Subject: U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration

• Barack will not bogart that joint

  Flickr: Toronto JimIf you happen to live in one of the 13 states that allow medical marijuana, President Obama is cool with that. For all intents and purposes, pot is de facto legal there now. In case you're wondering, Kansas and Missouri are not two of those states. But neighbor Colorado is.Last Wednesday, Attorney General Eric Holder, discussing some bigger news about a Mexican pot bust, smoothly slid in the news that the DEA would no longer conduct raids on medical marijuana dispensaries. For

  March 2, 2009

• The Real Mrs. Semler

  A few months ago, mostly just gardeners and Minutemen knew the woman who’s been at the center of Kansas City’s biggest controversy.

  October 11, 2007

• The Cop Who Killed a Murder Case

  Officer Holmes says a supervisor made him lie. But KCPD brass say he bungled a murder investigation.

  March 22, 2007

• Undercover of the Night

  July 27, 2006

• Spilled Blood

  This cop wants to clean up your crime scene — just ignore those spots on her own record.

  February 2, 2006

• Gritos Banditos

  In Mafia Norteña’s narcocorridos, the bad guys always win — or die.

  October 27, 2005

• When Moody Ruled

  August 4, 2005

• Rebel Flag

  Letters from the week of September 4, 2003

  September 4, 2003

• Rave Review

  The RAVE Act could mean trouble for even legitimate promoters.

  August 21, 2003

• Basic Straining

  Oh, look -- another bad John Travolta movie. How original.

  March 27, 2003

• Pot Luck

  A jury forgives two men for unwittingly hauling almost 400 pounds of weed.

  November 8, 2001

• Let's Dance

  Joe Cummings suffered a big time drug bust. But these days he's entreprenuer of the year.

  October 11, 2001

• Hit Happens

  Sometimes, even a drug dealer can have a really bad day.

  September 6, 2001

• Adventures in Wonderland

  April 19, 2001

• American High

  With Traffic, Steven Soderbergh takes on the unwinnable war.

  January 4, 2001

• One Toke Over the Line

  Touting the merits of harmony and hedonism, the Kottonmouth Kings bring their hardcore rap/metal to Lawrence in a cloud of smoke.

  July 6, 2000

• Police crackdown nets 93 arrests, $170K (update)

  ​Update 3:43 p.m.: Officer Darin Snapp just called to say that there actually was no "controlled buy" wherein a cop dressed up as a UPS worker and hand-delivered someone's stash only to arrest him seconds later. Police did seize the 40 pounds of pot, though. Live on paranoid fantasy!Over the last three days, officers with the Kansas City Police Department have been rushing drug-house doors, hauling out the criminals and making the local criminal element run scared. Local police, working in con

  October 2, 2009