Peering from the back seat of his armored black limousine, President Barack Obama rode into a razor wire-surrounded federal prison Thursday and said he met young inmates “who made mistakes that aren’t that different than the mistakes I made.” Obama…
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How to End Crime in America
Abolish prison and give everyone a gun. The end. Good night. Oh wait, that’s not enough for a column? Okay, how about legalize drugs too? I’m not kidding. I know it sounds outrageous but hate facts often are. Look, I’m…
Read MoreWhile Legalization Inches Closer, Feds Thrilled to Bust Pot Heads
Fourteen people have been arrested in what federal agents called a massive drug trafficking operation out of California that has ties to Tennessee. Among the people arrested were three baggage handlers for Southwest Airlines. They are accused of sneaking bags…
Read MoreGovernor Finally Agrees to Sign Legislation to Help Severely Ill
Gov. Bill Haslam will sign into law a measure that allows limited usage of cannabis oil for medical reasons in Tennessee. The governor had said several times he wasn’t opposed to the bill, but confirmed Tuesday he could sign the…
Read MoreShould Marijuana Be Legal In Tennessee?
At the beginning of 2014, when Colorado became the first state to allow the sale of marijuana for recreational use, the whole world was watching. “It was insane,” says Toni Fox, owner of Denver’s 3D Cannabis Center, where the first…
Read MoreLegislature Finds Courage to Help Epileptic Children
Legislation that would allow a person to possess cannabis oil under certain circumstances is headed to the governor for his consideration. The proposal was unanimously approved 26-0 in the Senate and 95-0 in the House on Monday. Republican Sen. Becky…
Read MoreLocal Addict Has a Bad Weekend
A man who was arrested for buying drugs while at work in Mt. Juliet last Tuesday was arrested again, only two days later, at a Hermitage hotel. According to an affidavit, officers went to serve a warrant for Dennis Caruthers…
Read MoreGOP Legislators Abandon “Compassionate” Medical Marijuana Legislation
A Republican-backed effort to legalize marijuana for limited medicinal purposes in Tennessee is officially dead for the year. The Senate Health and Welfare Committee decided to delay action on the proposal from Nashville GOP Sen. Steve Dickerson until 2016. The…
Read MoreWhat To Do With Pregnant Meth Addicts?
Tennessee lawmakers want to expand a law created amid controversy last year that allows women to be criminally charged for harming their newborns by abusing pain pills during pregnancy. Confronting a growing wave of babies born to addicted mothers, the…
Read MoreNashville Attorney Thinks Some Criminals Shouldn’t Procreate
After he was fired from the Davidson County District Attorney’s office Tuesday afternoon, longtime prosecutor Brian Holmgren called up the Scene and disputed just about everything that led to his ouster. Including what exactly led to it. Holmgren confirmed that…
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