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Busted: Clayton Roueche of United Nations Gang Gets 30 Years

The Founder of the United Nations Gang, Cayton Rouche, will be serving a 30 year sentence in a US prison for his leadership role in the massive cross-border drug-smuggling scheme. He has been convicted with...

Toking women, will they pave the road for pot smokers?

"Public acceptance of pot is at an all-time high, and the fact that women have drastically changed their attitudes may be what is most fascinating about the sea change in public opinion -- and policy -- regarding...

Police Donate 25 Pounds of Weed to Prisoners in Fruit Crate

Prisoners at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice’s Segovia Unit were in for a treat when they received a donated fruit crate from the Edinburg Police Department. Among a variety of fruits prisoners came...

Melvin Blevins Jailed For Forcing 18-Month Niece To Smoke Weed

Melvin Blevins, 19 years old, has been arrested and sentenced to ten years in prison for video taping himself forcing his 18 month old niece to smoke marijana. The video tape was found inside a camera at a pawn shop in Ohio. Blevins is shown giving the little girl a glass...

Britain's Youngest Mother Grows Marijuana 'To Escape Stress'

A teenage girl once dubbed "Britain's youngest mom" has been caught growing marijuana in her home. Amy Crowhurst became Britain's youngest mom when she fell pregnant at the age of 12. Now 19 and the single mother of two from Crawley, West Sussex, Crowhurst admitted producing...

Gay activist Andrew Sullivan rankles federal judge

I have been reading Andrew Sullivan's gay activism treatises and philosophical and political  essays and books for over a decade now.  My husband and I used to summer in Provincetown,  on Cape Cod,...

La despenalización de la marihuana

La despenalización de la marihuana JOSE BRECHNER “Si los adultos desean tomar chances con la marihuana, es su problema” –Ronald Reagan Siguiendo parcialmente los pasos de México, que en Agosto pasado despenalizó el uso en pequeñas cantidades de Marihuana, Cocaína,...

Free Marijuana Coupon Offered by KUSH LA Magazine this Month

A coupon for free marijuana is being offered by KUSH LA Magazine this month, and this doesn't appear to be a joke. They are a marijuana-centric magazine, and are running a promotion with The Rainforest Collective,...

Smoking pot reduces cancer risk, study?

The study does not address the possible increase in risk for lung cancer that might be associated with smoking pot but if you gotta smoke something it looks like pot might be the way to go. " NEW YORK (Reuters...

Mexico Makes Small-Scale Drug Possession Legal

Mexico today announced that they will make small-scale drug possession legal, so that means a small amount of marijuana, cocaine, heroine will now be legal to carry; this moves comes in the midst of a major war on drugs on Mexico's streets, but supporters say this was still a...

Marijuana Farm Started California Forest Fire

The forest fire that has burned over 75,000 hectares in Santa Barbara, California this week started in a pot farm which was located on an area under control by a Mexican drug organisation, California authorities...

76 arrested after drug probe in Toronto

Toronto police arrested 76 people with drug deal charges, and seized various drugs and $20, 000 in cash. The 76 arrested face a total of 200 charges now, and had average of 24 prior convictions. "Toronto police...

Another Victory For Marijuana Reformers

Source: Atlantic Monthly  Rhode Island -- In the latest advancement for marijuana law reformers, the Rhode Island state legislature today legalized medical marijuana stores in the state, overriding Gov. Don Carcieri's (R) veto.The new law will take effect immediately....

Melissa Etheridge: Medical marijuana should be legal

(CNN) -- Each day an estimated 6,000 Americans will try marijuana for the first time. It's the most common illicit drug in the United States with nearly 15 million people using it at least once a month. ...

Drug Czar's Pot-Potency Claims Go Up In Smoke

http://www.huffingtonpost.comBuzz up! A newly released report about marijuana potency undermines previous claims by the Office of National Drug...

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