Justin Gardner

Oakland Requires Half Of Legal Pot Permits Go To Those Arrested For Marijuana Offenses

Even though Oakland’s foray into drug war reparations could amount to overreach, it is a symbol of the dramatic turnaround that has taken root with respect to the war on drugs.

Oakland Requires Half Of Legal Pot Permits Go To Those Arrested For Marijuana Offenses

Oakland, CA – Oakland is beginning an experiment that can be considered both laudable and questionable. As cannabis businesses are set to spring up across the city, following California’s legalization of recreational cannabis, Oakland is providing reparations to victims of the drug war. They’re not doling out money, though.

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Judge Slams ‘Incompetent’ Police Following Raid On Family’s Tomato Garden

A Federal judge declared raid on a family’s tomato garden was an “unjustified government intrusion based on nothing more than junk science.”

Judge Slams ‘Incompetent’ Police Following Raid On Family’s Tomato Garden

Wichita, KS – In a “huge and significant victory for the Fourth Amendment,” the federal 10th Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated a lawsuit brought by a Kansas City couple who endured a SWAT raid over their tomato plants.

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Landmark Court Ruling: THC In Blood Insufficient Grounds For DUI

A Court of Appeals in Phoenix delivered a ruling on Thursday that could set a precedent as legal systems grapple with the question of driving under the influence of cannabis.

Landmark Court Ruling: THC In Blood Insufficient Grounds For DUI

Phoenix (ANALYSIS) – A Court of Appeals in Phoenix delivered a ruling on Thursday that could set a precedent as legal systems grapple with the question of driving

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Leak Reveals Clinton Promised Bankers To Stand Against Marijuana Legalization

During an on-stage Q & A session with Xerox’s chairman and CEO in March 2014, Clinton used Wall Street terminology to express her opposition to ending cannabis prohibition “in all senses of the word”:

Leak Reveals Clinton Promised Bankers To Stand Against Marijuana Legalization

WikiLeaks has arguably been the most important thing that has happened to elections, if not the veneer of democracy, in quite a long time. We’ve been able to see the true side of politicians and bureaucrats like never before. In Hillary Clinton, we see a figure beholden to Wall St., working diligently to advance the influence of financial

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CDC Study Shows Pot Legalization Dramatically Decreases Drug Use

The CDC study is of particular interest because the DEA just reaffirmed its prohibition of cannabis, maintaining the position that it has “no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse.

CDC Study Shows Pot Legalization Dramatically Decreases Drug Use

In 2014, after Colorado legalized the recreational use of cannabis, we began hearing that teen use was declining – contrary to prohibitionist propaganda. Real-world data were beginning to prove that the black market, created through government prohibition, is a prime driver of negativites associated with drugs. Another study performed by

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Senator Says Shooting At Cops During No-Knock Raids Is Entirely Justified

Innocent people are regularly terrorized by SWAT teams raiding the wrong house for no-knock warrants, but the practice continues.

Senator Says Shooting At Cops During No-Knock Raids Is Entirely Justified

A self-proclaimed ‘strong advocate for law enforcement’ is being attacked for criticizing the practice of no-knock warrants, where SWAT teams burst into homes with no warning—often in the middle of the night—to apprehend

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Bin-Laden Aide Was Going to Cooperate And Give Intel Until The CIA Tortured Him

Despite all we know about the inefficacy of waterboarding and the fact that it amounts to torture, some politicians still deny reality. Unsurprisingly, presidential candidate Donald Trump said he would bring back waterboarding and “a hell of a lot worse.”

Bin-Laden Aide Was Going to Cooperate And Give Intel Until The CIA Tortured Him

The 9-11 attacks provided an excuse for the Bush/Cheney cabal to implement many violations of international law, human rights and civil liberties. While the Orwellian ‘Patriot Act’ was rushed into law by an unhinged Congress–fueling the growth of a massive surveillance state–a new Authorization for Use of Military Force was granted to the executive

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