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Guy Gets Pulled Over, Tries To Eat Pot, Goes To Jail

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on January 19, 2010 Culture, News

Photo: Alachua County Jail

Robert Michael Grady, Jr. tried to eat his marijuana; now he’s charged with felony tampering instead of misdemeanor possession

A Florida man who was pulled over for not using his turn signal ended up in jail for allegedly trying to eat a handful of marijuana.

Gainesville Police said the man would only have been charged with misdemeanor possession of marijuana, but is now charged with a felony for tampering with evidence, reports Karen Voyles of The Gainesville Sun.

An officer said he saw Robert Michael Grady, 27, put the marijuana in his mouth and start chewing.

Grady was arrested at 2:36 a.m. Monday and was also charged with habitually driving with a suspended license and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Officer Byron Carroll said when he pulled Grady over, he saw him in the driver’s seat holding “a large handful” of a green, leafy substance that was later identified as marijuana. Grady then put the substance in his mouth, the officer said.

And The Bad News Is… Garden State’s Medical Marijuana Law Doesn’t Allow Homegrown

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on January 13, 2010 Growing, Legislation, Medical

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New Jersey medical marijuana patients won’t be seeing this anytime soon — at least, not without risking jail.

Almost lost in the euphoria surrounding yesterday’s triumph in the passage of a law legalizing medical marijuana in New Jersey was one bummer of a detail:

You can’t grow your own pot garden in the Garden State.

It doesn’t matter if you are a qualified patient with a doctor’s recommendation: Under the New Jersey medical marijuana law, residents cannot grow their own, reports Jeremy Olshan of the New York Post.

That could be a serious flaw in a law which aims to help seriously ill, and often financially insolvent, people. Sometimes, for some patients, growing a modest few plants is the only way they can afford to use marijuana at all.

Attorney General Publicly Called To Task For Weed-Hating Ways

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on January 12, 2010 Culture, Legislation, News

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A Washington state marijuana activist group has publicly called out Attorney General Rob McKenna for his pot-hating ways.

Cannabis Defense Coalition (CDC), a nonprofit member cooperative focused on marijuana education and activism in Washington State, released a new poster which calls the “law and order” AG to task for trampling the rights of medical marijuana patients and recreational users.

“Attorney General Rob McKenna is one of the most vocal anti-marijuana zealots elected to public office in Washington State,” said Ben Livingston, CDC spokesman.

“His office is largely responsible for the

ridiculous Department of Corrections policy on medical marijuana use by parolees,” Livingston said. “And he frequently takes time to spew federal anti-drug propaganda about marijuana’s increased potency being of such concern that we should ‘stay the course’ on the government’s war on marijuana.”

Cops Leave Ransom Note For Seized Pot Plants; Suspect Tries To Get Them Back

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on January 5, 2010 Culture, Growing, News

Monroe Co., FL Sheriff’s Dept

The cops didn’t know who grew the pot, so they left this note. The suspect called them back.

If someone ever steals your plants and leaves a ransom note for them, you might want to think about who left the note before responding.

A Marathon, Florida couple were a little too willing to pay $200 to get their six marijuana plants back, calling only 10 minutes after reading a ransom note for the missing crop. Trouble is, it was the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office that got the plants and left the note, reports KeysNet.com.

The ransom note read “Thanks for the grow! You want them back? Call for the price. Let’s talk.” The note then contained a police phone number.

Deputies say they found the plants in a wooded lot after receiving a tip. Since they didn’t know who grew the stuff, the ransom note was bait for the grower, if he was dumb enough.

Mother, Son Jailed; Community Jeers Officers In Bust Of One Scrawny Plant

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on December 31, 2009 Growing, News

Photo: Dee Tubbs/Bastrop Daily Enterprise

Yeah boy, we found this here merry-wanna in their house. Don’t know where you’re from, city boy, but down in Bastrop we call this a major pot bust.

A mother and her son were arrested in Louisiana after officers found a single, scrawny marijuana plant growing in their residence. But the arresting officers, far from being acclaimed as heroes, were roundly jeered and ridiculed by the community.

Agents from the Morehouse Parish Sheriff’s Office “received information” Tuesday afternoon that marijuana was being grown in the home in Bastrop, La., reports the Bastrop Daily Enterprise.

The officers went to the residence on Summerlin Lane and spoke to Angela Hughes, 51, who unwisely gave them permission to search her home. (Quick tip: Never give consent to a search. Make them get a search warrant. They won’t “go easier” on you if you “cooperate.”)

Officers say they found a box with a light attached and a marijuana plant growing inside.

Death Penalty For Marijuana In Malaysia

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on December 28, 2009 Global, News

Photo: Samsul Said, The Malay Mail

Shahrul Izani is escorted out of the courtroom by police this morning, on his way to Death Row

A 25-year-old man wept openly in Malaysian High Court court this morning when the judge sentenced him to death for marijuana.

Shahrul Izani Suparman was convicted of possessing 622 grams of cannabis with intent to deliver, reports Azreen Hani of The Malay Mail. Shahrul was 19 years old when he was arrested on Sept. 25, 2003.

According to police, Shahrul tried to get away from them on foot when he was ordered to stop while riding his motorcycle in Klang, Malaysia. Authorities said Shahrul had made a U-turn, and was riding without his lights on.

The marijuana, packed in two separate newspaper wrappings, was found in the motorcycle’s basket. Shahrul was charged under Malaysia’s Dangerous Drugs Act of 1952, which upon conviction carries a death sentence by hanging.

Five Condemned To Death For Hashish In Vietnam

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on December 27, 2009 Global, News

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Five Chinese men have been sentenced to death in northern Vietnam for trafficking hashish.

The men were accused of trafficking almost eight tons of hash destined for Canada, according to the Vietnam News Agency (VNA).

The hashish came from Pakistan and was about to be shipped to North America through the Vietnamese port of Mong Cai, VNA said.

The Chinese men, ranging in age from 42 to 57, were arrested in May 2008. They were also charged with smuggling almost $180,000 in cash.

Vietnam became known for its high-quality cannabis during its 10-year war with the United States, but the communist government in power since the war ended in 1975 has some of the toughest drug trafficking laws in the world.

High Hemp Hopes Hammered By Federal Appeals Court

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on December 23, 2009 Culture, Growing, Legislation

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Industrial hemp contains almost no THC, and is useless for getting high. It is, however, extremely useful for food, fiber, and fuel.

Two North Dakota farmers who say they should be allowed to grow industrial hemp won’t be allowed to do so anytime soon.

A federal appeals court on Tuesday affirmed a lower court’s dismissal of a lawsuit by the farmers, who received North Dakota’s first state licenses to grow hemp nearly three years ago, reports James MacPherson of The Associated Press.

The men, Wayne Hauge and David Monson, never received required approval from the federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to grow the crop, which is considered a Schedule I drug under federal law.

The farmers sued the DEA, and their case has been before the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for more than a year after U.S. District Judge Daniel Hovland dismissed it.

Thousand-Plant Pot Bust In Louisiana Trailer

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on December 21, 2009 Growing, News

Photo: Louisiana State Police

Sea of green: Troopers say they discovered between 1,000 and 1,500 plants

Police say they’ve arrested a 37-year-old man after finding between 1,000 and 1,500 marijuana plants growing in a trailer next to his home in Ponchatoula, La.

State Police Trooper Nick Manale told WWLTV the plants found in the “elaborate growing operation” had an “estimated value of about $1.8 million.”

Cannabis was discovered growing in the trailer, home, and garage of Jack Methvin.

The operation to find the plants started after the State Police Narcotics division got a tip that Methvin was growing pot, according to Manale.

Lil Wayne Detained In Texas; Marijuana Found On Two Tour Buses

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on December 18, 2009 Culture, News

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Lil Wayne: Busted again, and already headed to prison in February

Rapper Lil Wayne was detained by U.S. Border Patrol agents in Texas today after drug dogs detected marijuana on two of his tour buses, reports Aspen Steib of CNN.

The famed rapper, whose real name is DeWayne Michael Carter, Jr., was among 12 people being detained from the Lil Wayne entourage, according to Agent Joe Trevino.

Trevino told CNN the tour buses were on their way to Laredo, Texas, after playing a gig in Hidalgo, Mexico.

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