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- It's never safe to smuggle large amounts of marijuana through a public airport; however, it's important for some people to fly with their medicine and NeverGetBusted. full story
More people are being arrested for pot crimes than ever; they are increasingly young and disproportionately nonwhite. full story
Breckenridge residents voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana and paraphernalia under town law. Unofficial results show 71 percent of voters approved the initiative. full story
Medical marijuana user with multiple sclerosis faces up to 20 in prison for growing pot plants. full story
Online marijuana seed seller Richard Hratch Baghdadlian is facing imprisonment in Canada for five years. full story
CANNABIS CULTURE - Vancouver ‘Herb School’ activist David Malmo-Levine was handed a six-month prison sentence yesterday by a B.C. Provincial Court judge. full story- Many Canadians think police don't pay much attention to marijuana, and instead focus on busting people for "hard drugs". Think again. full story
Police in Abbotsford, B.C., are investigating after a video was posted on YouTube showing an officer stomping on and kicking a drug suspect who is lying face down on the ground, while another officer walks on the back of the suspect's legs. full story
Many residents of some of Rio de Janeiro's worst slums are fleeing their homes to escape a drug war that has left part of the Brazilian city in ruins, and killed a dozen people. full story
If the federal government gets its way, Canadians will witness a boom in prison construction coinciding with the longest steady decline in crime rates in Canadian history. full story- Re: Bumper crop of B.C. bud seized by Kootenay RCMP full story
On the one hand, marijuana is practically legal—more mainstream, accessorized, and taken for granted than ever before. On the other, kids are getting busted in the city in record numbers. Guess which kids. full story
Law enforcement organizations remain the primary force working against sensible marijuana law reform. full story- Eight Arrested In Drug Raids in British Columbia. full story
Marijuana's coming-out party is kicking into high gear across America - but way to many people still are getting cuffed for it. full story- Citizens often get busted selling marijuana because they unknowingly sell to informants or undercover agents, which usually triggers a raid and arrest. full story
Canada’s 'Prince of Pot' in one of his last newspaper interviews before extradition to a U.S. prison. full story- Our second sting was a success. Our KopBuster team assisted S.W.A.T. in the execution of a search and arrest warrant that landed a krooked kop in jail. full story
Ex-Narc turned marijuana activist Barry Cooper has busted another korrupt kop - this time assisting Texas police in the arrest of a recently fired Chief of Police for alleged organized criminal activity and child porn and prostitution. full story
Marijuana arrests in the United States declined in 2008 -- the first such drop since 2002 -- according to figures released by the FBI today. full story
A group of police officers and judges says new FBI statistics show the complete failure of the United State's 'War on Drugs'. full story- Re: "Bust of underground Chilliwack bunker yields $3 million worth of marijuana". full story
Machete-wielding police officers have hacked their way through billions of dollars worth of marijuana in the country's top pot-growing states to stave off a bumper crop sprouting in the tough economy. full story
More than two dozen people operating marijuana dispensaries were arrested in countywide raids that also shut down 14 storefronts, authorities announced Thursday morning. full story
Enforcement of marijuana laws disproportionately affects young African Americans - even though their usage rates are lower than whites'. full story
