The South African police will not arrest you for growing weed in your house (or your car).
South African police have confirmed they will no longer bother arresting anyone for home cultivation or possession of cannabis. “In short, the possession, use and cultivation of
India: Man dies in police custody after MDMA arrest, officers suspended
Dear reader, We regret to report that the war on drugs has unnecessarily claimed another fatality, this time in South West India where a man was arrested for MDMA possession shortl
Salem, Massachusetts, will no longer arrest people for psilocybin
Salem, a town notorious for its 17th-century witch trials, is making a new name for itself by ending the modern-day witch hunt. As of this month, Salem is ending arrests over psilo
Arrest of Albanian official accused of drug smuggling sparks uproar
The arrest of a senior Albanian government official suspected of using his status to smuggle drugs across the border continues to cause a stir. Erisa Fero, who serves as the countr
Study shows California law enforcement agencies are more likely to arrest black teenagers
An annual report released Jan. 1 by the Racial and Identity Profiling Advisory Board (RIPA) has many observations about California law enforcement officials. This is the sixth repo
Wrongful Arrest for Cannabis – Cannabis | weed | marijuana
Wrongful arrest for cannabis is not uncommon. A Staten Island police officer continued to plant cannabis in people’s cars despite the NYPD clearing him of any wrongdoing. In
Harvard student dies of police brutality over cannabis arrest in Bali
Rodrigo Ventocilla Ventosilla, 32, a Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) graduate student from Peru, died in police custody at a hospital in Denpasar, Indonesia, on August 11 under what t
California is now growing weed…underground? Police arrest huge underground cannabis cultivation
On May 23, 2022, law enforcement officials filed charges against 11 suspects for involvement in a massive underground cannabis farm in the California high desert. Charges have been
Spanish police arrest “Europe’s largest cannabis farm” – despite only growing hemp
On Wednesday, Spanish authorities announced the destruction of 415,000 cannabis plants worth an estimated $108 million. Police claimed this was a vital strike against Europe’
Arrest warrants issued for two teenagers in deadly shooting at Washington Dispensary
Arrest warrants have been issued in Washington for two teenagers allegedly involved in an armed robbery at a state cannabis dispensary that killed an employee, and a string of othe
Cannabis bust in San Bernardino leads to the arrest of 34 people |
An ongoing operation in southern California culminated on Sunday in which 34 people were arrested and more than 33,000 marijuana plants were confiscated. The sheriff’s depart
Marijuana smell during a traffic stop is not a likely cause for arrest, says the Delaware Supreme Court
It’s very easy to get carried away with the surge in medical and recreational marijuana legalization in many states in the United States. Even so, it’s important to rem
Louisiana police officers can no longer arrest people for minor weed possession
Picture over On August 1, Louisiana became the 32nd state to decriminalize or legalize minor cannabis possession. Pelican State’s new decriminalization law reduces the penalt
Cops will no longer arrest people for weed at New York airports
Picture over Police at several New York state airports have been ordered to stop detaining people who travel with small amounts of weed. Bart R. Johnson, federal director of securi
Virginia’s “marijuana martyr” has been smoking legal weed 48 years after his arrest
Picture over In April of that year, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam signed adult cannabis legalization and a man nicknamed “Marijuana Martyr” after being sentenced to 4
NYPD police can no longer arrest people for smoking weeds in the street
For the past decade, the New York Police Department (NYPD) has come under fire for enforcing marijuana prohibition laws almost entirely against people of color, while white people