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Ten large packages of marijuana fell from the sky after an airplane dropped the bundles in an open field in San Diego.

 

The packages, which contained more 260 pounds of pot and are worth an estimated street value of $157,000, were seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents.

 

According to federal officials, the plane originally left from Mexico and the packages were found in a drop location Monday near the local airport, which is less than two miles from the U.S.-Mexico border.

 

NBC4 reports that the federal agents investigated the illegal delivery and took two people into custody including a 32-year-old undocumented immigrant and a 49-year-old legal resident.

 

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U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag sits in a district with some of the most well-known and respected medical marijuana dispensaries in the country. But she has her own reputation for being one of the fiercest enforcers of the federal marijuana prohibition in her territory, the Northern District of California. So when the Department of Justice directed prosecutors in August not to target those medical marijuana dispensaries complying with a robust state regulatory system, Haag was undeterred in her crusade to take on these dispensaries, saying she didn’t expect a “significant change” in her approach.

 

And she hasn’t disappointed. In the ensuing months, she has continued her aggressive pursuit to seize two Bay Area dispensaries that even the cities where they are housed have defended vigorously in court, saying they are crucial to public health.

 

Now, her members of Congress aren’t having it. Four California Democratic house members sent a letter to Haag cautioning that her hostility toward dispensaries is not only “counterproductive and economically prohibitive;” it also “appears to directly counter the spirit of Deputy Attorney General Cole’s memo, and is in direct opposition to the evolving view toward medical marijuana, the will of the people and, by now, common sense.”

 

In a released excerpt from their letter, Reps. Barbara Lee, George Miller, Sam Farr, and Eric Swalwell tell Haag that the “harassment and constant threat of prosecution should end.”

 

Haag has claimed that her prosecutions comport with the Justice Department’s guidance. But her suggestion that she is targeting these dispensaries because they are large and commercial conflicts directly with the Justice Department’s instruction that the commercial nature and size of a dispensary not be a basis for prosecution.

Bread is almost as important as pie when it comes to holiday dinners. Pumpkin bread is especially popular and can be made for both Thanksgiving and Christmas. This recipe calls for cannabis olive oil, which must be made in advance so be sure that you have some handy before getting started!

 

What You'll Need;

1/2 cup packed brown sugar

1/3 cup cannabis olive oil

1 tsp. ground cinnamon

1/2 tsp. nutmeg

1/4 tsp. salt

1 cup pumpkin puree

3/4 cup wheat flour

2/3 cup all-purpose flour

2 eggs

1/3 cup honey

1/2 tsp. baking powder

1 tsp. baking soda

 

Start off by preheating your oven to 350 degrees. Put in a center rack and grab a 9x5 loaf pan. Spray the pan with cooking spray. Now, take a mixing bowl and whisk together the baking soda, cinnamon, both types of flour, baking powder, salt, and nutmeg. Then, in a different bowl, mix together the eggs, cannabis infused olive oil, the pumpkin puree, honey, and the brown sugar. Add the dry ingredients from the first bowl in to the second bowl a little bit at a time, stirring consistently. Take your previously-greased loaf pan and pour everything in. Hit the flat part of the pan on the counter, making sure to eliminate all of the air bubbles. Put the loaf in the oven to bake for around 40 minutes, until the top turns a toasted brown color. Place the oaf out to cool for about 20 minutes and it's ready to eat!