Free Talk Live - drug laws

Drug agents swarm reported meth lab, but find maple syrup operation.

Lendog — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 13:32:15 +0000

Laura Benson of Union County, Illinois was shaken when drug agents rapidly swarmed her home. At first Benson thought her son might have done something wrong, but then she was surprised to hear that the agents were there to investigate a reported meth lab on the property

Flint decriminalization of marijuana vote only 'symbolic;'

lberns1 — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 22:53:54 +0000

Flint decriminalization of marijuana vote only 'symbolic;' arrests will continue

FLINT, MI -- Flint police will continue to arrest people for marijuana possession despite a ballot proposal that voters approved Tuesday, Nov. 6, to decriminalize the drug, according to a statement released by the city Wednesday.

Judge calls marijuana prohibition "really absurd"

MattD — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 14:37:57 +0000

Judge Richard A. Posner, a Chicago law school professor and Reagan-appointed jurist on the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, said Thursday that the criminalization of marijuana is “really absurd,” explaining that he sees no difference between the currently-criminalized substance and cigarettes.

Florida Prisoners Serving 194% More Time For Drugs Than In 1990s

ecigarettes — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 20:13:01 +0000

Florida inmates convicted of non-violent drug crimes spent 194 percent more time behind bars in 2009 than they did in 1990, costing the state billions of dollars but providing little public safety benefit, a new study found. The study, by the Pew Center on the States, examined trends in 35 states that provided data on incarceration for inmates convicted of violent crimes, property crimes and drug offenses. It found that nationally, state inmates across all categories of offenses served an average of nine additional months in custody, a rise of 36 percent since 1990.

Efforts To Relax Pot Rules Gaining Momentum

ecigarettes — Sun, 10 Jun 2012 21:32:13 +0000

Marijuana Decriminalization: Efforts To Relax Pot Rules Gaining Momentum In U.S. - Catharine Leach is married and has two boys, age 2 and 8. She has a good job with a federal contractor and smokes pot most every day. While she worries that her public support for marijuana decriminalization and legalization could cost her a job or bring the police to her door, the 30-year-old Warwick resident said she was tired of feeling like a criminal for using a drug that she said is far less harmful than the glass or wine or can of beer enjoyed by so many others after a long day's work.

Miami-Dade Judge Rules Florida’s Drug Law As Illegal

libertas7213 — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 21:37:06 +0000

Miami-Dade Judge Rules that Florida's drug possession law is ILLEGAL!