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One dog lover in Detroit is upset after a marijuana bust turns into the murdering spree of his dogs. The dogs were shot from behind as they fled and one was even safely secured.
Detroit resident James Woods plead with police to not hurt his dogs, but they had a different agenda, murder, according to the Motor City Muckraker.
All three of Woods' dogs where shot and killed during the raid for an alleged marijuana operation. According to the publication a witness described seeing Detroit police shoot the first young pitbull in the face with a 12-gauge shotgun blast. The dog was confined to a locked fence outside and posed no threat to anyone.
Witnesses also report police were chasing and firing on the other two dogs as they tried to flea from the armed officers. The female dog "Janey" continued to crawl to safety after being fatally wounded.
“They shot her four times as she was trying to get away,” Woods said.
After the massacre on his beloved dogs, Woods was taken to jail where he spent the next two days moarning behind bars. Continue Reading...
A couple from Tahlequah were arrested and charged last week with felony child neglect after their 1-year-old baby ate marijuana.
23-year-old James Cosby and his wife 23-year-old Ashley Cosby brought their 1-year-old baby into a local hospital after he started acting sick, but hospital personal quickly discovered that the parents may be to blame.
Hospital staff contacted Tahlequah police and informed them that the child's symptoms suggested he possibly ingested marijuana.
According to the Tahlequah Daily Press, the child was transferred to a Tulsa hospital shortly after police arrived, and there he tested positive for tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the psycho active chemical in marijuana.
Detective Thomas Donnell with the Tahlequah police department arrived with an official from the Department of Human Services to the Cosbys' home early the next day. Donnell reported that the house had a strong odor of marijuana, however James Cosby denied their was any in the home at first, then later came clean and showed Donnell the package of marijuana under the bathroom sink.
Later that day Ashley Cosby arrived with the child, but DHS would not allow the young boy back into the residence. The 1-year-old was then placed into his grandfathers care. Continue Reading...
Cases of "cannabis enriched" beer were seized from a compassion club in Tacoma after they reportedly sold the beer to a minor.
The Seattle Times reports the Washington state Liquor Control Board organized an undercover buy with the aid of the Pierce County sheriff's office. They sent an underage informant into the Hashford Compassion club to purchase some of their advertized “Cannabis Enriched Honey Beer”. The operation was set into motion after receiving a complaint that a minor was sold alcohol.
The informant left the medical marijuana outlet after successfully obtaining three bottles of the beer. Officials then seized the remaining cases of the beer Friday as evidence. Continue Reading...
A lawsuit against an Arizona county over the zoning for medical marijuana dispensaries in Sun City gains support from The American Civil Liberties Union. Now the ACLU is pushing for full implementation of Arizona's medical marijuana law.
Last month White Mountain Health Center Incs' attorney filed a lawsuit against Maricopa county for neglecting to provide zoning clearances for a Sun City location, which are needed under the medical marijuana law. Now they have gained more support from the national ACLU and its Arizona affiliate to join forces in the lawsuit against the County.
But this case isn't the only goal the ACLU have in their sights, lawyers with the organization are pushing for full implementation of the medical marijuana law in Arizona. Thursday they filed a response stating Arizona is allowed to make policy decisions on medical marijuana.
The voter approved state medical marijuana law has been fought all the way by state officials and even the governor since it was made legal in 2010. Attorney General Tom Horne and Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery head the fight against voters and the states' marijuana law. The prosecutors claim the voter approved law is illegal and conflicts with federal drug laws which trumps states law.
"Possession, distribution and cultivation of marijuana are all forbidden by federal law, and state authorization of these activities is pre-empted (by federal law)," Horne said.
In May of last year Arizona Governor Jan Brewer along with Tom Horne Continue Reading...
A juvenile probation officer from Alamogordo was busted with nearly 10 pounds of marijuana in his government vehicle last week at a U.S. Highway checkpoint.
Saul Velasco an Alamogordo juvenile probation officer was arrested with 9.7 pounds of marijuana early last week. The marijuana was inside a duffel bag when U.S. Border Patrol agents seized it from his state-issued vehicle at a U.S. Highway 70 checkpoint HSI officials said.
Velasco allegedly bought 10 bundles of marijuana near a restaurant north of El Paso with the intention to distribute it in Alamogordo.
According to Alamogordo Daily News, Velasco's career as a juvenile probation officer considers him as being under supervision of children, which can have a major influence in the outcome of his punishment. But this is only one of the complications of Velasco's drug arrest.
"If somebody is unable to report to work at JPO because they've been arrested and in jail, they're on AWAL status, which means absent without authorized leave from work. It's basically an unexcused absence from work and not paid for that time. Once they're out of jail and able to report to work in a situation like this, employees are placed on administrative leave pending the completion of the investigation. As long as they're in jail, their on AWAL status." Said CYFD spokesman Enrique Knell Continue Reading...
It is no secret that presidential candidate Gary Johnson is all for ending the prohibition of marijuana, and he is growing impatient of the current candidate front runners whom show no support for ending the failed war on drugs.
As the former governor of New Mexico (a bordering state with Mexico), Gary Johnson saw first hand the crime activity that spilled over into the US across the border. Illegal drugs were more accessible in his schools due the war on drugs and all crime was climbing because of it.
The failed war on drugs reminded Johnson of failed alcohol prohibition, and now decades later the related crime is down and abusers are treated in clinics and support groups rather then over-crowding prisons. This ended the maturity of harder criminals and gave states more money in the taxation of alcohol, funding both state and social services. But the problem has been simply moved to the prohibition of marijuana creating the exact same conditions that lead us to ending alcohol prohibition, and Gary Johnson wants to put an end to that.
The former governor wants to address the issues directly about what the people want verses what current Republican and Democratic candidates have to offer, marijuana legalization. The topic of marijuana legalization is always ignored and put on the back burner to non-issues that only effect a small percentage of the public. However in a recent ad Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson has directly addressed the issue of marijuana legalization... Continue Reading and Watch the Video...
Arizona officials has made things very hard for patients to legally receive their medication. Now some patients and caregivers that have technically violated Arizona's new medical marijuana law, may have their cards revoked.
The state laws outlines that any caregiver or patient that fails to report violent crimes or lie on an application about past convictions may have their medical marijuana cards revoked. The law even states that the sell of medical cannabis outside the confines of an approved dispensary for profit is still illegal, and improperly secured grow rooms will also result in cards being pulled.
Two Arizona patients have already had their cards revoked for a violation, but the details are protected by a confidentiality clause. 10 others are under investigation for possible card revoking for violations according to Arizona DHS rules administrator Tom Salow.
Salow says the agency is behind in revoking cards due the failure to research the backgrounds of applicants. Arizona DHS is now working on a better process to review current card holders and applicants, and process future cases more swiftly.
Currently no profit is allowed for the exchange of medical marijuana outside of dispensaries, and with actions taken by Gov. Jan Brewer and Atty. Gen. Tom Horne, no dispensaries have been allowed to open. Continue Reading...
Coming this October approved medical marijuana patients will be able to get quick relief with a chewing gum containing Dronabinol (THC). Now patients will have the option of blowing bubbles rather then clouds of smoke.
The new marijuana gum is called Can Chew, and it's being developed by a Can Chew Technologies in San Diego and Medical Marijuana Inc. The new cannabis gum is one of an array of new medical marijuana products such as baked goods, candies and even honeys expected to hit dispensaries next mouth in states with medically approved marijuana laws.
Can Chew will help those patients with health conditions such as chronic pain, nausea, appetite loss, cancer sufferers and multiple sclerosis, receive quick relief by absorbing the medication through the lining of the mouth. When the gum is chewed, it releases particles of Dronabinol into the oral mucosa for speedy relief, and much safer then smoking. Continue Reading...
