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Illinois lawmakers to consider controversial medical marijuana bill

Among the issues to be tackled by Illinois lawmakers in the coming weeks is the possibility of legalizing medical marijuana. As we’ve previously mentioned, the measure has been controversial among Illinois lawmakers. The bill, HB 30, includes the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act, which would permit qualified patients under medical care to buy and use up to 2.5 ounces of marijuana during a two-week period. According to the pro-marijuana non-profit group NORML,...

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Drug Possession

Six people arrested for marijuana possession over weekend

Last weekend, six individuals remain in custody after being arrested in East Chicago on suspicion of drug possession. The arrests stemmed from four separate incidents. Three of the individuals were arrested at an apartment after a drug complaint had been filed. Officers reportedly say cannabis in plain sight in an apartment after viewing a cloud of marijuana smoke in the hallway. In another incident, police arrested a 28-year-old man after he refused to quiet down...

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Drug Trafficking

Feds battle cartels seeking children for dangerous drug trafficking work

With the recent talk about legalizing marijuana, it is a disturbing reminder to hear about the dangerous activity happening on the U.S.-Mexican border. According to federal agents, teens and children as young as 12 years old are becoming involved in the drug smuggling trade on the U.S.-Mexico border, and may be at risk for recruitments. Last year, 190 teens-ages 18 and younger-were caught smuggling drugs along the San Ysidro-San Diego Country border. Although this year,...

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Drug Possession

Legalized recreational marijuana still long way off for Illinois

While seventeen states have already approved use of marijuana by people with certain medical conditions, there had been no states that approved marijuana for recreational use until Tuesday. Washington and Colorado, which both had ballot initiatives on the issue, both passed their measures. Those states are now waiting to hear how the federal government will respond to the measures. Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper has said he plans to speak by phone with U.S. Attorney General...

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Drug Trafficking

Chicago officer sentenced to 18 months for scheme involving drug dealer informant

Last Friday, a 47-year-old Chicago cop was sentenced to 18 months in prison after being convicted for ripping off $5,200 in cash that he believed belonged to a drug dealer. The homeless man the officer stole the money from last November 21 was actually an FBI informant. Another officer involved in the scheme was, according to the recently convicted officer, the brains behind the operation. In his hearing last Friday, the former tactical officer apologized...

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Drug Trafficking

Heroin use a growing problem in Chicago suburbs

On Tuesday, law enforcement officials from the Chicago area met in Palos Hills, a suburb west of Chicago, to address the increasing number of heroin-related deaths in suburban Chicago. In Will County, for example, the number of heroin overdoses has gone from five in the last four years to about 70 in the past two years. The reason: heroin is now more accessible and is an easy to consume street drug. The development is scary,...

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Firm News

Missouri man sentenced for cocaine conspiracy involving Chicago shipments

On Thursday, a 36-year-old Nixa man was sentenced to life in prison for allegedly participating in a conspiracy to distribute cocaine and crack cocaine in the Springfield, Missouri area. The Missouri man was accused of conspiring to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine, and to manufacture and distribute crack cocaine between January 1, 2010 and March 14, 2011. According to the United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, the man was the...

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Drug Possession

Chicago area drug raid results in no arrests

When it comes to drug arrests, the police do not always have it right. One particular drug raid in Beach Park went particularly bad when authorities reportedly burst into a home, pointed guns at various family members and placed handcuffs upon the home’s owner. It was reported that a postal worker delivered a package to that home containing marijuana. Apparently, the name of the person to whom the package was to be delivered did not...

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Federal Drug Charges

Sam Hurd pleads not guilty to new drug charges

Former Bears receiver Sam Hurd, who is currently out on bond awaiting trial on charges of trying to start a drug ring in the Chicago area, pleaded not guilty to new drug charges on Wednesday. The indictment, filed last month, accuses Hurd of asking his cousin Jesse Chavful, to purchase drugs for him. Chavful pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to possess five or more kilograms of cocaine on Monday after reaching an agreement...

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