Marijuana Blog

 

Master Bong is truly the MacGyver of marijuana. I have seen him make a pipe out of just about anything and everything imaginable, and also out of things that I have never thought possible. I have met him many times, and consider him to be a true friend, and I encourage everyone to visit his site. If you ever want to blow your friend’s minds with something awesome/crazy/funky, I can assure you he is the first place you should look to build your skills.

 

Today Master Bong teaches us how to make a marijuana pipe out of lifesavers. This is a great thing to know in case you are without a smoking device, or if you are in a place that you need to smoke, but don’t want to leave anything behind. I know I’m in that situation whenever I travel.

 

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David Welch has been fighting the city of Los Angeles and its attempts to regulate medical marijuana dispensaries for more than five years. An attorney who represents more than 40 dispensaries in the city, Welch said the passage of Measure D by L.A. voters last week makes that fight a lot tougher now.

 

“The public and the courts may no longer have a stomach for endless marijuana litigation,” Welch said. “People want it to be done.”

 

That does not mean his clients are not considering a lawsuit challenging Measure D, which allows only the 135 dispensaries that first registered with the city in 2007. Welch argues that’s an unfair and arbitrary way to regulate businesses.

 

But he and others who follow the legal battles say the California Supreme Court’s recent ruling allowing cities to ban dispensaries outright make legal challenges to local regulations more difficult. Welch is issuing a new warning to the pot shops he advises that are among the 135.

 

“I’m advising them that when Measure D goes into effect, they are obligated to close,” he said.  Several of Welch’s clients declined to be interviewed.

 

Estimates vary widely on the number of pot shops affected.

 

For now, some appear to be operating as if there was no election. Because of the nature of the business, no one at a dispensary agreed to be quoted. But one man who answered the phone at a downtown L.A. shop seemed unconcerned.

 

“Everybody is just like, chill back. Ya know, it's like normal," he said.

 

He said he’s seen the city go after pot shops before.

 

“It's pretty much like a threat, trying to scare people. But it doesn’t happen,” he said.

 

City officials said this time is different. It’s the first time voters have enacted a limit, said Special Assistant City Attorney Jane Usher. She is overseeing the enforcement of Measure D.

 

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Call it the mile-high state.

 

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper made history Tuesday, signing two bills that make his state the first place in the world to fully regulate the recreational use of marijuana for adults.

 

Flanked by legislators and pot legalization activists at the Colorado State Capitol, Hickenlooper signed two bills that lay out the framework for marijuana retail sales, cultivation, and product manufacturing. In the November election, Colorado passed Amendment 64, a voter initiative that legalized recreational use of the drug by residents over 21.

 

“Certainly, this industry will create jobs,” Hickenlooper said. “Whether it’s good for the brand of our state is still up in the air. But the voters passed Amendment 64 by a clear majority. That’s why we’re going to implement it as effectively as we possibly can.”

 

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