Category Archives: Drug Crimes

In 2012, Michigan joined the 44 other states around the U.S. who had already legalized Tasers for civilian use. But like gun ownership, there are requirements that must be met before a person can walk around with a 50,000 volt weapon in their pocket. Which a Manistee man recently discovered when he was arrested in […]

Drug Raid Results in Seven Arrests On Sunday, September 6th, during the early hours of the morning in Port Huron, police conducted a drug raid that resulted in multiple arrests, and thousands of dollars worth of illegal drugs seized.

Judge Gives Extra Prison Time Mitchell Alan Bolenbaugh, a 47-year-old resident of Hillsdale, seems to have bad luck when it comes to meth charges and the law. In fact, meth is only part of it. Bolenbaugh seems to have bad luck when it comes to the law, period.

  Will Decriminalization Happen in Michigan? Michigan is hardly teetering on the cusp of decriminalization. But there are signs, glimmers in the distance if you will, of change on the horizon. Of a future, however far away it may be, in which we treat addicts like people who need help, and not like criminals. A […]

It’s an established fact. Put an addict in prison and he will either find a way to keep getting high behind bars, or he will simply wait it out and get high again when released. Why? Because for many addicts—not all, but a substantial number nonetheless—the drug use is not the problem. It is in […]

What Affect Would Decriminalization Have on Crime Rates? So far we’ve discussed the radical drug decriminalization policies that Portugal adopted 16 years ago, and how they have affected drug use throughout that country. But a major factor in the war on drugs that has yet to be touched on, is the issue of crime. Drugs […]

Is Decriminalization the Answer to the War on Drugs? In the first installment of this series, we discussed the singular and thoroughly unprecedented experiment in drug policy that the Portuguese government has engaged in for the last 16 years. The complete decriminalization of all drugs, without exception. And the surprisingly successful results they have had […]

  When you hear the word “decriminalization”, what comes to mind? For some people, the first thing they think about is marijuana. For others, it is a much broader word association, relating more to the dictionary definition of the word than its actual application. But for a growing number of people, here in Michigan and […]

Apparently, up until very recently, it was possible to stop at a particular gas station in Detroit to top up your car’s gas tank, and purchase a “starter kit” for crack cocaine use. Odd as that may sound, it appears to be true. And until Detroit Police Chief James Craig, working in concert with the […]

The Firefly Music Festival is a four day long, open-air music festival that takes place in Dover, Delaware. With performers like Snoop Dog, the Red Hot Chilli Peppers, and Modest Mouse drawing thousands of people from all over the country, it can be expected that there is going to be some shenanigans. But in this […]