Las Vegas Sun, 07 Aug 2012 – MEXICAN DRUG CARTELS TRY TO ESTABLISH DIRECT TIES IN LAS VEGAS, OFFICIALS SAY Mexican cartels are working to establish a direct foothold in Las Vegas to sell drugs here and use the region as a stepping stone to shipping large quantities of drugs to the East, law enforcement officials say.
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US NJ: Editorial: Government Dope
The Trentonian, 12 Jul 2012 – The dope dealers of the future may be dues-paying members of AFSCME or CWA and have civil service protection. Or – they may be politically connected contractors who supply government with marijuana, cocaine, heroin, hypodermic needles, what-have-you. Yes, government is moving in on the narcotics-trafficking turf. And not to shut it down. To grab a piece of the action. You see this trend developing in small ways in places like New Jersey where government programs are already dispensing "medical" marijuana and supplying needles to heroin addicts.
posted on May 20, 2012 by
US NJ: Editorial: Time To Exhale
The Record, 20 May 2012 – GETTING arrested for possessing small amounts of marijuana will no longer be a crime under a bill now pending in the Legislature. Rather than facing a $1,000 fine and six months in jail, those with less than 15 grams of marijuana – a little more than half an ounce – would be fined $150 for their first offense and up to $500 for repeated violations. This bill is a sensible response to the prevalence of marijuana use in today’s society. An estimated 100 million Americans have smoked marijuana, and about 25 million have done so in the last year, according to the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws. If the bill passes, New Jersey would be following 14 other states, including New York and Connecticut, which have decriminalized the possession of small amounts of the drug. The bill has bipartisan support, which suggests it has a good chance of passing.
posted on April 18, 2012 by
US NJ: Editorial: Seeds Of Hope
The Record, 18 Apr 2012 – THE PATH toward start-up of New Jersey’s medical marijuana law has been a slow and painful march, beset by one roadblock after another. Already one of the most stringent laws in the nation, the Garden State version has been further hindered by Governor Christie, who was never excited about its prospects in the first place. Bureaucratic foot-dragging has dogged the process from Day One, as have repeated skirmishes with legislators about how the law should be implemented. Extensive paperwork has been thrown in at every turn.
