Guatemalan president Otto Pérez Molina says 'the prohibition paradigm that inspires mainstream global drug policy today is based on a false premise'

-seriously warped!

"a new Liberal government will legalize marijuana and ensure the regulation and taxation of its production, distribution, and use, while enacting strict penalties for illegal trafficking, illegal importation and exportation, and impaired driving." -i know, promises,promises,but, one can dream!

"A lot of discretion is left in the hands of police officers, and as you well know, on the West Coast there's a fair degree of sympathy for low visibility, quiet, domestic producers of slightly mind-altering substances for family consumption,"

"Insite saves lives. Its benefits have been proven. There has been no discernable negative impact on the public safety and health objectives of Canada during its eight years of operation," the ruling said, written by chief justice Beverly McLachlin.

"Me: “I just don’t think ‘The Weed Fanatics” is a good name for the business.”
Client: “What do you mean? It’s to-the-point. And it makes us sound like we’re really intense about gardening and weed removal.”
Me: “I just think some people might…”
Client: “What?”
Me: “Some people might think you’re talking about Marijuana.”
Client: “Only the potheads. Every good citizen knows that when I say I’m crazy about weeds, I mean business.”

-amazing how banks can commit crimes, get bailed out to the tune of billions of $s and are still allowed to foreclose on people who were conned!

-role models eh!

"PHOENIX - In a brazen attempt reminiscent of a medieval siege, Mexican smugglers tried to use a hefty catapult to hurl drugs north over the U.S. Border"- nice try ;)

-which really is too bad!

"This could quite possibly be the best baseball promotion ever. No, it definitely is the best baseball promotion ever."

"It's not like "demand" is an external problem for B.C., either. This province has the highest rate of drug-related arrests in Canada -- and 60 per cent of these are for cannabis.Eighty per cent of all drug arrests are for personal possession; that is, not trafficking or intent to distribute, but for personal use."


Read more: http://www.timescolonist.com/news/Legalize+marijuana+crime+rate/3684141/story.html#ixzz12cotOF4i

-what a waste of "valuable" policing resources let alone pot!!-only a drop in bucket of what's out there though!! ;)

"We found that 25 mg herbal cannabis with 9.4 per cent THC, administered as a single smoked inhalation three times daily for five days, significantly reduces average pain intensity compared with a zero per cent THC cannabis placebo in adult subjects with chronic post traumatic/post surgical neuropathic pain"

-my guess is if there is one there are probably more

"Police in southeastern B.C. have raided a marijuana grow operation that was apparently guarded by black bears."

-with a "nudge nudge here and a wink wink there" ;)

"Canada's first International Medical Marijuana Expo in Toronto hopes to attract people suffering from health problems who are "sick and tired of taking pharmaceutical drugs that have adverse side-effects," says the event's organizer."

"Jamaican police have urged residents in parts of the capital Kingston to take down barricades set up to stop them from searching for an alleged druglord."-i was working a "refit" on the cruise liner Sajafiord in Rio many years ago. The dry dock was located on a prison island in the harbour, Anyways, while we were there a "druglord" escaped from the island. He made it to one of the Favelas and the army couldn't get him out. The poorest of the poor really did idolize this guy. Apparently, he gave plenty to those who had little and became something of a folk hero. Other than south Florida, Rio was my biggest "culture shock" up to that point. i have since discovered so much similar way closer to home!

-too long and kinda boring, especially if yer baked!! ;)

"Sander Lely, an attorney for the city, countered that trade in contraband could never be covered by regulations governing the common market. "That some of its revenue is generated through the sale of legal products is irrelevant," Lely said."-i'm confused,contraband-legal-products-please pass the bong ;)

"He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you."-Nietzsche

"New Jersey is set to become the 14th state to legalize the medicinal use of marijuana after the state Assembly Monday approved the "Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act" by a vote of 46-14."

"Marijuana plants that would make at least three million joints have been hacked down on Vancouver Island in the RCMP's annual seek and destroy mission.Yesterday, the summer assault on illegal outdoor grow ops continued on the outskirts of Cumberland when a further 287 pot plants were located and killed by RCMP officers.
"-sigh,what a waste!

"She said Health Canada is aware thousands of medical marijuana users are obtaining the drug through "compassion clubs" that have proliferated over the years.But she and Mr. Nash said those organizations must obtain their marijuana, which is not regulated for quality or safety, from the black market."

"The administration also said federal authorities would no longer raid medical-marijuana dispensaries in the 13 states where voters have made medical marijuana legal."-let's hope it isn't all talk!

"Ecuador's left-wing president has ordered the expulsion of a senior US diplomat, accusing him of suspending aid to Ecuador's anti-drugs programme."