Archive for October, 2009
I thought Reefer Madness was over?!? Guess we still have idiots believing otherwise…
October 14th, 2009
Dakta Bourbon
Taken from Weedit
LA City Attorney, Carmen “Nuch” Trutanich, has been all over the media trying to convince Los Angeles that a pesticide used to kill Mexican fire ants is evidence that medical cannabis provided by dispensaries is poisonous and supporting Mexican drug cartels. Having abandoned the flawed interpretation of the California Supreme Court’s decision in People v. Mentch, Mr. Trutanich and LA County District Attorney Steve Cooley have now latched onto toxic reefer as their latest justification for shuttering LA’s pot shops.
According to Trutanich, three samples of medical marijuana from “controlled buys” by undercover LAPD were tested by an FDA laboratory. On these samples, Mr Trutanich said the lab found high concentrations of an insecticide used to kill fire ants in Mexico. Trutanich claims this Mexican fire ant insecticide is evidence that LA medical cannabis is being supplied by the Mexican drug cartels.
Except… Read the rest of this entry »
Buds could save the world economy
October 13th, 2009
Dakta Bourbon
We have been saying it for a while now, but this video helps explain why. Legalisation and taxation of Marijuana will help with the economy problems around the world, even though New Zealand is now technically out of the recession. With a 26% increase over the past year of Cannabis use in NZ, the time is right for this to work for all parties.
The only argument against legalisation, that is given in the video, is that of health risks. It would be nice to see some research to see if it will have any impact on the health service at all, considering the anti-carsenogenic properties of Marijuana, could be the stepping stones to curing various kinds of cancer. The example of current things that are increasing the stress on the system, is tobacco, which can only be related to Marijuana as being a plant you can smoke… Read the rest of this entry »
Coffee and Weed!
October 12th, 2009
Dakta Bourbon
from our friends at http://blog.norml.org/2009/10/11/weed-and-coffee/
I don’t drink coffee. But, the appeal of cannabis and coffee is abundantly clear from Amsterdam to Oaksterdam.
NORML supporters, professional comedians and apparent wake-n-bakers Rob Cantrell and Arj Barker sing the praises of one of the world’s most beloved, but largely undisclosed ‘drug’ combination, in their new high-definition video ‘Coffee and Weed!‘ [Warning: adult language and imagery is employed]:
Notice some of the interesting cameos from notable Brooklynites! This song is from Rob’s new album ‘Stay on the grass!‘
Safer Ways to Consume Cannabis
October 10th, 2009
Dakta Green
The first in a series designed to ensure safer cannabis consumption.
THE VAPORIZER
Even the Herald Sidewipe knows
October 9th, 2009
Dakta Bourbon
Here is a quick excerpt from the New Zealand Herald Sideswipe yesterday,
A random Google search for the phrase, “New Zealanders consume …” gave the following top results.
1. New Zealanders consume large amounts of alcohol compared to Germans.
2. 53 per cent of New Zealanders consume fresh potatoes four times a week or more.
3. New Zealanders consume 9g of sodium per day, more than double the recommended amount.
4. New Zealanders consume on average 130kg of dairy products per year, consumers in Japan only get through around 50kg.
5. New Zealanders consume about 682,000 tonnes of packaging every year and recycle about 60 per cent of it.
6. Half a million New Zealanders consume cannabis. Read the rest of this entry »
Fox’s Freedom Watch
October 5th, 2009
Dakta Bourbon
Though we wish there was more local content with regards to legalization, the US is full of various articles from it’s many news station. Here is another article out of the US, this time from Fox, amazingly enough, showing an internet view with NORML’s Paul Armentano.