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Whizzinator Makers Sentenced In Federal Court

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on April 8, 2010 News, Products

Graphic: toonpool.com

A California man who served almost six years in prison for marijuana trafficking in the 1980s will now spend six months in federal prison for selling a prosthetic penis designed to help men beat urinalysis drug tests.

George Wills, 67, of San Pedro, Calif., sold a product called the Whizzinator, along with artificial urine with which the device could be filled. The Whizzinator was used by pilots, truck drivers, probationers, and others so they could pass drug screening urinalysis tests.

Wills’ partner, Robert Catalano of Huntington Beach, Calif., was also sentenced to three years’ probation on Tuesday, reports Joe Mandak of The Associated Press.

Any other business partners of these guys should note: Prosecutors asked for leniency for both men because they are “cooperating in other investigations.”

Grow Expert/Author Jorge Cervantes To Make First U.S. Appearance

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on April 8, 2010 Culture, Growing, Products

Photo: High Times

Jorge Cervantes’ “Indoor Marijuana Horticulture” has sold more than 600,000 copies and launched untold thousands of beautiful victory gardens

The International Cannabis & Hemp Expo (INTCHE) has announced the first U.S. appearance of internationally renowned, best-selling author Jorge Cervantes. Cervantes is scheduled to speak at 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 17th on the main stage of the Expo.

Cervantes is a world-renowned expert on indoor, outdoor, and greenhouse cannabis cultivation. With more than 30 years of cannabis growing knowledge and hands-on experience, his numerous books, articles, photographs and instructional DVDs have been sold worldwide.

In 1983 Cervantes penned Indoor Marijuana Horticulture–a book that became an instant best seller, and quickly became known as “The Bible” among growers. Now in its fifth edition, the book has sold more than 600,000 copies and has been printed in Dutch, English, French, German, Spanish and Italian and will soon be available in Russian.

Cervantes writes regular columns and feature articles in some 20 cannabis magazines written in 10 languages.

I ♥ Nuggets Offers Unique Cannabis Culture Apparel

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on April 5, 2010 Culture, Products

Photo: I ♥ Nuggets®

It may be just a couple of weeks until the cannabis consumer’s highest day of the year, 4/20, but it’s still not too late to order the proper apparel for your April 20 party.

“Our mission is to give cannabis enthusiasts high quality, organic apparel to express their love grown on this good green Earth,” says owner/designer Kelly Laycee of I ♥ Nuggets®, a new apparel line offering unique novelty wear geared to the cannabis culture.

According to Laycee, the I ♥ Nuggets® brand is dedicated to the environment. “All of our t-shirts are made of 100 percent organic cotton,” Laycee told Toke of the Town. “In addition, our screen printer uses soy-based, environmentally friendly dies.”

Laycee invites all Toke of the Town readers to catch a buzz and check out all the stoney styles online at www.ilovenuggets.com.

“Shirts are on sale now,” Laycee said. “Men’s and women’s shirts are on sale for $24.20. Each month we feature a T-Shirt of the Month for $14.20, plus free shipping within the USA!”

Cannabis & Hemp Expo Coming To The Cow Palace

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on March 30, 2010 Culture, News, Products

Graphic: International Cannabis & Hemp Expo

The International Cannabis & Hemp Expo is coming to Daly City, California’s Cow Palace next month. Organizers say no marijuana will be sold during the expo, planned for April 17 and 18.

“It’s mainly to bring awareness and education to the public” on the medical, recreational and industrial uses of cannabis, according to Bob Katzman, the expo’s chief operations officer.

“We want to enlighten people on the fact that we are looking at an estimated $8 billion-a-year industry in California alone,” Katzman said, reports Neil Gonzales of the San Mateo County Times.

Patients are allowed to bring their own medical marijuana to the Cow Palace, according to organizers, but they will need to show valid documentation before they can enter a “safe, secure” designated outdoor smoking area.

”It will be an area outside the building and only accessible to people who prove to have a valid prescription [he means a doctor’s recommendation]for medical marijuana use,” Cow Palace CEO Joe Barkett told The Oakland Tribune.

’10 Rules For Dealing With Police’ DVD Coming March 22

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on March 18, 2010 News, Products

Graphic: StoptheDrugWar.org

From the creators of the classic, Busted: The Citizen’s Guide to Surviving Police Encounters [2003], our friends at Flex Your Rights are releasing their new achievement, 10 Rules for Dealing with Police, on March 22.

The 40-minute educational drama is narrated by the legendary trial lawyer William “Billy” Murphy, Jr. (from HBO’s The Wire), 10 Rules depicts innocent people dealing with heavy-handed policing tactics used every day in the United States.

Through extensive collaboration with victims of police abuse, legal experts and law enforcement professionals, Flex Your Rights has developed a powerful multi-lingual (English, Spanish & Arabic) resource that provides proven survival strategies for dealing with racial profiling and police abuse.

Do you know what your rights are if you’re stopped by police? Most people don’t, and the consequences can be severe.

Idiocy In Illinois: Anti-Blunt Pot Wrap Legislation Pushed

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on March 15, 2010 Legislation, Products

Photo: Marijuana Reviews

Good news, folks. Preachers, police and politicians in Illinois must have already solved all the real and important problems troubling the state, because now they seem to have time to go after blunt wraps.

Clergy and cops are backing a plan being pushed in the General Assembly to classify blunt wraps — made of tobacco leaves, and often used to roll marijuana — as “drug paraphernalia,” reports Kristen Mack at WGN-TV.

Potent ‘Synthetic Weed’ Hits Miami (For Now)

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on March 15, 2010 News, Products

Graphic: Alta Bird Distributing

Potent fake weed, which has created a stir in other locales and actually is banned in Kansas, landed in Miami earlier this month. So far, only one head shop in town is selling the stuff, reports Tim Elfrink at Miami New Times.

The synthetic marijuana, sold under brand names such as Spice Gold, Black Mamba and K2, is sold as “incense” in smokable mixes labeled “Not For Human Consumption.”

You can get it right on the counter at Laughing Buddha, a smoke shop on Bird Road near Red Road in Miami, Elfrink reports.

Cool Stuff You Gotta Have For Your Next Stoner Birthday Party

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on March 8, 2010 Culture, Products

Photo: Fred & Friends

Another birthday rolling around? Happy doobie to you!

Having a hard time coming up with high-concept birthday ideas for that significant stoner in your life? For the pothead who has everything, Toke of the Town presents a few good ideas to spark that next birthday celebration into the stratosphere.

Lit™ Birthday Candles

Happy doobie to you!

The next time a birthday rolls around, get things started on a high note. Put a new twist on lighting the candles with Lit™ birthday candles from Fred & Friends. Each package contains eight “perfectly rolled” candles which for all the world look like joints.

The eight-candle packs of Lits sell for $5.21 at Amazon, and are also available online at Perpetual Kid, Mortimer Snodgrass, Patina, Pop Deluxe, The Spoon Sisters, Kitchen Kapers, Cool Stuff Express, and Baron Bob.

Say It Phree: Stoned Is The Way Of The Shirt

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on March 4, 2010 Culture, Products

Graphic: Say It Phree Tees

You know you want one.

Looking to make that perfect tee shirt statement? Want to let the world know that you are in favor of the legalization of marijuana? Say It Phree Tees can help you out.

The online shop has a whole line of “420 Phriendly” designs. Styles from the attractive “Pot IS Medicine” caduceus design (pictured at right) to The Original Green Man (perfect for that hard-to-buy-for Pagan on your gift list) is available.

Everyone from experienced ganja gurus to the greenest n00b is showing their allegiance to “Mother Nature’s Greatest Gift” with these stylin’ tees.

And while you’re rockin’ your sartorial splendor, you’ll also be helping a good cause. Say It Phree donates $1.00 from each tee shirt sold to support the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML).

“This includes every tee that we sell, not just our 420 Phriendly line,” said the Say It Phree guy himself, Dylon Whyte.

The Top 10 Stoner Movies Of All Time

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on February 25, 2010 Culture, Products

Up In Smoke

The pot flick has practically become a genre unto itself. Stoner movies, expressly designed for enjoyment under herbally enhanced conditions, should have their own aisle at Blockbuster.

While we’re waiting for that to happen, though, let’s take a moment to bask in the euphoric glow of accomplishment. Cannabis cinema has established a track record of success and marketability much like the herb itself.

Given the passionate loyalty potheads feel towards their very favorite stoner movies, I’d have to be ape-shit crazy to put myself in the line of fire, subjecting myself to the ire, the scorn and the second-guessing of my blunted but opinionated brethren.

So if you think I’m high enough to even try that… OK, OK. Good point.

Here are my Top 10.

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