Lawmakers Upset Over Rift Between Reno ATF and U.S. Attorney’s Office in Nevada

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com  Three members of Congress are increasingly putting pressure on Attorney General Eric Holder to explain the U.S. Attorney’s  dysfunctional relationship with the Reno-based ATF office, Main Justice reports. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Nevada has refused to prosecute ATF cases in the Reno office, leaving as many as a dozen cases untouched…..

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Marijuana Supporters Argue in Federal Court That DEA Has Ignored Research on Drug

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com  Supporters of marijuana rights attacked the DEA’s tight regulation of pot in a potentially landmark case that could change the drug’s classification, Reuters reports. Joseph Elford, lawyer for Americans for Safe Access, said the DEA has essentially ignored scientific research that suggests marijuana is safer than heroin and has medicinal value. “This…

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Canadian Border Patrol Officer Injured in Shooting at Washington Crossing; Gunman Dead in Apparent Suicide

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The driver of a white van shot a Canadian Border Services Agency officer in the neck before apparently turning the gun on himself at Canadian crossing in Washington state Tuesday, reports KIROTV. The man, whose name was not released, died at the scene of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, and the female…

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