enforcement

Jason Thomas helped carry out the war on drugs, but what he saw convinced him it wasn't always a just cause. During his two and a half years in law enforcement, when he served as a corrections officer at a 120-bed corrections facility and as a small-town deputy marshall, the Colorado resident...

The continued operation of marijuana social clubs, which exist in spite of the state's stance they are illegal, and noncompliant shops selling marijuana, are vexing enforcement officers with the Alcohol and Marijuana Control Office, an officer told the Marijuana Control Board on Wednesday...

Durham - With a push by two local organizations, Durham could become the first city in the state to officialy make misdemeanor marijuana violations a low enforcement priority. The Fostering Alternatives Drug Enforcement (FADE) Coalition has been pushing elected leaders to take formal steps...

Town of Breckenridge detective Caitlin Kontak urged the Routt County Board of Commissioners Aug. 9 to consider adopting the same enforcement regulations applied by the state of Colorado's Marijuana Enforcement Division (MED) should they ultimately decide to allow grow operations in the rural...

Durham - A continued push by community groups could make the Durham the first city in North Carolina to formally make misdemeanor marijuana enforcement its police force's lowest priority. Self-Help Credit Union President Randy Chambers and members of the Fostering Alternatives Drug...

You know you've reached a new frontier in regards to marijuana legalization when even the police are supporting the idea. That's exactly what's happening with the nonprofit organization LEAP (Law Enforcement Against Prohibition), whose members believe that wasting time chasing after cannabis...

Kasilof - On July 28, Kasilof's Greatland Ganja became the second of 47 approved cultivation facilities in Alaska to pass inspection and receive its full license despite glitchy tracking software and a worry over plant height limits. The first, Fairbanks' Pakalolo Supply Co., passed...

A growing number of Southern California law enforcement organizations and leaders are voicing objections to a state ballot measure that would legalize recreational marijuana, saying it would make the state less safe. San Bernardino County District Attorney Mike Ramos said the initiative to...

Yreka On Thursday, July 7, the Siskiyou County Sheriff's Office, in partnership with other county departments, including the Siskiyou County Planning Department, began enforcement of the county's two medical marijuana ordinance amendments (Siskiyou County Ordinances 15-18 and 15-19), after...

I recently read with interest an article by Mike McFeely, (a WDAY host and Forum columnist) entitled "Medical marijuana a needed debate in North Dakota." At the end of his article he stated that North Dakota backers of medical marijuana would be wise to do some storytelling. Shortly before...

The polling has never been better. This year 60% of likely California voters are inclined to legalize the consumption of marijuana for recreational use, up from 54% last year. The political prognosis has never been better. Four states and the District of Columbia have already legalized pot...

Boston - Citing disparities in arrest rates for marijuana possession, the Massachusetts chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union on Friday endorsed a ballot campaign seeking to legalize the adult use of marijuana in the state. "Legalization is the smartest and surest way to end targeted...

Three years after Colorado voted to legalize recreational marijuana, little is known about whether the state's roads are less safe – and law enforcement efforts remain largely focused on alcohol, not pot. One glaring example: A Coloradan who pleads guilty to driving under the influence of...

Michigan law enforcement officials are not fully backing plans to overhaul the state's medical marijuana system, but unlike last year, they aren't standing in the way of proposed legislation. "While law enforcement cannot support any legislation that by definition is illegal under federal law...

Michigan law enforcement officials are not fully backing plans to overhaul the state's medical marijuana system, but unlike last year, they aren't standing in the way of proposed legislation. "While law enforcement cannot support any legislation that by definition is illegal under federal law...