'NEW YORK, March 29, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Cartman's favorite restaurant has been shut down and a store that sells medicinal marijuana moves in on an all-new episode of "South Park" titled "Medicinal Fried Chicken," premiering on Wednesday, March 31 at 10:00 p.m. on COMEDY CENTRAL.'
'Review: I gave this Water Pipe a B+ because of it’s versatility. Since it’s only 14 inches (which is small in comparison to most Zongs that I’ve seen) it’s one that could be used daily, or as an occasional social show-piece. It’s 4 kinks really give you several ways to hold it, which is a big deal to me.'
'The governor points to the situation in California, where she says legal marijuana dispensaries now outnumber both McDonalds and Starbucks. The governor says the term of ”compassion centers” given to these dispensaries is an insult, because in reality they are simply “pot stores”.'
'Tallahassee, Florida -- Florida is moving forward with a plan to restrict the sale of pipes, bongs and other drug paraphernalia commonly used to smoke marijuana or crack.'
'States are ramping up efforts to legalize the drug in an effort to balance budgets and regulate the narcotic. Last week, California became the first state to approve signatures supporting a measure for the November ballot. Unlike in years past, the approved measure will seek to legalize the drug outright and allow users to carry up an ounce. Advocates argue the measure would raise $1.4 billion and save precious law enforcement and prison resources.'
'COLORADO SPRINGS – A Colorado Springs couple allegedly attempted to sell marijuana cookies to a local convenience store clerk. Instead of making a sale, Jessie and Alisha Vriese, were arrested. "They were not licensed caregivers or growers of the product," said Sgt. Dan Lofgren, with the Colorado Springs Police Department. "They were both arrested for a felony charge of offenses related to marijuana distribution."'
'If you spend enough time up in the Emerald Triangle — an area in Northern California comprising the adjoining counties of Mendocino, Humboldt and Trinity — you might notice a few things. There's the crab fisherman selling you fresh crabs from his boat with a lit joint hanging from his mouth. There's the jingle on the local radio station with the chorus "Going to jail sucks!" (It's an ad for a bail-bond agency, which runs right after an ad for a hypdroponic-growing store.) If you're in the Triangle in October, at the start of the harvest season, you might notice people standing by the side of the road with cardboard signs that read "Looking For Work", or signs simply depicting a hand-drawn pair of scissors. You might notice that locals call hundred-dollar bills "Humboldt twenties" and complain about how expensive everything is, or their use of the verb formation "getting flown," meaning one's property has been buzzed by a DEA helicopter (e.g., "We got flown a bunch of times this summer, so we knew a bust was coming"). At some point, your cellphone will probably stop working, and you might notice how the two-lane road darkens as it slices into a canyon of redwoods, and how your car shrinks, too, puttering at the foot of the giant, primeval forest, and how that Bigfoot-themed souvenir shop several miles back is starting to seem like a beacon of civilization. And if you keep going, eventually, somewhere deep in the mountains, you will arrive at Vic Tobias' place.'
'But both cases were tossed out along with many other marijuana possession cases in recent weeks because of a California Supreme Court ruling that has police, prosecutors and defense attorneys scrambling to make sense of a gray legal area: What is the maximum amount of cannabis a medical marijuana patient can possess?'
'For patients in intractable pain, time is not on their side. Therefore, for supporters, New York's pending legalization of the medical provision and use of marijuana is timely. Meanwhile, the debate continues.'
'Power in numbers. If Americans don’t want ObamaCare, we don’t have to accept it. We have been conditioned that we must accept it, or that we must rely on the Supreme Court or Congress to save us, but what if the problem is the Supreme Court and Congress? What then?'
'Petit Sirah, Af Gui, Merlot, OG Kush, Sauvignon Blanc, OT Pineapple, Burgundy, Purple Urkle, Grey Riesling, NorCal, Zinfandel, Blueberry … listening to wine makers and medical marijuana (MMJ) growers talk about their boutique delicacies is often simply a matter of switching vocabularies.'
'If all goes according to plan, New Jersey’s first legally grown marijuana plants will be harvested this fall from greenhouses, where they will have been growing for months under the gaze of cameras and security guards. The plants will be dried, packaged and readied for purchase at six licensed facilities by thousands of registered patients who have debilitating illnesses.'
'While there have been dozens of prime time TV shows that have featured cannabis use since the 1960s, often for medicinal purposes circa the mid 1990s, currently there is a crush of shows on broadcast and cable that have one or more episodes where cannabis use is a featured part of the show.'
'Barry and Candi Cooper, a married duo well-known in the world of drug reform activism, have temporarily lost custody of Candi’s youngest child due to misdemeanor charges stemming from a recent “KopBusters” sting operation against a police officer in Williamson County, Texas.'
'“A Wal-Mart spokesperson has told Fox News that the company is no longer challenging Casias’s eligibility for unemployment, reversing the despicable stance it took before news of the firing made national headlines.” So, they didn’t give Joe Casias his job back, but at least they’re not challenging his right to receive unemployment. As a blogger who makes very little money, I stand by an individuals right to receive unemployment…and get high. So Kudos Joe.'
'Overall: I like this strain. I seem to get it a lot out here in Vegas. It’s not very popular among most because it’s mostly haze – I think. In my opinion I love it for the first bong rip of the day. It gets you going but it won’t have you stuck on the couch. Snowcap will still have you baked just not stuck. –dyannas son '
