By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ in
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Friday, Jul. 23 2010 @ 12:48PM
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| Photo: ToiBocks |
| While the locking system to access to hidden storage space is simple to operate, it is almost impossible to figure out unless you have the instructions. |
Looking right at home on a night stand or coffee table, the ToiBocks has quickly won an appreciative audience with its secret compartment for valuables such as adult novelties and DVDs, passports, credit cards, cash -- and smoking materials.
"ToiBocks solved a real problem for me in my life, which was keeping my personal items easily accessible to me and inaccessible to everyone else," Dawn Tulman, president of ToiBocks, Inc., told Toke of the Town.
Dawn came up with a unique solution, which involved hiding the items in plain sight in a stylish, attractive ToiBocks, which includes a simple locking system to keep private things private in an ample storage space.
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| Graphic: Fathom Events |
| You really don't wanna miss this, man. |
The stars of many a stoner's favorite hit TV show, Mystery Science Theater 3000, will take on the legendary 1936 cult classic Reefer Madness on August 19 for an evening of live, hilarious riffing and ridicule!
RiffTrax's own Michael J. Nelson, Kevin "Tom Servo" Murphy and Bill "Crow T. Robot" Corbett -- will be reunited on the big screen for the live broadcast, sharing an evening of poking fun at the cult classic feature that warned against the horrors of smoking marijuana.
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| Photo: Larry King Live |
| Larry King lights a joint for federal medical marijuana patient Robert Randall on the air in 1988. |
Larry King Live holds the Guinness Book of World Records title for the longest running show with the same host in the same time slot. King has conducted 50,000 interviews, according to Wikipedia.
Inevitably, with that many shows under his belt, King has covered the marijuana issue quite a few times, resulting in some memorable episodes. Below are a few highlights from the show that go the best with bong hits.
California's Cannabis Culture from amanda van west on Vimeo.
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| Amanda Van West: "It's an exploration of the marijuana scene in California, and I hope it'll create more dialogue about the issue" |
In November, Californians will vote on the legalization of marijuana for recreational use.
If they approve Prop 19, the Golden State will become the first in the U.S. to take such a major step towards ending cannabis prohibition.
Amanda Van West, a 24-year-old student from California, has just produced a 12-minute documentary, California Cannabis Culture, for her final MA dissertation/project documentary as she finishes her International Broadcast Journalism degree in London.
"It's an exploration of the marijuana scene in California, and I hope it'll create more dialogue about the issue, in preparation for our upcoming vote in November," Amanda told Toke of the Town.
"It's the story of the people fighting for it, the people fighting against it, the people selling it, the people making it less taboo, and the people who were around when the whole scene started," Van West said.
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| Graphic: NORML |
Thompson's Gonzo style of reporting involved immersing himself in the action to such an extent that he became the central figure in his own stories.
He was known for his savagely uncompromising writing style; his heroic intake of marijuana, psychedelics, and other drugs; his almost complete contempt for authority and rules; and his anarchist views.
Thompson became best known for his 1971 book, Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas, a strongly autobiographical tale of a drug-fueled Hollywood-to-Sin-City road trip with his 300-pound Samoan attorney.
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| Photo: ArchiThings |
| The Silverdome, in Pontiac, Michigan, is scheduled to host a marijuana expo on Halloween weekend. Organizer Bruce Perlowin said he expects 100,000 visitors. |
"The sheer size of the Pontiac Silverdome will allow for the sale of hundreds of exhibitor booths, a hundred thousand visitors and live band performances," said Bruce Perlowin, the CEO of MJNA.
According to Perlowin, the experience his company has gained from the past year of doing small educational seminars has prepared MJNA to roll out large scale expos throughout the United States.
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| Graphic: Comic Book Resources |
| Maybe they should print it on rolling papers. |
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Our hero, MarijuanaMan, seeks to save Earth's marijuana fields from destruction by the evil drug company PharmeXon, thus saving his cannabinoid-starved home planet in the process.
The first issue's of Ziggy's MarijuanaMan book will hit shelves across the country on April 20, 2011, and Ziggy will be making an exclusive one-day-ony appearance this month at Comic-Con International in support of the new comic.
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| Photo: Robert Platshorn |
| Robert Platshorn, the Black Tuna, brought a million pounds of Colombian gold to American shores. |
Much of the primo Colombian flooding the U.S. marijuana market in the late 70s could be traced back to the Black Tuna Gang, a major smuggling ring which once brought 500 tons of pot into the United States over a 16-month period.
I remember well the sweet, potent buds of Santa Marta Gold that were available in 1977 and 1978. Possessed of a soaring sativa high and mind-blowing expansion in the lungs, this 'lombo weed became the gold standard of connoisseur pot to a generation of appreciative stoners. To this day, I think of Colombian weed every time I hear Rush or Blue Öyster Cult.
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| Photo: SF Weekly |
| Kushtown Pineapple Soda will tickle your taste buds and tease your brain cells. Can I get it cheaper by the case? |
But how to tell the good from the bad? It was pretty much let the higher buyer beware until now.
SFoodie to the rescue! Our fellow Village Voice Media scribes over at the SF Weekly have selflessly made their way through countless pot potations (yes, they probably did lose count).
And incredibly, they managed to pull themselves together enough afterward to select the five tastiest, "notable for their deliciousness as much as for their dosage," SFoodie helpfully notes.
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| Photo: Drog Riporter |
| Sativex, unlike the pill Marinol, has more than 60 of marijuana's cannabinoids instead of just THC. |
Sativex is a natural marijuana extract that is provided by British-based GW Pharmaceuticals. It was approved in 2005 for use in Canada to treat neuropathic pain.
"Once again, the scientific community has confirmed that marijuana is medicine and it can provide safe and effective relief to patients suffering from certain conditions," said Rob Kampia, executive director of the Marijuana Policy Project.
"Sadly, our federal government, through the Drug Enforcement Administration, has blocked effective research into the therapeutic effectiveness of marijuana," Kampia said. "The United States could be leading the world in the development of cannabinoid-based medicines, but instead our government has ceded this industry to the U.K., while intentionally prolonging the agony of patients in this country."
The Food and Drug Administration has already approved for medical use in the United States the pill Marinol, which contains only marijuana's principle psychoactive component, THC.
