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In June of 2004, the Department of Justice released to the Snohomish Public Utility District in Washington state some tapes from the Enron energy company regarding an energy crisis that had hit up and down the west coast. The tapes were obtained because various victimized localities were trying to claw back the money that Enron had gouged out of them through its criminal manipulation of the energy markets. If there were four people in the country who still didn’t believe that Enron was a pack of thieving bastards, these tapes were the final railroad spikes in the company’s coffin. From CBS News:
The Maryland Court of Appeals rules that the smell of marijuana is not sufficient probable cause to justify an officer stop, the DC city council ponders reserving some medical marijuana licenses for formerly incarcerated drug offenders, and more.
Pain pill distributors went on trial in Huntington, WV, Monday over their role in the opioid crisis. (Pixabay)
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Maryland Appeals Court Rules Smell of Marijuana Doesn t Justify Officer Stops. The state Court of Special Appeals ruled last week that simply smelling the odor of marijuana does not justify a police officer stopping and investigating someone. The court held that police need reasonable suspicion that a crime has been committed and that just smelling marijuana doesn t meet that standard. The state decriminalized the possession of up to 10 grams back in 2004, and the court held that since possession of less than that amount is not a crime and since the odor of marijuana alone does not indicate the quantity, if an