Former TSA Agent Accused of Helping Smuggle Marijuana Past Airport Screeners
A former TSA agent is accused of allowing marijuana on flights to northern California.
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San Diego Union-Tribune: Advocates of Marijuana Legalization Miss Mark
A recent example of the logical abandon of today’s backers of legal marijuana is the plan to defund the Drug Enforcement Administration’s program to eradicate illegal marijuana (DEA/CESP), an $18 million program that eliminates millions of plants a year and arrests thousands of criminals, many of whom were brought here to labor for Mexican drug cartels controlling the marijuana black market.
New DEA Chief: Marijuana ‘Probably Not’ As Dangerous As Heroin
The new head of the DEA says marijuana is “probably not” as dangerous as heroin, a position that was in contrast to his predecessor.
Senate Committee Approves Bill to Stop Federal Crackdowns on Medical Marijuana
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Federal agents would be barred from using tax dollars to crack down on medical marijuana operations in states where it’s legal. The Senate Appropriations Committee voted 22-8 to approve the measure, which would block the Department of Justice and DEA from using federal funds to interrupt medical marijuana programs, Huffington Post…
Lawmakers Try to Protect Medical Marijuana Users from Zealous DEA
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The DEA’s defiant crusade against marijuana users may cost the agency a lot of money. Federal lawmakers are considering several proposals that would severally limit the DEA’s ability to arrest marijuana users, the LA Weekly reports. One bill would protect hemp growers and sellers, and another would extend a law designed…
Proponents of Medical, Recreational Marijuana Celebrate DEA Head’s Resignation
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The resignation of DEA Director Michele Leonhart is a big victory for proponents of medical and even recreational marijuana. Leonhart was steadfastly – some say stubbornly – opposed to pot use and even ignored President Obama’s assertion that federal agencies should respect the marijuana laws of each state. “The real reason we’re…
Holy Smokes! DEA Wants to Triple Production of Government’s Marijuana Supply
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The normally anti-marijuana DEA officially recommended that the federal government triple its production of almost 900 pounds of pot for research in 2015. The proposal, endorsed by DEA Administrator Michele Leonhart, is intended to provide a sufficient amount of marijuana to conduct research on the dangers and the medical benefits of…
DEA Seizes Far Fewer Marijuana Plants Under Obama Administration
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The DEA continues to seize and destroy less marijuana under the Obama administration, the Washington Post reports. Last year the DEA destroyed 4.3 million marijuana plants, compared to 10.4 million in 2009. The “cannabis eradication program” provides money to local and state law enforcement agencies to destroy marijuana plants. But those…