Chaos Erupts Over Prop 19 at California Cannabis Expo

Chaos Erupts Over Prop 19 at California Cannabis Expo CannabisCulture / Angela Bacca / 09,27,2010 CANNABIS CULTURE – A debate over California’s Proposition 19, which would legalizemarijuana in the state, was disrupted by critics of the bill who heckled scheduled speakers and interrupted proceedings at the International Cannabis and Hemp Expo in San Francisco. The International Cannabis and Hemp Expo at…

First Person: Going After Columbia SWAT for Drug Raid

Opposingviews.com Opinion by Angela Bacca (August 17, 2010) in Society / Drug Law The Kinloch Court Video On February 11, 2010 police in Columbia, Missouri served a search warrant at the home of a suspected marijuana dealer at a residence on Kinloch Court. At the time, all narcotics search warrants were being served by SWAT teams. The police had videotaped…

Oscar Grant Case and Reaction in Music

Oscar Grant Case and Reaction in Music By Angela Bacca On Thursday, July 8, we in Oakland were anxiously awaiting the verdict in the murder trial of Johannes Mehserle, the BART police officer accused of shooting the unarmed 22-year-old father, Oscar Grant, while he was face-down and compliant on the platform on New Year’s Day…

Musicians Protest Arizona’s SB 1070

Originally Published by SFCritic Last month, the state of Arizona passed SB 1070, which gives police and other state authorities the jurisdiction to request proof of citizenship from anyone on the street. Internationally, musicians have been the loudest vocal opposition. While a similar law was passed federally in 1986, the new Arizona law is particularly…