Ho Ho holy shit does Long Island’s Alain Cassagnol, 19, have bad timing. Not only did he happen to be speeding through a 45 mph in his Benz at more than twice the speed just as police were in the area, but he tried to cover up the smell of the pot he allegedly had with him with frankincense and myrrh “Blunt Block” incense.
You read that right: Frankincense and myrrh. The day before Christmas Eve.

Legal blogs are abuzz with chatter saying that Gisele Pollack, a Broward County judge, came to work drunk Tuesday, causing such a scene that Chief Judge Peter Weinstein had to be called out of a meeting to deal with the matter.
Pollack is said to have come into work Tuesday obviously inebriated and calling for her staff to be fired. As one source reproted: “The staff tried to keep the Judge off the bench. The Judge’s response was basically “f*** you, you’re fired.”… Judge Weinstein has to personally remove the Judge from the courtroom. Read the rest over at the Broward-Palm Beach New Times.

While there are no doubt some fruity-smelling and candy-tasting strains of pot out there, a bag of Skittles is not the best way to try and sneak pot into a maximum security state prison. And while sandy, amber hash can sometimes look like small roasted pieces of corn, Corn Nuts should also be avoided as a potential weed Trojan horse.
Two separate California women visiting their respective companions in jail learned that the hard way over the weekend.

Head shops may be run by a bunch of pot smokers, but would-be robbers in Texas shouldn’t mistake their mellowness for an inability to defend themselves or their stores. Case and point: The Smokin’ Dragon Gifts chain in Dallas, with its wide array of smokes and smoking accessories, including a delightful selection of novelty pipes and a presumably high percentage of cash transactions, which might seem like an ideal target for the criminally inclined.
Bad idea. See, at Smokin’ Dragon would-be robbers and shoplifters run an exceptionally high risk of being shot. Twice in three weeks, this head shop’s employees have had to open fire. Dallas Observer has the rest of this only-in-Texas story.

We really want to think this story is fake, because nobody can be so stupid as to force their 23-month-old baby a hit off of their weed pipe, right?
Because police in Mayville, N.Y. say two teen parents did exactly that while baby’s grandfather sat by and watched. Chautauqua County sheriff’s arrested 17-year-old Jessica Kelsey and 18-year-old George Kelsey earlier this month on charges of reckless endangerment and endangering the welfare of a child. Both were arraigned Friday, held on a $20,000 bond.

Marijuana fans were up in arms when we reported last year on USC research that suggested a link between pot smoking and testicular cancer. Well, this should raise your spirits. Swiss researchers using mice as subjects believe there could be a possible positive link between weed and better erections.
Read more over at LA Weekly.