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Denver Police Won't Actively Seek Pot-Smoking Scofflaws, Chief Says

Extra Denver police officers will be on hand to protect patrons of newly legalized recreational pot shops on Wednesday, but they won't be actively looking to arrest them if they light up in public.

December 29, 2013

Technology

TruNarc

Thermo Scientific

Thermo Scientific TruNarc is a handheld analyzer for narcotics identification, including synthetic cannabinoids in bulk or sprayed form—the final form found before sale and consumption. IACP Booth #2946

October 7, 2013

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DOJ Won't Challenge State Marijuana Legalization

Attorney General Eric Holder informed the governors of Washington and Colorado Thursday that the Department of Justice would allow the states to create a regime that would regulate and implement the ballot initiatives that legalized the use of marijuana for adults.

August 29, 2013

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Seattle Police To Hand Out Doritos at Hempfest

The bags will include educational information affixed to them and a label with a link to the agency's "Marijwhatnow" FAQ explaining that adults can possess up to an ounce of marijuana.

August 14, 2013

Technology

Thermo Scientific Updates TruNarc Drug Analyzer

Law enforcement officers using the new TruNarc v1.3 can now identify cannabinoids and other illegal drugs on-site with the handheld device, according to Thermo Scientific.

August 14, 2013

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Calif. High Court Rejects 'Plain Smell' Test for Marijuana

The California Supreme Court Tuesday rejected a prosecutor's argument that officers don't need a search warrant to seize a package that smells of marijuana.

June 26, 2013

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Video: Campus Cops Confiscate 2-Pound Joint

California police confiscated a two-pound marijuana joint from University of California, Santz Cruz students who planned to smoke it Saturday during a 4/20 party.

April 22, 2013

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Campus Cops Confiscate 2-Pound Joint

California police confiscated a two-pound marijuana joint from University of California, Santz Cruz students who planned to smoke it on 4/20. Read the full story here.

April 22, 2013

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Ohio Chief Who Ate Pot-Laced Cake Thought He Was Dying

Laurelville Police Chief Mike Berkemeier told WBNS, "I thought I was dying," after eating an entire cake laced with hash oil (a concentrated form of THC) that had been left in his kitchen by his younger daughter's friend.

April 14, 2013

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Survey: Majority of Americans Support Marijuana Legalization

A majority of Americans support making marijuana legal, according to a survey by the Pew Research Center. For the first time in its 40 years of polling, a majority of respondents (52%) said they would support legalizing marijuana.

April 4, 2013

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FEMA: Hash Oil Extraction Causing Explosions

Last week FEMA issued an alert stating that some explosions in residences and hotels have possibly been caused by a process using butane to extract and concentrate compounds from marijuana.

February 26, 2013

Editor's Notes

Give Us Your Best 'Cop Slang' for Marijuana

With the marijuana legalization debate now in the spotlight, let's take a look at all the slang terms for marijuana. There are plenty out there, and we'd like your best one.

December 6, 2012