Pointing out the defendants “incompetence” for growing marijuana, a British judge has decided not to send a young U.K. man to prison because the pot crop he was caught with was too much of an embarrassment to even consider punishing him to the fullest extent o… Read article here: High Times
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Yup, Mailing Pot Ads Is Still Illegal
The U.S. Postal Service says it's illegal to mail materials containing advertising for marijuana products, even in states that have legalized the federally controlled substance. Read article here: High Times
Federal Authorities Raid Rash of Illegal Colorado Pot Grows
Colorado's high-country chill makes it a tough place to grow marijuana outside. But federal authorities say legalization has emboldened pot growers into planting weed on the state's sparsely populated federal lands, often for shipment to other states. Read article here: High Times
Lawsuit Filed Against Authorities for Illegal Closure of Dispensaries and Harassment of Patients in Michigan
A lawyer in Warren, Michigan’s third largest city, filed a lawsuit on Monday against the city on behalf of 23 state-approved medical marijuana users who say they are being harassed and ticketed by the Warren police, according to theDetroit Free Press. &nbs… Read article here: High Times
Texas Police Blame Bigfoot for Inability to Bust Illegal Pot Farmers
Texas law enforcement agencies are now blaming Bigfoot for their inability to track down the culprits behind an illegal marijuana cultivation site in the northeast portion of the state. Read article here: High Times
OxyContin for Children is FDA Approved, While Cannabis Remains Illegal
While the federal government continues to balk at the idea of legalizing cannabis oil, even low-THC strains with minimal to no intoxication for children suffering from a variety of conditions, they apparently do not have any issue with the youth of America getting hooked … Read article here: High Times
Ecuador Moves to Decriminalize All Illegal Drugs
Convinced that prohibition of marijuana, or even cocaine, is not the solution to curbing addiction rates or fighting against the black market drug trade, lawmakers in Ecuador have proposed a historic piece of legislation aimed atdecriminalizing all illegal drugs.&nb… Read article here: High Times
Missouri Lawmaker Proposes Taxing Illegal Drugs
While the Missouri legislature can barely loosen their collective sphincter to allow the passing of an ultra-restrictive medical marijuana program, onesnidelylawmaker is working to ensure the state gets its fair share of the illegal drug trade. Read article here: High Times
Smelling Like Marijuana Is Not Illegal
Administrators at a Massachusetts high school called police earlier this week after receiving reports that one of their cafeteria employees smelled like weed. Police found no sign of marijuana, but the man's job still appears to be on the line. Read article here: High Times
How a Comma Might Make Colorado Hash Oil Illegal
Colorado Attorney General JohnSuthershas issued an opinion that Amendment 64 does not guarantee the right of adults to produce hash oil from their legal marijuana plants. Suthers’statement on the issue explains that “To decriminalize dangerou… Read article here: High Times