Recent content by GreenSurfer

  1. GreenSurfer

    N.C. Law Requires Taxes On Illegal Substances

    Raleigh, N.C. — The state of North Carolina has collected more than $135 million in taxes from confiscated illegal substances since 1990 – about $50 million of it within the past five years. The North Carolina Department of Revenue gets the money by seizing bank accounts, garnishing wages or...
  2. GreenSurfer

    'Cannabis Clubs' To Launch in NZ

    Kiwis have one the highest rates of pot smoking in the world, and soon they will have 'cannabis clubs' where they can indulge in their pastime. Pot dens, where people can smoke, buy or even formally study the illegal drug, are poised to open throughout the country this year. The first...
  3. GreenSurfer

    [HI] State Sen. English Will Take Aim At Reforming Laws For Cannabis

    State Sen. J. Kalani English will probably grab a few headlines when he introduces two bills in the legislative session this week: one to legalize medical marijuana dispensaries and the other to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana. His marijuana reformation bills are modeled...
  4. GreenSurfer

    [CO] Church Set To Discuss Bible's Position On Pot

    Missio Dei Church will hold an open discussion on where marijuana fits in the church at 7 p.m. Feb. 3 at Mulligan's Pub, at 2439 S. College Ave. The discussion is part of the church's monthly Theology Pub event. The discussion, named "Can a Christian Smoke POT?", is designed to discover the...
  5. GreenSurfer

    Underground NC Grow Op

    Police in North Carolina have found a school bus filled with marijuana plants, buried underground. Officers only discovered the bus when a search dog fell through a secret trap door revealing the bus 2.4 metres beneath a tool shed filled with 68 marijuana plants. **I'm looking for more info on...
  6. GreenSurfer

    LAWRENCE: Measure a victory for legal [NJ] medical marijuana backers

    For nearly two decades, Ken Wolski — the executive director of the Lawrence-based Coalition for Medical Marijuana — has been pushing for New Jersey to legalize marijuana for medical purposes. Mr. Wolski’s wish came true Monday as the state Assembly and the state Senate approved the New...
  7. GreenSurfer

    [Missouri] Cottleville Mayor Works On State Marijuana Bill

    Cottleville mayor works on state marijuana bill His wife used drug medicinally when she had cancer. Raymond Castile Suburban Journals of Greater St. Louis Cottleville -- Cottleville Mayor Don Yarber is on a mission to put medical marijuana on the state ballot. "This has to be done almost...
  8. GreenSurfer

    San Jose pot clubs popping up like weeds; city starts crackdown

    San Jose pot clubs popping up like weeds; city starts crackdown By John Woolfolk [email protected] Posted: 01/16/2010 04:06:16 PM PST Updated: 01/16/2010 04:06:17 PM PST San Jose is yanking the welcome mat for medical marijuana dispensaries that have proliferated across the city in...
  9. GreenSurfer

    Boulder: Medical Marijuana Industry Reaching 'Saturation Point'

    http://www.coloradodaily.com/ci_14204063?source=most_emailed The link has too many good graphics...so I opted to paste the link.
  10. GreenSurfer

    Pot Grown Above [Chicago] Preschool, Police Say

    :wall: A Northwest Side man was charged Wednesday with running an elaborate cannabis growing operation inside his apartment located above a preschool. James Pastman, 50, was charged with one count of felony manufacturing and delivery of cannabis within 1,000 feet of a school, police said. He...
  11. GreenSurfer

    Prince of Pot Marc Emery could be extradited to U.S. Friday

    VANCOUVER -- Vancouver marijuana activist Marc Emery is taking his last puff of freedom -- as the clock counts down on an extradition order that will send him to a U.S. jail for five years. Mr. Emery, founder of the B.C. Marijuana Party and publisher of Cannabis Culture magazine, is currently...
  12. GreenSurfer

    [CO] State Lawmaker Wants to License Marijuana Caregivers

    A state lawmaker wants Colorado regulators to consider licensing medical marijuana caregivers. Democratic Sen. Chris Romer has been working on a bill that would require medical marijuana dispensaries and growers to be licensed and submit to criminal background checks. Now he says he wants the...
  13. GreenSurfer

    Woman Charged With Giving Teen Son Weed

    A Murray mother is facing a felony child endangerment charge after she allegedly gave her 14-year-old son marijuana. Her son was caught with a glass pipe that smelled like and had a residue of marijuana when the assistant principal at Hillcrest Junior High School searched the boy's locker on...
  14. GreenSurfer

    Denver Man Charged In 'Medical Marijuana' Slaying

    A man was formally charged Thursday in the death of a 59-year-old Denver resident whose shooting police say involved a medical marijuana transaction. Peter Bellar, 25, has been charged with first-degree murder and aggravated robbery, both felonies, according to a press release from the Denver...
  15. GreenSurfer

    First Pot Dispensary Opens On Main Street, Breckenridge

    Thanks for the post Medicine Man...good luck with your venture. -GreenSurfer
Top