Georgia

GA Judge Ousted For Smoking Pot, Pulling A Gun In The Courthouse

Jillian Rayfield | September 22, 2011, 11:57AM

Georgia Magistrate Judge Anthony Peters was thrown off the bench after a pattern of bizarre behavior that included pot-smoking, kicking in doors, and pulling a gun out in the courthouse and asking a fellow judge: "I am not scared. Are you all scared?"

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Topics: Georgia, Judge Anthony Peters, Marijuana

Marijuana

Feds Take 3,194 Days To Decide They Still Don't Like Marijuana

Ryan J. Reilly | July 11, 2011, 10:35AM

Nearly nine years ago, the Coalition for Rescheduling Cannabis challenged the Drug Enforcement Administration's classification of marijuana as a schedule I drug, asking them to reschedule cannabis as a schedule III, IV or V drug instead. In other words, they wanted it downgraded in federal eyes. On Friday, they got their answer: no thanks.

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Topics: DEA, Drug Enforcement Agency, Justice Department, Marijuana

Drug Enforcement Agency

Marijuana Backers To GOPers: Why Not Cut The DEA Budget?

Ryan J. Reilly | February 3, 2011, 11:15AM

With Republicans in the House looking to cut down on spending in the next fiscal year, supporters of legalizing marijuana have a suggestion for where they should start -- the Drug Enforcement Agency's budget.

Sure, they know it's a long shot. But the Marijuana Policy Project's Steve Fox told TPM it makes a lot of sense.

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Topics: Barack Obama, DEA, Drug Enforcement Agency, Drugs, Marijuana, Office of Management and Budget

Marijuana

Montana Jury Pool Stages 'Mutiny' Over Pot Possession Charge

Jillian Rayfield | December 22, 2010, 8:43AM

A prosecutor in Missoula County, Montana was forced to reach a plea agreement in a felony drug case after almost all 27 members of the jury pool said they would not convict the suspect for possessing such a small amount of marijuana.

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Topics: Marijuana, Montana