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20 Dec 2009 21:26

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U.S.: Smokin’ hot topic in California: Legalizing pot to leverage taxes

  • 56% of Californians support legalizing marijuana to help pay off the state’s debt
  • 680,000+ people have reportedly signed a petition for a November ballot proposal source

18 Dec 2009 21:50

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Culture: Pot found on Lil Wayne’s tour bus. No duh, Officer McObvious.

  • Do you guys even know who you’re dealing with? U.S. Border Patrol agents stopped Weezy’s tour buses in Texas today as he was headed for a tour stop in Mexico. Pot was found on two of the buses. In other news, if you freeze water inside a tray, it makes ice cubes! And if you pull that tray out of the freezer, the ice (eventually) melts! source

28 Nov 2009 21:02

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U.S.: Stoners looking to make “pot” a career: There’s a school for you

Medical marijuana enthusiasts in Michigan can take six weeks of classes at the Med Grow Cannabis College, where you can get high on learning or something. source

22 Nov 2009 09:35

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U.S.: Medical Marijuana: Teens like it too! Especially Bay Area teens!

  • 50 teens have been given medical marijuana in the Bay Area
  • 18 the age of consent for getting medical marijuana in California without a parent source

15 Nov 2009 12:15

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U.S.: Daily poll: Is medical marijuana a whiff of the future for pot?

  • Last week in Portland, Oregon (that bastion of hipsterism and indie rock and Elliott Smith shrines), a pot cafe opened up for medical marijuana users. Its the first of its kind in the country, and pretty much the only place it would really make sense at this point is on the West Coast. Anyway, with this new barrier broken, it’s about time to take stock – will pot usage be straight-up legal at some point, or will it at least be accepted? Vote above.source

30 Aug 2009 10:12

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U.S.: Snooch to the nooch: People think pot isn’t really that dangerous

  • 51% of people rate alcohol as more dangerous than pot source

27 Aug 2009 20:59

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U.S.: Everyone in California has the same idea: High times, legalized

California’s #myidea4ca Tweet site just went up in smoke in a pretty spectacular (and within the rules) kind of way. source
 

16 Aug 2009 23:04

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Sports: Stephon Marbury: Eh, I’m not signed. Guess I’ll smoke pot

  • I’m not under contract … I smoke weed occasionally. … I’m not driving … I’m following the rules.
  • Former New York Knick Stephon Marbury • Discussing (on camera because he’s an idiot) how he’s keeping on the straight and narrow now that he’s an unsigned NBA player. Marbury’s reputation took a tumble after he stunk up the room and angered his teammates as a Knick, and other teams are wary of signing him due to this rep. We’re sure the admission, no matter how noble, won’t help his chances. • source

24 Jul 2009 15:56

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U.S.: A giant supply of pot plants in California goes up in smoke

  • $1.2 billion in pot plants seized from illegal pot gardens source

24 Jul 2009 11:54

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Sports: LeBron comes clean about his high-school hijinks in a new book

  • Was the vehicle excessive, with its bank of three televisions? Maybe. Probably. Of course it was. So were the BMWs parked in the St. V lot, belonging to fellow students. But nobody ever questioned those.
  • LeBron James • Defending his mother’s purchase of (and acquiring of a $50,000 loan to help pay for) a Hummer. James was under heavy scrutiny at the time, as something of a “chosen one” at St. Vincent-St. Mary High School in Akron, Ohio who had already appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated. In his book, “Shooting Stars,” out this fall, James also admits to smoking pot with his teammates in a hotel room one night. “Stars” was co-written with Buzz Bissinger, who wrote a book you might know better for its TV show and movie adaptations – “Friday Night Lights.” • source