Cannabis Arrests

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) sent a detailed letter to Elon Musk, chair of the newly established Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) with numerous suggestions for slashing federal spending. Warren outlined proposals she said could save the federal government upwards of $2 trillion over...

A retired Navy veteran from Covington, Georgia, is facing an uncertain legal situation in Dubai after being arrested for possessing medically prescribed CBD pills. Charles Wimberly, 52, was detained at a Dubai airport on September 27 when officials discovered the pills during a security check as...

New data shows that over 12,000 people were arrested for cannabis possession in Pennsylvania in 2023, with police making an average of 32 arrests per day. This figure underscores the need for marijuana reform as state lawmakers prepare to reconvene next week under increasing pressure to act on...

Edwin Rubis has served 27 years of a 40-year federal prison sentence after being convicted on non-violent cannabis related charges in the late 1990s. Cannabis and criminal justice reform advocates are rallying for his release by way of a presidential pardon from the Biden Administration. Rubis, now...

Nearly 800,000 people will be arrested this year due to field drug tests, known for not being consistently accurate. Out of that number, approximately 30,000 arrests will include individuals falsely accused by color-based presumptive tests, despite not possessing illegal substances themselves. That...

This article was initially published by the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) and appears here with permission. Federal law enforcement agents and their partners seized nearly 5.7 million cultivated marijuana plants in 2022, according to annual data ...

Despite the support marijuana enjoys among Pennsylvania voters, cannabis laws in the Keystone State remain harsh. According to a report from the Marijuana Policy Project, Pennsylvania is one of 19 US states where marijuana possession is penalized with possible imprisonment and a criminal...

This post was originally published on The Fresh Toast. A couple of years ago, Chicago-native Twista, holder of the 1992 Guinness World Record as the fastest rapper in the globe and frequent Kanye West collaborator, was arrested for cannabis possession. After the ordeal, the artist issued a...