Vancouver to Host Weed Winter Olympics
May 26th, 2009 by Russ
In America, weed smoking may be for medicinal or recreational purposes. In Canada, they take their herb quite seriously. So seriously, in fact, that they have decided to welcome the entire international community to the 2010 Winter Olympics by hoisting a giant doobie above the stadium.
Yes, your eyes don’t deceive you. It’s not a scalpel statue, or an electric toothbrush, it’s a joint. A majestic, three foot, aerodynamic, joint. And it’s lit. Or it will be, in any case, when it makes its 21,000 mile journey all over the country of Canada as it is carried by over 12,000 canucks. This gives new meaning to the term “Puff, puff, pass.”
According to the torch relay director, Suzanne Reeves:
It’s quite magical. Most people’s reactions are emotional.
As it should be! After all, wouldn’t you weep before a nationally constructed fatty-to-end-all-fatties?
Two B.C. Citizens Plead Guilty in U.S. Court
May 5th, 2009 by Rick
Two former employees of Marc Emery — Michelle Rainey, 38, and Gregory Keith Williams pled guilty in a Seattle court for the conspiracy to manufacture marijuana. On July 17th, at their sentence hearing the U.S. Lawyers plan to recommend two years probation.
The United States Attorney’s Office says that between 2003-2005, Rainey, under Emery’s business, sold marijuana seeds and growing instructions — with three quarters of the orders going to the United States. Williams, during that time, took phone orders and sold seeds to customers at Emery’s store.
theFreshScent’s 2009 4/20 Wrap-up
April 22nd, 2009 by RickA Collection of YouTube Videos for 2009’s 420
Check out these YouTube videos of people celebrating 4/20 all over the country.
[Santa Cruz, CA] Partied like Potstars in UC Santa Cruz
Everyone usually arrives early to walk around and truly enjoy the festivities before heading off to Porter Meadow to light up at 4:20 p.m. Mother Nature threw some heat Santa Cruz’s way on 4/20. At UC Santa Cruz, the brave people that did venture forth into the baking sun, carried water bottles and suntan lotion.
A newly added oddity to the party were religious, sign-wielding protesters. If anyone needed pot clearly it was those that were questioning the morality of smoking pot and holding signs that read ‘Highway to Hell’. Even bare chested dudes blowing smoke into their faces didn’t entice them to come to the dark side.
All in all, the 96ºF heat didn’t result in any medical incidents and the police got a chance to rescue a dog trapped in a car that had it’s windows up. 5-0 were also happy to give out 200 parking citations.
[Boulder, Denver] No Tickets Issued for Possession
Roughly between 8,000-10,000 people showed up at the University of Colorado for their 4/20 rally. At 4:20 p.m. they let out a cheer and a cloud of smoke filled the air.
Another 3,000 people showed up at the Civic Center Park in Denver, CO. People heard live music and speeches from activist groups. 80 police officers were present as well but no drug arrests were made.
[Vancouver, BC] 4/20 Draws Another Big Crowd
Vancouver’s huge 420 Bash at the Art Gallery had all kinds of people, from all different walks of life; they all had one thing in common — the love of cannabis. This video is from Thorny Bleeder Records and gives you a quick run down of the kinds of activities and people that made the event what it was.
It starts off with a questionable taste of music and an even more questionable dental plan. Then after some of the crowd is shown, some retro dressed clown trying to emulate the naked cowboy from Times Square says ‘I want to be high!’ You and everybody else buddy!
It’s a time when people can come together and vendors can capitalize on the cannabis craze by advertising their kush buds. It looked like a peaceful event, not a cop in sight. The Canucks really know how to throw a party.
Family Guy 420 Episode
If you missed the Family Guy 420th episode on April 19th, then visit Hulu and watch the latest episode with limited commercial interruption.
This year’s 4/20 has come and gone but here’s to the next 4/20, look for theFreshScent to have a significantly larger impact on the holiday.
Edit: Joy & her significant other tied the knot on 4/20. Congratulations to you both! :)
Study: Pot + Tobacco May Increase COPD Risk
April 20th, 2009 by Rick
According to a study straight out of the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, the head researcher, Dr. Wan C. Tan, randomly selected 878 Canadian adults age 40 and older. 53.1% had never smoked a cigarette and 43.5% had never smoked marijuana.
Compared with non-smokers, cigarette smokers develop a 50% chance of having respiratory problems (duh) and had a 2.7% chance of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Doesn’t common sense dictate that inhaling smoke of any kind would cause respiratory problems.
Men and women that smoked both cigarettes and marijuana had more respiratory problems and they had three times the risk of developing COPD. In fact, apparently it’s the marijuana that causes the higher risk.
I’m no scientist, but I’m fairly certain that the problem isn’t marijuana. The problem is the cigarette with 3000+ ingredients and none of them listed on the package. We just don’t know what those ingredients do to the human body, aside from causing cancer and apparently COPD. This disease doesn’t just develop with cigarette smoke, just ask a coal miner.
The study however did find smoking marijuana by itself showed no significant increase of COPD. Good to know. When is the Great American Smokeout again?
Britney Doesn’t Want You to Smoke Herb
April 13th, 2009 by ErinIt’s Britney, bitch.
It’s not enough that her fans are still in support after the ridiculous amount of crap she’s pulled over the past few years or what a horrible example she’s set to her younger audience, but now they have to listen to her preach about what not to do. Pulling the most controversial stunts out of any celebrity in recent memory, is she really in any place to tell people to not smoke weed?
A word of advice to Ms. Spears: Don’t drive away the people who, (for whatever reason,) still pay to watch you lip-synch and waddle on stage. It’s possible they’re smoking weed because it’s one of the few things that will actually help them enjoy your show. You said that shit in Canada no less!
Canadian Drug Dealer Gets 20 Years
December 22nd, 2008 by Perry
Vancouver drug kingpin Yong Long Ye recently plead guilty as leader of a cocaine and meth trafficking ring, receiving 20 years as part of his heal.
The charges also included laundering, and the Vancouver resident lost millions in properties and assets. The bust came from years of undercover work by a Canadian drug task force — which uncovered an international ring stretching from California to Australia.
The Vancouver Sun reported Ye had operations in the United States, Japan, New Zealand, Taiwan, India and China. Ye’s associates would import ephedrine from Los Angeles and then export meth as a finished product to countries like Australia — where the market for the drug is several times more valuable.
“Shattering” Conventional Meth Prevention
October 8th, 2008 by Tim
Meth is disgusting.
It’s about time kids were educated about the repercussions of methamphetamine use in an intelligent, engaging manner. The last place you want a kid to learn about meth is when visiting Uncle Billie Bob in the backwoods of Oregon.
Luckily, this isn’t some offshoot of the D.A.R.E. program, because as evidence has proven, that approach costs a shitload of money and gets very little results.
So as drug prevention evolves… Meth education has finally hit the stage in Vancouver with a new play called “Shattering.” The show is open to the public with kids ages 13 and over and is set to hit the road for a tour of B.C. between now and early December.
Christopher Bromley, with Headlines Theatre, said:
The play asks difficult questions that dig beneath the symptoms to get at the root causes of addiction, but also provides a safe and fun place to explore approaches to complex situations.
Looks like it takes a bunch of Canadians to actually engage youths about one of the nastiest drugs out there. Good job, eh.
