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Illinois House Defeats Medical Marijuana Legalization

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By on Legislation, Medical

Graphic: The Fresh Scent

​The Illinois House on Tuesday defeated a measure that would have made Illinois the 16th state to allow patients to use medical marijuana with a doctor’s approval.

The medical marijuana bill got 53 votes, but needed  60 to pass, report Ray Long and Monique Garcia at the Chicago Tribune. Voting against the bill were 59 lawmakers, and one voted “Present.”
The measure was aimed at helping people with cancer, AIDS and other illnesses have a better quality of life, particularly after doctors have tried multiple medications that have not helped, according to the bill’s sponsor, Rep. Lou Lang (D-Skokie).
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Missouri Man Arrested For Marijuana Twice In One Day

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Photo: Jess Vermeulen/Daily Egyptian

​A 21-year-old southeast Missouri man on Sunday was arrested twice in the same day for possessing marijuana.

The man was first arrested five minutes after midnight Sunday at the Community Center in Caruthersville, Mo., reports The Kansas City Star. Police said they found “several baggies” of cannabis along with several hundred dollars after they conducted a pat-down for weapons.
He was charged with possession of a controlled substance and was released pending the filing of formal charges.
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Tuxedo Grinder Takes Weed Preparation To The Next Level

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By on Products

Photo: The Pineapple Store
The five-piece Tuxedo Pineapple Grinder will hold more than 1/8 ounce of ground herbs.

​If you’re still getting sticky fingers from crumbling up your weed, then dude: Get with the times. Grinders do the job much better and more quickly, and the best ones have way-cool kief screens and catchers so that after a weeks’ worth of grinding, you’re going to have some ultra-potent trichomes to smoke.

But with a plethora of grinders on the crazily-expanding cannabis accessories market, which grinder to pick?
A great choice would be the Tuxedo Grinder from The Pineapple Store.
“What’s a tuxedo grinder?” you may ask.
Good question, grass-chopper. The tuxedo grinder adds a fifth piece to the traditional four-piece grinder — a zinc alloy spacer that expands the capacity of the 55-mm grinder so that it can hold more than 1/8 ounce of ground-up herbs.
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Montel To Illinois Lawmakers: Legalize Medical Marijuana Now

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By on Legislation, Medical

Photo: Marijuana Policy Project
Montel Williams: “Illinois lawmakers should act without delay to make marijuana legally available for medical use”

​Former talk show host Montel Williams will meet with members of the Illinois House of Representatives on Tuesday to urge them to vote in favor of SB 1381, a bill that would make Illinois the 16th state to allow chronically ill patients to use marijuana legally with the recommendation of their doctor.

The Illinois Senate passed the bill — which would create one of the most tightly regulated medical marijuana programs in the country — last year.
Williams, a former U.S. Navy officer, uses medical marijuana to help ease the effects of multiple sclerosis.
“Illinois lawmakers should act without delay to make marijuana legally available for medical use,” Williams said, according to the Marijuana Policy Project. “Every day that they delay is another one of needless suffering for patients like me all across the state.”
“Fifteen other states have already passed medical marijuana laws, and Illinois’s lawmakers now have an opportunity to ensure that those suffering in their state will be treated with the same compassionate care,” Williams said.
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Ex-N.M. Gov Supports Pot Legalization; Eyes 2012 Presidential Bid

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By on Legislation, News

Photo: Steve Elliott/Reality Catcher
Former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson at Portland Hempstalk 2010 in September

​​Former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson could bring the issue of marijuana legalization into the 2012 Republican presidential primary if he decides to run.

“The issue of marijuana legalization is already an attention-getter,” Johnson told Marc Caputo of the St. Petersburg Times after a visit to Florida last week to test the political waters. “And you can’t shy away from it. I have to defend it. I have to defend the position.”
According to Johnson, marijuana is less harmful than alcohol, and arresting and locking up pot smokers costs too much, both in terms of civil liberties and for the taxpayers.
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Crazy: Willie Nelson Could Get Two Years In Texas Pot Bust

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By on Culture, News

Photo: All Access
Willie Nelson could be sentenced to between six months and two years for being busted with six ounces of marijuana on Friday.

​Thanks to our fearless Border Patrol, music legend Willie Nelson, 77, could face up to two years in prison for his marijuana possession arrest, according to a criminal defense attorney in Austin.

The attorney told website TMZ that Willie’s arrest for six ounces of weed at a Border Patrol checkpoint could get the singer six months minimum and up to two years in prison.
However, ace L.A. pot attorney Bruce Margolin — who’s also director of the Los Angeles chapter of NORML, the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws — said that Willie might dodge prison time if he could convince a jury that he just forgot the pot was on the bus.
Margolin believes Nelson should say the pot was California-grown, with California, of course, being the first of 15 states which have legalized the medicinal use of cannabis.
The bust went down at the Sierra Blanca, Texas checkpoint after Nelson’s tour bus pulled in Friday morning and a Border Patrol officer smelled marijuana through the vehicle’s open door.
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Not A Shocker: Willie Nelson Busted For Weed In Texas

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By on Culture, News

Photo: I Love Weed
Willie has never been shy about his love for and frequent use of marijuana.

​Music legend Willie Nelson was arrested Friday morning in Texas and charged with marijuana possession. Nelson’s tour bus was stopped at 9 a.m. at a Border Patrol checkpoint in Sierra Blanca when he was detained.

An officer smelled cannabis when the door was opened, according to Bill Brooks, spokesman for the Border Patrol, and an ensuing “probable cause” search turned up the weed.

Nelson, 77, was charged with possessing about six ounces of marijuana, reports John Hall at the El Paso Times. The weed was found aboard Willie’s tour bus, and the singer claimed it, according to Hudspeth County Sheriff Arvin West.

Nelson was booked into the Hudspeth County Jail on a $2,500 bond, which he posted, and was back on the road headed to Austin by 1:30 p.m. on Friday.
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Another Huge Mexico-U.S. Marijuana Tunnel Found At Border

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By on Global, News

Graphic: Daily Mail
The half-mile marijuana smuggling tunnel connecting Mexico and the U.S. reportedly held several tons of marijuana

​Border police in Mexico and the United States have discovered another drug smuggling tunnel linking the Mexican city of Tijuana with California. The half-mile tunnel was used to smuggle marijuana into the U.S., police said.

It isn’t far from where authorities found a similar tunnel earlier this month, equipped with rails, ventilation and lights, reports the BBC.
Police are still investigating, but local media are speculating that the new tunnel — almost 2,600 feet long — could be even more sophisticated than the first.
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