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Wisconsin Hunters Look For Deer and Marijuana Fields In Chequamegon

Rayman — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 15:01:41 +0000

I live a mile away from the Chequamegon, and while the hunters might not get a deer, they may get something of a surprise this year. According to CNN, the U.S. Forest Service is urging hunters to keep their eyes open for marijuana growing operations in Wisconsin's Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest.

Since 2008, nine marijuana growing operations have been discovered on public land within the state, and there have actually been three big bust in three years at the forest, resulting in the eradication of more than 80,000 marijuana plants that were cultivated by large drug trafficking organizations.

Should Recreational Marijuana Be Legal? — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 18:30:21 +0000

One of the biggest stories out of last week’s election was that voters in Colorado and Washington State chose to legalize marijuana. States like California had previously approved medical marijuana, but Colorado and Washington are the first to also approve cannabis for recreational use. The federal government continues to ban all use of marijuana, setting up interesting questions concerning [...]

New Diarrhea Treatment, Use Medical Marijuana; In A Related Story More Musicians Getting Diarrhea

Chris Allen — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 15:53:48 +0000

Ok, so I made up the second part of that headline, but I found a story that talks about actual research. (yeah, right, I know a friend that does constant research.) Does Marijuana work on curing diarrhea? According to weedblog.com in the Indian Medical Gazette which provides actual evidence on how cannabis is used to [...]

Half of Americans Favor Legalizing Marijuana — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 15:45:52 +0000

According to a new Gallup poll, 50 percent of American adults favor legalizing marijuana, the highest percentage in Gallup’s 42-year history of asking that question. Forty-six percent of Americans believe marijuana should remain illegal.

Congress Pondering Bill That Could Make Marijuana Legal

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 17:20:49 +0000

Marijuana legalization has two pretty high-profile friends in Congress. Republican Ron Paul of Texas and Democrat Barney Frank of Massachusetts are co-sponsoring a bill that would put an end to the federal criminalization of marijuana. If passed, the bill would allow the states to “legalize, regulate, tax and control marijuana without federal interference.” Here is [...]

After Fourth Marijuana Arrest, Man Gets Life in Prison

Tony Hart — Tue, 10 May 2011 16:30:36 +0000

Getting caught green-handed with marijuana is never a good thing, but when it's your fourth arrest on the same charge, it's a very, very bad thing.

Cornell Hood II learned that truth the hard way after a jury in Louisiana sentenced the repeat offender to life in prison.

Growing Marijuana Indoors Accounts for One Percent of U.S. Electricity Use

Kool Staff — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 16:40:36 +0000

The quasi-legalization of marijuana has produced quite an unintended side effect: Now one percent of all electricity used in the United States is spent on growing cannabis indoors.

Analysis from Evan Mills at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory also found that in California, where marijuana can be grown legally for medicinal purposes, the state's 400,000 authorized growers consume an amazing three percent of all the state's electricity while conducting their business.

Marijuana Catapult Found at Mexican Border

Tony Hart — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 16:50:36 +0000

Infrared surveillance cameras at the Arizona/Mexico border have captured images of Mexican drug smugglers using a nine-foot-tall catapult to hurl 45-pound bags of marijuana over a border wall and into the U.S. The smugglers had set the catapult up about 20 yards away from the wall, and appear to have been doing their illicit catapulting [...]