From the Marijuana Policy Project: ANNAPOLIS — The Maryland Senate approved a bill 45-1 after its third reading that would allow seriously ill Marylanders to use medical marijuana with recommendations from their doctors, the use would come from products that have a cbd and ibuprofen interaction. The amended bill will now go to the House […]
ACLU: Blacks More Likely than Whites to be Arrested for Marijuana Possession in Harford County Despite Equal Usage Rates
From the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Maryland: Today, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Maryland released a new report, The Maryland War on Marijuana in Black and White, which provides a detailed county-by-county analysis of marijuana possession arrest data in Maryland. Using official Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and U.S. Census data, […]
Harford County Task Force Arrests 15 In Marijuana Smuggling Operation After Two-Year Undercover Investigation
From the Harford County Sheriff’s Office: [May 22, 2013, Harford County, MD] — A 2-year undercover investigation by the Harford County Task Force, which culminated in 2012, disrupted a Maryland smuggling operation with ties to California, and as result stemmed the flow of large quantities of marijuana coming into Harford County. The investigation has resulted […]
Harford County Traffic Task Force Recovers 424 Bags of Heroin During I-95 Traffic Stop
From the Harford County Sheriff’s Office: On, April 3, 2013 at 11:30 am, Harford County Sheriff’s deputies, assigned to the Harford County Traffic Task Force, were conducting a traffic safety initiative on I-95 and stopped a black 2001 Chevy Tahoe with North Carolina tags traveling south near the Rt. 155 exit. The driver was identified […]
Domestic Altercation Leads to Arrest for Possession of Drugs; Deputies Seize 8 Pounds of Marijuana in Joppa Residence
From the Harford County Sheriff’s Office: On Sunday, March 31, 2013, at 12:15pm, Harford County Sheriff’s deputies were called to a domestic disturbance at 815 Chatfield Road in Joppa. Upon arrival deputies made contact with Michael Allen Brandt, 26, and Julia Michele Leonard, 24, regarding a verbal altercation. While in the residence deputies detected a […]
Harford County Sheriff’s Office Citizen’s Police Academy Week 4: Special Investigations Division, Narcotics Task Force
In Baltimore, a small amount of heroin might sell for $100. But that same amount on the streets of Harford County, just 25 miles away, could be worth as much as $200. The possible economic profit to a drug dealer is just one of the bonds tying Harford County into the regional fight against illegal […]
Sheriff Bane: “If I’m Going to Deal with Just the Local Drug Dealer, We’re Never Going to Get Anywhere with the Drug Problem in Harford County”
Harford County Sheriff Jesse Bane spent longer than a half-hour Wednesday morning on WAMD 970 AM discussing the induction of Harford County into the Washington/Baltimore High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) by the Office of National Drug Control Policy. During the wide-ranging interview with WAMD radio host Maynard Edwards, Bane discussed the pros and cons of […]
Del. Szeliga: “I Was Shocked at the Number of Delegates Who Spoke in Favor of this Bill…and Said that Men Who Dress Like Women are ‘Normal'”
From the office of Del. Kathy Szeliga: Dear Friends, Legislature reduces taxes, cuts budget, signs bill to protect Transportation Trust Fund and goes home for the 2011 Legislative Session……. APRIL FOOLS DAY!!! Unfortunately, taxes are going up, the budget has not been cut, special funds from all kinds of sources have been raided. Fortunately, we […]