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Capitol Alert: AM Alert: Cannabis advocacy groups lobby California Capitol
May 06, 2013

AM Alert: Cannabis advocacy groups lobby California Capitol
May 06, 2013

Jury finds Skinhead gang member guilty of drug offenses
May 01, 2013

AM Alert: State Athletic Commission gets legislative scrutiny
April 08, 2013

Capitol Alert: AM Alert: State Athletic Commission gets legislative scrutiny
April 08, 2013

California teacher discipline bill clears committee with union support
April 03, 2013

Drug Offenses Videos

Critical Minute - The Bad Boys of Public Relations
May 02, 2013 | Critical Mention

Drug offender roundup
September 28, 2012 | KOB Albuquerque, NM

City drug ring
August 04, 2012 | KOB Albuquerque, NM

Sacramento Connect

AM Alert: Cannabis advocacy groups lobby California Capitol
May 06, 2013
After legalizing medical pot back in 1996, California has lagged behind decriminalization standard-bearers such as Colorado and Washington state. Americans for...

AM Alert: State Athletic Commission gets legislative scrutiny
April 08, 2013
A joint legislative hearing this morning looks at California's State Athletic Commission, the embattled regulatory body that State Auditor Elaine Howle recently...

New law gives immunity to drug users who seek overdose aid
September 17, 2012
Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation today to provide Californians with limited immunity from prosecution for drug offenses when they seek medical assistance for...

Commentary: Logical consequences to life’s choices, and the media’s unwillingness to mention it
August 20, 2012
In today's Sunday edition of the Sacramento Bee, the front page story was an extended piece detailing the saga of a street called Loucreta Drive, which is...

Gaza: Arbitrary Arrests, Torture, Unfair Trials
October 03, 2012
GAZA CITY, Oct. 3, 2012 - Palestinians face serious abuses in the Hamas criminal justice system, including arbitrary arrest, incommunicado detention, torture,...

Other local news reports

Drug operation nets 25 in Coalinga
March 03, 2013 | FresnoBee.com: Local
Coalinga police arrested 25 people on suspicion of various drug offenses after a four-month narcotics investigation came to a close Saturday. Read comments ...

Visalia police arrest 3 men on drug charges
December 13, 2012 | FresnoBee.com: Local
Three men were arrested and three others were cited for multiple drug offenses after Visalia detectives served two search warrants Thursday morning, police said. Read comments ...

From around the web

Drug Czar pretends the 1. 5 million people arrested every year for nonviolent drug...
April 18, 2013 | Boing Boing
But their rhetoric does not match the reality - more than 1.5 million people are arrested for nonviolent drug offenses every year. ...

More women behind bars; drug use, mandatory sentencing blamed for the increase
April 13, 2013 | indystar.com
sentences for drug offenses ... '' In the mid-1980s, when the War on Drugs took off in a big way, women were more likely to be involved in drug offenses,'' Mauer said.'' As the...

Crime bill hits bump in governor's office
March 22, 2013 | indystar.com
On Wednesday, Pence said he was bothered by provisions that would decrease penalties for entry-level drug offenses, such as dealing and possession.'' I think we need to work...

Dan Morrissey, father of Evansdale girl, pleads guilty to drug charges
March 01, 2013 | DesMoinesRegister.com
Dan Morrissey pleaded guilty Friday to seven charges related to drug offenses. He was scheduled to stand trial Monday in Davenport on one of the drug charges. The Waterloo-Cedar...

Plainfield brothers charged with drug, weapons offenses
February 06, 2013 | chicagotribune.com - Local news
Two brothers were charged last week with gun and drug offenses after police raided a Plainfield home and found marijuana, synthetic marijuana and illegal handguns, authorities...

Drug Offenses on twitter

	Suspect charged with multiple offenses: http://t.co/xajcxTxsZK Twitter: @kinstonfp
	About 50% of African Americans incarcerations are due to non-violent drug offenses Twitter: @NLC_USA
	RT @Pr3tty_Aquarius: Too bad the real criminals arent packed in our overcrowded prisons with petty drug offenses. Yeah I said it. Twitter: @Sexxi_Taurus15
	Too bad the real criminals arent packed in our overcrowded prisons with petty drug offenses. Yeah I said it. Twitter: @Pr3tty_Aquarius
	Oregon prosecutors propose reducing prison time for drug offenses to save money http://t.co/7HFyJ9pn18 via @kvalnews Twitter: @TySteeleNEWS
	Actually our prison system is full because drug offenses clog up prisons and so do non violent crimes Twitter: @oliversmith36

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Time Spent In Prison For Drugs Has Exploded Since The 90's
June 09, 2012

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