Articles tagged with "crime"
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Are Postal Workers Stealing Illegal Cannabis Shipments?
Gage Peake - Published on November 17, 2016Read moreInternal audit reveals few safeguards to prevent federal postal employees from stealing illicit packages of cannabis.
Cartel Bust: 6,500 Plants Seized from Illegal Oregon Operation
Gage Peake - Published on June 30, 2016Read moreAn illegal cannabis growing operation in rural Yamhill County, Ore., resulted in an arrest and the seizure of plants worth around $9 million.
Watchdog Report Accuses New York DAs of Racism in Cannabis Cases
Gage Peake - Published on June 27, 2016Read moreBlack and Latino defendants fared far worse under New York district attorneys than did their white and Asian counterparts.
American Commits Suicide in Taiwan Court Over 4-Year Cannabis Sentence
Leafly Staff - Published on June 22, 2016Read moreAn American man convicted of growing cannabis in Taiwan slashed his throat with a pair of scissors last week after being sentenced to four years in prison.
Why Are the Feds Out to Get 19-Year-Old Devontre Thomas?
Gage Peake - Published on June 13, 2016Read moreWhy is the U.S. Attorney bringing federal possession charges against a recent high-school graduate — in Oregon of all places?
L.A. Dispensary Owner Shoots Two Suspected Robbers
Ben Adlin - Published on June 8, 2016Read moreAt least one of the would-be robbers were armed with an assault rifle, a sheriff’s spokesperson told reporters, and both were wearing bulletproof vests.
The Shake: Ohio’s MMJ Campaign Shuts Down
Leafly Staff - Published on May 31, 2016Read moreRacial disparities persist in California, the fallout in Toronto continues after last week’s raids, and can cannabis actually damage your DNA?
The Shake: State Dept. Says DEA is Wrong on Cannabis
Ben Adlin - Published on May 6, 2016Read moreOakland wants to be the cannabis capital of California, Obama cuts short 58 prisoners’ sentences, and Jamaica adopts initial regulations to launch the ganja industry.
The Shake: Richard Nixon Gets His Own Strain, and Is Cannabis a Gateway Drug?
Ben Adlin - Published on April 26, 2016Read moreA Georgia city could decriminalize, the magic number in Denver is 421, and are monthly subscriptions “the future of cannabis”?
NYPD Commissioner and Washington D.C. Police Chief Have Starkly Different Views on Cannabis and Violence
Rebecca Kelley - Published on March 4, 2015Read moreRecently both the NYPD commissioner and the Washington, D.C. police chief spoke about cannabis and violence. Their messages couldn’t be further apart from one another.