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CarolKing

CarolKing

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Man Posing as Islamic Imam Busted With Four Pounds of Hash in Spain
By William Breathes in Global, Say what?
Wednesday, December 3, 2014 at 10:20 AM



Spanish customs officials busted a 64-year-old man pretending to be an imam, or Islamic preacher, this week who was carrying four pounds of hash under the flowing robe of his costume.


Customs officials say they stopped Azad Bishir Levi after he stepped off a boat from Morocco with a funny walk - apparently, the kind of limp you have when you've not done a good job of strapping hash to your body.

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Kief

Kief

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Cheap Weed Adds Up Fast in Paraguay's Black Market
By Jack Daniel in Global, Growing
Friday, December 26, 2014 at 11:20 am


When the South American nation of Uruguay became the first country to officially legalize marijuana last year, headlines about $1 grams of cannabis made news around the world.

As it turns out, $1 per gram is considered to be outrageous in nearby Paraguay, where weed can be had for a mere $0.06/g.

You read that right. It comes down to simple economic principles like supply and demand. With a national population of just 6.7 million people, Paraguay is said to be the 2nd largest producer of marijuana in the world, behind only Mexico.

Despite the abundance of the chronic cash crop, weed still remains highly illegal in Paraguay where
simple possession can land you 1-5 years in jail.

With all that pot, and not enough heads, a vast majority of Paraguay's pot is exported to neighboring countries like Brazil and Uruguay, where it gets marked up 5x to a whopping $0.30 per gram. Only 10% of the total amount of cannabis harvested each year in Paraguay actually stays in Paraguay.

To get a sense of just how much cannabis is grown in the country, consider those rock-bottom gram prices, then consider how many grams need to be harvested, processed, and sold to arrive at the $650,000,000 that cannabis is estimated to generate every year in Paraguay alone.

The National Anti-Drug Secretary's Office says that estimate is on the low-end of the scale, and that even at that, it puts illegal marijuana 4th on the list of highest grossing exports for Paraguay; behind only soybeans, cotton, and beef.

Meanwhile, the potential windfall of massive weed-related tax revenue remains underground, being laundered through Paraguay's black market all because President Horacio Cartes says he watched former high school classmates "suffer and die" because of cannabis.

Interesting how it is having quite the opposite effect on the local economy.


Source: http://www.tokeofthetown.com/2014/12/cheap_weed_adds_up_fast_in_paraguays_black_market.php
 
EverythingsHazy

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The roof of the suspect's house was the only one in the neighborhood that wasn't covered in snow, the Telegraph reports. That's a sign of heat, and where there's heat, there's a good chance it's coming from a growing operation.

Dutch police have been using this technique to bust other growing operations in the area.

The Netherlands' doesn't mind people growing or possessing small amounts of marijuana. Large growing operations like the one in this picture are a big no-no.
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http://7online.com/news/whats-missing-from-this-house-led-to-a-drug-bust/514461/
 
DabbedOut33

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So far, opposition for a proposed medical marijuana bill has been qualified as nothing less than absurd. Topping the list of the most outrageous claims, DEA special agent, Matt Fairbanks, stated in testimony to the Utah Senate that “Reefer Madness” would cause the state’s wildlife to be stoned all the time. If you think is a joke, think again. According to Fairbanks, who’s responsible for eliminating marijuana from Utah’s back-country landscape, the main purveyors of marijuana crimes in nature, are rabbits, and marijuana legalization would only be contributing to their addiction. When recalling a past event where he encountered one these stoned critters, Fairbanks spoke about the day he realized “rabbits that had cultivated a taste for the marijuana….” Stating how: “One of them refused to leave us, and we took all the marijuana around him, but his natural instincts to run were somehow gone.”

Reference: https://www.marijuanapackaging.com/blog/utah-moves-forward-with-medical-marijuana-legalization/

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t-dub

t-dub

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I wonder how the rabbits decarb their medicine so they can actually get high. Seems to me they would be eating it raw which wouldn't do that. Unless they have little rabbit vapes/pipes or something. Just goes to show that the "experts" on cannabis are people who NEVER use the substance and know nothing about it.
 
Been Vapin

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macbill said:
Angry Over Possession Arrest, Vermont Man Crushes 7 Police Cars With Tractor

A man on a big farm tractor, angry about his recent arrest for resisting arrest and marijuana possession, was rolling across their vehicles — five marked cruisers, one unmarked car and a transport van.
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Best part was when the state of Vermont decided not to press charges or prosecute.

Police have said that Pion was enraged at his arrest for marijuana possession. He took his father’s tractor and drove over six police cruisers and one van belonging to the Orleans County Sheriff’s Department and literally flattened them. The damage was estimated at $300,000.

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macbill

macbill

Oh No! Mr macbill!!
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Been Vapin said:
state of Vermont decided not to press charges or prosecute
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Actually, "Vermont State Police said in a statement that Pion would face seven counts of felony unlawful mischief, one count of misdemeanor unlawful mischief, one count aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, one count of gross negligent operation, and one count of leaving the scene of an accident."

Not so lucky.
 
Been Vapin

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macbill said:
Actually, "Vermont State Police sahtml
n a statement that Pion would face seven counts of felony unlawful mischief, one count of misdemeanor unlawful mischief, one count aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, one count of gross negligent operation, and one count of leaving the scene of an accident."

Not so lucky.
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http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2014/10/vermont_decides_not_to_prosecu.html

A Vermont man who two years ago made national headlines after he was arrested for crushing seven police vehicles with his dad's tractor in protest of his arrest for marijuana possession will not be charged with a crime, according to reports.
 
macbill

macbill

Oh No! Mr macbill!!
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Wow. He was insane. That plea always reminds me of a Cheech & Chong comedy sketch where an old man pleads "Insane" for having sex with an underaged girl. When ask why, he claims, "'cause I'm just crazy about that stuff."

I didn't even notice the date: I thought it was current. Damn, I must have been stoned.
 
CarolKing

CarolKing

Singer of songs and a vapor connoisseur
Drug dealer in court for selling cannabis tells judge he was 'providing public service' and only did it to keep the town calm
  • Andrew Hardy, 48, caught growing £31,000 worth of cannabis in his flat
  • Officers found 728.9g of the drug in his Shrewsbury home after police raid
  • Told police he was providing a service and 'keeping Shrewsbury calm'
  • Was jailed for 20 months and all his drugs were ordered to be destroyed
By LIZZIE EDMONDS

PUBLISHED: 12:09 EST, 10 June 2014 | UPDATED: 14:43 EST, 10 June 2014
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ng-public-service-did-town-calm.html#comments

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Andrew Hardy, 48, was caught with £31,000 worth of cannabis growing at his flat in Shrewsbury. When questioned by police, he said he dealt drugs to keep his hometown 'calm'

A drug dealer has been jailed after telling a judge he sold cannabis because he wanted to keep the people in his hometown calm.



Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...blic-service-did-town-calm.html#ixzz3e7SWAt7V
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Joel W.

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When they searched his home they discovered a cannabis bush. The plant had a street value of between £19,672.50 and £31,317.50, the court heard.
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just looking at the math, 728.9g on one indoor plant? must be weighing the root ball?:shrug:

728.9 x $10g = $7289
31k / 728.9 = $42g

Thats some expensive root ball!
 
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C No Ego

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macbill said:
Louisiana Deputy Arrested With 18 Pounds of Marijuana

An off-duty Cameron Parish, Louisiana sheriff’s deputy was arrested for possession with intent to distribute nearly 18 pounds of marijuana following a search of his vehicle Tuesday night by state troopers.
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that dude was set for the weekend. looking at the pic he had all that pot and that pipe. guess he had not heard of of vaporizers or fuckcombustion, wouldn't have needed but a tiny bit of that pot.
 
MinnBobber

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lwien said:
Ya just gotta love this quote:

"The risk of a person suffering a fatal overdose from marijuana is "extremely small," and there are no reports of fatal overdoses in the scientific literature, according to the review."

http://www.livescience.com/48171-marijuana-research-health-effects-review.html
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Yet, states are soooo concerned about legalizing dangerous mj when :
44 people a DAY die from prescription painkiller overdoses !!!!!!!!!!!

Almost impossible to OD on mj
 
h3rbalist

h3rbalist

I used to do drugs. I still do, but I used to, too
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CarolKing

CarolKing

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Washington state man charged for pot on Amtrak
POSTED 8:30 AM, JUNE 29, 2015, BY ASSOCIATED PRESS


From CNN.

KALISPELL, Mont. (AP) — A Washington state man faces drug charges after he reportedly claimed two bags containing 12 pounds of marijuana from the Amtrak station in Whitefish.

The Daily Inter Lake reports 21-year-old Marquise J. Constantino of Tacoma, Washington, pleaded not guilty Thursday to felony drug possession with intent to distribute.

Charging documents say Constantino called Amtrak to say he had checked his bags but missed a train in Washington. He asked that the bags be held in Whitefish.

Court records say an Amtrak employee notified the Flathead County sheriff’s office on June 6 that the luggage contained marijuana. Constantino was arrested in Whitefish the next day after identifying the bags.

Court records say Constantino told authorities the marijuana was bound for a customer in Wisconsin and that he had made about two dozen similar trips over the past two years.


Pretty stupid IMO - 2 dozen times and he just got caught. He thought he had a pretty good thing going.
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grokit

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16 August 2015 Last updated at 08:13 GMT

Novak Djokovic complains over 'cannabis smell'
World number one Novak Djokovic complained to the umpire that he could smell cannabis on court during his Rogers Cup win over Jeremy Chardy.

After winning the first set, the Serb approached the chair, saying: "Someone is smoking weed, I can smell it, I'm getting dizzy."

Djokovic later told reporters: "You can't believe how bad it was.

"Whoever it is, I hope he doesn't come back tomorrow. He's probably on the seventh sky somewhere."

Djokovic said he had also noticed the issue during a doubles match with partner Janko Tipsarevic on Friday.

"Yesterday in the doubles match, today again. Somebody's really enjoying his life around the tennis court," he joked.

Djokovic went on to close out a 6-4 6-4 victory against the Frenchman in the semi-final.

The top seed will face Britain's Andy Murray in the final later on Sunday.

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Kief

Kief

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States Replacing 420 Mile Markers With 419.9
By:Jeremy Daw August 22, 2015
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The new mile marker sign along US 95 in Idaho. Photo by Kathy Plonka/AP.

Responding to a rash of thefts targeting highway signs indicating the 420th mile of highways within their jurisdictions, a growing number of states have begun replacing the markers for the iconic number with signs for mile 419.9, the Associated Press reports. Idaho has now followed the example of Washington and Colorado in taking down the 420 mile marker on US highway 95, citing repeated thefts of the signs by presumed cannabis enthusiasts.

For the record, the Leaf strongly discourages the theft of government property — but also finds it difficult to believe that the new 419.9 mile markers will be any less tempting to would-be thieves than the old signs.
 
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