Amsterdam Coffee Shops To Be Cut By 20%
November 21st, 2008 by Alex
Sad news for the residents and frequenters of Amsterdam, and specifically bad for connoisseurs of the green leaf everywhere - Amsterdam will be closing 20% of its coffee shops. And no, not the Starbucks.
Mayor Job Cohen made the announcement before a national ‘weed summit’ was set to start. They aren’t being closed due to adjusted legal standing, but instead due to their proximity to schools and children. Any shop within 273 yards (250 meters) of a school has to shut its doors by 2011 unless a successful appeal gets them off the hook.
Just like America, the legality and use of marijuana in the Netherlands is very murky. Technically, it’s not legal, but in specific shops you can purchase up to 5 grams. Then again, growing is illegal, which makes sourcing the buds a challenge. You also have ‘pot tourism’ to worry about - citizens of neighboring countries traveling into the Dutch cities just to buy marijuana and leave.
Although this doesn’t take effect immediately, this new announcement places pot on an even shakier foundation in the city most known for its tolerance. Of course, we’ll keep you updated as appeals roll in and more debate starts on the topic.
CDC Shows Progress Curbing Tobacco Usage
November 21st, 2008 by Perry
A report released by the Centers for Disease Control showed fewer Americans are smoking cigarettes than ever before.
The number of legal-aged residents smoking dropped below 20 percent of the population for the first time in more than 200 years of crusty lungs and smoky lounges.
The CDC actually points out the significant of its accomplishment thusly; in the past 40 years tens of millions of Americans have voluntarily quit smoking a legal, yet highly addictive intoxicant. They took a measured, informative approach that worked.
Comparatively, the government’s campaign against marijuana is failing. There are an estimated 2.5 million new users every year…
You’d think the incoming administration would notice the trend that truth sways people more affectively than scare tactic propaganda and adjust accordingly. Or, legalize and tax the damn plant so we can get some availability for adults and revenue for our economy.
Coast Guard Goes Pot Fishing, Nets 5 Tons
November 21st, 2008 by PerryThat’s right, 10,000 lbs. of weed, just floating around in the ocean.
The bundles of marijuana were found by the coast guard who noticed suspicious activity on a speedboat. When officers approached the speedboat, the crew of the dubious watercraft began to speed away into Mexican waters, presumably dumping the load to lighten the boat’s bulk and essentially avoid arrest.
US law enforcement can’t pursue internationally, so the shady vessel got away, sans reefer.
Hawaii Police Say MMJ is a Drug Front
November 20th, 2008 by Perry
Hawaiian police recently arrested seven individuals for allegedly running a drug smuggling operation, that law enforcement is saying operated under the guise of a medical marijuana organization.
The leader of the group claims the arrests are the result of a lawsuit he filed against state police. Under Hawaii state law, a physician can recommend marijuana use for a patient with a debilitating disease and allow a patient to have seven marijuana plants and up to three ounces of marijuana.
Brian Murphy filed a lawsuit in order to get money back that was seized by police, cliaming money seized in a raid was collected legally under the state’s law. Police seized 335 marijuana plants, 2,300 grams of processed marijuana, 4,830 grams of unprocessed marijuana, 32 grams of hashish, 100 marijuana-laced candies, and more than $14,000 in cash from several homes and businesses.
Cannabis Linked to Aiding Alzheimer’s Patients
November 20th, 2008 by Perry
Recent experiments have shown cannabis was recently linked to help delay the effects of Alzheimer’s. As reported by The Mail, scientists are working on developing a THC pill, which is helping to fight the disease.
When elderly rats were given the drug for three weeks, it improved their memory, making it easier for them to find their way round a water maze, the Society for Neuroscience’s annual conference heard yesterday (WEDS).
Researcher Professor Gary Wenk said:
When we’re young, we produce neurons and our memory works fine. When we age, the process slows down, so we have a decrease in new cell formation through normal aging. You need these cells to come back and help form new memories and we found that this THC-like agent can influence the creation of these cells.
Gotta say, I never thought I’d see the day where marijuana is used to fight memory loss, but there you go, never failing to surprise me.
Pamela Anderson Speaks Out on Pot
November 19th, 2008 by Perry
Pamela Anderson recently decided to get involved in yet another cause, pro-marijuana activism.
Well known for her love of animals and charitable donations, Anderson recently wrote a letter to Barack Obama and blogged about the importance of legalization. She outlines how cultivating marijuana would “save children” and help the environment.
I think we should legalise marijuana, tax and monitor farm hemp etc. This would make our borders less corrupt and then I think eventually this will be more secure option and save children in the long run – we should be able to farm hemp in America – it’s just silly. It would create jobs and be good for the environment.
Here, here.
She also goes on to show a little more radical side. Pamela also controversially suggests anyone found guilty of molesting children or possessing child pornography, should be castrated for their crimes.
Can’t deny it’d cut down on repeat offenders though. Heyoooooo! I’m sorry.
How to Setup Your Kid for Failure in Life
November 19th, 2008 by AlexStep 1) Name him/her after a notorious underworld figure - and don’t forget to fuck up on the spelling.
Step 2) Finished.
I mean, really. This kid shouldn’t even be on trial. His parents should be dragged before the judge and asked if they saw a crack possession charge coming when they named their bundle of joy “Dalcapone Alpaccino.”
I would pay a serious chunk of change to hear just a piece of the conversation about how Dalcapone got named…
Mom: Let’s name this thing Lucciano Pescci Denirogotti.
Dad: Nah woman, Dalcapone Alpaccino.
Mom: Nailed it!
Hmmm, I wonder if anyone else was unlucky enough to be named Dalcapone? Yep, this douche was.
Back to Dalcapone Alpaccino, his whole docket’s available online, but you shouldn’t be able to charge anyone with parents as stupid as this. No matter what he allegedly did, it’s not all his fault, he didn’t even get a fair start.
Student Busted for Dorm Grow
November 19th, 2008 by Perry
A Davis & Elkins College student is lodged in Tygart Valley Regional Jail after the Elkins Police Department searched his dorm room and found a setup for the production of marijuana. In case you were wondering, that’s West Virginia.
The police were tipped off by an anonymous letter, and then let in by a roommate, where they found: “a scale, rolling papers, baggies, several bongs and pipes in the room. Inside a blue glass, police found several germinating marijuana seeds.”
Just how sharp are police in West Virginia?
While police were at the department, a sample was taken from one of the bongs and tested with a Narcotics Analysis Reagent Kit No. 8 … and the test was positive for marijuana.
What the hell kind of scientific test do you need to determine the resin found on a bong in a room full of marijuana paraphernalia came from weed?
