Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) and Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) will introduce legislation on Thursday to end the federal ban on marijuana and let the states decide whether to legalize it. “The legislation would limit the federal government’s role in marijuana enforcement to cross-border or inter-state smuggling, allowing people to legally grow, use or sell marijuana [...]
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‘Legal weed,’ K2 Herbals, Readily Available in Central Florida
Posted: 1st October 2010 by Sus Scrofa in LifestyleTags: active ingredient, cannabinoids, co worker, convenience stores, effects of cannabis, food mart, fruit aromas, gram package, gram packet, happy face, herbal blend, herbal smoking blends, incense, k2, legal, legal herbs, legal weed, marijuana, Orlando, policy advisory council, Pot, sanford, weed, young adults
Incense and herbal smoking blends that mimic the high of marijuana are popping up in mom-and-pop convenience stores throughout Central Florida. But as a rising number of users of the so-call “legal weed” are ending up in emergency rooms, Florida’s Drug Policy Advisory Council wants the Legislature to join 11 other states in banning the [...]
Bob Marley’s Daughter Pleads Guilty to Growing Marijauna in Philiadelphia
Posted: 8th September 2010 by Sus Scrofa in Crime, LifestyleTags: bob marley, caln, daily local news, daughter, domestic dispute, grow house, growing marijauna, growing marijuana, marijuana, marijuana growers, marijuana plants, marijuana possession, Mekeda Marley, philadelphia area, Pot, probation, schindler, smoke weed, source article, trust fund, weed, west chester
The youngest child of reggae legend Bob Marley has admitted growing marijuana in her Philadelphia-area home. The Daily Local News of West Chester reports 29-year-old Makeda Jahnesta Marley pleaded guilty Tuesday to having nearly a dozen large marijuana plants inside her home in Caln, about 30 miles west of Philadelphia. Marley was arrested in 2008 [...]
52 lbs of Marijuana Found in Tombstone
Posted: 24th August 2010 by Sus Scrofa in CrimeTags: anomalies, concealment, consignment, customs and border protection, dhl express, drug smugglers, enforcement operations, field operations, found, great lengths, interdiction, international parcels, kingston jamaica, marijuana, Pot, pounds, ray examination, source article, tombstone, u s customs and border protection, weed, X-ray
Authorities found 52 pounds of marijuana hidden in a tombstone at CVG last week. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the Cincinnati DHL express consignment operation say they seized the marijuana en route from Kingston, Jamaica to London, England. Officers first asked when they came upon the tombstone, “Why would someone ship a [...]
Marijuana Use by Seniors Increases as Boomers Age
Posted: 22nd February 2010 by Sus Scrofa in LifestyleTags: baby boomers, marijuana, Pot, senior citizen, weed
In 88 years, Florence Siegel has learned how to relax: A glass of red wine. A crisp copy of The New York Times, if she can wrest it from her husband. Some classical music, preferably Bach. And every night like clockwork, she lifts a pipe to her lips and smokes marijuana. Long a fixture among [...]
30 Pounds of Pot Found Inside Pictures of Jesus
Posted: 11th February 2010 by Sus Scrofa in CrimeTags: drugs, Jesus Christ, marijuana, Pot, weed
CNN – A marijuana bust along the U.S.-Mexico border revealed 30 pounds of the drug stuffed into framed pictures of Jesus Christ, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency said Wednesday. “This is not the first time we have seen smugglers attempt to use religious figures and articles of faith to further their criminal enterprise,” [...]
California Set to Pass Bill Legalizing Marijuana
Posted: 13th January 2010 by Veritas in Economy | Finance, Lifestyle, PoliticsTags: California, drug, marijuana, Pot, weed
The first step to legalize marijuana in California is on a roll. Lawmakers on Tuesday approved Assembly Bill 390 — legislation to tax and regulate marijuana. The Assembly’s Public Safety Committee voted 4-3 on bill at a hearing in Sacramento. The bill will now be passed to the full Assembly on Friday for consideration.
Police Steal Marijuana from Woman
Posted: 9th December 2009 by Veritas in Crime, Oddly EnoughTags: marijuana, police, Pot, south africa, weed
Three South African police officers were arrested after a woman complained that they had stolen her marijuana, SAPA news agency reported on Monday. Police said the 37-year-old woman came to a police station in a Pretoria township to complain about the missing drugs.