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The NYPD Commissioner Told Cops to Follow the Law -- So Why Did Illegal, Racist Pot Arrests Continue to Increase?

Paul Armentano, NORML. February 2, 2012.

Even after the Commissioner told cops to follow the books on pot charges, small time weed arrests continued, breaking records for the past decade.

Pot Patient: "If I Didn't Smoke Marijuana, I Would Be Blind"

Stephen C. Webster, Raw Story. November 14, 2011.

In 1988, a federal program made Elvy Musikka one of the first Americans to receive medical marijuana. Now a marijuana activist, she shares her inspiring -- and enraging -- story.

Deported for a Tablet of Xanax? Immigrants Face Removal for Trumped-Up "Trafficking" Offenses

Beth Werlin, Immigration Impact. January 7, 2010.

Is being charged twice with possession enough to warrant deportation? Many U.S. courts think so.

New Data Shows NYPD Continued Racially-Biased, Illegal Marijuana Arrest Crusade in 2011 -- Despite Commissioner\'s Order

Kristen Gwynne, December 31, 1969.

Land of the Free? 1 Out of 3 Americans Are Arrested by Age 23!

Tony Newman, December 31, 1969.