LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Anders Hagstrom A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that people can sue their pot growing neighbors for the smells given off from their product even if growing marijuana is legal in the state. The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling approves a 2015 lawsuit from Colorado horse farm owners, the…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield Rand Paul, the Republican Senator from Kentucky, and Brian Schatz, the Democratic Senator from Hawaii, have teamed up to sponsor a bill which would bring “commonsense” to the way non-violent drug crimes are treated, allowing for the saved resources to be allocated toward violent crimes. In a statement released…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Steve Birr A coroner revealed Tuesday a Spirit Airlines pilot and his wife, who died from a drug overdose in March, ingested cocaine cut with an elephant tranquilizer primarily found in heroin. Brian Halye, a 36-year-old commercial airline pilot, and his wife Courtney passed away after overdosing on cocaine at…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Jonah Bennett In a rare White House briefing, Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin confirmed Wednesday that he is open to the idea of allowing veterans to have access to medical marijuana. Shulkin said the department is fully open to looking into any treatment that could help veterans,…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Steve Birr A groundbreaking research study is confirming that a compound derived from marijuana works to treat a severe form of childhood epilepsy that currently lacks effective medication. Dr. Orrin Devinsky, director of the New York University Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, worked with colleagues around the country to test the efficacy…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Steve Birr Medical marijuana legalization is causing patients to ditch their prescription pills for pot, a trend researchers say could save Medicaid more than $1 billion if legalization is implemented federally. A recent study published in Health Affairs shows marijuana legalization is sparking a decline in prescription medications under…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Dries Van Thielen Since Attorney General Jeff Sessions released his memorandum to overturn the Holder Doctrine, he has been the center of criticism. Everyone is dissatisfied with the new regulations which look to implement more harsh penalties on low-level drug offenders – including the feared mandatory minimums. Senator Rand…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Dries Van Thielen Over the weekend, The Libertarian Republic reported on Attorney General Jeff Sessions overturning the Holder Doctrine, thusly favoring stricter penalties for low-level drug offenders. These penalties include the unjustifiable mandatory minimums. Sessions memos were criticized by many individuals – most prominently by Rand Paul who called the…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Steve Birr A police officer involved in a roadside heroin bust Friday overdosed an hour later and had to be revived after fentanyl powder went airborne and absorbed through his skin. Officer Chris Green, a member of the East Liverpool Police Department in Ohio, assisted in a traffic stop with other…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: by Micah J. Fleck According to Rare: Sen. Rand Paul has been one of the leading voices for criminal justice reform throughout his entire senate career, particularly of eliminating what he sees as draconian mandatory minimum sentencing laws. When Attorney General Jeff Sessions made it public on Friday that he would direct…