CO: Growth in Medical Marijuana Raises Questions

'GLENWOOD SPRINGS — With the boom in medical marijuana dispensaries in the Roaring Fork Valley, area schools and businesses find themselves struggling to update their policies to address a question they never had to deal with before. How do you handle a student, or an employee, who shows up stoned — with a prescription?'

Marijuana, Boom and Bust

'By the end of the decade the cultivators were learning how to grow. There was an enormous variety of seeds--Afghan, Thai, Burmese. The price crept up to $400 a pound, and the grateful settlers, mostly dirt poor, rushed out to buy a washing machine, a propane fridge, a used VW, a solar panel, a 12-volt battery. Even a three-pound sale was a relatively big deal.'

OK: Police Seize 1,500 Pounds of Marijuana

'Officers seized 1,500 pounds of marijuana early Saturday after a police dog detected the illegal drugs in a parked vehicle.'

Shaking Off Pot's Negative Image

'The first-ever International Cannabis and Hemp Expo is a chance for the public to learn from vendors and speakers and see 100,000-square feet of displays showing off products to grow and ingest marijuana. Bands and musical acts will entertain and an onsite "medication tent" will allow people to, well ... medicate.'

New Jersey MS Patient Will Remain Jailed During Appeal

MPP: New Jersey MS Patient Will Remain Jailed During Appeal

'The New Jersey man who was sentenced to five years in prison last month for growing marijuana plants to treat his multiple sclerosis will now remain jailed while he appeals his conviction.'

CU Regent Calls For Crackdown On Boulder's 4/20 Smokeout

TOKE OF THE TOWN: CU Regent Calls For Crackdown On Boulder's 4/20 Smokeout

'An uptight University of Colorado regent has said the Boulder campus should do a better job "cracking down" on pot smokers who gather for the "unsanctioned" 4/20 smoke-out.'

GA: Authorities Make $2 Million Marijuana Bust

'The plants had a total weight of approximately 1,900 pounds and an estimated street value of $2 million. Agents also seized four guns, including a sawed-off shotgun, and a military style ballistics vest.'

Girl Smoking Weed and Stripping

You're welcome.

Over a Hundred L.A. Marijuana Dispensaries to Face Potential Closure

'Under a city ordinance which is now expected to take effect in June this year, various marijuana dispensaries which opened after a 2007 moratorium will be sent notifications that they must shutter down.

Over a hundred medical marijuana places across Los Angeles will soon be sent notifications by authorities that they must shut down starting June.'

Strain Review: Hawaiian Punch

MARIJUANAREVIEWS.COM: Hawaiian Punch From Private Dealer (stak)

'Overall: Above average smell/taste/buzz/length.  One of the better strains I’ve come across recently.  –stak'

Strain Review: Lemon Kush x Blue Dream

Welcome back Tang.

Kandy Kush Photo Shoot

Hot stoner chicks.

Oregon High Court: Employer Free to Fire Medical Marijuana User

'For supporters of legalizing of medical marijuana, yesterday was not a good day.

The Oregon Supreme Court ruled that a state worker who used pot to relieve pain and nausea could be fired for drug use even though he had had a state-issued medical marijuana card.'

LA: 400 Pounds of Marijuana Seized

'The Lafayette Metro Narcotics Task Force seized 400 pounds of marijuana stashed in the rear cargo compartment of a stolen van out of Pasadena, Texas, during a traffic stop on Interstate 10 near mile marker 101.'

Jack Herer: The Emperor Wears No Clothes

HIGH TIMES: Jack Herer: The Emperor Wears No Clothes

The latest by The Pothead Pundit for Hightimes.com.

Federal Pot Case in CO Highlights Worry Among Growers of Medical Marijuana

'Jeff Sweetin, special agent in charge of the DEA's Rocky Mountain Region, said state and local police hesitate to go after pot growers because of the conflict between state and federal law. Federal authorities are the only ones left to enforce marijuana laws, he said.

"I'm not here to be the regulator of medical marijuana," Sweetin said, adding he'd prefer to "work the highest-level drug-trafficking organizations."

Instead, he fields daily phone calls and e-mails about medical marijuana growers. Half want the DEA to ignore them; half want the DEA to bust neighborhood dispensaries, he said.

A brief filed in Bartkowicz's case by U.S. Attorney David Gaouette argues that no matter what Coloradans voted for, no grow operation gets a federal pass.

"Colorado's state drug law does not, and cannot, abrogate federal drug laws," Gaouette wrote.'

Jack Herer Speaks

We miss him already.

Strain Review: Jack Herer

MARIJUANAREVIEWS.COM: Jack Herer From Private Dealer (CanadaDank07)

'Overall: I was skeptical of it being Jack Herer at first because it didn’t have the trademark foxtail buds but I think they were crushed when they were vacuum sealed.  Think about how good it could have been without vacuum sealing!!!  One of my favorites for sure.  –CanadaDank07'

Marijuana is NOT like Alcohol

'Sometime ago I posted a comparison of marijuana and tobacco called Pot is not like tobacco. Please make a note of it. Thanks.

It was prompted by various ongoing - and stupid - assertions that those who do not understand marijuana make when they assume it is like tobacco.

It's time to do the same for marijuana and alcohol.'

Jack Herer Explains Why Hemp is The #1 Natural Resource

Legalize Cannabis.