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ARRESTED OFFICER EXPOSES ALLEGED DRUG RING A phone call soured the annual Christmas breakfast at the Archdale Police Department. "We need to come see you," state agents told Chief Gary Lewallen. The SBI agents brought Lewallen unsettling news. State police were going to arrest one of his men, a trusted sergeant, on drug-conspiracy charges. And they needed to arrest him on the job so he'd have no chance to run. Within minutes, brawny Sgt. Chris Shetley was in custody, head bowed, hands cuffed behind him like any other suspect. That sight -- a uniformed officer being led out of a ...

Jan 11, 2002 Widow's Home Seized After Son's Arrest for Drug Possession The Associated Press ATHENS, Ga. (AP) - Police have seized the house of an 82-year-old widow because they say she knew her son dealt drugs there and did nothing to stop him. Fannie Gresham's small home was seized Thursday under a state law allowing authorities to confiscate property linked to the illegal drug trade. Authorities also arrested her 50-year-old son, Tommie "Top Dollar" Gresham, on a drug charge after he allegedly dropped several rocks of crack cocaine and fled. Police records show 29 incidents of drug activity at ...

From Judge William Snouffer Circuit Court Judge Multnomah County Courthouse Portland, OR 97204 October 11, 2001 Ms. Erin Olson Deputy District Attorney Multnomah County Courthouse Portland, OR 97204 Mr. Andrew Kohlmetz Attorney at Law 140 S. W. Yamhill, Suite 200 Portland, OR 97204 Re: State v Bryan Miles. 0103-31747 Dear Counsel: This case was before me on September 17 and October 6, 2001, to consider the state's Motion in Limine. The state seeks to bar defendant's evidence of medical necessity under ORS 475.319, and also to bar evidence of the "choice of evils" defense. On October 5, 2001, I granted ...

The horrific and tragic events in New York, Washington DC, and Pennsylvania committed by terrorists have left our nation and the world shaken, fearful, and saddened. From the ashes of this unparalleled destruction, however, our nation - the most diverse in the world - has risen with a patriotic and dedicated resolve unseen since Pearl Harbor. As our President and his cabinet work around the clock with congressional leaders and the military to launch a comprehensive and decisive "war against terrorism," our nation and its citizens must also act to strike a deadly blow against the largest and most insidious ...

STAFF OF W. HOLLYWOOD MEDICAL MARIJUANA CLINIC PROTEST DEA RAID Operators of a medical marijuana clinic raided by federal agents blasted the action Friday as a "death sentence" for people who use the facility. Drug Enforcement Administration agents searched the Los Angeles Cannabis Resource Center Thursday afternoon, seizing computers, financial documents, 400 marijuana plants and medical records of some 3,000 current and former patients, said Scott Imler, resident of the resource center. "This action is effectively a death sentence for patients all across Los Angeles County," Imler said. "Our immediate concerns are our 960 patients who have no place else ...

Nearly 80 percent of multiple sclerosis and spinal cord patients enrolled in British research trials obtained clinical benefit from marijuana extracts, according to data presented by a London researcher during this year's annual meeting of the American Academy of Pain Management (AAPM). "Somehow a million years of evolution between cannabis and humans have come up with an amazing medicine," announced keynote speaker Geoffrey Guy, Chairman of GW Pharmaceuticals, a London company licensed to cultivate and test medical marijuana in clinical trials. The company is currently evaluating several cannabis-based medicinal extracts in double blind, placebo controlled randomized trials to determine each ...