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Fake Cop Car Almost Pulls Off Seizure Of 319 Pounds Marijuana

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on December 13, 2010 News

Deputies discovered this 319 pounds of marijuana in two abandoned vehicles near Interstate 8 in Arizona. They believe a Crown Victoria equipped to look like a patrol car was attempting to steal the weed from the other vehicle.

A fake patrol car apparently attempted a traffic stop Saturday night on a second vehicle in order to steal the marijuana it was carrying, according to law enforcement officials.

Pinal County sheriffs’ deputies said they found a car disguised as a police patrol car, along with another car off the side of Interstate 8 in Arizona, reports Stephanie Russo at The Arizona Republic. Both vehicles had bales of marijuana in the trunk, totaling about 319 pounds, reports James King of Phoenix New Times.

The real cops apparently happened upon the scene just after the fake cops stopped the car with the load of weed. Deputies said the engines of both vehicles were still running when they stopped to check out the scene near Vekol Valley, but both occupants had fled the scene.

The fake patrol car was a Ford Crown Victoria — a perennial favorite of law enforcement — outfitted with red and blue lights, a siren, a spotlight and a front push bar similar to a real cop car.

N.J. Medical Marijuana Rules Called “Kafkaesque” By Advocates

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on December 13, 2010 Legislation, Medical, News

Graphic: Baristanet

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie claims he’s trying to ensure that medical marijuana will be used only by approved patients, and “won’t become as easily accessible for recreational use in the Garden State as it has in California and Colorado.”

But on Monday, state senators, led by Sen. Nick Scutari, will vote on a resolution which would require the Department of Health and Senior Services to nullify Gov. Christie’s proposed rules and make the regulations more patient-friendly.

None of the governor’s concerns about other states’ leniency regarding medical marijuana have anything to do with New Jersey’s law, according to registered nurse Ken Wolski, executive director of the Coalition for Medical Marijuana New Jersey (CMMNJ).

“We think he’s absolutely wrong in comparing the programs,” Wolski told Erika Bleiberg of Baristanet. “The law itself has safeguards to protect New Jersey from the excesses that occur in California and Colorado.”

Four Men Arrested For Laughing At Cop’s Failed Pot Bust

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on December 13, 2010 News

Photo: Citizen Arcane

Four men from Queens, New York are suing the NYPD because they say an angry cop arrested them after another group of men laughed at the cop when he was unable to catch a fleeing marijuana suspect on foot.

The arrests were made after cops approached a group gathered at Rufus King Park in Jamaica, Queens, on the afternoon of August 19, reports John Del Signore at The Gothamist. Police saw someone throw a bag in a garbage can, so they began frisking everyone to check for drugs, and one suspect allegedly told them he’d “smoked all the marijuana.”

Then the guy ran off, with one cop chasing him on foot.

When the cop returned after the guy outran him, he was out of breath, and some spectators at a nearby handball game laughed at the winded officer.

One of the cops allegedly then said, “If you think that’s funny, watch what I do to them,” and arrested the four men.

Men Charged After Trying To Steal 9,000 Pot Plants From Police

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on December 13, 2010 Global, Growing, News

Photo: Edmonton State Police/Edmonton Journal

Three Australian men caught as they allegedly attempted to steal 9,000 marijuana plants from the police have been charged with theft.

Police wouldn’t confirm what was stored at the police logistics facility for security reasons, but the Herald Sun reports that the building contained marijuana plants confiscated in Victoria’s biggest drug bust.

The men were arrested after police claim they were caught breaking into the building about 10:15 p.m. on December 3.

The trio was apprehended during the break-in, and nothing was taken from the premises.

Miley Cyrus Joins The Bong Brigade And Trips Out

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on December 10, 2010 Culture, News

Miley Cyrus — Partying with a Bong
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Photo: TMZ

In which Miley takes a salvia hit and has “a little bit of a bad trip”

OK, so maybe it wasn’t really marijuana in that bong rip pop princess Miley Cyrus takes in the viral video that’s sweeping the web, but it’s still attracting plenty of attention and making the young Hannah Montana star a host of potential new friends.

According to reports, the substance in the bowl was salvia, which is a potent psychedelic and, while legal, is ironically also a rougher ride than cannabis (yes, I’ve smoked my share of both).

Miley was shown in a friend’s cell phone video a few days after her 18th birthday taking a hit from a bong and then told her friend she was having “a little bit of a bad trip.”

One-Joint Prosecution Dropped — Because Cops Lost The Joint

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on December 10, 2010 News

Photo: DenverWestword

Lacy Lee moments after being grabbed May 1 by a Denver cop for holding a joint — during a pro-pot march. The offense carries a $100 fine, but cops were unable to come up with the joint in question. Case dismissed!

Denver cops gave Lacy Lee a shakedown at a pro-pot rally on May 1, cited her, and spent thousands of dollars to prosecute her as the case moved through the court system. Cops had to take paid days off to appear in court — for an offense carrying a maximum fine of $100.

That was absurd enough, as pointed out by Michael Roberts at Westword. But things got even sillier Thursday, when the city dropped the case because it had no joint on hand to support the charge.

“We are very happy the City of Denver has dismissed the case,” said attorney Rob Corry, who felt the case was so outrageous, especially given a video of the incident (see below), that he agreed to represent her pro bono.

THC Reduces Aggressive Behavior In Schizophrenics: Study

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on December 10, 2010 Medical, News

Photo: TalkTalk

The administration of oral synthetic THC is associated with improved symptoms of psychosis in patients with refractory schizophrenia, according to the findings of four case reports published in the November issue of the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.

Investigators at the Rockland Psychiatric Center in Orangeburg, New York, the Columbia University Medical Center, and the New York University School of Medicine assessed the efficacy of oral THC (Dronabinol) on eight patients with refractory psychosis, reports the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML). The subjects in the trial had a history of symptomatic improvement when using cannabis and had been unresponsive to conventional medical treatments.

Marijuana Dispensaries Raided In Santa Clara County, California

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on December 10, 2010 Dispensaries, News

Photo: Maria J. Avila Lopez/San Jose Mercury News

Several law enforcement agencies from thoughout the South Bay Area raided MediLeaf dispensaries in Santa Clara County on Thursday.

Santa Clara County, California authorities have detained several people who they claim were involved in illegal cannabis sales and money laundering at MediLeaf medical marijuana dispensaries across the county.

More than 50 officers with the County Special Enforcement Team served search warrants and held several people Thursday following an eight-month investigation that police claimed “established probable cause” that illegal marijuana sales and money laundering took place at eight MediLeaf stores in the county, reports Action News reporter Felix Cortez at KSBW.

Man Offers Marijuana Reward To Capture Laptop Thief

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on December 10, 2010 News

Graphic: Philadelphia Daily News

REWARD: FABULOUS DRUG STASH!, the professional-looking poster reads. It’s no surprise to learn that it came from a full-service ad-design firm, but that doesn’t lessen the WTF impact. It turns out Kurt Shore is really desperate to recover his stolen laptop computer.

As Shore was leaving his Philadelphia ad agency’s office one night last month, an employee somehow tripped the alarm, reports Michael Smerconish at the Philadelphia Daily News. Not wanting the police to pay an unnecessary visit, Shore left his car running and ran back inside to turn off the alarm. A nearby security camera caught him jogging from his car back into the office.

And that tape also shows, in the next 30 seconds, somebody emerging from a nearby vehicle that had just pulled into the camera’s field of view. A person quickly approaches Shore’s car, open’s the driver’s side door, and removes Shore’s briefcase containing his laptop. The thief then returns to his or her vehicle and leaves.

‘Earth’s Biggest Cannabis Convention’ Hits Denver Dec. 17-19

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on December 10, 2010 Culture, Products

Graphic: KushCon

Cannabis has captured the attention of the world. From December 17-19, 2010, the Colorado Convention Center will be buzzing with thousands of medical marijuana experts and enthusiasts in what is being billed as the largest cannabis lifestyle convention to ever take place on planet Earth – KushCon II.

The NORML Women’s Alliance fundraising weekend begins a day early with a business-to-business networking event sponsored by the Medical Marijuana Business Alliance and Kush Magazine on Thursday, December 16, where the elite of the cannabis industry will gather to celebrate the movement and to organize product and service giveaways expected to raise more than $100,000 for the charity.

The international media has extensively covered the “Stiletto Stoners” phenomenon, fascinated by professional women’s use of cannabis. Celebrities like Melissa Etheridge and Alanis Morissette are putting a new face on this controversial plant.

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