Crack Cocaine

Justin Bieber's friend arrested for drugs at his mansion

Justin Bieber's friend arrested for drugs at his mansion
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Lieutenant David Thompson told reporters: "The cocaine was in plain view of the deputies when they were looking for other evidence. "[Justin] was not connected to that cocaine except that ….. And I'm like, 'Oh …… Continue reading

​What To Do With Prison Architect, A Video Game About Building Prisons?

​What To Do With Prison Architect, A Video Game About Building Prisons?
There are plenty of resources online and offline dissecting mass incarceration. A recent and accessible one is the excellent 2012 documentary The House I Live In. … To make things worse, drug use has been punished in a… Continue reading

High court takes cases on cellphone searches

High court takes cases on cellphone searches
After arresting Brima Wurie on suspicion of selling crack cocaine, police eventually examined the call log on his flip phone and used the information to determine where he lived. When they searched Wurie's home, armed with a warrant, they found crack, … Read more… Continue reading

Man found guilty in 2011 stabbing death

Man found guilty in 2011 stabbing death
After killing the woman, he left the apartment, purchased and smoked crack cocaine. The woman's body was discovered two days later, after her mother asked Aurora police to make a well-being check. Police located the 33-year-old Cooper at an Aurora … Read more on… Continue reading

Bloodline Jurors Learn The Drug-Dealing ABCs

Bloodline Jurors Learn The Drug-Dealing ABCs
Cocaine powder. The white stuff, shipped in hard-pressed bricks, manufactured from the coca plant in South and Central America. You snort it. Crack cocaine, or base. “A simple mixture of water, baking soda, and powder cocaine.” Once cooked, it turns … Read more on… Continue reading

Marijuana is Legal In Colorado. So When Will America's Super-Racist Drug War

Marijuana is Legal In Colorado. So When Will America's Super-Racist Drug War
In August 1996, the San Jose Mercury News published the first in a three-part series called “Dark Alliance: The Story Behind the Crack Explosion” linking crack cocaine, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the Nicaraguan Contra army.… Continue reading