South Dakota Police Commission Approves Officer Applicants with Cannabis Records

[ad_1] Recently in South Dakota, two law enforcement officers were forgiven by the South Dakota Law Enforcement Officers Standards Commission for cannabis use. According to the South Dakota Searchlight, the commission made decisions on more than a dozen pending certifications and recertifications, of “officers, canine units, and reciprocity for out-of-state or Indian Country officers seeking state certification.” Many “officer hopefuls” attended a commission meeting on July 12 to make their case. The first was Officer…

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Hong Kong police issue arrest warrants for eight overseas activists

[ad_1] Hong Kong police have issued arrest warrants for eight overseas activists. (Photo by Anthony Kwan/Getty Images) Hong Kong police have accused eight overseas-based activists of serious national security offences, including foreign collusion and incitement to secession. Rewards are offered for information leading to their arrest. The accused activists, including Nathan Law and Ted Hui, are wanted under Hong Kong’s national security law and are based in countries such as the US, UK, and Australia.…

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Will California Soon Police Cannabis Contracts?

[ad_1] On April 20, my colleague Hilary Bricken wrote a post entitled, “Cannabis Collections Headaches and What to Do.” In it, she discussed a problem that’s been plaguing California cannabis businesses throughout: distributors and retailers that don’t pay their bills. Towards the end of the article, she mentioned a piece of proposed legislation to address the problem, AB 766, which would allow – and even require – the state to police cannabis contracts. While I’m…

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‘Not a protest. This is criminal activity’: Police charge 23 after attack on Georgia ‘Cop City’

[ad_1] Scores of people attacked a Georgia state police training centre. 23 were arrested and charged with domestic terrorism. Police said they burned construction equipment and threw Molotov cocktails and bricks at officers. The US state of Georgia on Monday charged 23 protesters, including a Frenchman and a Canadian, with domestic terrorism after they stormed a police training centre and threw Molotov cocktails and bricks at officers. According to police, “violent agitators” launched a coordinated…

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Trans Peruvian Activist Died In Bali Police Custody

[ad_1] The statement from Ventosilla’s family “raises very serious questions that deserve clear and accurate answers,” Harvard Kennedy School Dean Douglas Elmendorf said. “Harvard Kennedy School supports the family’s call for an immediate and thorough investigation and for public release of all relevant information, and the School stands with all of Rodrigo’s friends and colleagues and with the LGBTQ+ community.” Ventosilla’s family has asked the Peruvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to push for an investigation…

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Police believe at least 5 people fired weapons in deadly Sacramento, Calif., mass shooting

[ad_1] Police said Wednesday that investigators believe at least five shooters were involved in the mass shooting in downtown Sacramento, Calif., last weekend and that it was gang-related violence. The Sacramento police department said in a statement that there was a gunfight between at least two groups of men. Six people were killed in the bloodshed and 12 were wounded. The injured include two brothers who have been taken into custody in connection with the…

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