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Frank Ocean, Pot Possession, Black Men and the War on Drugs
by Jorge Rivas on January 4 2013, 4:39PM
R&B star Frank Ocean was stopped by California Highway Patrol on New Year’s Eve after officers observed his black BMW speeding on U.S. Highway 395.
Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog
DEA Agent Says He Was Told Not To Enforce Drug Laws In White Areas
by Jorge Rivas on November 21 2012, 1:42PM
Meet Matthew Fogg, a former U.S. Marshal whose exploits led him to be nicknamed “Batman.”
Topics: Criminal Justice, /NOW Blog
Marijuana Prohibition Turns 75, Blacks Three Times More Likely to be Arrested Than Whites
by Jorge Rivas on September 28 2012, 2:25PM
The most vulnerable members of our society are also the targets of a prison industrial complex out of control and getting bigger every day.
Topics: Criminal Justice, /NOW Blog
California Senate Votes Against Lowering Penalties for Drug Possession
by Jorge Rivas on June 1 2012, 12:03PM
The California Senate Thursday defeated a bill that would downgrade from a felony to a misdemeanor charges for simple possession of heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine.
Topics: Criminal Justice, /NOW Blog
UC San Diego Student Forgotten After 4/20 Raid, Forced to Drink Urine
by Jamilah King on May 2 2012, 11:29AM
Daniel Chong is a 24-year-old engineering student at the University of San Diego. He was arrested during a 4/20 campus raid, in which DEA agents confiscated marijuana, mushrooms, and thousands of ecstasy pills along with weapons and ammo. Chong admitted…
Topics: /NOW Blog
Utica, NY Cops’ Dash Camera Caught Them Allegedly Planting Evidence in Driver’s Car
by Jorge Rivas on January 3 2012, 2:32PM
Video of a Utica police officer allegedly planting evidence in a black driver’s car has sparked a number of similar reports from the city’s black residents.
Topics: Criminal Justice, /NOW Blog
Obama Commutes 22-Year Sentence for Crack Cocaine Conviction
by Jorge Rivas on November 23 2011, 3:10PM
Eugenia Marie Jennings was convicted in 2001 of possession with intent to distribute. She was only 23 years old.
Topics: Criminal Justice
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