=1

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Cheers! California Winery Unveils Marijuana-Infused Wine

“The company doesn’t plan to stop at just marijuana-infused Sauvignon Blanc. The owners are working on creating a pot-infused Rosé and champagne.  Any wine and marijuana lovers older than 21 can pre-order a bottle of this Sauvignon Blanc for $59.99. Orders are expected to be sent out in early 2018.  The company said the wine will be distributed through 500 marijuana dispensaries across the country.”

Read more: https://patch.com/california/menlopark-atherton/s/gb6ny/cheers-california-winery-unveils-marijuana-infused-wine

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