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Gamer Teen Accidentally Leads Cops To Parents' Pot Farm
Damn kids. Police traced an Illinois teen to his home after he allegedly stole credit cards and used them to play Internet games. When police entered the home, they stumbled upon his parents' marijuana growing operation and arrested them as well.Authorities had been investigating multiple fraudulent online orders and downloads resulting from a Lincolnshire, Ill., car burglary in July. In that case, the victim's credit card was taken from his vehicle, reports Frank Abderholden at the Lake County News-Sun. Continue reading "Gamer Teen Accidentally Leads Cops To Parents' Pot Farm" >
Stoner Photo of the Day: Becky Rocks a 'Tax Pot Now' Tee
Toke of the Town's Stoner Photo of the Day comes courtesy of veteran photographer chron.ron, whose abundant bud-shooting talents have come to our attention before. Check out his site at www.gen-why.com. Continue reading "Stoner Photo of the Day: Becky Rocks a 'Tax Pot Now' Tee" >
Morocco: Cannabis Farmers Angry Over Police Bribes
For centuries, the remote town of Bab Berred has been the heart of Morocco's cannabis-growing region, where farmers carried on the time-honored tradition of cultivating fine marijuana as their fathers and grandfathers did before them.Growing marijuana is against the law in Morocco, but police looked the other way as farmers grew their pungent crops in the heart of the Rif Mountains. But now farmers are angry they are being forced to pay bribes to local police to continue growing the herb, reports Aida Alami at GlobalPost. Continue reading "Morocco: Cannabis Farmers Angry Over Police Bribes" >
Truth Comes Out: Adults See Alcohol, Tobacco Riskier Than Pot
Americans view alcohol and cigarettes as more dangerous than marijuana. Tellingly, even a majority of adults who drink alcohol rate it as riskier than pot. Those who never drink alcohol are more evenly divided.A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey released this week found that a scant 17 percent of American adults rate use of marijuana as riskier than drinking alcohol. Fifty percent say alcohol is more dangerous, while 26 percent rate the two as equally risky.Similarly, 46 percent say smoking cigarettes is more dangerous than smoking pot. Twenty-four percent disagree, saying marijuana is more dangerous than tobacco. One in four, 25 percent, say tobacco and alcohol are equally dangerous. Continue reading "Truth Comes Out: Adults See Alcohol, Tobacco Riskier Than Pot" >
Opposition To DEA Pot Raids Spreads Across Political Spectrum
Two ideologically diverse advocates on Wednesday echoed an earlier call by a coalition of drug-policy reform groups by condemning a series of recent raids by the Drug Enforcement Administration on medical marijuana collectives operating legally under state law.The Tenth Amendment Center, a group that advocates for states' rights, and Jane Hamsher, the publisher of Firedoglake.com, called on the DEA to respect duly adopted state medical marijuana laws and immediately end those raids."The federal government is only authorized to exercise those powers that 'We The People' delegated to it in the Constitution," said Michael Boldin, founder of the Tenth Amendment Center. "It is especially egregious when these laws are used to justify raids in states where the use and distribution of cannabis is expressly allowed by law." Continue reading "Opposition To DEA Pot Raids Spreads Across Political Spectrum" >