The NYPD made way too many bullshit weed busts last year according to the latest data cited by the Drug Policy Alliance from the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services. Compared to 2010, there was a .6% increase in 2011, bringing the total amount of small time pot arrests to 50,680. Read more »
If you have any interest in the wild forest lands of Russia where “representatives of non-traditional pursuits” (musicians, etc.) go to smoke weed in the summer or, perhaps, the far-away guarded territory where Gazprom gas super-corp and Putin are going to build a massive, opulent resort complex — it’s the same place, this place right here. Photographer Dmitry Chistoprudov has been hoarding the photos he took on a perilous trek to the far-South Russian Republic of Altai, until now. Read more »
According to a new study, legalizing weed for medicinal purposes is a great way to make people kill themselves less. The joint research (PDF doc) indicates that there was a “5 percent decrease in the total suicide rate” in the states where medical pot laws were passed. Read more »
A new study published in The Lancet, a British medical journal, puts Australia and New Zealand at the top of the list for the global consumption of weed. That’s not an easy title to win either as there’s some really good competition out there. The data also showed that pot is the world’s favorite substance of choice. Yet, despite its popularity and widespread use, it also caused the least amount of harm, since you can’t OD on weed, no matter how many pounds you smoke.
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 »
Artist/collagist extraordinaire Artist Jason Mecier makes mixed-media pieces from pieces of garbage, candy, electronic junk, yarn, whatnot with striking likenesses to Donald Trump, Andy Warhol, Anna Nicole Smith and whonot. This particular $1,500 Snoop specimen is made of joints, loose weed, etc., and looks like it took a lot of work and self-control. (Click to enlarge) Read more »
Last week, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly put out an internal memo, instructing fellow officers to respect the 1977 law and issue summonses, not arrests for people caught with small amounts of weed that aren’t in public view, like they’ve been doing during stop and frisks. Read more »
Police Commissioner Ray Kelly is starting to understand that it’s probably not a good idea to have officers tricking the public during small-time weed busts and has circulated internal directives ordering them to cut the shit. As you’ve undoubtedly heard, for a long time now, the police have been routinely flouting the law and arresting people for small amounts of weed that’s not in public view on trumped-up misdemeanor charges instead of issuing civil citations like the statue mandates. Read more »
MTV, a cable network responsible for creating brain-numbing programs that damage more kids than pot ever could, is looking for young people, 15-28, who can’t control their urge for blunts and bong hits. “Are you addicted to marijuana,” teases the production company tasked with casting these rare anomalies. Sensing how difficult it might be to actually find these potential “True Life” candidates, abusers of so called “synthetic marijuana” can apply too, clearly making them the most pathetic, albeit entertaining, minority ever.
According to the latest FBI data, way too many Americans are getting arrested for weed. In 2010, police busted over 850,000 people on pot-related offenses. As NORML notes, that accounts for “more than one-half (52 percent) of all drug arrests in the Untied States,” of those, 46 percent were for possession. It’s no wonder law enforcement doesn’t want to legalize the herb. It’s their bread and butter. (Photo: Sp▲ce C▲det/flickr) Read more »
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