Maryland's SWAT Transparency Bill Produces Its First Disturbing Results

And what is found is that 4.5 raids happen DAILY and "94 percent of the state's SWAT deployments were used to serve search or arrest warrants, leaving just 6 percent in response to the kinds of barricades, bank robberies, hostage takings, and emergency situations for which SWAT teams were originally intended." - This law was pushed thru after a mayor's home in Maryland was SWAT'd that left the family dogs dead - all for a suspected pot case. Talk about pathetic. SWAT Teams - RHP http://reason.com/archives/2010/03/01/45-swat-raids-per-day

New baseball stadium - new tokes - Weed smoking frowned upon at fancy new Twins field - the toker was NOT removed - http://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/2010/04/weed_smoking_fr.php 

The West Coast continues to lead the way concerning pot - S.F. pot-farm case goes up in smoke - http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/crime/detail?entry_id=59261

Did you catch this recent expose on the bloated side of government air marshalls? The Effectiveness of Air Marshals - http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2010/04/the_effectivene.html

Bust homes with SWAT teams for pot - but leave pill mills alone - typical stupid government - Invasion of the Pill Mills in South Florida - http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1981582,00.html?hpt=T2

Why Our Drug Laws Have Failed: A Judicial Indictment Of War On Drugs