SWAT Raids Innocent Family, Shoots 12yo Boy in Bed, Covers Up Body Cam — Taxpayers Shell Out $12 Million
By Matt Agorist Chicago, IL — In their effort to go after people for possessing and selling substances deemed illegal by the state, US law…
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Man Seeks Release From Prison 25 Years Into 60-Year Cannabis Sentence in a Legal State
By John Vibes For more than a year, cannabis has been legal in the state of Michigan and businesses across the state are making millions…
Hawaii Decriminalizes Marijuana Possession, Expunges Some Criminal Records
By Michael Maharrey Earlier this month, a bill to decriminalize marijuana possession and expunge the records of certain marijuana offenders became law without the governor’s signature….
War on Drugs Has Done Far More Harm Than Illegal Drugs, Major Report Finds
By Elias Marat Illegal drugs including cocaine, ecstasy and opiates can potentially be less harmful than tobacco or alcohol yet are seen as dangerous narcotics…
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…
Before and After: What We Learned About the “Hemisphere” Program After Suing the DEA
By Dave Maass As the year draws to a close, so has EFF’s long-running Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the Drug Enforcement Agency about…
Parents Given Nearly $5 Million After Officers Ignored Teen Daughter as She Died in Jail
By Matt Agorist Lebanon, PA — Victoria ‘Tori’ Herr, 18, died in Lebanon County Correctional Facility after police refused to provide her with medical care…
Parents Outraged After School Shaved Large Patches of Hair from Kids’ Heads to Drug Test Them
By Matt Agorist Phillipsburg, KS — The parents of children at a middle school in Kansas are likely regretting their decision to allow the school…
Trump Signals New Global Push to Escalate the Failed War On Drugs
By Isaac Davis President Trump is making headlines for his recent appearance at the United Nations general assembly. The media wants you to know that…
New York District Attorneys Disobey Immoral Law, Now Refusing to Prosecute Marijuana Arrests
By Matt Agorist New York, NY — As jails fill up, families get torn apart, and otherwise entirely innocent people have their lives ruined by…
Teen Sent to Prison for Defending Home from Intruders—Because The Intruders Were Cops
By Rachel Blevins Austin, TX – When a SWAT team initiated a no-knock raid in search of cannabis, they were met with gunfire, and while…
Innocent Couple Raided by Cops for Facebook Post of LEGAL Morel Mushrooms
By Matt Agorist Darlington, MD — It is a travesty enough when the drug war lays waste to the rights and lives of entirely decent…
Illinois Police Just Claimed if Marijuana is Legalized, They’ll Have to Kill Their Police Dogs
By John Vibes Chad Larner, the training director of the K-9 Training Academy in Macon County, Illinois said in a recent interview that police departments…
The War On Drugs Is Far Deadlier Than Most People Realize
By Brian Saady While accepting the Nobel Peace Prize in 2016, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said, “The manner in which this war against drugs…