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DENVER (AP) — A set of laws to govern how recreational marijuana should be grown, sold and taxed was signed into law Tuesday in Colorado, where Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper called the measures the state’s best attempt to navigate the uncharted territory of legalized recreational pot. The laws cover how the drug should be raised […]
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn must decide if he will sign a measure allowing the use of marijuana for medical purposes after the state Senate approved legislation on Friday. The proposal has been touted as the strictest in the nation among states that have legalized medical marijuana. It authorizes physicians to prescribe […]
Dominique starts off the show cracking on Rod Stewart’s announcement about his penis size. Plus, her take on the marijuana diet.
Forget about portioning your food for weight loss because according to researchers at the University of Nebraska, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard, marijuana does the job. The study looked at 4,657 adults, 579 of whom were habitual marijuana smokers and found that the smokers had smaller waistbands, writing, “we found significant associations between […]
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Police in Tacoma could soon be in real trouble over pot. The department could be found in contempt if they continue to refuse to return a small amount of marijuana seized from a man after a traffic stop. Municipal Court Judge Jack Emery repeated an order to police Thursday to return […]
The Texas Department of Public Safety says troopers seized a tanker truck filled with 7,816 lbs of marijuana on April 3, 2013, reports the Huffington Post. The trooper stopped the tanker near Corpus Christi to perform a visual inspection of the tanker for a routine traffic stop. 45-year-old Paul Anthony Simmons of Robstown, Texas is […]
Tom and the crew open the show talking about marijuana pills, online sales tax and the struggles of being a sibling.
According to a study by Columbia University marijuana pills provide stronger pain relief than when a person smokes the drug. The pill is called Dronabinol, it consists of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) which is the main ingredient in marijuana. Reportedly, the pill has been proven to provide relief for AIDS and chemotherapy patients. The researchers said: “Recent […]
Huggy Lowdown jokes with the crew about Kris Humphries and Kim Kardashian’s divorce and the 4/20 celebration-turned-shoot-out.
DENVER (AP) — Authorities are hunting for suspects after shooting broke out during a massive marijuana celebration in Denver, leaving two people with gunshot wounds. The gunfire scattered thousands attending Saturday’s 4/20 counterculture holiday, the first since Colorado legalized marijuana. A man and a woman each suffered non-life threatening gunshot wounds, officials said. Local media […]
TOTOWA, N.J. (AP) — State troopers in northern New Jersey didn’t have to go far to make a pot bust. They didn’t even have to get in their cruisers. Police say they caught three men lighting up in a car in the parking lot of the barracks in Totowa (TOH’-toh-wah). What gave the men away? […]
