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DA Leone couldn't come up with a criminal charge (Image courtesy Middlesex County District Attorney's Office)
DA Leone couldn't come up with a criminal charge (Image courtesy Middlesex County District Attorney's Office)

Police Officer Walks in Massachusetts Drug Raid Death

Oops, you accidentally shot and killed somebody. That sounds like involuntary manslaughter -- unless you're a Massachusetts SWAT team cop on a drug raid.

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy Says It's Time to Decriminalize Minor Marijuana Use in Connecticut

Malloy decided a long time ago that possession of small amounts of marijuana should not be treated as a criminal offense, and he wants Connecticut to join him. The Democratic governor's plan to reduce the penalty for possession of less than an ounce of marijuana from a crime to an infraction that carries a fine is the subject of a public hearing Monday before the Legislature's Judiciary Committee.

Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear (Image courtesy Gage Bradshaw)
Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear (Image courtesy Gage Bradshaw)

Kentucky Cuts Drug Sentences [FEATURE]

Faced with a staggering corrections budget, Kentucky has become the latest state to enact substantive sentencing reforms.
No more buzz from Spice or "Bath Salts" in the Beehive State (Image via Wikimedia)
No more buzz from Spice or "Bath Salts" in the Beehive State (Image via Wikimedia)

"Bath Salts," Fake Marijuana Banned in Utah

Utah is the latest state to hop on the fake pot ban bandwagon. The same law also bans mephedrone.
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