419 Mile Markers Replacing 420 Ones
First Colorado instituted a 419.99 mile marker on I-70 back in January. Now Idaho is following suit with its own 419.9 marker on U.S. Route 95, just south of Coeur d'Alene.
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New York Times Calls for End of Marijuana Prohibition
In a landmark 2014 editorial, the nation's leading newspaper, the New York Times, wrote, "The federal government should repeal the ban on marijuana." A year later, the Times editorializes: "Congress and Obama Are Too Timid on Marijuana Reform."
Three Marijuana Offenses Reported During Dead Weekend in Chicago
Fare Thee Well - the boisterous three-day celebration of all things Grateful Dead held in Chicago this past weekend - apparently went well for weed smokers. Only one arrest was made and two other tickets were written for possessing less than 15 grams of pot.
Shona Banda Bails Out After Turning Herself In
The Kansas woman who had her son taken away by the state because he mentioned his mother's marijuana use in school turned herself in to Finney County authorities on June 15.
Cops Play Darts, Eat Edibles During Dispensary Raid
In another display of police insensitivity, Santa Ana cops turned a dispensary raid into a joke, playing darts, eating an edible bar and making fun of a disabled woman in a wheelchair.