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Arizona Lawmaker Wants State Lawmakers to Legalize Pot, Not Citizens

By William Breathes on October 16, 2014 Legalize It, News, Say what?

Arizona state Rep. Ethan Orr, R-Tucson.

Tucson Republican state Rep. Ethan Orr doesn’t trust the people. Out of fear that a proposed (but unwritten) 2016 marijuana legalization ballot might be too loose of a plan, Orr says he’s going to push for a marijuana legalization bill next year to make sure the state has a say in the rules and regulations.
“I would rather us as elected leaders be the ones directing the conversation and the debate, and ultimately controlling the policy, as opposed to letting it go to a citizens’ initiative where you can’t change the law once it’s in place,” he told the Arizona Capitol Times this week.

NYPD Arrest an Audience Member Mid-Comedy Show, Then Heckle the Comedian

By William Breathes on October 15, 2014 Culture, FTP, Say what?

As a general rule, the worst thing that can happen during a comedy set is realizing you’ve accidentally stumbled into some kind of hellish Dane Cook/Daniel Tosh marathon. But it could be worse! You could, for example, be sitting in a comedy show around midnight at the Upright Citizens Brigade’s Chelsea theater when four members of New York’s finest come in, fish you out of the audience, and arrest you. That’s what looks to have happened this past Saturday night, during a UCB variety show called Underground Americana. The comedian onstage, Adam Newman, says he watched officers come in with flashlights and immediately handcuff a guy sitting to the left side of the stage. When Newman asked what was going on, an NYPD officer advised him to “shut the fuck up.”

Ted Arboleda, BSO Deputy, Let Probation Violator Out of Arrest in Exchange for Blowjob

By William Breathes on October 15, 2014 FTP, News, Say what?

Ted Arboleda.

On Monday, the Broward Sheriff’s Office had to put the cuffs on one of their own. An arrest among the ranks of law enforcement is always bad enough, but the crime Deputy Ted Arboleda is accused of is particularly grimey: swapping sex in exchange for looking the other way on a probation violation. More at the Broward-Palm Beach New Times.

Denver Police Video Advises Parents Worried Trick-or-Treaters Will Be Given Pot Edibles

By William Breathes on October 15, 2014 News, Say what?

Last month, after the Denver Westword shared Denver Police Department concerns about trick-or-treaters possibly receiving pot edibles while trick-or-treating this Halloween, literally hundreds of readers dismissed such fears as unreasonable and reactionary. But the DPD isn’t backing down.
The department has now issued a video in which Urban Dispensary owner Patrick Johnson describes the visual similarities between typical goodies and the infused kind and suggests that any unwrapped candies handed out on Halloween be tossed as a precaution — the same advice that’s been given since he was a kid, he adds.

Man on Bad Acid Trip Terrorizes Town, Demands Ride to McDonalds

By Mike Adams on October 14, 2014 Say what?

Psychonaut

Plane ticket to your inner mind, also known as LSD.

A Washington man on a psychedelic bender was busted raising hell all across the small community of Roy earlier this month, in which his hallucinogenic journey led him down a debaucherous path to committing several home invasions, robbery and even forcing someone at gunpoint to take him to a local fast food joint.

Hard Summer Fest Attendee Died of Ecstasy Overdose, Coroner Rules

By William Breathes on October 14, 2014 Culture, Say what?

A teenager who died after she attended the Hard Summer festival in August succumbed to an ecstasy overdose, the L.A. County Department of Coroner ruled this month.
Despite a common misperception in the rave scene that MDMA deaths are caused mostly by adulterated pills, toxicology tests turned up no other drugs in the system of 19-year-old Emily Tran, Capt. John Kades told L.A. Weekly today. More at the Informer.

Ancient Chinese Remedy Was Actually Pot and Booze?

By William Breathes on October 13, 2014 Say what?

This story out of the Akron Weekly Pioneer circa the early 1920s is an odd one. Not for the ancient Chinese mysticism involved, though that’s plenty intriguing. No, it’s because we can’t tell if it was meant to scare the general public, bewilder them or truly inform. It speaks of a “Chinese drug, used many centuries ago” that “had much of the effects of ether.” But at least one of the ingredients gave off a certain skunky smell….

Washington D.C. Council May Delay Recreational Marijuana Initiative if it Passes in November

By William Breathes on October 13, 2014 Legalize It, News, Say what?

Voters in Washington D.C. may (likely) decide to legalize the possession of up to two ounces, the home cultivation of six plants, and retail sales of cannabis next month with Initiative 71. But if that happens, Washington D.C. council says don’t expect it to go into effect right away.
Council member David Grosso has been arguably the most pro-cannabis city leader, but he cautions that if the ballot initiative passes, council will take their time implementing things to make sure it is done right. Even if that is a year from now.

Fashion Icon Hermès Accidentally Made $20,000 Purses That Smells Like Ganja

By William Breathes on October 13, 2014 Culture, Say what?

A Hermès Birkin bag.

We have no problem with smelling like cannabis now and then, but apparently there are quite a few rich ladies in the world who do.
Fashion icon Hermès is being forced to take back hundreds of their high-end purses and clutches – some in the $20,000+ range – because the owners say the bags reek like skunky weed if they are out in the sun.

Does Marijuana Protect the Human Brain from Traumatic Injury?

By William Breathes on October 10, 2014 Medical, News, Say what?

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A new study from the Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in Torrance shows that people who had THC in their systems at the time that they suffered a traumatic brain injury were significantly more likely to survive the trauma. One of the study’s authors, surgeon Brian Nguyen, says that the results show yet again that the federal government should loosen the rules that restrict scientists and doctors from studying the effects of cannabis.
“There are medical benefits to marijuana that aren’t as robustly studied,” he says. “Further research needs to be done on this controversial compound.”

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