Marijuana Legalization
The promise of less crime and calls for service that would accompany legalization of marijuana remains unfulfilled
Overall, police leaders and students have different views about how drugs should be treated for hiring officers
While there is insufficient data to determine the true impact of legalized marijuana on crime, the traffic data offers a clear correlation
Four more states legalized recreational marijuana, while Oregon became the first state to legalize magic mushrooms and decriminalize possession of hard drugs
Partial returns Tuesday showed overwhelming support, with the measure winning 62.5% to 37.5%
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Legal marijuana sales are on the ballot this Election Day in New Jersey, Arizona, South Dakota and Montana
A collection of highlights from Police1 and LSU’s expansive survey
Police1 and Louisiana State University (LSU) asked officers from across the country to share their opinions
Grants that stem from marijuana sales consist of an array of programs
Should the ever-increasing list of states becoming more lenient on marijuana alter our hiring criteria?
Some lawmakers say that reducing marijuana-related penalties would reduce unnecessary confrontations between police and minorities
Police Chief James Craig said the black market continues to thrive because marijuana obtained illegally is cheaper
Even in legal states like California, marijuana dispensaries are mostly all-cash businesses
Officers must uphold the state’s prohibition of the drug while positioned between two states where it is legal
State officials estimate that 116,000 convictions involving 30 grams or less of marijuana are eligible for pardons
With 2020 about to commence, Jim and Doug reflect on some of the topics that rose above the rest in the past 12 months
Departments are preparing for more complaints about smells, more drivers operating vehicles while high
Increasingly, motorists in states where marijuana is legal in some form are pushing back when police insist on a search
California is using the organization’s “Clear My Record” program to erase tens of thousands of records in four of its counties
Police organizations are concerned about enforcing driving under the influence laws and argue technology for testing marijuana impairment needs more development
Gov. Pritzker says the legislation plan to legalize marijuana can help with freeing police to enforce more serious crimes
Since hemp’s legalization, some truckers with interstate shipments have been stopped and sometimes arrested
A pending proposal to legalize recreational marijuana led police to stop training K-9s to detect the odor of cannabis
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State police may get funding to buy equipment that would help investigators distinguish hemp from marijuana
The state could wipe out convictions for misdemeanor marijuana possession for adults who don’t have anything else on their records
Idaho police are being sued by a firm after seizing nearly 7,000 pounds of cannabis during a truck stop inspection
This year seemed to be an order for law enforcement to stand down
“This is a financial interest that these police and prosecutors have that they never mention to the public,” a retired officer said. “It’s policing for profit.”
Cops are following instructions to report the number of people stopped with marijuana, but face criticism
Canada
Officers in Ottawa will be allowed to use marijuana off duty starting Oct. 17, but there are restrictions
“This will make it easier and more lucrative to rob a delivery person than a liquor store,” said the president of the California Police Chiefs Association
Los Angeles County boasts the nation’s largest sheriff’s department, but even it has nowhere near the manpower to take down all the illegal pot shops
The drug landscape in the U.S. over the last decade has shifted, with the opioid threat reaching epidemic levels and impacting significant portions of the country
