Woman Gives Three-Year-Old Granson Pot Cookie

A Denver grandmother who recently took her own lifecriminal law was under investigation for giving her 3-year-old grandson a marijuana cookie. Family members say 44-year-old Erin Marcove gave the toddler at least one peanut butter cookie made with cannabis butter on Dec. 4. The next day, she had trouble rousing the boy and called an [...]

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Medical Marijuana Makes Sense

In a previous Commentary, I argued that the sale and use of marijuana is a “victimless” crime and therefore should be legalized. Marijuana used to treat medical conditions, symptoms, or side effects of pills and chemotherapy is in fact legal in the State of California and 13 other states. Advocates for the legalization of marijuana [...]

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Man Tries to Eat Evidence After Pot Bust

Deputies reported that a man from upstate New York has been charged with tampering with evidence after he was caught growing marijuana, then trying to eat the evidence. Jeremy Wheeler and his father, William Wheeler, were arrested on Sunday night after deputies said they found over a hundred plants growing in the son’s home in [...]

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California Man Blows Off Hand While Mixing Explosives

Authorities recently investigating a man who blew off four of his fingers while illegally mixing explosives discovered that the residence not only contained a sophisticated marijuana-growing operation, but doubled as a daycare center. Benjamin Kuzelka, age twenty-three, entered a local hospital and told medical staff he had shot himself in the hand. The wound was [...]

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California Pot Legalization Gaining Momentum

Advocates of the legalization of marijuana seem to be gathering support in California, and are planning to have at least three legalization measures on the ballot for 2010. The movement is getting enough attention and support that many predict 2010 to hold a tremendous clash between California voters and the national government. California has already [...]

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“Victimless Crimes” Should Be Decriminalized

A “victimless crime” is any activity that does not physically harm a person or property of another, or to which the act was in fact consented and is currently illegal if based on statutory laws. In a victimless crime, there is no apparent victim and no apparent pain or injury. The crimes most often described [...]

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