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DEA’s Catch-22 on Marijuana Makes Reclassification Nearly Impossible
The Drug Enforcement Agency has rejected petitions to remove marijuana from its list of Schedule 1 drugs — those with a high potential for abuse, and lacking any recognized medical uses.
DEA Has Seized More Than $203M in Cash at Airports, But Rarely Makes Arrests
The DEA has seized more than $203 million in cash at 15 major airports as part of an effort to stop narcotics traffickers between 2005 and mid-2015.
Ex-ATF Agent Agrees to Pay $40,000 After Falsely Claiming He Had Cancer to Collect Sick Leave Pay
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A former ATF agent who faked having cancer to collect sick leave pay, has agreed to pay the federal government $40,000 to resolve the matter, the Justice Department announced this week. The Justice Department’s Civil Division alleged that Douglas daCosta of Livermore, Calif. agreed to pay $40,000 to resolve allegations that…
DEA Keeps Marijuana on List of Most Dangerous Drugs But Allows More Research
Proponents of marijuana legalization were delivered a blow this week when the DEA said there’s “no currently accepted medical use treatment in the United States.”
DEA’s Credibility Questioned After Refusing to Loosen Restrictions
Reading the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s report on marijuana, on how it should remain one of the nation’s most dangerous drugs and has no medical value, we can’t help but wonder what rock the agency’s leaders have been living under. Or what they’ve been smoking.
FBI Has ‘High Confidence” That Russian Government Hacked Democratic Party
The FBI has found more evidence that the Russian government hacked America’s Democratic Party and the personal e-mails of political operatives.
Head of Seattle FBI Office Retires, Replaced by Jay S. Tabb Jr.
Frank Montoya Jr., the head of the FBI office in Seattle, announced Thursday he’s retiring.