Reuters – by John Shiffman and Kristina Cooke
A secretive U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration unit is funneling information from intelligence intercepts, wiretaps, informants and a massive database of telephone records to authorities across the nation to help them launch criminal investigations of Americans.
Although these cases rarely involve national security issues, documents reviewed by Reuters show that law enforcement agents have been directed to conceal how such investigations truly begin – not only from defense lawyers but also sometimes from prosecutors and judges. Continue reading “U.S. directs agents to cover up program used to investigate Americans”

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18 states have legalized weed for some purposes. 13 states are sponsoring bills that ask for the respect of state laws on the matter.
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