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Smoked Marijuana IS Medicine: Feds Still Distributing Rolled Joints
Posted by admin in World News on December 30, 2011
Marijuana has currently accepted medical use, even in smoked form. The United States federal government actually prescribes and dispenses smoked medical marijuana — supposedly a dangerous, addictive Schedule I substance — to its own citizens!www.toke…
Captain America Brand Weed Seized in Major Cross-Border Tunnel Raid
Posted by admin in World News on November 18, 2011
U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security agents seized 17 tons of marijuana Nov. 15, when they discovered a tunnel that appears to be one of the largest cross-border smuggling operations in recent years. According to an Associated Press story on the bust, the t…
Colombia’s President: Marijuana Should Be Legalized Globally
Posted by admin in World News on October 26, 2011
Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos said this week that legalization of marijuana would allow the war on drugs to move forward by shifting focus to harder drugs and helping to stop the international violence associated with drug trafficking.www.tok…
Dutch Cafe Shops Now Forced to Sell Low Grade Marijuana
Posted by admin in World News on October 11, 2011
In a further move to reign in the marijuana trade in the Netherlands, the politicians have now passed a law requiring cafes to only sell the softest of the soft drugs or else.hailmaryjane.com
No More Arrests for Small Amounts of Marijuana in NYC
Posted by admin in World News on October 2, 2011
Police Commissioner Ray Kelly has instructed the NYPD to halt arrests of people found with marijuana that may have been discovered through intrusive means.hailmaryjane.com
30,000+ Gather In Boston To Protest Marijuana Laws
Posted by admin in World News on September 27, 2011
More than 30,000 people gathered at the Boston Common last weekend to support drug law reform, hear great bands and fight for freedom.hailmaryjane.com
Czech Republic Moves To Legalize Medical Marijuana
Posted by admin in World News on September 27, 2011
The Czech Ministry of Health has said it will take marijuana off the list of banned substances and for the first time allow it to be prescribed as medicine by doctors. The promised policy change comes after increasing evidence of marijuana’s beneficial…
Canadian Marijuana Growers Could Face More Jail Than Child Rapists
Posted by admin in World News on September 24, 2011
Producing six to 200 pot plants nets an automatic six-month sentence, with an extra three months if it’s done in a rental or is deemed a public-safety hazard. Growing 201 to 500 plants brings a one-year sentence, or 1 1/2 years if it’s in a rental or p…
Many Doctors Say It’s ‘High’ Time To Legalize Marijuana
Posted by admin in World News on September 7, 2011
Medical marijuana would certainly be “a kind bud” to those suffering from debilitating cancer. www.theonion.com
Pot-Smoking Judge Fired In Georgia
Posted by admin in World News on September 7, 2011
A judge in Georgia has been fired for smoking marijuana and for kicking down the doors at a relative’s house. The state Supreme Court unanimously, immediately and permanently removed Judge Anthony Peters of Catoosa County from the bench.www.tokeoftheto…
Woman Accidentally Gets Office High Off Marijuana Brownies
Posted by admin in World News on September 6, 2011
In Victoria, Canada Police received a call about a possible poisoning in an office building on Vancouver Street. Upon investigation they officers were ledsocialhype.com
BREAKING STUPID: 3-Year State Trooper Study Concludes Marijuana Has An Odor
Posted by admin in World News on August 31, 2011
A press release from the Alaska State Troopers proudly unveiled the results of a three-year(!) study which, not shockingly, determined that the odor of marijuana may be associated with the presence of marijuana.www.tokeofthetown.com
82-Year-Old Man Kills Intruder For Breaking Into Marijuana Garden
Posted by admin in World News on August 27, 2011
Murphy says his next door neighbor, 82-year-old Ray Faehr was on his porch, shotgun in hand, as an alleged intruder was laying in his neighbors yard. Pulaski County Sheriff’s Deputies found something they weren’t expecting to find in the senior citiz…
DERP! Florida Woman Calls Cop and Tries To Sell Him Weed!?!
Posted by admin in World News on August 12, 2011
On Thursday evening at 9:15, Jennifer Knopp, 39, called the SWAT-issued cellphone of Deputy Chris Galls; she told the deputy she “had the stuff he was looking for,” The woman then offered to sell Deputy Galls “crippie” marijuana and the two agreed to m…
Arizona Attorney General Files Lawsuit Against Cannabis Clubs
Posted by admin in World News on August 10, 2011
Attorney General Tom Horne of Arizona on Monday filed a civil action agains four medical cannabis clubs, trying to stop them from providing patients with marijuana under the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act. The cannabis clubs have sprung up to provide sa…
Most Americans Want To Legalize Marijuana: New Poll – Toke of the Town
Posted by admin in World News on August 10, 2011
Just give me the ganja. A new Angus Reid Public Opinion poll has found that a majority of Americans continue to believe that marijuana should be legalized, but don’t support the legalization of other drugs.www.tokeofthetown.com
Day Laborers Tricked Into Harvesting Marijuana in Ohio, Get Prison Time
Posted by admin in World News on August 8, 2011
Federal prosecutors are wrapping up a weak case against 11 men charged with cultivating thousands of marijuana plants in Ohio. All 11 have pleaded guilty, and seven have received prison sentences ranging from a year to 18 months.www.tokeofthetown.com
China Censors Little Black Book Of Marijuana
Posted by admin in World News on August 6, 2011
The worldwide release of an American book on cannabis has been delayed, due to the refusal of the communist government of China to allow its binding on Chinese soil. The Little Black Book of Marijuana, by Toke of the Town editor Steve Elliott, was sche…
To Protest Laws Against Cannabis, WA Man Chooses Jail Over Fine For Marijuana
Posted by admin in World News on July 31, 2011
A Washington state man on Friday chose jail over paying a marijuana possession fine, as a way of protesting the laws against cannabis.www.tokeofthetown.com
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