Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Despite the dangers of heroin, people are increasingly turning to the drug, CNN reports. But why? It’s relatively inexpensive, readily available and becomes the next step for pain pill addicts. A government study found that heroin use more than doubled in the past decade to 355,000. “Heroin is pummeling the northeast, leaving…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A euphoric drug that has been used for centuries in Asia is becoming popular in the U.S., CBSLA.com reports. The DEA is warning about dangers associated with kratom, which officials say is addictive, dangerous and legal in most of the U.S. “It can give you a happy, euphoric feeling,” one user told…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com At first glance, Daniel Ramirez looked like a hapless taveller on crutches. But when the 21-year-old was on a train traveling from California to Chicago, DEA task force officers said he looked nervous and suspicious, The Smoking Gun reports. More alarming, his cast was “uneven in texture, size and shaping not consistent…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The issue over the legalization of marijuana is a very heated one these days. It’s also very complicated. Federal law and state laws clash. It’s confusing. An intelligent, mature airing of opinions is not only good, but necessary. But I have to say I found it a little bothersome when I…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The war on drugs has turned into a war of words. The Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association (FlEOA)is publicly defending DEA Administrator Michele Leonhart, who criticized President Obama’s remarks downplaying the dangers of pot. He said it was no more dangerous than alcohol. The Marijuana Policy Project has called for her…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The DEA is so out of step with the nation and President Obama on marijuana that the agency’s chief should be fired, a leading marijuana reform group said. The Huffington Post reports that the Marijuana Policy Project’s call for resignation comes after DEA Administrator Michele Leonhart spoke out firmly against marijuana legalization…
Ross Parker was chief of the criminal division in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Detroit for 8 years and worked as an AUSA for 28 in that office. By Ross Parker ticklethewire.com DEA Administrator Michele Leonhart was apparently critical of President Obama’s recent remarks about marijuana in a closed-door session with the Major Counties’ Sheriff’s…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Federal, state and local law enforcement agencies are increasingly using drones to spy domestically, the Washington Post reports, citing newly released documents. The agencies are borrowing drones from Border Patrol in what could become more commonplace in the future, the Post wrote. CBP has the largest domestic drone fleet and flew…
