Quick Hits (News)Ed Rosenthal found guiltyBy: SF Chronicle A federal jury in San Francisco found Ed Rosenthal, one of the nation's most prominent marijuana advocates, guilty Friday of felony conspiracy and cultivation charges -- a triumph for federal prosecutors seeking to override California's endorsement of pot as medicine. Click here for the full story. Rosenthal remains free as pot case jurors decry their own verdictBy: Angela Watercutter (AP) SAN FRANCISCO - In a courtroom crowded with medical marijuana advocates wearing "Free Ed" buttons, a federal judge said that convicted marijuana guru Ed Rosenthal is not a flight risk and allowed him to remain free on $200,000 bail pending his June sentencing. Click here for the full story. Pair in fake-drug scandal also worked federal casesBy: Robert Tharp and Todd Bensman (Dallas Morning News) Two Dallas detectives whose work with now-discredited informants is at the center of an FBI inquiry also took part in a federal drug investigation for at least seven months in 2001, according to interviews and police records. Click here for the full story. DEA in trouble - againBy: Norml news WASHINGTON - In an unusually harsh critique of an agency with a strong global reputation, the White House has questioned the ability of the Drug Enforcement Administration to stem the flow of narcotics and is threatening to give the agency its smallest budget increase in 15 years. Click here for the full story. |
Growin' Our Own (Feature stories)The supply side of things (Part 2)By: Elmore Stone To read part 1 click here. The Big Dogs of the Drug Trade. I can't factually say that I have ever personally met one of the global suppliers. I can factually say that I have met a global supplier's direct intermediary. It was a fascinating experience and a quick peek into the minds of people who wield such immense power and wealth. Click here for the full story. Happy trails from Hicky and BoggsBy: Tip Packer Now I'll be the first one to say that what happened on 9/11 was outright terrible. I mean that. I'll also say that the vermin that did it ought to be flayed. Now with that said, one of the many side issues of 9/11 has been the increased security at border crossings. I can't speak about the U.S. - Mexico border, I've never been there. But I can speak, with some first hand knowledge, about our northern border. The U.S. - Canada border. At the main crossings, they call 'em ports, the border patrol is as thick as fleas. They search damn near everybody and everything. And it takes what seems to be an eternity to cross that invisible line from the U.S. into Canada or vice versa. It is a mess, to say the least. Click here for the full story. With dog detectives, mistakes can happenBy: Mark Derr When bomb-sniffing dogs indicated the presence of explosives last summer in the cars of three medical students bound for Miami, the authorities detained the men and closed a major thoroughfare across South Florida. No trace of explosives was found in their cars. Now, a number of scientists and trainers are expressing concern that such mistakes could become more common as thousands of new canine detectives are deployed across the country. Experts on explosives detection say that when dogs' handlers are excited and stressed, the dogs may overreact and falsely suggest that explosives are present when they are not. False alerts are better than missing a live bomb, they say, but it is better for the dogs to be accurate. Click here for the full story. Strawberry fields - was it real?By: Denny Fresno 1966, friends were being shipped off to Viet Nam. I was a junior in high school. When you scored pot back in those days, it was like a Federico Fellini movie. You paid first then set up a time and a location for the drop. Of course, back then weed came in small match box containers. The price for one match box was five bucks. All you needed next was a pack of yellow wheat straw papers and you were set to have yourself a great experience. Click here for the full story. |
Pipeline (Other stuff)Misguided marijuana warBy: New York Times Administration officials annoyed at California's support of the medical use of marijuana have found someone on whom to vent their frustration. Last week, at the urging of federal prosecutors, a judge convicted Ed Rosenthal of charges that carry a five-year minimum sentence. Mr. Rosenthal is a medical-marijuana advocate who grows the drug for use by the seriously ill. His harsh punishment shows that the misguided federal war on medical marijuana has now escalated out of control. Click here for the full story. Now is the time to change the lawBy: Rob Kampia (Marijuana Policy Project) The New York Times issued a scathing editorial charged that "the Bush administration's war on medical marijuana is not only misguided but mean-spirited" and calling for a change in federal law. Click here for the full story. Ca-CaBy: Roger Bessler (gnldoofy@aol.com) Paranoia n. A psychosis marked by delusions of persecution. To accept this, the common definition of the noun paranoia or the adjective form paranoid, is to admit to being Psychotic n & adj. A severe mental disorder marked by the degeneration of mental and social functioning and withdrawal from reality. Click here for the full story. Words of witBy: Daryllisauris Ever wonder about those people who spend $2.00 apiece on those little bottles of Evian water? Try spelling Evian backwards: NAIVE Click here for the full story. |
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