The surface area of the United States in which you can adequately and legally hold a proper Dark Side of the Moon/Wizard of Oz viewing party just got a lot bigger: Alaska, Oregon, and the District of Columbia voted Tuesday to legalize recreational marijuana. In Alaska and Oregon, residents passed referenda that will set up regulated cannabis retail similar to the systems that voters in Colorado and Washington state approved in 2012. And D.C. voters passed Initiative 71, whichlegalizes the growing and possession of small amounts of marijuana but does not permit its sale. Under all of those laws, users must be 21 or older to possess pot. . . . Read Complete Report
Amid the growing debate about the legalization of marijuana, Colorado GOP lawmakers are trying to make it a little tougher for people receiving welfare or other federal government benefits to spend that money on marijuana.
Welfare for Weed: Colorado Allows EBT Withdrawals at Pot Shops
First ever Washington / Colorado Legal Marijuana Commercial
Published on Feb 24, 2013
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First Day Legal Recreational Marijuana In Colorado
Published on Jan 1, 2014
Today January 1st. 2014, People came here even from Australia and Japan to get their legal marijuana. Here is a view at one of the dispensaries that was previously just selling to medical patients but is now licensed to sell to the public over the age 21.
From NBC San Diego By R. Stickney Wednesday, Nov 27, 2013 | Updated 8:57 AM PST
High in the Sky: Pot Falls From Plane Near U.S.-Mexico Border
Bundles of pot fell from the sky over San Diego, arriving in an airdrop from a plane that originated in Mexico, federal officials said Tuesday. . . Read Complete Report
Then and now: Who supports pot legalization? It might surprise you
By Tony Dokoupil, Senior Staff Writer, NBC NewsIt bears an aura of inevitability, the state-by-state fall of marijuana prohibition, starting with January’s debut of commercial sales in Colorado and Washington state.Even as the legalization trend has spread, however, gathering momentum in at least 11 other states and setting up a prolonged clash with federal law, the issue has drowsed in the shadows of establishment conversation. It’s been officially ignored by major editorial boards, legal and medical societies, blue-chip companies and religious groups. . . . Read Complete Report ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~From Denver Channel 7 ABC
Denver council takes 1st step toward banning marijuana smoking in public view on private property~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Denver Using ‘Nasal Ranger’ To Measure Pot Grow House Odors
DENVER (CBS4) – A Denver City Council committee is talking about changing the city’s odors laws weeks before recreational marijuana is to become legal and go on sale. . . . Read Complete Report
Puffing herb is one of my favorite past-times. To that end, I celebrate 4/20 all 365 days a year. I consider myself a pro now, but it wasn’t always that way. In high school, there was a lot of anticipation around my celebration of 4/20. Local dealers were contacted weeks in advance to source the required nug (gotta avoid price gouging and scarcity issues).
Bud in hand, we’d huddle over the brown brick of what we’d convince ourselves was “fire” and extract every last morsel of bud off the stems. Cigarellos were broken down, licked excessively, then re-purposed together like some bastardized Transformer known for it’s power of getting ridiculously stoned. In short: we were idiots. So for those who plan on partoking tomorrow, here are five things you can do to greatly improve your day that I’ve learned in my (high) life. . . . Read Complete Report
The Internet is up in smoke in anticipation of 4/20. Practically a national holiday for college kids and aging hippies alike, 4/20 celebrates the consumption of cannabis, Mary Jane, pot, whatever you like to call it. According to Wikipedia, the holiday got its origins in 1971 from a group of teenagers in San Rafael, Calif., who liked to meet up at 4:20 p.m. to get high. As a result, 4/20 became their secret code word and 40 years later, the code word for an entire nation.
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From ABC News By KRISTEN WYATT Associated Press DENVER April 15, 2013 (AP)
Legal Pot Draws Tourists to Colo., Wash., for 4/20
Thousands of people are expected to join an unofficial counterculture holiday celebrating marijuana in Colorado and Washington this coming weekend.
And the events and crowds will likely test the limits of new laws permitting pot use by adults. . . . Read Complete Report
Thousands Of Pot Tourists Are Coming To Colorado And Washington This Week To Celebrate Legalization
DENVER (AP) — Thousands of people are expected to join an unofficial counterculture holiday celebrating marijuana in Colorado and Washington this coming weekend, including out-of staters and even packaged tours. The events and crowds will test the limits of new laws permitting pot use by adults.
Is 420 A Party Or A Protest? Actually, It’s Both by Russell Barth April 15, 2013
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. . . “Every year for the past decade or more, Ottawa, like many other cities around the world, has had a 420 celebration of some sort. And in true Ottawa fashion, we don’t do it anywhere near the same as any other city. Most cities have a single central location that is agreed upon beforehand. Up until last year, 420 Ottawa was an organically-formed event where the majority of participants went to Major’s Hill Park (right across the street from that eyesore of a US embassy) for the huge party/drum circle that occurs there, while another crowd would form on Parliament Hill to break the law on the front lap of the seat of power.” . . . Read Complete Report
Weedorama, San Bernardino Pot Fest Scheduled For 4/20, Has Been Cancelled
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. . . “the culprit is parking–or rather, the lack of it. In a statement issued yesterday, 420 Times editor Dave Brian said the event was being postponed because the “substantial” parking lots that had been promised for Weedorama were no longer available. No further details were provided about how or why the parking fell through, but Brian promised that ticket holders would receive a full refund. . . . Read Complete Report
Cheech and Chong might as well get credited for turning April 20th into an unofficial holiday. What’s to celebrate that day? What Cheech and Chong love to do the best. Although this year they arrive with a gift for you. Cheech and Chong’s Animated Movie arrives in theaters and shortly thereafter on home video for people who’d rather enjoy the film in their parents’ basement. The comedy duo will be spending April 20th on various social media spreading the word about their new adventure. Here’s the press release: . . . Read Complete Report, Press Release and complete 4/20 schedule.
In Theaters April 18, 2013! You’re not hallucinating (but they are)… It’s the legendary toker jokers Cheech & Chong as you’ve never seen them before — in their very first Animated Movie.
“Eight former U.S. drug chiefs warned the federal government Tuesday that time is running out to nullify Colorado and Washington’s new laws legalizing recreational marijuana use, and a United Nations agency also urged challenges to the measures it says violate international treaties.”*
Former DEAs are asking President Obama to sue Colorado and Washington for legalizing marijuana. But is this just an attempt to subvert the states to feed their failed “war on drugs” initiatives? Ana Kasparian, John Iadarola (Host, TYT University) and Desi Doyen (Co-host, Green News Report) discuss.
In a new move and a push from the UN backed International Narcotics Control Board along with a handful of former DEA administrators are now trying to halt the legalization of marijuana in Washington and Colorado. The group plans to coax president Obama to block or reverse the laws in the states that have adopted them.
However, enthusiasts of the laws claim that the states our outside of the treaty and are responsible for their own laws within. . . . Read Complete Report
http://jbs.org | The U.N. Deception (United Nations) Learn how top United Nations proponents exploit small arms, the enviroment, and justice to pressure Capitol Hill into quietly surrendering America’s heritage of freedom. The U.N. Deception reports what the nightly news does not: The UN’s creators intended that their organization would become a world government and that Americans would be subservient to it. Should these UN plans remain unopposed the consequences are ultimately grim.
Steve Fox of the Marijuana Policy Project — http://www.mpp.org — discusses the historic bills to regulate and tax marijuana like alcohol at the federal level. He explains how the successful 2012 marijuana legalization initiatives approved by voters in Colorado and Washington have built significant momentum behind efforts to end marijuana prohibition.