Category Archives: DRUG WAR

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Prison-Grown Pot Profits Fight The Drug War

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29
Mar

CANNABIS CULTURE – How many businesses use their earnings to fight the Drug War? And how many grow their cannabis in an old private prison? “There are victims of the war on drugs, and they deserve a seat at the table,” says Casey Dalton, co-owner of Ocean Grown Extracts. Casey and her brother, Dan Dalton, […]

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New Zealand Suspends Helicopter Searches for Cannabis Crops

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22
Jan

CANNABIS CULTURE – A spokesperson for the New Zealand police was quoted to say, “with the increased harm in many communities arising from other drugs, particularly methamphetamine, a one-size-fits-all annual aerial national cannabis operation no longer represents the most appropriate deployment of police resources.” Light propeller aircraft and helicopters have taken to the skies yearly […]

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Man Sentenced to Life For Two-Dime Bags Released after 12 years

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06
Jan

CANNABIS CULTURE – Fate Vincent Winslow, a Louisiana man sentenced to life in prison for selling twenty-dollars worth of cannabis to an undercover cop — has been released. Winslow, 53, was arrested in September of 2008 in Shreveport, Louisiana. At the time, he had been homeless and was looking to get his life together. The […]

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Cancer Survivor Says Social Worker Took his Kids Away Because of Prescription Cannabis Use

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29
Dec

CANNABIS CULTURE – And if a recent court ruling stands — they could take yours too. Wayne and Rachelle Street say their four children were taken from them in September of 2017 by Child Protective Services because a case worker was offended by the smell of doctor-prescribed cannabis.  Now,  Judge S. Frame has decided to […]

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Wyoming Man to Challenge Prohibition Before State Court

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19
Dec

CANNABIS CULTURE – The continued prohibition of cannabis in Wyoming is unconstitutional – AND the majority of the state’s resident want the freedom to choose. At least, that’s the argument from chemist and advocate for psychedelic substances, Casey William Hardison. Hardison is representing himself before a Teton County Criminal Court.  The forty-nine year old is […]

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Scheduled For Release: Richard DeLisi’s Fight For Freedom

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30
Nov

CANNABIS CULTURE – For the first time since 1988, Richard DeLisi, the longest serving nonviolent prisoner in the United States, may be able to spend Christmas with his family. DeLisi could be out as early as December 4th of this year, thanks to the efforts Last Prisoner Project (LPP) and pro bono attorneys Juster, Elizabeth […]

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Vancouver Projects Give Weed to Curb Overdoses. Police Just Raided One

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18
Nov

A council motion has supported ‘low barrier’ cannabis as an alternative to opioids. Neil Magnuson says he provides more than 200 people free high-potency cannabis edibles as an alternative to them using opioids. On Saturday, he says, Vancouver police raided his supply on wheels. Magnuson, founder of the unlicensed Cannabis Substitution Project, started the project […]

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The Syndicate: Podcast Exposes Biggest Black Market Pot Bust in US History

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17
Sep

CANNABIS CULTURE –  Skydiving drug smugglers, a multimillion-dollar empire, massive warehouses and more — and all right under the nose of the Feds.  Sound exciting?  Chris Walker thought so, and his following of the story, that of a group now referred to as “The Syndicate” in Colorado, has led to an award-winning podcast by the […]

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