Tag: federal prison

Oregon Man Charged by CFTC in $2.1 Million Forex Scam

Finance MagnatesJune 11, 2020

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has charged an Oregon resident and his company for illegally collecting $2.1 million from 21 individuals in an...

Cory Booker: Marijuana Enforcement Typifies Same Racist Inequalities Spurring Protests

CannabisJune 3, 2020

In a new interview with MSNBC, Sen. Cory Booker underlined racial disparities in marijuana enforcement as just one example of the failings in...

Ex-Department Of Justice Leader Who Appointed Mueller To Testify In Senate

NPRJune 3, 2020

Rod Rosenstein, the former deputy attorney general who's seen here in 2019, testifies Wednesday in front of senators. Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images...

Man Serving 18 Years for Selling Weed Dies From COVID-19 in Federal Prison

CannabisJune 2, 2020

A Kentucky man locked up in federal prison for selling weed just died due to complications of a COVID-19 infection, becoming another fatal...

COVID Behind Bars: The Story of a Nonviolent Marijuana Offender

CannabisJune 1, 2020

John Knock was sentenced to two life terms plus thirty for a marijuana-related offense. He’s 72 now. Amid the COVID crisis, he is waiting...

Tommy Chong’s Politically Wild Twitter Account – Is He Really Writing This Stuff?

CannabisMay 21, 2020

Tommy Chong's Politcally Wild Twitter Account Tommy Chong and Cannabis are virtually synonymous. Some people esteem Chong as the “Pope of Dope”, “King of...