Atlanta Police Make Monumental Move, Disband Entire Drug Unit to Focus on Actual Crime
By Matt Agorist Atlanta, GA — In one of the most revolutionary moves we’ve reported on to date, the Atlanta Police Department announced this week…
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Why the Drug War Makes Drugs More Potent
By Jose Orellana Ever since the beginning of the American state’s so-called war on drugs, there has been a significant increase in drug potency, which…
In a Historic Move, Vote to Federally Legalize Marijuana to Take Place in Congress—This Week
By Matt Agorist Washington, D.C. — As countless individuals across the land of the free are rotting in cages for possessing a plant deemed illegal…
Internet Owns NYPD After They Bragged About Stealing 106 lbs of LEGAL Hemp for Cancer Patients
By Matt Agorist New York, NY — Despite marijuana being legal in some form in over half the country, police officers across the country still…
In a Historic Move, Largest-Ever Number of Drug Offenders Set Free From Prison Today
By Matt Agorist Oklahoma City, OK — In what is being called the largest-ever single day of commutations in the history of the United States,…
FBI Busts Massive Fentanyl Ring Running Out of Dept of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs in D.C.
By Matt Agorist Washington, D.C. — Agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation raided a government agency last week to execute a search warrant looking…
Dozens Serving Life in Prison for Weed, as Cops Get No Jail for Kidnapping, Raping Teen
By Matt Agorist If ever you feel that the State has your interests in mind when they provide their mandatory “protection” through this system of…
Hawaii Becomes 26th US State To Decriminalize Marijuana
By Amanda Froelich Mid-2019, Hawaii became the 26th state to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana. After the bill became law, Hawaii Governor David Ige cautioned…
Illinois Issues First Licenses to Sell Recreational Marijuana as Legalization Draws Near
By Elias Marat As Illinois readies itself for the impending legalization of recreational cannabis, which is set to take effect next year, state regulators have…
Who Deserves To Be in Prison?
By Ross Ulbricht I was put in handcuffs for the first time when I was 29 years old. I was labeled a prisoner that day…
Why Even Staunch Conservatives Should Support Marijuana Decriminalization
By Matt Liles For a brief moment, marijuana decriminalization in Texas was a bipartisan possibility. The Texas House recently approved a bill that would have…
Philadelphia District Attorney Wants to Stop Prosecuting People for Drugs
By John Vibes Philadelphia has one of the worst heroin problems in the country, and the city’s District Attorney recently went public with a radical…
Mexico Wants to Decriminalize All Drugs and Get the US to Do the Same
By Elias Marat In a bold move, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador—commonly referred to by his initials AMLO—has issued a proposal that would see…
“You Have No Jurisdiction Over Me”: US Citizen Shuts Down Arrest By Knowing the Law
Op-Ed by Matt Agorist Albany, NY — Bryan MacCormack is the executive director of the Columbia County Sanctuary Movement which has led him on a…