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Pot smoking not as damaging as cigarettes? You don't say?

roland42 — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:33:19 +0000

Finally getting some mainstream coverage...although the bit about "chronic users" suffering from anxiety and depression? Maybe you should lay off alcohol and cigs too, if that's the case. Addictive personalities...don't blame the plant.

New York Mayor Tiptoes Towards Alcohol Prohibition

celestrion — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 08:03:00 +0000

Not content with driving cigarette sales out-of-state with high taxes, New York Michael Bloomberg has begun a "partnership" aimed at “reducing alcohol retail outlet density" and "reduc[ing] the exposure to alcohol products and bar advertising and promotion in retail." Hey, it worked in the 1920s, right?

President Obama: An Unexpected Enemy Of Marijuana

SoOoDJ — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 20:55:17 +0000

A lot of people though Obama was different... I don't know why.

Jury Refuses to Convict on Possession

jarvis — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 21:21:54 +0000

A pretrial jury in Montana refuses to convict a man for 1/16 oz worth of marijuana.

In war on drugs, dissent ‘unpatriotic’

libertas7213 — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 23:04:49 +0000

Miami Herald opt-ed page about the war on drugs and LEAP

Danville home raided in connection with dispensary

Mattfree88 — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 21:50:06 +0000

Danville home raided in connection with dispensary

DANVILLE, Calif. (KGO) -- State narcotics agents and police raided two East Bay locations Wednesday afternoon. They served search warrants at a Newark medical marijuana dispensary and at a private home in Danville where the owners allegedly live.

The Bureau of Narcotics Enforcement, the Danville Police Department, and the Newark Police Department cooperated in a raid at a Danville home. Crime scene tape was up around the home for hours as police searched it.

1970s Anti-Marijuana Commercial

Mattfree88 — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:27:18 +0000

1970s Anti-Marijuana Commercial

http://youtu.be/mkB1Yi5OSYA

Cop gives absurd opinion on marijuana legalization

Arsenic — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 16:21:02 +0000

Cop says legalizing marijuana would cause window washers to fall from tall buildings and fall on people

E-cigs banned in workplaces in Boston, city prohibits sales to minors

Nemi — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 07:29:08 +0000

Boston health officials today voted to treat electronic cigarettes, known as e-cigarettes, like tobacco products, banning use of the increasingly popular products in the workplace and restricting their sale to adults only.

88-year-old man's invention is being used by meth labs

dandydonh — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:00:40 +0000

Federal agents say 88-year-old Saratoga man's invention is being used by meth labs

Bill Schuette says cops can't give marijuana back to patients

prolifick21 — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 16:46:20 +0000

A provision of the Michigan medical marijuana law that prohibits police from seizing pot possessed by licensed medical marijuana patients is invalid because it conflicts with federal law, Attorney General Bill Schuette said in an opinion released Thursday, one in which he warns officers who return marijuana to patients that they could be prosecuted as dope dealers.

Anonymous threatens to expose cartel's secrets

Cyphase — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 21:43:49 +0000

After one of their members was kidnapped in Veracruz, Mexico by the Zetas drug cartel, Mexican Anonymous members have issued an ultimatum to the Zetas in a recently posted YouTube video. The video demands the release of the kidnapped member and threatens to publish information of cartel members and affiliates in Veracruz if the victim is not released by November 5. The Houston Chronicle article warns that there will be bloodshed if Anonymous publishes information on the Zeta's operations, either perpetrated by rival cartels or reprisal attacks by the Zetas themselves.

Ron Paul talking major trash!

awagele — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 05:02:39 +0000

Check him out on the Morton Downey show back in 1988! Too bad he's not this fired up any more or else he'd wipe the floor with those other fools.
watch part 1 of 3 videos here.

California Pot Dispensaries Targeted by U.S.

maladjus — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 00:07:27 +0000

Federal prosecutors have launched a crackdown on pot dispensaries in California, warning the stores they must shut down in 45 days or face criminal charges and confiscation of their property even if they are operating legally under the state's 15-year-old medical-marijuana law.

Fed to close California medical marijuana dispensaries

analogkid — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 02:39:36 +0000

The federal government is planning to close medical marijuana dispensaries in California

Pizza delivery guy calls cops on customer who smoked marijuana

Slim — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 17:01:50 +0000

Snitch calls cops on medical marijuana patient after delivering a pizza to him. Papa John's pizza applauds the delivery drivers snitch actions.

Rick Perry suggests US military role in Mexico drug war

losingfeeling — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 07:16:27 +0000

Texas Governor Rick Perry - who is seeking the Republican nomination for US president - has said he would consider sending American troops into Mexico to combat drug-related violence.

War On Drugs Hurting Cancer Patients

baraka66 — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 16:35:43 +0000

A study by University of B.C. journalism students says the global war on illicit drugs is preventing patients suffering terminal illnesses in some countries from having sufficient access to morphine to control their pain.

Miami-Dade Judge Rules Florida’s Drug Law As Illegal

libertas7213 — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 21:37:06 +0000

Miami-Dade Judge Rules that Florida's drug possession law is ILLEGAL!

Amazon tribe disappears - A likely casualty of the war on drugs

sharalynn — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 12:37:53 +0000

An un-contacted Amazon tribe has disappeared since a group of armed men (presumed to be Peruvian drug traffickers) overran a Brazilian guardpost near the tribe's lands. Brazilian officials are now looking for signs of the missing tribe.