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U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration

  • Blogs

    February 28, 2011

    DEA will launch federal crackdown on synthetic marijuana tomorrow morning, according to leaked documents

    The feds are finally coming after fake pot.​The federal Drug Enforcement Administration has been taking aim at the chemical compounds in synthetic marijuana products for months, and tomorrow the agency is pulling the trigger. According to an advance copy of the agency's regulation obtained by ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 25, 2011

    Synthetic marijuana ban passes Minnesota House

    The crackdown passes the House.​The Minnesota House has voted nearly unanimously to crack down on the sale and possession of synthetic marijuana. And a last-minute amendment will also make driving while under its influence a prosecutable offense. K2, Spice, Demon, Triple X, Mr. Nice Guy - wha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2011

    Big Lake bust nets 300 pounds of pot and 5 Texans

    300 pounds of marijuana seized in Big Lake.​Suspected of being a stash house, the home on Sherburne County Road 83 in Big Lake Township had been under watch for five months by the time police moved in on Valentine's Day. When the dust settled, 300 pounds of marijuana had been seized, and five ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 28, 2011

    Fake pot lawsuit thrown out of court, but head shops appeal

    Fake pot, real lawsuit.​Minnesota's foray into the fake-marijuana wars is escalating. A federal judge dismissed the lawsuit brought by four Minnesota head shops against the Drug Enforcement Agency, but they have already appealed their case to the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. The head shops-- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 14, 2011

    DEA says Minnesota head shops "jumped the gun" in lawsuit

    DEA to head shop owners: Not so fast.​The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency says that a collection of Minnesota head shops jumped the gun when they sued the DEA over a ban on synthetic marijuana in December. The ban isn't even in place.

  • Blogs

    January 14, 2011

    Synthetic marijuana: Head shops' lawyer says DEA overreached

    Sellers of the "herbal incense" say the feds are overstepping their bounds.​The lawyer for four Minnesota head shops suing the Drug Enforcement Agency over its plans to ban synthetic marijuana says it's the DEA that's jumping the gun, not his clients.

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2010

    Minnesota head shops sue DEA over synthetic marijuana

    Minnesota heads sock it to the feds.​Marijuana legalization is on the back burner in Minnesota these days, but that hasn't stopped the state's stoners from opening up another front in the nation's drug wars.Four head shops from across the state recently joined together to sue the Drug Enforcem ... More >>

  • News

    September 29, 2010

    Minnesota's Most Wanted Criminals

    Have you seen these fugitives?

  • News

    August 25, 2010

    Asylum Denied

    Only a fraction of Mexicans get U.S. asylum

  • Blogs

    August 20, 2010

    Jason Lee Reinartz is a meth menace to Austin

    Image by Jonathunder, WikipediaReitzman's future was bright, other than that 500 grams of meth thing.​Just two years ago, the future looked promising for Jason Lee Reinartz. He had just opened up a swanky new tattoo shop in Austin, Minn. He had plans to open up another. But as Reinartz learned ... More >>

  • News

    July 7, 2010

    On the trail of the Nitrous Mafia

    Summer concerts are jamming to the familiar hiss of “hippie crack”

  • Blogs

    June 7, 2010

    That blows: Coke tainted with anti-worm medicine could kill

    Via WikipediaSeeing isn't believing​Your day maybe done and you may want to ride on, but you may want to put down the razor blade and step away from the mirror. The cocaine running around your brain these days is increasingly diluted at its production point with something called Levamisole -- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2010

    Khat shipment for Minneapolis intercepted at O'Hare

    Photo: DEA via WikipediaHere, chew on this​A 37-year-old Maryland man was arrested over the weekend at Chicago's O'Hare Airport after luggage inspectors discovered he was trying to smuggle about 80 pounds of khat that he later told interrogators was destined for the Somali community in Minneap ... More >>

  • News

    April 28, 2010

    The Crucifixion of Juarez

    On the front line of the U.S. war on drugs, a Mexican city bleeds to death

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2009

    Man who sold drugs he was supposed to destroy is sentenced

    Mark Andrew Goetz was in a big financial bind. When he tried to fix the problem, the DEA moved in.

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2009

    Minneapolis police chief's brother arrested on possible drug charges

    The younger brother of Minneapolis Police Chief Tim Dolan was arrested early Tuesday morning on possible drug charges in an ongoing investigation.

  • News

    April 1, 2009

    Legal medical marijuana in Minnesota closer to becoming reality

    Sick patients' loved ones hopeful for additional relaxation of the law

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2008

    Hemp Jive

    Hemp.gifTwo North Dakota farmers are asking the Eigth Cicuit U.S. Court of Appeals in St. Paul to strike down the federal government's ban on commercial hemp farming, which is illegal for some reason.

  • Music

    September 10, 2008

    Bouncer Fighter seek unity amid the chaos of real life

    Hemp.gifTwo North Dakota farmers are asking the Eigth Cicuit U.S. Court of Appeals in St. Paul to strike down the federal government's ban on commercial hemp farming, which is illegal for some reason.

  • News

    November 7, 2007

    Crossing Borders

    The agent who ordered the arrest of "20th hijacker" Zacarias Moussaoui joins a law firm known for its aggressive defense of immigrant rights

  • News

    August 22, 2007

    Everything We Know About Security Is Wrong

    So says counterterrorism contrarian Bruce Schneier. And the transportation security administration is listening.

  • Movies

    July 26, 2006

    The Heat Is On

    Michael Mann's 'Miami Vice' update is a scorcher

  • Blogs

    March 31, 2006

    Doobie-doobie-do

    Michael Mann's 'Miami Vice' update is a scorcher

  • News

    June 8, 2005

    The Minneapolis Connection: 137 Pounds of L.A. Coke and the MPD

    The LA Weekly unwinds a weird tale of drug deals, real estate powerbrokers, and the long tentacles of political influence

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2005

    Q: What do downtown LA development, 137 lbs. of cocaine, Hugh Rodham and Pardongate have to do with MPLS?

    The LA Weekly unwinds a weird tale of drug deals, real estate powerbrokers, and the long tentacles of political influence

  • Books

    April 21, 2004

    The Talking Mule

    Following the white line from Colombia to your corner

  • News

    May 14, 2003

    Embedded in Austin

    On the ground in one of Minnesota's meth hot spots

  • News

    May 14, 2003

    Meth Myths, Meth Realities

    What we know--and what we don't--about methamphetamine's history, chemistry, and impact on users

  • News

    May 29, 2002

    War All the Time

    Drugs and terrorism: Who's pushing who?

  • Books

    May 16, 2001

    High Heaven

    Chisago County says a local rabbi took her campaign to legalize medicinal marijuana one toke over the line

  • Books

    December 6, 2000

    Bad Deal

    Tim Kornwolf ran afoul of the feds for selling Indian artifacts. Now he wants to take his case to the Supreme Court.

  • Books

    August 9, 2000

    Dark Days for Camelot

    Minneapolis police said they raided a natural-foods charity in search of drugs. The people they routed say the cops' real fear was their politics.

  • Books

    November 25, 1998

    Kim Wozencraft: The Catch

    Minneapolis police said they raided a natural-foods charity in search of drugs. The people they routed say the cops' real fear was their politics.

  • Books

    July 29, 1998

    Whiteout

    Gary Webb's new book Dark Alliance exposes the CIA/crack connection--and the media's complicity in killing the story

  • News

    May 6, 1998

    Draft Dodger

    U.S. Attorney David Lillehaug is playing hard to get, but DFL insiders say he's in the race for attorney general

  • Arts

    April 1, 1998

    Turning the Tables

    Meet the Minneapolis DJ who might take the men's club out of clubland

  • News

    November 5, 1997

    Welcome to Pine County

    Some people think crack and furniture-stripping fumes made Chuck Strobel crazy. But it was the rural peace and quiet that drove him over the edge.

  • Music

    October 22, 1997

    Fat Boy Slim: Better Living Through Chemistry

    Some people think crack and furniture-stripping fumes made Chuck Strobel crazy. But it was the rural peace and quiet that drove him over the edge.

  • News

    June 18, 1997

    Khat Happens

    In the past year, Hennepin County District Court Judge Kevin Burke has heard a handful of cases concerning khat. "I'd say it's more like alcohol," he hazards. "I'm a little hesitant to say, 'Don't worry about khat.'

  • News

    May 28, 1997

    Fall Guy

    Larry Gould was a long-time junkie on the mend in a methadone program until he was lured into a drug sting. Now he's doing five years. But he made a few undercover cops look good in the process, and that was the important thing.

  • Feature

    April 2, 1997

    Big Brother

    Larry Gould was a long-time junkie on the mend in a methadone program until he was lured into a drug sting. Now he's doing five years. But he made a few undercover cops look good in the process, and that was the important thing.

  • News

    October 23, 1996

    Drugs, Contras, and the CIA:

    Press Covers for the Agency's Honor

  • Feature

    September 18, 1996

    Friendly Fire?

    The TWA incident, Contra coke, and other affairs of the Internet

  • Feature

    September 11, 1996

    The US government and the Compton-Contra connection.

    The TWA incident, Contra coke, and other affairs of the Internet

  • News

    June 26, 1996

    Atun Alba:

    Cocaine, Tuna, and Free Trade

  • News

    April 10, 1996

    The Tax Cheat Who Loved Me

    Got a former lover, friend, or boss who's cut corners on a tax return? The IRS has a little-publicized program for you...

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