Legalizing marijuana would put a big dent in drug cartels and free up police, prosecutors and judges to go after violent crimes, a law enforcement group said Monday in endorsing Proposition 19, the marijuana legalization measure. Proposition 19′s passage in November would decriminalize an estimated 60,000 drug arrests made in California each year, said former Orange County Superior Court Judge James Gray. Beat police would have more time t ... Jump to full article >>

Last summer Robert Proctor, a Stanford professor who studies the history of tobacco, was surprised to receive court papers accusing him of witness tampering and witness intimidation, along with a subpoena for his unfinished book manuscript. Then in January he got another subpoena, this one for three years of e-mails with a colleague, and also for his computer hard drive. Attorneys for R.J. Reynolds and Philip Morris USA are trying to get him bar ... Jump to full article >>

For Native American tribes, cigarette sales are a huge source of revenue. So a decision issued on Friday by a state appellate court in New York declaring that the Cayuga Indian Nation can sell cigarettes tax free to non members is welcome news for all tribes in the state. For Native American tribes, cigarette sales are a huge source of revenue. So a decision issued on Friday by a state appellate court in New York declaring that the Cayuga Indian ... Jump to full article >>