Sao Paulo (image via Wikimedia)
Brazil Supreme Court Rules Pro-Marijuana Marches Are Legal
Last month, police in Sao Paulo attacked marijuana legalization marchers after their march was banned. Next year, they won't be able to do that.
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The Bombay High Court in Mumbai (Image via Wikimedia.org)
India Court Nixes Mandatory Death Penalty for Drug Offenses
An Indian regional appeals court has struck down a mandatory death penalty for drug offenses. That's the first time any court anywhere has done so.
The Supreme Court says "cocaine base" means more than just crack. (Image via Wikimedia.org)
Supreme Court Holds Crack Penalties Apply to "Cocaine Base"
The US Supreme Court has ruled that the 1986 Anti-Drug Abuse Act means exactly what it says when it comes to "cocaine base."
Taking prescribed Adderall, Oxycontin, or Vicodin? No problem. But medical marijuana can get you fired. (Image via Wikimedia.org
No Job Protection for WA Medical Marijuana Patients, Court Rules
Your employer can fire you for a drug test result positive for pot even if you have a valid medical marijuana recommendation, the Washington Supreme Court has held.
Overcrowding at Mule Creek State Prison (Image courtesy CDCR)
Supreme Court Upholds Order for California To Cut Prison Population
The Supreme Court has upheld a court order requiring California to dramatically reduce its prison population because it could not or would not provide adequate health care for them. There are 28,000 drug offenders behind bars there...
Medical marijuana patients don't forfeit their 2nd Amendment rights, at least in Rhode Island. (Image via Wikimedia.org
RI Judge Rules Medical Marijuana Growers Can Have Guns
Prosecutors can't convict a legal medical marijuana patient who legally owns a gun of being in possession of a weapon while committing a violent crime merely because he has a gun.
The US Supreme Court -- dismantling the 4th amendment brick by brick
Supreme Court Okays Police Search Based on Marijuana Odor, Noises
If the cops smell pot and knock on your door, you don't have to open it. They have to go get a warrant. But if, after they knock, they hear you making noises that sound like you're destroying evidence, they can kick the door down and come after you, the Supreme Court has ruled.
FL Supreme Court Justices Throw Out Evidence Found by Drug Dog
The Florida Supreme Court has cited a lack of state standards for drug-sniffing dogs in throwing out evidence one of the canines detected in a Panhandle case. The 5-1 ruling says training certificates and records aren't enough to establish a canine's reliability.
Ontario marijuana grow (RCMP)
Ontario Court Overturns Canada's Marijuana Law [FEATURE]
A court in Ontario has struck down Canada's marijuana law, saying it prevented patients from gaining access to their medicine. Now, the government has 90 days to respond before pot is legal in Ontario.
GPS satellite
Warrantless GPS Tracking Facing Fourth Amendment Challenges [FEATURE]
State and federal courts have been grappling with the issue of whether police need a warrant to install a GPS tracking device on a vehicle. Now it may be headed for the Supreme Court.