More than 872,000 cannabis arrests in the U.S. this year, according to the FBI! If arrest numbers reflect population, about 20% of those, or over 150,000, would be in California. Keeping some of those people from being incarcerated is a good reason to vote YES on Proposition 5 on the California ballot in November, which would switch more of the focus to treatment and away from incarceration for drug "offenses."
Love & Liberty,
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SERIOUS CRIME DOWN, DRUG ARRESTS HOLD STEADY, BUT
MARIJUANA ARRESTS INCREASE TO 872,000
The FBI's annual Uniform Crime Report is out. Serious crime is
down across the board, but drug arrests held roughly steady.
Marijuana arrests actually increased by 5% to more than 872,000
-- nearly 90% of them for simple possession.
http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/552/fbi_uniform_crime_report_marijuana_drug_arrests_2007
LAW ENFORCEMENT: THIS WEEK'S CORRUPT COPS STORIES
A Texas constable and probation/parole officers in Massachusetts
and North Carolina are in the spotlight this week.
http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/552/police_drug_corruption
MARIJUANA: MASSACHUSETTS DECRIM INITIATIVE ORGANIZERS TAKE
OFF THE GLOVES, FILE CRIMINAL COMPLAINTS AGAINST PROSECUTORS
With less than two months before Massachusetts voters go to the
polls to vote on a marijuana decriminalization initiative,
initiative supporters have filed criminal complaints against the
organized opposition.
http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/552/massachusetts_marijuana_decriminalization_initiative_files_criminal_complaint
EUROPE: DUTCH SUPREME COURT SAYS PATIENT CAN GROW MARIJUANA
FOR THERAPEUTIC USE
Holland may be famous for its marijuana coffee houses, but pot
cultivation remains illegal -- unless you are a patient who can
demonstrate a medical necessity, the Dutch Supreme Court has
ruled.
http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/552/dutch_supreme_court_protects_medical_marijuana_grow
WEEKLY: BLOGGING @ THE SPEAKEASY
"Study: Decriminalizing Marijuana Doesn't Increase Use," "Happy
Constitution Day!," "Drug Czar Embarrassed By Marijuana Arrest
Rates," "A New Record for US Marijuana Arrests," "Mark Kleiman
vs. 'Drug Policy Reform'."
http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/552/blogging_at_the_speakeasy