Columbia, MO: Mitch Richards for City Council
Last summer, as Executive Director of Green Aid along with the Media Coordinator Angela Bacca, I traveled to Columbia, Missouri to appeal the brutal SWAT raid that shocked people around the world. We made lasting relationships in the city of Columbia and now the entire state of Missouri, where we plan on challenging a lack [...]
Green Aid: Ken Unger Trial
Green Aid has taken the case of Ken Unger, a disabled Navy Veteran who uses medical marijuana. He started using marijuana after he had 3 heart attacks from his prescribed morphine. If we don’t get the case dropped, we will be arguing for a medical defense in court, which will set precedent in Missouri. [...]
California, Missouri… Montana! Green Aid Wins Again
As a result of Green Aid’s 7-month campaign in Missouri, this Missoula, Montana, jury pool staged a mutiny. Montana is maybe the most radical pro-pot state in the country. The continuing controversy in Columbia, Missouri, which is often reported in Montana helped create and insight the mutiny. Congratulations Monatanans, you are setting the pace for [...]
YES ON 19, Do it For the Whole Country: by Erica Warren
I am Samuel Caldwell. By Erica Warren I am Samuel Caldwell. And, you are Samuel Caldwell. All of us could be in the same situation as Samuel Caldwell, the first victim of marijuana prohibition, whether we use the drug or not. On October 2, 1937, the day that the Marijuana Tax Stamp Act was enacted [...]
Whitworth Family Sues City of Columbia, MO and SWAT Officers
By Waqas Naeem of the Columbia Missourian COLUMBIA — A Columbia Police SWAT raid that happened in February has prompted a lawsuit against the city of Columbia, according to an attorney of the family targeted by the raid. The lawsuit was filed before noon on Monday in the U.S. Western District Court by attorneys Milt [...]
Eapen Thampy: Yes on 19 California!
Ed, Once again, let me thank you for coming to Columbia, Missouri and engaging our community after the Kinloch SWAT raid in February. Many here are grateful that you chose to protest the use of your federal tax dollars to fund violent and unjustified SWAT raids here and around the county. You were willing to [...]
COLUMBIA MO: APPEALING THE CPRB
William Watkins City Manager, Columbia, MO PO BOX 6015 Columbia, MO 65205 Dear Mr. Watkins, In May 2010 we filed a complaint with the Columbia Police Department about the officers involved in the February SWAT raid at 1501 Kinloch Ct. that was recorded and uploaded to Youtube.com, where it has been viewed by almost 2 [...]
CoMo Citizens and Green Aid Interview with Columbia PD Sgt. Hatton
–this video was recorded on a Friday evening outside of night clubs with a large police presence, some of it is hard to understand. The video is available at CoMoCitizens.com, this is a transcript of the dialogue.– Transcription interview of Columbia Police Officer Interviewed Downtown by Erica and Donald Warren of CoMoCitizens (EDW) and Angela [...]
SUPPORT AMERICANS FOR FORFEITURE REFORM
by Eapen Thampy I work for a non-profit research organization called Americans for Forfeiture Reform. We do research on a little known legal procedure called civil asset forfeiture. Civil asset forfeiture laws are a set of laws at the state and federal levels that allow the police to seize property in a process that violates [...]
TO CPRB: REOPEN OUR APPEAL
Columbia Civillian Police Review Board, As Ed and I mentioned to you on the phone yesterday, I did some digging through my file last night while working on the article I am writing about our appeal. I have filed a formal complaint with the CPRB about Susan Smith as well as the handling of my [...]
