Boy Arrested for Delivering Fake Drugs
November 13th, 2008 by Perry
In Port St. Lucie, Florida, police arrested a local boy, 15, for pretending to sell marijuana to his friend.
The elder boy said he was going to play a trick on his friend. He said he had a bag of parsley that he was going to make his friend think was marijuana.
The 15-year old boy was arrested on a charge of possession of a counterfeit controlled substance with the intent to deliver, when he was found by police during school hours. Apparently stupidity is no longer a charge on the books in Florida.
RIP: Mitch Mitchell, Drummer of Jimi Hendrix Experience [1947-2008]
November 13th, 2008 by Perry
Yesterday, the last chapter closed on one of the most influential bands in rock-n-roll history. Mitch Mitchell, former drummer and last surviving member of the original Jimi Hendrix Experience lineup, passed away at age 61.
While the original JHE was only around for about 3 and a half years, they produced numerous classics like “Hey Joe”, “Purple Haze”, “Foxy Lady”, “Fire”, “Little Wing”, “Spanish Castle Magic”, “All Along the Watchtower” and “Voodoo Child (Slight Return)” to name a few.
While the tracks were remembered for Hendrix’s blazing guitar licks, Mitchell’s jazz-infused drum style was a trademark, and really stands out in songs like “Crosstown Traffic” and “Spanish Castle Magic.”
I can still remember the first time I heard Jimi Hendrix Experience. I probably played the CD about 20 times in a row, amazed by the amount of music produced by just Jimi, Mitch and bassist Noel Redding.
Redding passed away five years ago from complications of cirrhosis. Hendrix died in 1970 due to a sleeping pill overdose under circumstances that are still debated today. Mitchell was found in his hotel room in Portland while participating in the Experience Hendrix Tour, which matched up artists who played with Hendrix with artists influenced by him. Mitchell reportedly looked frail in recent months, and while an autopsy has yet to determine cause of death it is believed to be of natural causes.
Netherlands Passes Ban on Mushrooms
November 13th, 2008 by Perry
Mostly an import from Hawaii, Ecuador and Mexico, the hallucinogenic, “magic mushrooms” are now banned in the Netherlands. Mushrooms have been freely available for years in the country.
The ban was passed due to outrage over a French girl, 17, who jumped from a bridge to her death while under the influence of mushrooms. The move seems to come as a wave of reform is being pushed by the local leaders who hope to clean up the image of the nation.
Amsterdam city council supports the government’s ban, hoping it will change the general perception of the city as a mecca for drug users and the sex industry.
Shop owners have claimed the ban will result in hundreds of jobs being lost and are planning protest marches.
A Dutch magic mushroom customer said:
Sunday lunch just won’t be the same. I always used the mushrooms in my stew for friends. They produce a nice relaxing glow, much better than alcohol.
Most definitely.
Man Busted When Police Call Leads to Warrant
November 12th, 2008 by Perry
Something smells funky in this story, just like it did for the officers who responded to a Sheboygan resident’s call for help. The police officers arrested Justin Luecke after they found a marijuana pipe in his bedroom.
The reason they were there? Luecke called the police to report a robbery and officers said they found the pipe in plain view. The complaint said officers got a warrant and returned to find marijuana, “packaging” and a scale. Luecke now faces up to 26 months in jail if convicted on all charges, including felony marijuana possession.
Yeah, there’s no way that could be pronounced, “Luh-key.”
Seal Beach, CA Bans MMJ
November 12th, 2008 by Perry
Joining a number of other Orange County cities, Seal Beach has banned the medical marijuana dispensaries from its city limits.
Eight other cities in Orange County also have moratoriums or bans on pot stores. Another city, Laguna Woods, recently passed a law permitting the dispensaries. While permission to possess MMJ is still recognized in Seal Beach due to state law, the city ordnance means medical marijuana patients will have to drive farther than necessary to get their prescriptions filled.
The recent wave of bans is a result of vague verbiage in Prop. 215, which legalized medical marijuana, but did not address how it would be dispensed or regulated.
Sheriffs Report $14 Billion in L.A. Pot Seizures
November 12th, 2008 by Perry
Lee Baca, Los Angeles county’s head sheriff, said this year his officers recorded $14 billion worth of marijuana seized, which is believed to be the largest annual total ever.
The Marijuana Enforcement Team team in August found a 116,000-plant farm in mountains of the Angeles National Forest above San Dimas. [...] It took 40 people two days to chop down the crop, bundle it and fly it out by helicopter.
Officials also noted large-scale marijuana cultivation has steadily increased in recent years. In addition to the 360,000 marijuana plants seized this year by the MET team, officials made five arrests, confiscated 15 guns and removed tons of trash and chemicals from the forest, Baca said. Between the trash removal and the five arrests for almost half a million plants, I’d say the sheriff’s department is doing one helluva job.
I just want to take an opportunity to point out that in light of the several billion dollar budget deficit California is in, eight percent of $14 billion would be a nice sum of tax revenue for the state. Good thing it has as much value to the sheriffs as the trash they pick up from the fields.
Canada’s Pot Prince Warns of “Creeping Jackboots”
November 12th, 2008 by Perry
An internationally known pot and personal freedoms activist, Marc Emery refers to himself as Canada’s “Crown Prince of Pot” for his outspoken opposition to marijuana laws everywhere. Opposition which has garnered much attention for his cause and ire from law enforcement from B.C. to D.C..
Emery has been a constant voice of opposition to police tactics which he says violate basic human rights on a consistent basis. His most recent article warns of “Creeping Jackboots” in reference to recent laws passed in Canada which allow for “electricity police” and officials to enter an individual’s home without warrant based on suspicion.
USPS Shouldn’t Be Your Dealer
November 11th, 2008 by Perry
Some people reach pretty big levels of idiocy in their lives, but I guess the saying holds true – everything is bigger in Texas. Three people were arrested in Monson, Texas when they went to pick up a package at the post office that had more than six pounds of weed in it.
Police obtained a search warrant for the package and found that it was carefully packaged with duct-tape, vacuum-sealed in several layers of plastic, with powdered soap between the layers in an apparent effort to conceal the odor of the marijuana, documents state.
Ah smart, you three have thought of everything. Wait.
Monson’s police dog, a black Labrador named Atys, was allowed to check the package and he alerted indicating there were drugs inside, document state.
Annnnnnd right there folks is one of many reasons that the USPS just isn’t a good idea to send government-considered narcotics. Not to mention you could be charged on a federal level.
