Strain Review: OG Kush

MARIJUANAREVIEWS.COM: OG Kush From Private Dealer (m1ke)

'Overall: These buds were surprisingly clear for an indica similar to that crazy purple I had reviewed earlier, but not presenting the same way glimmering all over. However, crack these buds open and it’s incredible, golden right down to the center, almost blinding. –m1ke'

CA: Marijuana Operation Discovered During Sexual Assault Investigation

'Investigators uncovered an illegal marijuana operation while investigating a report of a sexual assault in Cathedral City this afternoon.'

Cloning

DMC Caregivers.

Covering Your Cannabis: Marijuana Crop Loss Insurance Offered

TOKE OF THE TOWN: Covering Your Cannabis: Marijuana Crop Loss Insurance Offered

'A California-based insurance company says it is now offering cannabis crop loss insurance from coast to coast, targeting the rapidly growing medicinal marijuana business.'

Budtenders

'Here's a job title that didn't exist around here a couple of years ago: budtender.

That would be the person helping a medical marijuana patient select the proper strain to treat his or her ailment. It's a job that requires a mix of mundane skills such using a cash register and making change, a little science nerdism to talk about the brain's cannabinoid receptors and the like, a familiarity with terms such as "couch lock" (since stoner descriptives can creep into a serious medical discussion), a passing knowledge of agronomy to explain hybrid strains, empathy, good communications skills, and generally -- assuming the budtender has a medical marijuana card -- some firsthand knowledge.'

Lawsuit Can Proceed Over Deaths of Two Dogs in Raid

'It happened last July. What went down was like the scene out of a movie. Drug smugglers sent a package containing 32 pounds of marijuana to the Calvo house. A SWAT team raided his house and bound Calvo and held him at gunpoint. Somewhere in the chaos the SWAT team shot and killed his pet dogs. '

DEA Marijuana Seizures Nearly Double

'The total amount of marijuana seized by the Drug Enforcement Administration nearly doubled from 1,539 metric tons in fiscal 2008 to 2,980 metric tons in last year.

The numbers were disclosed as part of the DEA’s budget request for fiscal 2011.'

Nice business if you can get into it.

Marijuana Production Grew by 35% in Mexico

'The International Narcotics Control Strategy Report shows marijuana production grew by 35 percent in Mexico in 2009.'

Pot-Smoking Young Adults Aren't Doomed to Psychosis Just Yet

'Early, and then continued, use of marijuana does seem to be associated with an increased risk of psychosis and hallucinations, but allow us to quell some incipient panic.'

Weed Brownie Guide

BAKED LIFE: Weed Brownie Guide - Cannabis Kitchen

'There are so many recipe's for weed brownies. All you need to really remember is that the weed will be in the oil. So if you can make marijuana oil you can use any store bought brownie box. Simple right.'

Canadian Marijuana Activist Getting His Share of Olympic Media Attention

CANNABIS CULTURE: Canadian Marijuana Activist Getting His Share of Olympic Media Attention

'The first hint might come when you read the message in the third-floor windows, "FREE MARC." Eventually, you get it. All of the people, and all of the media attention in this corner of Vancouver are not drawn by the spectacle of sport, they are drawn by the desire to rub shoulders with royalty; they are all seeking audience with the Prince of Pot, Marc Emery. With his bong in hand, Marc Emery, publisher of the on-line Cannabis Culture Magazine, cannabis seed entrepreneur extraordinaire, tireless activist for worldwide marijuana legalization, and fugitive, is awaiting and fighting extradition to the United States for distribution charges stemming from his multi-million dollar mail-order cannabis seed business.'

Latest Victim Of Pot Prohibition: Public Lands

TOKE OF THE TOWN: Latest Victim Of Pot Prohibition: Public Lands

'Due to the enormous profits made possible by marijuana prohibition, Mexican drug gangs are taking over U.S. public land to grow cannabis, using smuggled immigrants to cultivate the plants.'

VT: Montpelier to Vote on Marijuana

'Montpelier residents will be asked Tuesday to vote on a resolution urging the Legislature to replace criminal penalities with a civil fine for adults who possess a small amount of marijuana.'

Kannastor 4 Piece Grinder

MARIJUANAREVIEWS.COM: Kannastor 4 Piece Grinder (Miami Toker)

'Comments: I’ve owned grinders for as long as I’ve been smoking. I’ve had all the different kinds: plastic, wood, metal and honestly they’ve all worked the same, so when I saw this super sized grinder for $80 I was skeptical it would perform any better. But upon holding it in my hands and seeing all the different parts disassembled I decided it was worth the investment.'

Denver's Voter Initiative Does Little to Curb Marijuana Citations

'More than two years after Denver voters approved a measure making minor marijuana crimes the city's lowest law-enforcement priority, city officials continue to prosecute marijuana cases at a steady clip.'

How To: Cure MMJ

Medical Marijuana Bootcamp.

Drug War Victim: Esequiel Hernandez

MPP: Esequiel Hernandez

'On May 20, 1997, 18-year-old Esequiel Hernandez came home from school and hiked onto his family's isolated property on the Texas-Mexico border to graze his herd of 45 goats. Hernandez, a high-school student with no criminal record, dreamt of becoming a U.S. Marine or park ranger. Like most of the other residents of tiny Redford, Texas, Hernandez frequently carried a gun, occasionally firing it into the air to scare off animals that bothered his goats.'

High Times April 2010 Issue Preview

HIGH TIMES: Step by Step Hydrotech / Cannabis Cup 22

Strain Review: Purple Kush

MARIJUANAREVIEWS.COM: Purple Kush From Medithrive (CaliArtist)

'Overall: Some of the best looking bud I’ve seen with the perfect medicinal indica high. I’ll be picking this up again soon! –CaliArtist'

Patient Threatens to Sue Over Seized Medical Marijuana

'ROYAL OAK — The patient whose medical marijuana was seized by police during a traffic stop said he will file a lawsuit if the city doesn't return it or compensate him for the loss of personal property.'