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How States are Able to Legalize Marijuana

  • Posted by Marcia Shein
  • On October 7, 2014
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Regardless of whether or not marijuana is legal at the Federal level, states have the right to make their own laws regarding the substance. The tenth amendment of the Constitution of the United States assures that states have powers not previously delegated to the Federal government. In the case of the regulation of marijuana, that […]
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Critics: Arrest focus wrongly on pot rather than on violent crime

  • Posted by Marcia Shein
  • On September 30, 2013
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On the one hand, you’ve got murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault and manslaughter. On the other hand, you’ve got marijuana possession. Where do you think police departments across the United States are focusing most of their enforcement efforts? The FBI Uniform Crime Report for 2012 makes it quite clear that, despite a growing shift in […]
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Georgia officer jailed for alleged drug conspiracy involvement

  • Posted by Marcia Shein
  • On September 28, 2013
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A DeKalb County police officer was arrested on drug conspiracy charges on September 6th in Gwinnett. He is accused of tipping off a drug organization working in the area regarding police operations. The police officer is facing charges of drug trafficking of methamphetamines. Apparently the Gwinnett County Attorney’s Office also participated in the arrest of […]
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Focus: UGA’s tough drug stance toward student athletes

  • Posted by Marcia Shein
  • On September 26, 2013
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An avalanche of recent news stories on liberalized marijuana laws recently passed in some states and gaining traction in others underscores by contrast how seriously authorities in Georgia continue to view marijuana possession. That is true even in instances of possession of small amounts of pot and without a person’s intent to sell or otherwise […]
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Reform advocates fight to eliminate federal mandatory minimums

  • Posted by Marcia Shein
  • On September 19, 2013
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Nearly five decades ago there was a massive push to address drug trafficking on the federal level. At the time, the answer that lawmakers proposed was to address the issue with a zero tolerance attitude. In 1986, the Anti-Drug Abuse Act was signed into law that created strict mandatory minimum sentencing. By 2012, a look […]
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Attorney General Holder: New drug focus for federal prosecutors

  • Posted by Marcia Shein
  • On September 3, 2013
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In a few recent blog posts, we drew attention to strong signals coming from the United States Department of Justice indicating that substantive change is on the horizon pertaining to the federal government’s prosecution of drug crimes. Please see, for example, our post entry dated August 15, 2013. That has indeed turned out to be […]
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Tough-on crime approach under increasing scrutiny, criticism

  • Posted by Marcia Shein
  • On August 12, 2013
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Anyone who watches reruns of 1970s criminal law dramas on television can readily conjure up the prototypical portrayal of the American landscape that featured at the time: urban areas ridden with social instability, drug dealers openly plying their wares on street corners and, most frighteningly, violent criminals freely roaming the streets because the criminal justice […]
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Emerging story: clandestine DEA program that spies on Americans

  • Posted by Marcia Shein
  • On August 9, 2013
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An ex-federal DEA agent describes a clandestine government surveillance and arrest program through use of an illustration, as follows. Information covertly received by a special unit within the DEA called the Special Operations Division (SOD) from an NSA satellite intercept, or perhaps via a wiretap or an informant, would be passed along to state police. […]
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Locked up and forgotten: the amazing ordeal of Daniel Chong

  • Posted by Marcia Shein
  • On August 5, 2013
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It’s a case that is bound to resonate with most Americans, from Florida to California (where it occurred). And especially when viewed from the prism of, “It could have happened to me,” it is a flatly frightening — even horrifying — tale that fortunately ended up without the loss of life of an innocent person. […]
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Georgia’s air war on marijuana growers

  • Posted by Marcia Shein
  • On July 29, 2013
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The rigor with which Georgia law enforcement authorities pursue and seek to convict individuals on marijuana-related drug charges in the state can be amply appreciated by contrast. Colorado serves well as a case in point. While Georgia law still provides for some of the most stringent criminal penalties in the country for marijuana possession of […]
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