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San Francisco to Wipe Out Thousands of Marijuana Convictions

San Francisco will retroactively apply California's new marijuana legalization laws to prior convictions, expunging or reducing misdemeanor and felony convictions dating back to 1975, the district attorney's office announced Wednesday.

January 31, 2018

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L.A. County Deputy Charged With Operating Drug Trafficking Operation

A Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy has been charged with operating a large-scale drug trafficking operation in which he boasted that he hired other law enforcement officers to provide security to drug dealers and could assault people for his clients, according to court records.

January 16, 2018

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Former California A.G. Launches Cannabis Company

Bill Lockyer has experience fighting Washington on the issue of legal marijuana. He is among a small but growing group of people making the switch from government to the cannabis industry.

January 11, 2018

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NASRO Supports Enforcement of Federal Marijuana Laws

NASRO executive director Mo Canady said that his organization believes that the attorney general's decision will make it more difficult for youth to obtain and use marijuana.

January 8, 2018

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AG Sessions Wants to Enforce Federal Marijuana Law in Legal Weed States

In a memo sent to U.S. attorneys Thursday, Sessions noted that federal law prohibits the possession and sale of marijuana, and he undid several previous Obama administration memos that advised against bringing weed prosecutions in states where it was legal to use for recreational or medical purposes.

January 4, 2018

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LAPD Begins to Cope with Legal Marijuana

What isn’t allowed? Driving under the influence of marijuana. Consuming pot in public. Purchasing or consuming recreational cannabis by someone under the age of 21.

January 3, 2018

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CA Couple Used Drone to Deliver Drugs, Police Say

A California couple were charged on Tuesday after they allegedly used a drone to deliver drugs to customers while a 9-year-old girl lived in their drug-littered home, police said.

December 27, 2017

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California Officers Raid Massive Illegal Weed Operation

Inside the four-story warehouse, police found thousands of plants stacked next to one another under heat lamps on wood tables and an advanced irrigation system. The electric bill for the property was about $67,000 per month, police said.

December 15, 2017

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AG Sessions Creates New DEA Office to 'Turn Tide' in Opioid Crisis

Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Wednesday that the DEA's 22nd field office would be located in Louisville, Ky., part of a region plagued by the abuse of the prescription painkiller, heroin and the deadly synthetic drug fentanyl.

November 30, 2017

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Video: Baltimore Officer Shot in Hand, Footage Released

A Baltimore police officer was shot in the hand Wednesday around 7:45 p.m., just hours after the funeral of slain Baltimore Detective Sean Suiter. A suspect is in custody.

November 30, 2017

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Baltimore Officer Shot in Hand, Footage Released

A Baltimore police officer was shot in the hand Wednesday around 7:45 p.m., just hours after the funeral of slain Baltimore Detective Sean Suiter. Video of the incident has been released. More Here.

November 30, 2017

Special Units

ICE's 'Operation Raging Bull' Nets 267 MS-13 Arrests

"Operation Raging Bull" was led by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) with support from multiple agencies to target and dismantle MS-13. It culminated in 267 arrests in the U.S. and overseas.

November 16, 2017