While most polls go ignored by pretty much anyone who isn’t running for office or has their own talk show, the latest one by Gallup could be of interest to many of our dear readers. It seems that a “record high” 50% of Americans think weed should be legalized while 46% prefer it remains illegal. Read more »
In less than two weeks, California voters will get the opportunity to vote on Proposition 19, a law that would tax and regulate the sale of weed. To help bolster that effort, “cause-driven design studio” I Shot Him Because I Loved Him, Damn Him created this nifty little video (and website). Read more »
Two nuns were arrested by police for growing weed at a convent in Uganda. After some brief resistance from the elderly woman, authorities managed to take them into custody. According to a police spokesperson, one of the nuns confessed the crops were cultivated for medicinal purposes, but for pigs, not humans. |New Vision|
In California, with a proper prescription, residents can legally purchase weed, but bongs? Totally illegal! And thanks to Governor Schwarzenegger, it will remain that way with his office killing a bill that would have legalized water pipes and other delightful paraphernalia. Then over in Minnesota, you have another Republican governor acting really stupid with Tim Pawlenty vetoing a bill that would restrict prosecutors from using “bong water to calculate the weight of controlled substances in drug cases.” Finally, Florida, passed a law that will basically put head shops out of business.
Researchers presented a report on medical weed to the California State legislature on Wednesday and guess what? That’s right, once again, science is proving that cannabis does have medicinal benefits for patients and can help treat a range of ailments. The findings were part of an $8.7 million study that is consistent with past research and Peter Tosh’s lyrics from 1979.
Here’s a shocker: Peter Tosh’s son, Andrew, was found guilty of weed possession in Jamaica. He won’t be facing any jail time, but will have to do about 200 hours of community service. While most convictions of this type go mostly unnoticed, this one has become an international item of interest and it could have to do with that song his pops recorded back in the early 1960′s specifically dealing with this topic. Maybe you’ve heard of it? |AP|
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Currently, there’s 31 states in the United States that recognize the medicinal benefits of weed, but there’s only 11 that have permit programs in place and are truly noteworthy. The Examiner was good enough to point them out and provide all the protocols each state requires to legally obtain the herb. Are you one of the fortunate few? Click over to find out. |Examiner|
Did you know that people still smoke cheapy Mexican weed? It’s true. Apparently there’s still a market for seeds, stems, and headache inducing herb as federal agents in Texas seized over 5000 pounds stowed away in the false compartment of a semi during a routine immigration inspection. While it’s unfortunate that this driver will be prosecuted and a country going broke isn’t taxing this cash crop, the last thing the U.S. needs is more crappy weed.
A 70-year-old woman was arrested at Washington-Dulles International Airport last week by Customs and Border Patrol agents for attempting to smuggle almost a half pound of good weed from Amsterdam “concealed inside a newspaper wrapped bundle of Der Spiegel magazines.” She supposedly told authorities that the publications were “research material for a book she was writing on Germany,” prompting the Feds to release this DEA-style quip: “On the cover, she looks like any elderly traveler returning from a foreign visit, but that’s why we turn the page and look inside.”
So former mountain bike champion, Melissa Giove, was arrested by the Drug Enforcement Agency in upstate New York with almost 400 pounds of weed, a money counter, and about $1 million in cash. The notorious buzz-killing Feds, jumped on the opportunity to draft one of their signature punny statements in lieu of her stellar downhill cycling career: Read more »
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