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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.
Did you know that Colorado is suffering from a terrible marijuana shortage? Neither did we — but if it ever happens, the folks at NYHETER24 have created a “public-service announcement” dubbed Colorado #SaveTheWeed that should help you get through it. The hashtags that will help remind the kind community to conserve include #SmokeSmart, #WasteOfWeed, #ShotgunMySack, #GunninWithMyBros, #NotYourWeed, #OnlyReallyHaveEnoughForMyself and, of course, #HoldThatShitIn.
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.
| The DEA assumed a suspect’s Facebook profile in an attempt to lure her friends into admissions of guilt |
Ever since Notre Dame University star football player Manti Te’o was caught up in a lie about a relationship with a girl who never existed, the word “catfished” has become more and more of a household term.
There was a movie in 2010 by the name of Catfish, which spawned the MTV show of the same name, which has somehow made it through three seasons on the culturally bankrupt cable television station. Even the Urban Dictionary has the phrase listed, defining it as: “Being deceived over Facebook as the deceiver professed their romantic feelings to his/her victim, but isn’t who they say they are.”
Well, it turns out that the DEA may be the hipsters of catfishing online, since they’ve been doing it since way before the mainstream caught on. But a new lawsuit by an admitted drug dealer may cause your Facebook “Friends” list to get pared down a bit.
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.
Two men were killed during an apparent drug-related shooting yesterday in broad daylight near the Arch grounds.
Police say two male occupants of a red Oldsmobile Alero fired shots into a burgundy Dodge Caliber SUV near Gravois Avenue and Russell Boulevard as a result of a drug sale. The confrontation continued as both vehicles drove into downtown, before finally stopping at Fourth and Market streets just blocks away from Busch Stadium where some fans were already gathering for last night’s playoff game. More at the Riverfront Times.
The election is exactly one month away, which means it’s time to crank things up to 11 to get people informed and involved. With that firmly the quest, United for Care has been hitting the road throughout Florida, holding rallies and garnering support for Amendment 2.
And the rally will be making its way to Broward and Palm Beach Today. There will be four events — student rallies, speeches, forums, and town-hall discussions — spread throughout the day.