These Hand Wipes Are Specifically Made For Pot-Pipe Resin

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on September 2, 2011 Products

Rezzy Wipes, infused with coconut oil, come in a resealable zip-lock bag.

No matter your chosen field of endeavor, there are products available to make your life easier and more convenient. That’s right; it’s called “luxury,” and it’s no different for cannabis enthusiasts.

Now there are hand-cleaning wipes available specifically designed to remove marijuana resin from your fingers after cleaning your pot pipes. Yep, just when you were ready to anoint yourself as the Stoner Who Has Everything…

“No more smelly rezzy fingers!” Rezzy Wipes promises, and after having tried them, I can say they definitely work.

Rezzy Wipes, infused with coconut oil, come in a resealable zip-lock bag. I found that one wipe can be used after multiple pipe-cleaning sessions and retain its effectiveness.

State Investigates Medical Marijuana Authorizations At Hempfest

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on September 2, 2011 Culture, Products

Photo: Digital Journal

Washington state healthcare regulators have opened an investigation into two medical professionals who were issuing medical marijuana authorizations at Seattle Hempfest in August.

The preliminary investigation was started by the Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday, based on an August 21 story in The Seattle Times which described a reporter’s ability to get a medical marijuana authorization based on complaints of back pain, reports Jonathan Martin at The Seattle Times.

“It was opened as a result of media reports,” said DOH spokesman Tim Church, who declined to name the two healthcare professionals.

Montana Medical Marijuana Backers Still Hope To Overturn Law

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on September 2, 2011 Legislation, Medical

Graphic: Patients For Reform Not Repeal

Backers of medical marijuana in Montana say they are still making progress in their efforts to overturn the strict medical marijuana law recently passed by the state’s Republican-controlled Legislature.

The group “Patients for Reform Not Repeal” said it has collected more than 30,000 signatures in their effort to second Senate Bill 423 back to the voters, reports Marnee Banks at KRTV. According to the group, SB 423 effectively shut down safe access to medical marijuana for Montana patients.

The group needs just more than 24,000 valid signatures, or 5 percent of the qualified voters in 34 House districts, to get the law on the ballot. They have until September 30 to gather the signatures.

Oakland Hosting Nation’s 1st Marijuana Street Fair This Weekend

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on September 2, 2011 Culture, Dispensaries, Products

Photo: Bnk Presents

Last year’s event was held at the Cow Palace in San Francisco, but a state moratorium on “drug use” in state facilities necessitated a move to Oakland this year.

Oakland, California — which has been one of the leading cities in the cannabis movement, medicinal and otherwise, for more than 15 years — will this weekend host a cannabis street fair touted as the first in the nation.

The fair will feature speakers, music, booths and vendors, along with a “215 area,” also know as the “Patient Consumption Area and VIP Lounge,” which is a designated spot — directly in front of City Hall — where patients with medical marijuana cards will be allowed to ingest, smoke or vaporize their medicine, reports Matthai Kuruvila of the San Francisco Chronicle.

“Patients need to take their medicine when they need to,” said Berkeley resident Kim Cue, chief executive of the International Cannabis & Hemp Expo (INT CHE), which kicks off at “high” noon on Saturday. “Being a patient myself, that’s something that’s mandatory.”

Sheriff To Marijuana Patients: You Won’t Be Getting Your Pot Back

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on September 2, 2011 Medical, News

Photo: SodaHead

Sheriff Joe Arpaio: “Possession of marijuana is still a federal felony as far as I am aware and my deputies aren’t going to violate federal law.” Well lah-de-dah, big guy.

People who are arrested by Maricopa County, Arizona Sheriff’s deputies for any criminal violation and who are card-carrying medical marijuana patients will not be allowed to retrieve their medicine upon release from jail, according to a policy decision announced by Sheriff Joe Arpaio on Wednesday.

In addition, police officers who bring suspects into the Sheriff’s jails with marijuana in their possession along with a medical marijuana registration card will be required to maintain the marijuana in their own separate police property rooms, according to a press release from the sheriff’s office.

The attention-loving, headline-grabbing ass-wig Sheriff Arpaio — who has publicly boasted that he has no idea how to use a computer — said marijuana is “deemed as contraband” in his jails, “and as such will not be stored here for other police agencies.”

Police Say Pizzeria Owner Sold Marijuana

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on September 1, 2011 News

Photo: Nicholas Iovino/Wicked Local

The owner of Pinky’s Famous Pizza on Main Street, Medford, Mass., was arrested and charged with possession of 250 pounds of marijuana.

A pizza shop owner in Medford, Massachusetts is facing drug trafficking charges after police claimed they found what they described as “more than $750,000 worth” of “high-grade” marijuana in his pickup truck last week, prosecutors said on Wednesday.

Police said after getting a tip that owner Nikita Yanakopulos was scheduled to receive a

large shipment” of marijuana last Friday, August 26, in Everett, they began surveillance of him, reports Peter Schworm at the Boston Globe.

After followed him around Friday as he drove around Everett in a white pickup truck, officers said they saw Yanakopulos that morning in a parking lot loading cardboard boxes into the back of his pickup before driving off, according to court records.

Officers tailed him to a Dunkin’ Donuts drive-through, where they arrested him. Police had obtained a search warrant based on the allegation that the boxes contained marijuana. They found 11 cardboard boxes with 213 heat-sealed bags containing a total of 250 pounds of pot.

“These are troubling allegations into the suspected trafficking of over three-quarters of a million dollars of marijuana by a local business owner,” said Middlesex District Attorney Gerard T. Leone Jr.

Police said they seized the truck, three cellphones, and $2,366 in cash in the arrest. Yanakopulos indicated he did not want to speak to officers during the booking process.

250 Pounds Of Marijuana Found On Ventura County Beach

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on September 1, 2011 News

Photo: KTLA News

What authorities describe as a “drug smuggling boat” was found near the 250 pounds of marijuana on the beach near Point Mugu State Park.

Police are investigating how 250 pounds of marijuana ended up scattered along a beach near Point Mugu State Park in Ventura County, California.

Ventura County fire crews were first called the scene after a report of gasoline containers floating on the water and on the beach near Big Sycamore Canyon Road, reports KTLA News.

Authorities did find a dozen large containers filled with gasoline. But that’s not all they found — also on the beach were numerous bricks of marijuana and scattered clothing items, according to the sheriff’s department.

Academy of Cannabis Culture Opening In Seattle

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on September 1, 2011 Culture, Growing, Products

Graphic: ACCTech

A new institution of higher learning is opening in Seattle. The Academy of Cannabis Culture and Technology is scheduled to officially open on September 7.

ACCTech plans to offer courses and seminars on Washington’s medical marijuana laws, as well as a range of classes providing patients with professional instruction on cultivating their own medicine and cooking with cannabis.

The Academy didn’t waste any time getting things started — it’s already held its first seminar before officially opening its doors. On August 27, Seattle attorney Kurt Boehl educated medical marijuana patients on how to comply with Washington state’s complex medical marijuana laws.

Marijuana Truck Crashes; Bystanders Scoop Up Free Pot

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on September 1, 2011 Culture, News

Photo: NBC Bay Area

You should have been there, man. Marijuana lying everywhere on the street for the taking, and no cops around.

San Jose, California police said a white truck illegally carrying marijuana crashed and turned over on its side near Oakridge Mall early on Wednesday, scattering large bags of weed through the intersection as the driver shagged ass out of there on foot.

Several motorists and pedestrians who were lucky enough to be at the scene ran out and grabbed most of the marijuana and took off before police arrived, reports Mike Rosenberg of the Silicon Valley Mercury News.

Woman, 61, Arrested Trying To Reclaim Weed At Police Station

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on August 31, 2011 Global, News

Photo: Petoskey News

A 61-year-old New Zealand housewife who lost a bag of cannabis was arrested when she showed up to reclaim it as “lost property” from the local police station.

The bag, containing 19 separate grams of marijuana wrapped in tinfoil, a cannabis pipe and a cellphone, was found at a ferry terminal in Picton on August 16, reports AFP.

After the person who discovered the bag of weed turned it over to police in the South Island town, the cellphone rang and a male caller asked about the marijuana’s whereabouts. The officers informed him it was at the Picton police station.

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