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DdC · 09-29-2003, 04:47 PM

NH Court Trashes Private Garbage Search
September 29, 2003
By Katharine Webster, Associated Press Writer
Source: Associated Press

Concord, N.H. -- The New Hampshire Supreme Court ruled Monday that garbage is private, even when it has been put out near the street for collection. The 4-1 decision runs counter to rulings by the U.S. Supreme Court and high courts in most other states. But the court said New Hampshire's constitution provides a stronger expectation of privacy than the U.S. Constitution.
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138 Million in Savings from Marijuana Legalization
September 29, 2003 at 09:40:57 PT
Source: U.S. Newswire

Greenfield, Mass. -- Marijuana legalization could save the jobs of 3,450 police, firefighters and teachers according to a new billboard campaign launched on major eastern Massachusetts' highways. The advertisements are located in Boston, Cambridge, Westboro and Lowell. The ads were placed by Change the Climate to educate taxpayers about the true cost of marijuana law enforcement in Massachusetts. The four billboards announce that $138 million could be freed up to pay for local services if marijuana was legalized and taxed in Massachusetts. This campaign is one of two that Change the Climate has launched this September as part of its "Legalize Marijuana" advertising effort. The other campaign is in Washington, DC.
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Rethinking The Key Thrown Away

Last week, John Ashcroft, the tough-on-crime attorney general, gave federal prosecutors orders to all but eliminate plea bargaining with defendants and, almost without exception, prosecute the most serious charges they can prove.

Meanwhile, from Connecticut to California, legislatures and governors are, with a few exceptions, eagerly finding new ways to reduce, rethink or eliminate prison sentences for crimes within their jurisdictions.

The result is a somewhat contradictory national crime-fighting agenda: as the Ashcroft Justice Department demands the harshest prison terms and goes out of its way to track federal judges who do not give them, state lawmakers are openly advocating less time for the same crime and giving judges more discretion in choosing punishments.

To make sure federal jurists get the point, Mr. Ashcroft ordered prosecutors last month to begin notifying his office whenever a judge hands down a sentence more lenient than the range set by federal sentencing guidelines.
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DdC Decade Yahookan Join Date: Feb 1999 Location: Santa Cruz,CA,USA Posts: 2,117 Blog Entries: 5 Thanks: 51 Thanked 607 Times in 399 Posts	NH Court Trashes Private Garbage Search September 29, 2003 By Katharine Webster, Associated Press Writer Source: Associated Press Concord, N.H. -- The New Hampshire Supreme Court ruled Monday that garbage is private, even when it has been put out near the street for collection. The 4-1 decision runs counter to rulings by the U.S. Supreme Court and high courts in most other states. But the court said New Hampshire's constitution provides a stronger expectation of privacy than the U.S. Constitution. Read More... cannabisnews.com...1 7427.shtml 138 Million in Savings from Marijuana Legalization September 29, 2003 at 09:40:57 PT Source: U.S. Newswire Greenfield, Mass. -- Marijuana legalization could save the jobs of 3,450 police, firefighters and teachers according to a new billboard campaign launched on major eastern Massachusetts' highways. The advertisements are located in Boston, Cambridge, Westboro and Lowell. The ads were placed by Change the Climate to educate taxpayers about the true cost of marijuana law enforcement in Massachusetts. The four billboards announce that $138 million could be freed up to pay for local services if marijuana was legalized and taxed in Massachusetts. This campaign is one of two that Change the Climate has launched this September as part of its "Legalize Marijuana" advertising effort. The other campaign is in Washington, DC. Read More... cannabisnews.com...1 7423.shtml Rethinking The Key Thrown Away Last week, John Ashcroft, the tough-on-crime attorney general, gave federal prosecutors orders to all but eliminate plea bargaining with defendants and, almost without exception, prosecute the most serious charges they can prove. Meanwhile, from Connecticut to California, legislatures and governors are, with a few exceptions, eagerly finding new ways to reduce, rethink or eliminate prison sentences for crimes within their jurisdictions. The result is a somewhat contradictory national crime-fighting agenda: as the Ashcroft Justice Department demands the harshest prison terms and goes out of its way to track federal judges who do not give them, state lawmakers are openly advocating less time for the same crime and giving judges more discretion in choosing punishments. To make sure federal jurists get the point, Mr. Ashcroft ordered prosecutors last month to begin notifying his office whenever a judge hands down a sentence more lenient than the range set by federal sentencing guidelines. Read More... cannabisnews.com...1 7426.shtml Related Articles U.S. Uses Terror Law To Pursue Crimes House Lawmakers Seek To Curtail Terrorism Laws Target: 'Narco-Terror' - ABCNews.com __________________ Al Capone and Watergate were red herrings to divert the countries attention from the Fascist acts of eliminating competition. Booze/Ethanol then Ganja//Hemp.