Adrian Peterson, running back for the Minnesota Vikings and accused child abuser, is finding himself in more hot water this week after admitting that he has smoked “a little weed” while out on bond. Now prosecutors in Montgomery County, Texas, where the charges of negligent injury to a child were filed, are seeking his arrest.
Want to make money off of Canada’s medical marijuana program? You might want to move to Canada.
According to Reuters, which broke the story, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency has been keeping an eye on American investors looking to put their money into Canadian medical marijuana – no doubt waiting for the right time to file charges of violating the U.S. Controlled Substances Act.
It was all over the news when Aurora decided to allow recreational dispensaries within city limits — but October 1, the date when those dispensaries could theoretically open doors, came and went without a puff of smoke. So what’s the status with these 21 new recreational dispensaries?
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| 420 Nurses 420 Nurses vice president Summer Rain, left, and president ChaCha VaVoom, right. |
Even in L.A., it’s still something of a taboo for a woman to brand herself as a pot-smoker. So in 2009, native Angeleno ChaCha VaVoom (née Vanessa Sahagun) launched 420nurses.com, a social network for models who toke to connect, video chat and cash in on their looks, à la Instagram superstar Madzilla. Now, VaVoom is expanding, opening a 2,000-square-foot photo studio on a busy stretch of Sherman Way in Canoga Park, a dedicated space where 420 Nurses members can network and smoke weed for the camera.
“Smoking pot can be something useful, an opportunity,” VaVoom says. “We give young women the inspiration on an everyday basis to feel better about themselves.” LA Weekly has more.
If you’re going to put yourself in a position of authority over people wrongly arrested for cannabis and become a prison guard, it’s best not to grow and sell cannabis yourself. One might get labeled a hypocrite.
Eddie Lay, a state corrections officer with the California Department of Corrections, was arrested along with four others last night in Sacramento when police raided six grow locations around town.
It’s not been a good harvest season for growers in the Houston area. As we’ve reported numerous times here over the last few months, cops seem to be on a roll busting massive grow operations. This week, they’ve ruined another good thing, busting up a grow operation in a Humble home that cops are valuing (in cop dollars) $2 million on the street.
According to a Fusion.net poll this week, young Democrats smoke more marijuana than young republicans. Yes, they needed a study to tell them that. The results also show that the highest rate of cannabis use is among “independent” voters who don’t indentify with either party.
Colorado edibles manufacturer TinctureBelle made news this past summer — not for the potency of its products, but because of the remarkable resemblance of the small-time pot company’s packaging to that of mega-international giant Hershey’s. It was so similar, in fact, that Hershey’s filed suit in federal court. The questionable candies included “Hashees” peanut butter cups, which were packaged like Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups; Ganja Joy bars, which were similar to Almond Joys; and HashHeath Bars, which looked nearly identical to Heath Bars.
Dixie Elixirs and Edibles is one of the biggest names in the Colorado edibles business, with a new facility and a new line of low-dose products. What’s next for the company? Dixie Elixirs marketing director Lindsay Jacobsen offers the scoop in the video clickable here.