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House Backs Plan to Test for Pot Impairment for Drivers

Associated Press — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 17:39:57 +0000

HELENA, Mont. (AP) – The Montana House is endorsing a plan to start testing drivers to determine possible marijuana impairment. The chamber backed the bill Tuesday in a 68-31 vote before sending it to the appropriations committee to analyze a price tag of about $100,000 per year. Supporters say it will crack down on [...]

Bill Set to Define Marijuana DUI Proposed

Associated Press — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 18:06:11 +0000

HELENA, Mont. (AP) – A state representative from Missoula is introducing a bill to revise Montana’s DUI law to account for people driving under the influence of marijuana. Republican Rep. Doc Moore says his House Bill 168 provides a legal limit for the amount of THC – the active ingredient in marijuana – that [...]

Medical Marijuana Provider Trial Begins

Associated Press — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 15:52:24 +0000

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) – The trial of a former medical marijuana provider charged in a federal crackdown is under way in Missoula. Jason Washington’s trial is only the second to be held in the long-running federal investigation into large medical marijuana providers in Montana. A jury was selected Monday and testimony got under way. Washington [...]

Photos of Justin Bieber Smoking a Blunt Surface

Amy Sciarretto — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 05:07:05 +0000

Despite loud protests from Justin Bieber’s camp over the late paparazzo’s accustations, photos of the singer holding a blunt have surfaced. Is he smoking pot? Well, we don’t know for suuuure, but where there’s (weed) smoke, there’s usually fire. Or a hazy cloud. TMZ posted photos of the grey hoodie-wearing singer from Jan. 2, where [...]

Use of Dangerous Synthetic Marijuana Growing — How Concerned Should You Be?

Amy Sciarretto — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:38:16 +0000

Synthetic marijuana use is on the rise and it’s got anti-drug activists and the legalization movement concerned. Health experts claim fake pot is a chemical cocktail that produces a similar — and legal — high, but is far more dangerous than the real thing.

Half of Americans Favor Legalizing Marijuana — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 17:34:52 +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.

Pot Smokers Are Less Likely to Be Obese Than Non-Smokers

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 14:34:50 +0000

People who smoke pot once a week are about 25 percent less likely to be obese than non-smokers.

According to a study by French researchers, marijuana smokers have a 16 percent rate of obeseity, whereas those who don’t partake enjoy a rate of obesity between 22 and 25 percent.

Pot Luck! Bystanders Grab Weed Dropped By Crashed Truck

Chris Illuminati — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 17:26:49 +0000

Do you know the way to San Jose? No seriously, do you, because there is free weed on the street but it’s not going to last very long.

The Mercury News explains that a truck, illegally carrying marijuana, crashed and ended up on its side sending large bags of pot throughout the intersection. The driver hightailed it out of sight and that’s when the real fun started.

Congress Pondering Bill That Could Make Marijuana Legal

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 21:20:49 +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 [...]

Justin Timberlake Talks Pot, New Music With Playboy

96.7 Kiss FM — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 15:35:39 +0000

Mouseketeer-turned-musician-turned-movie star Justin Timberlake recently sat down for an interview with Playboy, during which the openly candid star of 'Friends With Benefits' and 'Bad Teacher' talked about smoking pot and whether or not he plans to release new music.

In the interview, published Monday, Timberlake says he "absolutely" still smokes pot, adding, "The only thing pot does for me is it gets me to stop thinking. Sometimes I have a brain that needs to be turned off. Some people are just better high."