Tag: marijuana
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congress ‘drinks a lot of alcohol’ but won’t legalize pot
ron paul & stephen baldwin debate marijuana legalizationfrom raw story: Members of Congress like to guzzle the booze, but when it comes to the questions of drugs and states’ rights, don’t ask them for a friendly ear. That’s the overriding message carried by Texas Republican Congressman Ron Paul on a Friday night appearance with Stephen…
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arizona atty gen: pot legalization could prevent border violence
from raw replay: Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard told CNN’s Kiran Chetry that new ideas were needed to prevent violence in Mexico from spilling over the U.S. border. While Goddard doesn’t favor the legalization of marijuana, he thinks it could prevent violence from drug cartels and should be debated. This video is from CNN’s American…
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real time w/ ron paul: america’s war on drugs must end
from raw story: Congressman Ron Paul is the most conservative, grandfatherly man to ever be admired by America’s marijuana enthusiasts. On Friday night’s episode of HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher, he reminded those who may have been suffering an impaired short-term memory at that late hour why, exactly, they should like him. Speaking live…
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phelps bong photo leads to arrest of 8
from raw replay: South Carolina police have arrested eight people in connection with a photo of Michael Phelps smoking a bong. RAW STORY has more details here. This video is from WIS, broadcast Feb 9, 2009. update: pot lobby slams kellogg’s for ditching phelpsfrom ap: Snap, crackle … pot? Bursting with indignation, legions of marijuana…
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phelps unites pot smokers
from raw replay: CNN’s Jeanne Moos reported that the photo of Michael Phelps smoking a bong has united pot smokers on the internet. This video is from CNN’s American Morning, broadcast Feb. 4, 2009. related: phelps takes a hitflashback: a positive drug story update: kellogg drops phelps over pot smoking photofrom ap: Cereal and snack…
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police state int’l: borders, biometrics & stupor bowl security
US/mexico border fence almost completefrom ap: The fence along the U.S.-Mexico border is mostly finished. Customs and Border Protection spokesman Lloyd Easterling says that 601 miles of the project had been completed as of a week ago. Easterling says 69 miles of the fence still must be built to meet the goal set during the…
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$2 million tex/mex surveillance system nets 500lbs of pot
from danger room: A new $2-million citizen surveillance system installed along the Tex-Mex border has yielded just one crime bust after about 6 weeks in operation – 3 suspects who were allegedly caught hauling 540 pounds of marijuana over the border after someone spotted them online, according to the Houston Chronicle. The expensive system of…
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the illegal green tree
from brasscheck tv: Christmas trees didn’t come to the English speaking world until the 19th century. The tradition started in Germany and eastern Europe in the 16th century. There’s another “green tree” we might think about today. One that could feed and clothe billions of the world’s poor and increase the standard of living for…
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2,700 year-old marijuana found in chinese tomb
stash seems intended for buried shaman to use in the afterlifefrom toronto star: Researchers say they have located the world’s oldest stash of marijuana, in a tomb in a remote part of China. The cache of cannabis is about 2,700 years old and was clearly “cultivated for psychoactive purposes,” rather than as fibre for clothing…
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obamessiah updates: status quo, crowds, questions & more
a million dupes could attend obama inaugurationfrom ap: President-elect Barack Obama’s inauguration is expected to draw 1 million-plus to the capital, and already some lawmakers have stopped taking ticket requests and hotels have booked up. Some people are bartering on Craigslist for places to stay for the Jan. 20 ceremony when the Illinois senator takes…
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2 unrelated & unsurprising stories: paedophiles & pot
buckingham butler ‘ran paedophile sex ring while working for the royal family’from daily mail: A former Buckingham Palace butler has been unmasked as a sexual predator who ran a paedophile ring while serving the Royal Family. Bachelor Paul Kidd, 55, groomed at least one of his teenage victims for sex by taking him for tea…
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portland postman peddled pot & urbana priest sold blow
mailman sentenced for dealing pot on routefrom nbc4: A former mailman with the U.S. Postal Service will serve 18 months in prison for dealing marijuana along his mail route, a judge ruled on Tuesday. Richard Berkan, 48, pleaded guilty earlier this year to distributing pot while on his mail route in the Cedar Mill area…
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Envirohealth: autism, bpa, hpv, cdc & pot
officials call off controversial autism studyfrom reuters: Health officials have called off plans for a study examining a controversial type of treatment that some autism activists have touted as alternative medical therapy for children with the condition. The National Institute of Mental Health, or NIMH, part of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, said in…
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gw’s masonic bowl, patented pot & airport highs
found: george washington’s masonic bowlfrom total411: Everyone knows that George Washington grew and smoked hemp. Now, an important archaeological discovery is announced by The George Washington FoundationJuly 2: “The George Washington Foundation (GWF) announced, on July 2, 2008, that archaeologists working at the site of George Washington’s childhood home have located and excavated the remains…
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oregon initiative would allow pot sales in liquor stores
from katu: Relax it and tax it. That’s the motto behind a new cannabis initiative that would allow Oregon’s state-controlled liquor stores to legally sell marijuana to adults. Initiative backers said their plan would send 90 percent of the proceeds from the state’s sale of marijuana to Oregon’s General Fund, which could lower Oregonians’ state…