THCF’s Paul Stanford Arrested Al Capone Style
March 25, 2011 by admin
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Every arrest of a lawbreaker makes a big difference to the state of Oregon- every dime collected, a huge relief to the tax payers. That’s what one would hope, that the powers-that-be had the best interests of we average citizens at heart.
That rose-colored version of life in Oregon is far off however, proven by the odd announcement recently by Attorney General John Kroger about his big catch of the day. That is, a local businessman that was late in filing two years of personal income taxes.
Fields of Cannabis in Old Brooklyn
March 25, 2011 by admin
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There was a time in Brooklyn’s history when marijuana plants as tall as Christmas trees grew out in the open in vacant lots across the borough. From Avenue X to the banks of Newtown Creek, the plants grew in what a Brooklyn Eagle reporter described in 1951 as “lush impudence.”
This forgotten botanical history was recently unearthed by Ben Gocker, a librarian at the Brooklyn Public Library’s Brooklyn Collection. While searching through the archives for a patron, he found a folder marked “Crime: Drugs: Marijuana.”
Doctor’s Note Would Allow Marylanders to Smoke Pot
March 25, 2011 by admin
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Supporters of legalizing marijuana for medical uses put forward a new approach in the Senate this morning, voting on a proposal that would allow sick people to use their illness as a defense if arrested for smoking pot.
Weed Science
Experts Urge Independent Auditing and Oversight of Medical-Cannabis-Testing Labs
Medical-cannabis testing at labs is a new industry without much oversight. Pot activists and scientists are pushing for independent auditing. Learn more about the Alliance for Cannabis Science at www.allianceforcannabisscience.org.
California’s three-year dalliance with medical-cannabis laboratories hit a new milestone last month [...]
Cannabis Culture News LIVE Will Return Next Week
March 25, 2011 by admin
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CANNABIS CULTURE - Watch Cannabis Culture News LIVE for the latest news and views on pot politics and the marijuana community. CCN LIVE will not be aired this week, but will return next week with a new episode - on a new set!
We are in the process of designing a new set for the show at our Pot-TV studios in downtown Vansterdam. There will be no episode this week, but tune in next FRIDAY, APRIL 1 at 4PM for a new episode hosted by Cannabis Culture Editor Jeremiah Vandermeer.
