Arrests

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The Other Reason Bloomberg's Wrong About Stop and Frisk

[image:1 align:right]The other piece of big news today was a federal judge finding New York Police Department's "stop and frisk" program unconstitutional.

Angela Garmley (courtesy attorney McCracken Poston)

Sex, Lies, and a Georgia Drug Frame-up [FEATURE]

Clarence Walker presents a Southern gothic tale of lust, judicial privilege, retaliation, planted drugs, and crooked cops.

UC San Diego student Daniel Chong

DEA to Pay $4.1 Million to Man Forgotten in Cell

The DEA will pay $4.1 million to a San Diego college student whom agents locked in a holding cell and forgot about for five days.

A coffee shop in Amsterdam, where clients can sit and smoke. Why no on-premises consumption here? (wikimedia.org)

With Legalization Looming, Lessons from the Netherlands [FEATURE]

Marijuana reform is accelerated in the United States. What lessons can we learn from the Dutch experience? A new report has some ideas.

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Two More Reasons Why Ray Kelly Is Full of It and Shouldn't Head DHS

[image:1 align:right caption:true]Criticisms have swirled around NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly''s record on the "stop and frisk&q

Blacks are 3.7 times more likely to get busted for marijuana possession than whites. (aclu.org/marijuana)

Blacks Targeted in Wasteful War on Marijuana, ACLU Finds

The war on marijuana is disproportionately waged against Black America, the ACLU finds in a new report based on federal statistics. And it costs a whole lot of money and isn't achieving much.

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NYC Marijuana Arrests Declining, But Still Sky High

New York City arrested around 50,000 people for small-time marijuana possession a couple of years ago. This year, the number looks to be around 30,000, thanks to changes in policy and heightened public scrutiny.

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As NYC Pot Busts Continue, New York Punts on Marijuana Reform

As politicians dither, New Yorkers hoping to end New York City's reign as marijuana arrest capital of the world will have to wait. In the meantime, another thousand people are getting popped for pot in the Big Apple every week.

March 2012 protest of NYC stop and frisk violations

NYPD Facing Double-Barreled Challenge to Marijuana Practices [FEATURE]

New York City and the NYPD are under fire this week for both their stop-and-frisk policing program and their massive number of marijuana possession busts in a state where it is supposed to be decriminalized.

March 2012 protest of NYC stop and frisk violations

NYPD Marijuana Arrests Scandal Blows Up Again

[image:1 align:right caption:true]A front page story on The Huffington Post reported on

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