Virginia Public Schools Hate US Bill of Rights
Two Norview High School teachers deserve a promotion but were suspended instead after leading a Senior High-School government class in a discussion about Constitutional rights in which a video on the subject was presented. The video, Busted: The Citizen’s Guide to Surviving Police Encounters, is an educational tool to inform the general public about police … Read more
Album Review: Cosmogramma by Flying Lotus
Flying Lotus – less commonly known as Steven Ellison – began his music career about ten years ago, marking a ‘Decade of Flying Lotus‘ late last year, slowly conquering the West-Coast electronic music scene for potheads and trippers from all around the world. He is an avid marijuana user, centering his sounds around the psychedelic … Read more
Coast Guard Seizes 800 Pounds of Marijuana
The United States Coast Guard stopped a 20-foot boat coming from the Bahamas Saturday night. After getting reports of a suspicious vessel, the Coast Guard located and boarded the boat. They found some 800 pounds of marijuana sitting out in plain sight. The pot was bundled in 47 bricks and had an estimated street value … Read more
Union Signing Up Marijuana Workers
SAN FRANCISCO, May 28 (UPI) — A labor union is organizing medical marijuana workers in Oakland, Calif., a move likely to aid efforts in the state to legalize marijuana, analysts say. United Food and Commercial Workers Local 5 in San Jose, Calif., is thought to be the first union to organize workers in a marijuana-related … Read more
Marijuana Eradication Ain’t What it Used to Be
You have to feel bad for the lame-asses of the Indiana State Police. Did I say lame-asses? I meant hard-working crime fighters. You see, the good men and women of the ISP have a problem. Not enough people think marijuana is dangerous enough to give a shit about the ISP’s marijuana eradication efforts. Most people … Read more
Seattle Police Find 970 Marijuana Plants at House
Seattle police responded to a disturbance call on Wednesday in the southern part of the city. The officers say they heard screams coming from inside the residence. When they entered they found four people, a handgun, and 970 marijuana plants. One of the people appeared to have been beaten and was treated. Four men were … Read more
Police Stop Truck Full of Growing Marijuana Plants
Early Tuesday morning Oregon State Police pulled over a truck for speeding. When they approached the truck, they could see marijuana plants in the bed. A search turned up 565 marijuana plants and over a half pound of manufactured marijuana. Two men were arrested in connection with the marijuana, being charged with possession, distribution, and … Read more
A Great Article in the Harvard Crimson
Jeffrey Miron, a professor at Harvard University, wrote this excellent op-ed in the school’s newspaper, the Harvard Crimson. While I encourage a thorough reading of the arguments he lays forth, as well as sharing the article among those on the fence about legalization and those who oppose it, anyone who reads cannabis legalization op-eds is … Read more
Marijuana Found In Watermelon Shipment
Officers from the Mississippi Department of Transportation made an interesting discovery when they inspected a big-rig full of watermelons. Authorities say they became suspicious when the driver and co-driver didn’t seem to know each other. They found 100 pounds of marijuana in the shipment of watermelons and the two men were arrested. Source
