Carey Wedler

New Study Finds Teen Marijuana Use Declines As States Legalize

Conducted by the University of Michigan and the National Institutes on Drug Abuse, the study showed that teen alcohol and drug use was down across the board in 2014.

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By Carey Wedler

Partygoers listen to live music and smoke pot on the second of two days at the annual 4/20 marijuana festival in Denver, Sunday April 20, 2014.  (AP/Brennan Linsley) (TheAntiMedia) For decades, drug warriors have argued that if marijuana is legalized, it will lead to a sharp spike in adolescent use and addiction. As Republican Congressman

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Man Arrested After Filming Police Beating Man And Pregnant Girlfriend

Meanwhile the department has defended the violent actions of their officers concerning the August incident and Officer Charles “Chris” Jones has even received a promotion and raise.

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By Carey Wedler
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A screenshot taken from the video depicting Denver  officers brutally a beating a man and his pregnant girlfriend. (TheAntiMedia) DENVER, CO – In August, a man filmed Denver police beating a man and tripping his pregnant girlfriend over drug suspicions. The police noticed Levi Frasier recording, confiscated his Samsung tablet without

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What Police Actually Get Punished For

“Americans have, for decades, sat quietly by and rationalized police violence and abuse. They refuse to indict officers who kill.”

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By Carey Wedler

Los Angeles police officers on duty at a skate park. (Photo/Michael Dorausch via Flickr) (TheAntiMedia) Everyday, cops get away with murder. This is no surprise. In New York City, only 2% of cops over a 15 year period were so much as indicted for killing citizens. They under report their homocides and grand juries across the country let

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Protests Erupt After Congress Plans To Overturn D.C. Marijuana Legalization

“This isn’t about marijuana, this isn’t about drug policy, this is about local democracy.”

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By Carey Wedler

(TheAntiMedia) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Though D.C. residents voted overwhelmingly to legalize marijuana in November via Initiative 71, Congress is planning to override it. It is doing so with a trillion dollar federal spending bill that contains a sneakily added provision. This “rider” will prevent D.C. from enacting any measure that violates federal

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Obama Appoints Notoriously Corrupt Police Commissioner To Improve Cops’ Credibility

The task force has 90 days to prepare a report and recommendations for the “21st century” problems of policing. But if Obama’s appointment to the task force cannot curb corruption and excessive violence within his own department, it is unlikely he will inspire change at the national level.

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By Carey Wedler
Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey

(TheAntiMedia) When a politician claims to improve an oppressive condition, there is usually an unspoken catch. This week, President Barack Obama unveiled his plan to deal with police brutality and militarization (which he helped to enable over the course of his presidency). He has ordered $263 million for 50,000 body cameras and called

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FBI Report Accidentally Exposes Severity Of America’s Police State

A recently published FBI report accidentally proves that while the police claim cops face growing threats from rowdy populations–like in Ferguson–the opposite is true.

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By Carey Wedler

(TheAntiMedia) A recently published FBI report accidentally proves that while the police claim cops face growing threats from rowdy populations–like in Ferguson–the opposite is true. The report presents law enforcement deaths in 2013. The report found that across the entire country, only 76 LEOs were killed in “line-of-duty” incidents. 27 died

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NYPD Whistleblower Sues For Questioning “Excessive Force” Report

A former New York City council analyst who dared to speak out against corruption in the NYPD, is now herself a target of their heavy hand.

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By Carey Wedler

(TheAntiMedia) NEW YORK, NY- A former New York City council analyst is suing his former employer, claiming he was fired for speaking out about alleged NYPD lies. ­Artyom Matusov claims NYPD commissioner, Bill Bratton, presented a report to the council claiming the use of excessive force was down, but Matusov knew the officer was manipulating the

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