The war on drugs, which was declared in the 1970s, has resulted in the mass incarceration of people for nonviolent drug offenses, particularly those involving marijuana. Despite numerous states legalizing marijuana for medical and recreational use, many individuals are still serving time in prison for breaking marijuana laws. The injustice of these individuals being incarcerated…
Drug law in Germany can be quite confusing. There isn’t much information to be found relating to the legality of specific drugs. According to Wikipedia, in 1994 Germany’s federal constitutional court ruled that neither drug addiction nor the possession of small amounts of drugs was a crime. The German narcotics law (Betäubungsmittelgesetz) states that authorities…
Growing marijuana illegally is a very serious federal crime, as well as in most cases being a serious state crime. On a federal level growing as few as a couple of plants, up to growing fifty plants is a felony. Getting busted growing on a federal level can land you up to five years in…
