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Dispute over marijuana bag results in car crash, shot fired in Detroit

MMP News AuthorApril 23, 2024

Woman chases man over bag of weed in Detroit, car flips The man’s car flipped and destroyed a fence on Detroit’s west side, near Linwood and West Chicago, during the chase. DETROIT (FOX 2) – A woman chased a man with a bag full of marijuana until he crashed his ... Read More

$55M worth of cocaine, marijuana seized by Florida Coast Guard crew in drug trafficking busts

MMP News AuthorJanuary 29, 2024

article ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – After a 60-day counter drug patrol, a Coast Guard crew offloaded about $55 million worth of drugs in St. Petersburg on Monday. The U.S. Coast Guard said their Cutter Resolute (WMEC 620) crew was patrolling in support of Joint Interagency Task Force South. They said ... Read More

Marijuana driver impairment test could be used in Minnesota

MMP News AuthorNovember 22, 2023

ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) – Months after Minnesota legalized marijuana for adults, the state’s Office of Traffic Safety is pilot testing products that aim to help law enforcement officers identify drivers who are high. “We’re not looking to find somebody who used 10 days or 14 days ago. We’re ... Read More

Arizona man facing deportation over marijuana-related charges over a decade ago

MMP News AuthorAugust 19, 2023

PEORIA, Ariz. – A Peoria man is facing deportation for growing five extra marijuana plants than what is legally allowed to help with his chronic shoulder pain. “Never thought I would do anything that was bad enough to get me deported,” said 53-year-old Dennis Mejic. “I was, like, a plant ... Read More

Marijuana scent enough to warrant police search

MMP News AuthorJune 20, 2023

article MADISON, Wis. – A car smelling like marijuana is enough for police in Wisconsin to justify searching a person in the vehicle, even though substances legal in the state can smell the same, the state Supreme Court said on Tuesday. The court’s conservative majority ruled 4-3 that Marshfield police ... Read More

Racine shooting retaliation for stolen marijuana: complaint

MMP News AuthorJune 7, 2023

article RACINE, Wis. – A Racine man is charged in connection with a parking lot shootout that prosecutors say happened after some marijuana was stolen. Prosecutors say Keith Clay-Terrell, 35, showed up at the hospital on the evening of June 1 with a gunshot wound to his left shoulder. A ... Read More