Posts Tagged pot
More violence during North California pot raids.
Posted by admin in Political News on August 24, 2010
Authorities are trying to determine what’s causing an increase in violence that has left five suspects dead during raids of marijuana gardens across Northern California during the past several weeks. www.mercurynews.com
Pot, Parties and Political Policy: Hemponomics Infographics
Posted by admin in Political News on August 24, 2010
Marijuana ‘Hemponomics’ and Drug Policy information grapghocs by Nicholas Ivan Ladendorf aka NILcannagraphic.com
Increased Violence at Pot Grow Busts Puzzles Cops | NBC Bay
Posted by admin in Political Opinion on August 23, 2010
Cops are treating marijuana eradication efforts like SWAT operations. Why does this have to happen?www.nbcbayarea.com
Wall Street Drug Use: Employees Giving Up Cocaine for Pot.
Posted by admin in Business & Finance on August 22, 2010
The credit crisis appears to have sobered up Wall Street in more ways than one.
A review of drug-test data compiled by drug testing firm Sterling Infosystems Inc., shows that cocaine is losing its favor among investment professionals. What drug is the…
Canada marijuana growers use wild bears to guard pot
LOL…www.breitbart.com
California Pot Initiative (Prop. 19) Still Leading In Latest
Posted by admin in Arts & Culture on August 18, 2010
A majority of Californians continue to voice their support for Prop. 19 — which would eliminate penalties for the private possession and use of marijuana by adults, and allow local governments to regulate retail cannabis production and sales.blogs.al…
Palin leads among Republicans who say they’ve smoked pot
Posted by admin in Political News on August 14, 2010
Among Republicans who say they’ve smoked Marijuana:
Palin 25
Gingrich 22
Huckabee 17
Romney 17
Paul 8hotair.com
Police Confiscate $100k in Cash for Smelling Like Pot
New Jersey Police hard at work, stealing money. A search of a vehicle that yielded a backpack full of cash that smelled like marijuana was ruled invalid, but the money was never returned to the vehicle’s occupants. www.nj.com
How Much Could the Government Make Off Pot? (Graphic)
Posted by admin in Political Opinion on August 11, 2010
In the midst of the worst recession since the Great Depression, many have pointed to increased legalization or decriminalization of marijuana as being an untapped resource for taxation, and a source of new small business growth and employment.blog.turb…
Man Attempts to Trademark "Ganja" with U.S. Patent Office
Posted by admin in Business & Finance on August 10, 2010
On April 1, the U.S. patent office announced a new trademark: “Processed plant matter for medicinal purposes, namely medical marijuana.” The category was killed three months later when the Wall Street Journal asked about it, but in the meantime ganjapr…
Pot Tax in Snoop Dog’s Home Town?
Posted by admin in Political News on August 7, 2010
On the same November ballot that will have Californians decide whether to legalize marijuana, Long Beach voters will decide whether the city that spawned Snoop Dogg should tax recreational marijuana.blogs.ocweekly.com
WA Supreme Court: Pot Smell Not Cause For Warrentless Search
Posted by admin in Political News on August 6, 2010
The strong odor of marijuana coming from a stopped vehicle is not sufficient cause for a warrantless search, the Washington Supreme Court ruled by a 5-4 majority on Thursday.www.tokeofthetown.com
432000 Marijuana Plants Worth $1.7 Billion Seized in CA Raid
Posted by admin in World News on August 4, 2010
Almost 100 people were arrested for the commercial growing of marijuana in California’s Sierra Nevada range. The arrests came as part of a 450 agent collaboration between federal and state agents targeting operations of Mexican cartels. The arrest led…
Pot-ential Revenue from Marijuana Production (Infographic)
Posted by admin in Business & Finance on August 3, 2010
As a city council gave final approval to a plan that makes Oakland the first city in the United States to authorize large-scale industrial pot cultivation, here is an infographic detailing the potential tax revenue from Marijuana production, by State.w…
Left-Right Coalition Launches Campaign To Legalize Pot
Posted by admin in Political News on August 3, 2010
A transpartisan coalition of prosecutors, judges, cops, students, bloggers and political operatives on both sides of the aisle launched a campaign Tuesday to bring an end to marijuana prohibition, focusing on ballot initiatives in 2010 and 2012. www.hu…
CA Immigrant Teens Forced to Grow Pot to Pay Off Smugglers
Posted by admin in World News on August 3, 2010
Authorities in Ventura County fear they might have come across a trend: Teenagers from Mexico forced to tend marijuana crops in Southern California as a means of paying of smugglers who brought them into the United States.blogs.laweekly.com
Man Calls 911 For Ride To Liquor Store; Gets Busted For Pot
He wanted a ride to the liquor store; instead, he got a lift to the jail. A Florida man was charged Saturday night with misusing 911 and possession of marijuana after he had already been warned that his call to 911 for a ride to a liquor store would re…
Disabled Man Told His Pot Dispensary Not Handicap Accessible
After a contentious process and a marathon 12-hour hearing, a wheelchair-bound man finally earned the right to open a marijuana dispensary in his storefront. But now the city of San Francisco says it’s not handicap accessible.blogs.sfweekly.com
Marijuana Time Warp
Posted by admin in General Sciences on August 1, 2010
People who smoke pot can feel lost in time—for some, it’s part of the draw. Now researchers may have figured out one reason why cannabinoids, the psychoactive compounds in marijuana and hashish, make people feel this way; they disrupt the body’s inte…
Tough New Rules Weed Out Colorado Pot Shops
Posted by admin in Political News on August 1, 2010
One of every five medical marijuana dispensaries in Colorado could be forced to close under tough new rules barring many convicted felons from the business starting Sunday, according to federal drug authorities. The Drug Enforcement Administration, whi…
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