﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Cision News</title><link>https://news.cision.com</link><description>Cision is the leading global provider of media research, distribution, monitoring and evaluation services. With over 40 locations throughout the world, Cision provides the insight, expertise and intelligence that improve performance and build reputations.</description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 14:23:15 GMT</pubDate><image><title>Cision News</title><width>146</width><height>60</height><link>https://news.cision.com</link><url>https://news.cision.com/Content/img/news-logo.png</url></image><item><title>DEA Implicated in NSA Program to Record Every Cell Phone Conversation in Bahamas</title><link>http://news.cision.com/law-enforcement-against-prohibition/r/dea-implicated-in-nsa-program-to-record-every-cell-phone-conversation-in-bahamas,c9588083</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1612610</guid><description><![CDATA[Investigation Suggests DEA Using Drug Kingpins as Excuse to Broadly Monitor All Private Cell Communications in At Least Five Countries
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
May 19, 2013

Contact: Darby Beck: darby.beck@leap.cc 415.823.5496

DEA IMPLICATED IN NSA PROGRAM TO RECORD EVERY CELL PHONE CONVERSATION IN BAHAMAS

Investigation Suggests DEA Using Drug Kingpins as Excuse to Broadly Monitor All Private Cell Communications in At Least Five Countries

The newest revelations emerging from an investigation spurred by documents released by Edward Snowden suggest that the NSA is using DEA access to]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2014 21:29:17 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>HOUSE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE HOLDS HEARINGS ON MARIJUANA</title><link>http://news.cision.com/law-enforcement-against-prohibition/r/house-oversight-committee-holds-hearings-on-marijuana,c9531478</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1528184</guid><description><![CDATA[Rep. Blumenauer Calls ONDCP’s Failure to be Honest About Drug Harms “Part of the Problem”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
February 4, 2014

Contact: Darby Beck: darby.beck@leap.cc 415.823.5496

WASHINGTON, DC–Office of National Drug Control Policy Deputy Director Michael Botticelli testified about the Obama administration’s marijuana policy to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform today in a hearing that at times got quite heated. Botticelli defended Obama administration policies Chairman John Mica (R-FL) called “fractured” and “schizophrenic,” saying the administration is]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Feb 2014 15:11:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>New Hampshire House Becomes First State Legislature to Pass Marijuana Legalization Bill</title><link>http://news.cision.com/law-enforcement-against-prohibition/r/new-hampshire-house-becomes-first-state-legislature-to-pass-marijuana-legalization-bill,c9521687</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1513093</guid><description><![CDATA[CONCORD, NH – The New Hampshire House of Representatives voted 170-162 today in favor of passing HB 492, a bill to legalize, regulate and control marijuana for adults over 21, becoming the first state legislature to approve such a bill. Two other states, Colorado and Washington, have already legalized marijuana, but in both cases those laws were implemented through voter initiative. From here the bill will be reviewed by the House Ways and Means Committee then be reconsidered by the House and, if it passes again, move to the Senate for consideration.

“By passing this bill, the New]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jan 2014 00:37:20 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>COLORADO TO START LEGAL SALES OF MARIJUANA WEDNESDAY</title><link>http://news.cision.com/law-enforcement-against-prohibition/r/colorado-to-start-legal-sales-of-marijuana-wednesday,c9516647</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1505827</guid><description><![CDATA[Amid Rapid Changes Elsewhere, State Becomes First Government in World to Control and Regulate Marijuana
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
December 30, 2013

Contact: Darby Beck: darby.beck@leap.cc or 415.823.5496

DENVER, CO – The eyes of the world will be on Colorado this New Year’s Day as adults 21 and over become eligible to legally buy marijuana for the first time anywhere. Sales will be tightly controlled, regulated like alcohol is currently, and subject to a number of restrictions preventing sales to minors, intoxicated driving, smoking in public and other undesirable behavior. The Colorado]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 30 Dec 2013 15:43:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>PARENTS OF AUTISTIC TEEN ENTRAPPED BY COPS SUE SCHOOL DISTRICT</title><link>http://news.cision.com/law-enforcement-against-prohibition/r/parents-of-autistic-teen-entrapped-by-cops-sue-school-district,c9490571</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1465656</guid><description><![CDATA[Lawsuit Highlights Cruel Practices and Ineffectiveness of Undercover Narcotics Operations in Schools
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
October 30, 2013

Contact: Darby Beck: 415.823.5496

Tony Newman: 646.335.5384

Catherine and Doug Snodgrass: 951.643.4212

TEMECULA, CA – The parents of a 17-year-old special needs student arrested in an undercover police operation announced today they are suing the school district that authorized the operation. The student, who suffers from a range of disabilities, was falsely befriended by a police officer who repeatedly asked the boy to provide him drugs.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Oct 2013 17:25:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>MEXICO CITY CONSIDERS LEGALIZING MARIJUANA</title><link>http://news.cision.com/law-enforcement-against-prohibition/r/mexico-city-considers-legalizing-marijuana,c9482256</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1453032</guid><description><![CDATA[MEXICO CITY – After years of brutality and violence from drug cartels largely funded by marijuana, political leaders in one of the world’s largest cities may take power and profits away from those cartels by legalizing and regulating marijuana. Members of the Mexico City city assembly plan to submit bills establishing clubs that would sell marijuana and allow the possession of small amounts of the plant at the end of this month. The new mayor, Miguel Mancera, has stated his support for marijuana policy reform in the past and is widely expected to support the new bills.

 “More than 70,000]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 15 Oct 2013 16:49:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>NATIONWIDE, POLICE MAKE MORE ARRESTS FOR MARIJUANA THAN FOR VIOLENT CRIME in 2012</title><link>http://news.cision.com/law-enforcement-against-prohibition/r/nationwide--police-make-more-arrests-for-marijuana-than-for-violent-crime-in-2012,c9467164</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1428934</guid><description><![CDATA[One Drug Arrest Every 20 seconds in US; A Marijuana Arrest Every 42 Seconds 

New FBI Numbers Reveal Failure of "War on Drugs"
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The FBI released a new report today showing that nationwide, police in the U.S. conduct one drug arrest every 20 seconds and one marijuana arrest every 42 seconds. Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (http://www.copssaylegalizedrugs.com/), a group of police, prosecutors, judges and other law enforcement officials opposed to the war on drugs, pointed to the figures showing almost 750,000 marijuana arrests and more than 1.5 million total drug]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Sep 2013 15:18:19 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Pro-Legalization Cops Say More Work to Be Done, But We’re Winning the War</title><link>http://news.cision.com/law-enforcement-against-prohibition/r/pro-legalization-cops-say-more-work-to-be-done--but-we-re-winning-the-war,c9463989</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1423462</guid><description><![CDATA[Pro-Legalization Cops Say More Work to Be Done, But We’re Winning the War
WASHINGTON, DC – Today the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the conflict between state and federal marijuana laws that included Deputy Attorney General James Cole; Sheriff John Urquhart of King County, Washington; Colorado governor John Hickenlooper’s chief legal counsel Jack Finlaw and others. The move comes shortly after major announcements from the Department of Justice limiting the use of mandatory minimums and declaring that the federal government will respect democratically enacted state marijuana]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Sep 2013 21:13:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>AG HOLDER ANNOUNCES FEDERAL RESPECT FOR STATE MARIJUANA LAWS</title><link>http://news.cision.com/law-enforcement-against-prohibition/r/ag-holder-announces-federal-respect-for-state-marijuana-laws,c9458551</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1413640</guid><description><![CDATA[Marijuana still illegal under federal law, Justice officials warn, but under some conditions, enforcement will be deprioritized
NEWS ADVISORY: August 29, 2013

CONTACT: Darby Beck – darby.beck@leap.cc or (415) 823-5496

WASHINGTON, DC – Today Attorney General Eric Holder will announce new guidelines for prosecutors across the country in the application of federal law in states that have legalized the medicinal or recreational use of marijuana, according to insiders at the Department of Justice. These guidelines are expected to deprioritize the enforcement of federal laws that conflict]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Aug 2013 19:38:44 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>URUGUAY POSED TO BECOME FIRST NATION TO LEGALIZE MARIJUANA</title><link>http://news.cision.com/law-enforcement-against-prohibition/r/uruguay-posed-to-become-first-nation-to-legalize-marijuana,c9447476</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1393798</guid><description><![CDATA[Law Enforcement Officials Applaud Bill As Good for Public Safety and Health
MONTEVIDEO–A bill that would legalize and regulate marijuana, putting it under strict governmental control, passed the lower house of the Uruguayan legislature last night and is expected to pass the Senate and be signed by President Jose Mujica in coming days.

“The passage of this bill will allow police to spend their time and resources on violent crime, devastate criminal networks in the country who rely on marijuana income, create jobs, generate tax revenue, and ensure the quality and safety of the product for]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2013 17:50:53 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>MEXICAN NAVY CAPTURES HEAD OF ZETAS DRUG CARTEL</title><link>http://news.cision.com/law-enforcement-against-prohibition/r/mexican-navy-captures-head-of-zetas-drug-cartel,c9442499</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1384241</guid><description><![CDATA[Why The Capture of the Head of World’s Most Notorious Cartel Will Make Little Difference to Drug Supply, Violence
MEXICO CITY–The Mexican navy announced late Monday it had captured Miguel Angel Treviño, the head of the infamous Zetas drug cartel, the most violent crime organization in Mexico. In recent years, the Zetas have been blamed for tens of thousands of gruesome deaths south of the border, and untold atrocities in the US. While the capture symbolizes a win for Mexican president Enrique Pena-Nieto’s administration, Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, a group of cops, border patrol]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jul 2013 12:11:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>MAYORS’ BIPARTISAN RESOLUTION CALLS FOR FEDERAL RESPECT OF LOCAL MARIJUANA LAWS</title><link>http://news.cision.com/law-enforcement-against-prohibition/r/mayors--bipartisan-resolution-calls-for-federal-respect-of-local-marijuana-laws,c9433354</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1367254</guid><description><![CDATA[US Conference of Mayors Urges Restraint in Enforcement Efforts
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 24, 2013

CONTACT: Darby Beck at darby.beck@leap.cc or 415.823.5496

LAS VEGAS, NV – The United States Conference of Mayors passed a bipartisan resolution today calling for the federal government to respect voter will and allow states and localities to determine their own policies on marijuana. Eighteen mayors co-sponsored the resolution, which requests the amendment of federal laws and a de-prioritization of enforcement efforts in communities that have legalized marijuana for medical or]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 24 Jun 2013 18:45:14 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>U.S. Conference of Mayors Tells Feds to Respect Local Marijuana Laws</title><link>http://news.cision.com/law-enforcement-against-prohibition/r/u-s--conference-of-mayors-tells-feds-to-respect-local-marijuana-laws,c9433300</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1367231</guid><description><![CDATA[Bipartisan Resolution Urges Obama to Stop Medical Marijuana Crackdown; 
Polls Show Majority Voter Support for Letting States Set Their Own Policies
LAS VEGAS, NV -- The United States Conference of Mayors unanimously passed a resolution (http://marijuanamajority.com/mayorsresolution) on Monday criticizing the failure of marijuana prohibition and urging the federal government to respect the ability of states and cities to implement policies like marijuana legalization and medical marijuana without interference.
"In November, voters in my city and state strongly approved a ballot measure to]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 24 Jun 2013 16:55:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>ON ANNIVERSARY OF DRUG WAR, COPS, CLERGY SAY ENOUGH, MARCH ON DC</title><link>http://news.cision.com/law-enforcement-against-prohibition/r/on-anniversary-of-drug-war--cops--clergy-say-enough--march-on-dc,c9429180</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1359276</guid><description><![CDATA[Law Enforcement, Religious Groups, Others Call for End to Policies Harming Black Families
NEWS ADVISORY: June 14, 2013

CONTACT: Darby Beck – darby.beck@leap.cc or (415) 823-5496

WASHINGTON DC – June 17, 2013 – Retired police major Neill Franklin will join Blacks in Law Enforcement in America, religious leaders, politicians, hip hop artists, family groups and other activists in marking the 42nd anniversary of the beginning of the war on drugs with a march and rally calling for its end. Organized by the Institute of the Black World, the procession, which will also include such luminaries]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:38:23 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>COLORADO LAW ENFORCEMENT APPLAUDS HISTORIC MARIJUANA REGULATIONS</title><link>http://news.cision.com/law-enforcement-against-prohibition/r/colorado-law-enforcement-applauds-historic-marijuana-regulations,c9421450</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1345256</guid><description><![CDATA[State Becomes First in World to Regulate Marijuana
DENVER – A group of law enforcement officials is celebrating today after Colorado’s governor John Hickenlooper signed six bills establishing a regulatory framework for the state’s newly legalized marijuana market into law Tuesday. The bills are the result of months of work of a specially appointed task force that looked into the issue and made recommendations for how to implement the proposition legalizing marijuana voters overwhelmingly approved last November.

Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (http://copssaylegalizedrugs.com/), a]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2013 14:51:25 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>COPS PRAISE BILL CALLING FOR RESPECT OF STATE MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION LAWS</title><link>http://news.cision.com/law-enforcement-against-prohibition/r/cops-praise-bill-calling-for-respect-of-state-marijuana-legalization-laws,c9400234</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1301718</guid><description><![CDATA[Law Enforcement Against Prohibition Calls Bill A Win for Public Safety
WASHINGTON, DC – Today a bipartisan group of lawmakers led by Republican Dana Rohrabacher introduced a bill protecting citizens who abide by state laws regulating marijuana for medical or personal use from federal prosecution. The move was hailed by Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (http://www.copssaylegalizemarijuana.com/), a group of criminal justice officials opposed to the war on drugs as an excellent step toward increased public safety. LEAP believes that laws prohibiting marijuana finance violent gangs, waste]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 19:09:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Before Judiciary Hearing, Law Enforcement Leaders Counter DEA Heads’ Letter to Holder</title><link>http://news.cision.com/law-enforcement-against-prohibition/r/before-judiciary-hearing--law-enforcement-leaders-counter-dea-heads--letter-to-holder,c9380692</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1263225</guid><description><![CDATA[Cops Who Fought the War on Drugs Ask AG to Respect Local Marijuana Legalization Laws
WASHINGTON, DC -- A group of cops, judges, prosecutors and other law enforcement officials are offering advice of their own to Attorney General Eric Holder hours after eight former heads of the DEA asked him to disregard voter-approved laws in Colorado and Washington legalizing, regulating and taxing marijuana.

Holder is scheduled to testify on Wednesday before a US Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Department of Justice oversight, during which it is possible that senators may question him on the]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2013 21:13:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Law Enforcement Leaders Ask Department of Justice to Respect State Marijuana Laws</title><link>http://news.cision.com/law-enforcement-against-prohibition/r/law-enforcement-leaders-ask-department-of-justice-to-respect-state-marijuana-laws,c9337417</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1176785</guid><description><![CDATA[Group Cites Public Safety Concerns Created by Illegal Marketplace; Teleconference With Colorado and Washington Law Enforcers at 12:00 PM ET
WASHINGTON, DC – This morning a former narcotics cop delivered a letter signed by 73 current and former police officers, judges, prosecutors and federal agents to Attorney General Eric Holder urging him not to interfere with the wishes of the voters of Colorado and Washington State to legalize and regulate marijuana
"We seem to be at a turning point in how our society deals with marijuana," said Neill Franklin, executive director of Law Enforcement]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2012 14:40:13 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>One Marijuana Arrest Every 42 Seconds in U.S.</title><link>http://news.cision.com/law-enforcement-against-prohibition/r/one-marijuana-arrest-every-42-seconds-in-u-s-,c9327824</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1154662</guid><description><![CDATA[New FBI Numbers Reveal Failure of "War on Drugs"
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Just over one week before voters in three states will decide on ballot measures to legalize and regulate marijuana, the FBI has released a new report today showing that police in the U.S. arrest someone for marijuana every 42 seconds and that 87% of those arrests are for possession alone.
A group of police, judges and other law enforcement officials advocating for the legalization and regulation of marijuana and other drugs pointed to the figures showing more than 750,000 marijuana arrests in 2011 -- more than 40 years]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2012 17:52:32 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>New Website Tracks Politicians &amp; Celebrities Who Support Legalizing Marijuana</title><link>http://news.cision.com/law-enforcement-against-prohibition/r/new-website-tracks-politicians---celebrities-who-support-legalizing-marijuana,c9321948</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1146725</guid><description><![CDATA[Marijuana Reform Is An Increasingly Mainstream, Majority-Support Position
Site Lets Supporters Tweet Prominent People to Encourage Speaking Out
SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- Just over two weeks before voters in three U.S. states decide on ballot measures to legalize marijuana, a new website launches on Monday that tracks prominent people and organizations speaking out in favor of changing marijuana laws. MarijuanaMajority.com allows visitors to see just how mainstream this debate has become by viewing and sharing visually appealing lists of elected officials, actors, medical organizations and]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2012 12:15:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Cops and Judges Support Colorado's Marijuana Regulation Ballot Measure</title><link>http://news.cision.com/law-enforcement-against-prohibition/r/cops-and-judges-support-colorado-s-marijuana-regulation-ballot-measure,c9307940</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1120582</guid><description><![CDATA[National Black and Latino Police Groups Announce Endorsements for Amendment 64
Reporters Can Ask Cops Questions on 3:30 PM ET Teleconference Today
DENVER, CO -- A group of police officers, judges and prosecutors who support Amendment 64, the Colorado ballot measure to regulate marijuana like alcohol, held a press conference on Thursday to release a letter of endorsement signed by law enforcers from across the state and to announce the endorsement of the national police organizations Blacks in Law Enforcement of America and the National Latino Officers Association.
For journalists who]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2012 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Cops, Prosecutors, and Judges to Endorse Initiative to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol</title><link>http://news.cision.com/law-enforcement-against-prohibition/r/cops--prosecutors--and-judges-to-endorse-initiative-to-regulate-marijuana-like-alcohol,c9307906</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1120564</guid><description><![CDATA[National Black and Latino police organizations announce support for Amendment 64
Former law enforcement officials will join campaign to announce the endorsements at a news conference on Thursday, Sep. 20, at 12 p.m. in front of the Denver City-County Building (1437 Bannock St.)
DENVER – A group of former police officers, judges and prosecutors who support Amendment 64, will join the Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol at a news conference on Thursday, Sep. 20, at 12 p.m. to release a letter of endorsement signed by law enforcers from across the state. They will also announce]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2012 16:48:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Cops And Judges Ask California Legislator to Withdraw Marijuana DUI Bill</title><link>http://news.cision.com/law-enforcement-against-prohibition/r/cops-and-judges-ask-california-legislator-to-withdraw-marijuana-dui-bill,c9237489</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision470511</guid><description><![CDATA[Law Enforcers Say Bill Will Criminalize Legal Medical Marijuana Patients & Distract Police
SACRAMENTO, CA -- A group of former California police officers, prosecutors and judges issued a letter today asking Assemblymember Norma Torres to withdraw a bill she has introduced that would criminalize driving with any amount of cannabinoids in the body. The criminal justice professionals, members of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP), say that the standards created by the bill have nothing to do with actual impairment behind the wheel and will criminalize the state's legal medical marijuana]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 17:44:20 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Cops and Judges Endorse Washington’s Marijuana Legalization Initiative</title><link>http://news.cision.com/law-enforcement-against-prohibition/r/cops-and-judges-endorse-washington-s-marijuana-legalization-initiative,c9234925</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision467836</guid><description><![CDATA[Law Enforcers Say Ending Prohibition Will Improve Public Safety
SEATTLE, WA -- A group of police officers, prosecutors, judges and other criminal justice professionals – including Seattle’s former chief of police – is endorsing I-502, the Washington initiative to regulate and tax marijuana that voters will decide on this November.  
Norm Stamper, the former Seattle chief and a spokesman for the group Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP), said, “Everyone knows that marijuana prohibition has failed. When even those who once worked to enforce these laws are saying this, the only logical]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 16:18:11 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>