The Feds burn a J

DigitalBuddha · August 29, 2013, 06:13:56 PM

Obama administration will not block state marijuana laws, if distribution is regulated

The Obama administration on Thursday said it will not stand in the way of Colorado, Washington and other states where voters have supported legalizing marijuana either for medical or recreational use, as long as those states maintain strict rules involving distribution of the drug.

Fuckin' eh! - http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/obama-administration-will-not-preempt-state-marijuana-laws--for-now/2013/08/29/b725bfd8-10bd-11e3-8cdd-bcdc09410972_story.html?wpisrc=al_comboPN

Bo Abides · August 29, 2013, 08:29:59 PM

Hmmm, might have to talk to my DH about moving to Vancouver Wa. when our lease is up... he might want to move there before it's up.

Still feeling let down Oregon didn't pass it! $:-\$

Havazhyol · August 30, 2013, 01:30:05 AM

Not going to happen in Froggy Country...

milnie · August 30, 2013, 02:57:07 PM

High speed link from Paris to Amsterdam just ?35

Bo Abides · August 30, 2013, 05:29:46 PM

Amsterdam is OK, but I really loved Maastricht, it's a shame that some cities (including Maastricht) in The Netherlands have outlawed selling to tourists, wonder if Haarlem is on the list of uptight cities? I loved Haarlem too, but Maastricht is like a fucking fairytale!

When we went to Amsterdam we wanted to leave almost immediately, it wasn't as laid back as I had imagined it to be or how DH remembered it. As we were looking for a coffee shop we noticed we were being followed by a HUGE guy who wanted to intimidate some money out of us. He crossed the line, my DH is a pretty big dude so he went Walter on him. I'm so glad I wasn't alone cause that was a pretty scary guy. Typically we don't mind panhandlers and will often give them something but not if they act like a dick about it. Never had that problem in smaller cities.

Our Amsterdam highlight was finding a coffee shop named Abraxas we spent a few hours there. I bought a gift for a friend and the very stoned saleslady asked me if I wanted it gift wrapped I said alstublieft (please), we were so stoned we couldn't stop laughing at her precision and how long it took (over half an hour for one little gift), she was very zen-like in her wrapping, it was wrapped beautifully, ever corner and piece of tape was perfect, the hand curled ribbons were exquisite - we still laugh about it even though we can't remember what the gift was. So glad US customs or TSA didn't tear the artistically wrapped gift apart when we got back to the states.

The few other Amsterdam coffee shops we visited seemed so uptight, we got our goodies to go in the uptight ones, they didn't even offer gift wrap.

milnie · August 31, 2013, 05:21:50 PM

Yeh most places in the south of holland now require the weed pass .
I live near Nijmegen which is a beautiful city and tourists are welcome to partake.

DigitalBuddha · August 31, 2013, 07:09:57 PM

Quote from: milnie on August 31, 2013, 05:21:50 PM
Yeh most places in the south of holland now require the weed pass .
I live near Nijmegen which is a beautiful city and tourists are welcome to partake.

Fuckin' eh! I'm moving to Nijmegen, mangs!

Masked Dude · August 31, 2013, 09:45:47 PM

I'm pro-weed, though I'm not a toker. But I'm considering pushing either full marijuana or at least medical marijuana in my state (North Carolina). I'm considering in the interim to ask my doc about Marinol, because my migraines have started to affect work. I can't take my old Imitrex anymore, so I'm going to ask him about it next time.

milnie · September 01, 2013, 04:03:52 PM

Personally I haven't found smoking a j helps a headache though I appreciate migraines are a bit different but for muscular pain it does

Masked Dude · September 01, 2013, 08:32:24 PM

Yeah, there are four types of headaches. I studied them intensely, so I know a bit (all not making me a medical expert, mind you). Experts have recently learned that migraines are not actually caused by blood vessels, but that blood flow is a side effect. It seems it starts in the base of the brain. I've looked into medical studies for migraines and it seems that for many, cannabis helps. I don't know if it will help, though. If it doesn't, at least I get to spend a little bit of time high as a kite... legally.

Bo Abides · September 02, 2013, 08:51:11 PM

Quote from: milnie on August 31, 2013, 05:21:50 PM
I live near Nijmegen which is a beautiful city and tourists are welcome to partake.

Wow, Nijmegen looks awesome! Then again so much of Holland looks awesome, wish I could move there!

This Dude Abides · September 03, 2013, 02:18:31 PM

10 years. I see it being a norm in that time with a few states (New York and Connecticut to name a few) being the last hold outs. And here's hoping that the paper and other industry's that use wood base starts really focusing on the properties of hemp and we go through a different kind of "green" revolution.

milnie · September 03, 2013, 04:17:24 PM

If you will it, it is their dream dude

DigitalBuddha · September 04, 2013, 05:09:17 AM

Quote from: milnie on September 03, 2013, 04:17:24 PM
If you will it, it is their dream dude

Willing it...

Urban Grower Hemp Olympics 2009 Bong Smoke Off part 1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btWBBCiA67o

BikerDude · September 09, 2013, 12:33:13 PM

Quote from: This Dude Abides on September 03, 2013, 02:18:31 PM
10 years. I see it being a norm in that time with a few states (New York and Connecticut to name a few) being the last hold outs. And here's hoping that the paper and other industry's that use wood base starts really focusing on the properties of hemp and we go through a different kind of "green" revolution.

This gives a state by state run down on the laws.

http://norml.org/laws