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Movies 07/15/2008

The Wackness Looks Good

It’s the summer of 1994, and the streets of New York are pulsing with hip-hop and wafting with the sweet aroma of marijuana, but change is in the air. The newlyinaugurated mayor, Rudy Giuliani, is beginning to implement his anti-fun initiatives against “crimes” like noisy portable radios, graffiti and public drunkenness. Set against this backdrop, Luke Shapiro (Josh Peck) spends his last summer before college selling dope throughout New York City, trading it with his shrink (Ben Kingsley) for therapy, while crushing on his step-daughter (Olivia Thirlby). Famke Janssen, Mary Kate Olsen, and Method Man round out the cast in this edgy, bittersweet, and funny coming of age story.

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Music 06/12/2008

Bad Religion Live in Amsterdam

... Speaking of high potency marijuana, I’m in Amsterdam right now, and I was lucky enough to get to go see Bad Religion at the Melkweg the other night.

I’ve seen them probably 5 times over the last 20 years, and this show was every bit as good as all of the others I’ve seen, except that Greg and the boys are starting to look like old men now, which was really weird for me. I still remember what they looked like when I saw them at City Gardens in the 80’s.

Fortunately, the music hasn’t slowed down over the last 20 years (I’m talking to you Metallica…), and the show was great. They played a lot of the oldies but goodies, and a bit too many new songs, but with most of their songs having a run time of about 2 minutes, they played a lot of songs during the hour and a half show.

Overall, it was really good. I only caught the last 2 songs of the opening band Gob Squad but they sounded pretty good too. Check ‘em out.

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Babble 06/11/2008

Study: Marijuana potency increases in 2007

WASHINGTON (AP) – Marijuana potency increased last year to the highest level in more than 30 years, posing greater health risks to people who may view the drug as harmless, according to a report released Thursday by the White House.

The latest analysis from the University of Mississippi’s Potency Monitoring Project tracked the average amount of THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, in samples seized by law enforcement agencies from 1975 through 2007. It found that the average amount of THC reached 9.6 percent in 2007, compared with 8.75 percent the previous year.

The 9.6 percent level represents more than a doubling of marijuana potency since 1983, when it averaged just under 4 percent.

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Babble 05/28/2008

THIS JUST IN: Surfers Like Pot

The July 2008 Issue of HIGH TIMES Magazine features an article by Editor-in-Chief Steven Hager on the history of surfing and smuggling. The issue also includes an interview with the legendary Capt. Zero by Dave Bienenstock.

Here’s a video preview of the story from the HIGH TIMES POTCAST

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Babble 04/29/2008

Pot Vending Machine Stolen by the Feds!

Remember the Pot Vending machine we previously reported about? Well the DEA took it, and destroyed the Herbal Nutrition Center in the process.

Check out the whole story here.

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Babble 04/22/2008

Boat Washes Ashore with 362 lbs. of Pot Onboard

SAN DIEGO – An 18-foot boat used to smuggle drugs washed ashore in Sunset Cliffs with marijuana still on board early Monday morning, authorities said.

The U.S. Coast Guard received a call that a boat was in distress and hitting the rocks about 6 a.m., said Lauren Mack, Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokeswoman.

When authorities arrived, the boat had been abandoned. Investigators removed about 20 bales of marijuana of varying sizes found inside the craft, Mack said.

The boat was then pulled off the rocks at the bottom of the cliffs and was heavily damaged. It sank soon after. It was about 150 yards from the rocks and left a trail of debris in the water.

Among the debris were dozens of bales of marijuana that fell off the boat when it capsized, Mack said. A total of 111 bales of marijuana were collected, weighing 362 pounds.

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Babble 04/09/2008