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  • December 2007

    • Guitar Hero: $9K; Lesson to Pothead Son: Priceless

      AFP  |  Dec 17, 07 4:23 PM CST

      Guitar Hero: $9K; Lesson to Pothead Son: Priceless

      (Newser) - Christmas came early for a father who sold a rare $90 Guitar Hero III video game for $9,100 on eBay. He searched for "the Holy Grail of Christmas presents" for 2 weeks, he said in his auction description, and "couldn't wait to spread the jubilance to my son," AFP reports. But then he came home early and found the 15-year-old smoking marijuana with friends. More »

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      eBay  • marijuana  • Guitar Hero III

    • UK Court Bans Teen's Insults From Web

      Time  |  Dec 7, 07 3:29 PM CST

      UK Court Bans Teen's Insults From Web

      (Newser) - A British court has put a low-tech law to high-tech use in a bid to keep a teenager from writing abusive comments about police on the internet. The court issued an Anti-Social Behavior Order—usually used to keep hooligans out of certain parts of town—against a 17-year-old to prevent him from posting more anti-police diatribes on the Bebo social networking site, Time reports. More »

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      Great Britain  • marijuana  • Bebo

  • November 2007

    • Activists Push 'Grass' Roots Campaigns

      Time  |  Nov 10, 07 6:54 PM CST

      Activists Push 'Grass' Roots Campaigns

      (Newser) - Two Rocky Mountain municipalities have pared back penalties for cannabis users, joining a growing group of US cities, Time reports. Hailey, Idaho (pop. 8,500) and Denver joined the list this week during elections. Voters in the Mile-High City, whose mayor has admitted past pot use, are letting users get away with having an ounce of grass or less. More »

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      marijuana  • Nevada  • Alaska  • Denver  • marijuana legalization  • rehabilitation

  • October 2007

    • Teen Smokers More Likely to Drink, Do Drugs: Study

      Reuters  |  Oct 24, 07 3:18 AM CDT

      Teen Smokers More Likely to Drink, Do Drugs: Study

      (Newser) - Teenagers who smoke cigarettes are five times more likely to drink and 13 times more likely to smoke pot, according to a new study by a Columbia University addiction center. The report also linked adolescent smoking to higher rates of binge drinking and hard drug use, along with a greater risk of depression and anxiety disorders. More »

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      drugs  • teenagers  • smoking  • marijuana  • depression  • cigarettes  • drug addiction  • drug abuse  • anxiety

    • Norway Fines Winehouse for Pot Possession

      BBC  |  Oct 19, 07 11:30 AM CDT

      Norway Fines Winehouse for Pot Possession

      (Newser) - Amy Winehouse was busted with 7 grams of marijuana in her hotel room, but the Norwegian police didn't make the addled chanteuse go to rehab—they just held her overnight, fined her $714, and released her this morning, the BBC reports. "She's paid the fine, so this thing is over for us now," said the prosecutor. More »

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      drugs  • marijuana  • Amy Winehouse  • Norway  • Blake Fielder Civil

  • September 2007

    • Feds Totally Uncool With Pot-Laced Candy Factory

      Associated Press  |  Sep 28, 07 1:45 PM CDT

      Feds Totally Uncool With Pot-Laced Candy Factory

      (Newser) - Feds yesterday kicked in the doors of a factory producing marijuana-laced candy, snacks, and drinks for the medical marijuana market, the AP reports. Three were arrested, but the company’s founder is still on the lam. Authorities fear Tainted Inc. is one of many large-scale marijuana-lacing operations capitalizing on legalized medical dispensaries in California and other states. More »

    • LB Caught With Pot, Kicked Off Team

      ESPN  |  Sep 28, 07 3:19 AM CDT

      LB Caught With Pot, Kicked Off Team

      (Newser) - After crashing out of the top 10, Louisville's football program (2-2) suffered another blow when linebacker Willie A. Williams was pulled over for playing loud music and allegedly discovered trying to conceal a small amount of marijuana in his mouth, reports ESPN. Williams was swiftly dismissed from the team. More »

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      NCAA  • NCAA football  • marijuana  • Louisville Cardinals

    • Vick Tests Positive for Pot

      Atlanta Journal-Constitution  |  Sep 26, 07 2:55 PM CDT

      Vick Tests Positive for Pot

      (Newser) - The hits—of the self-inflicted variety—just keep coming for Michael Vick, who tested positive for marijuana in a sample submitted two weeks after entering a plea deal on felony dog-fighting charges. The suspended NFL quarterback will be confined to his home from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., wear a monitoring device, and undergo counseling, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. More »

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      NFL  • marijuana  • Michael Vick  • Atlanta Falcons  • dogfighting

    • City OKs Day of Public Toking

      San Jose Mercury News  |  Sep 20, 07 7:09 PM CDT

      City OKs Day of Public Toking

      (Newser) - Two kinds of "green laws" collided in Santa Cruz, Calif., when a local group that distributes free medical marijuana came up against a smoking ban in the park where the group holds its annual festival. The city council reached a healthy compromise, providing attendees in need of self-medication with a pot-smoking tent, the San Jose Mercury News reports. More »

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      public health  • marijuana  • smoking ban  • medical marijuana

  • August 2007

    • Feds Crack Down on California Pot Operations

      Reuters  |  Aug 15, 07 12:24 AM CDT

      Feds Crack Down on California Pot Operations

      (Newser) - The federal Drug Enforcement Agency is stepping up raids on California's medicinal marijuana distributors, confiscating drugs and arresting vendors at ten Los Angeles operations last month alone, Reuters reports. California legalized medicinal marijuana use more than ten years ago, but possession of the drug violates federal law. Federal officials argue that a legal alternative, a pill called Marinol, works as well, but users disagree. More »

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      California  • drugs  • marijuana  • prescription drugs  • medical marijuana  • Drug Enforcement Administration  • DEA

    • FBI Mellows Out on Drug Standards

      Washington Post  |  Aug 7, 07 6:09 PM CDT

      FBI Mellows Out on Drug Standards

      (Newser) - The FBI no longer disqualifies applicants who admit to past drug use, the Washington Post reports. The agency previously turned away wannabes who acknowledged smoking marijuana more than 15 times, but times have changed. Potential employees must still swear they have not partaken in recent years, and the FBI's policy is still tougher than the CIA's—and even the DEA's. More »

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      FBI  • drugs  • marijuana  • drug use  • employment  • drug addiction

  • July 2007
  • April 2007

    • West Coast Breeds Weed Snobs, Too

      San Francisco Chronicle  |  Apr 23, 07 9:10 AM CDT

      West Coast Breeds Weed Snobs, Too

      (Newser) - Cannabis is accruing its own class of sophistocates, particularly in California, where medical legalization and lax enforcement have made connoisseurship marginally acceptable. Advanced palates judge their weed on taste, smell and quality of high, reports the Chronicle— a far cry from the 70s, when users joked that there "were two kinds of pot, good and bad." More »

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      California  • drugs  • marijuana  • drug use  • medical marijuana  • cannabis

    • Draft Prospects Admit To Smoking Pot

      NBCSports.com  |  Apr 18, 07 10:17 PM CDT

      Draft Prospects Admit To Smoking Pot

      (Newser) - Three of the most highly regarded prospects in the upcoming NFL draft—Calvin Johnson, Amobi Okoye, and Gaines Adams—admitted in interviews at the combine that they have used marijuana. Nevertheless, all three are considered to be free of the kind of dramatic character problems that have plagued the NFL recently. More »

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      NFL  • football  • drugs  • marijuana  • Calvin Johnson

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