Prior to the Presidential election, tensions between the U.S. and Mexico were as high as the unfinished Trump border wall. At the center of the controversy: Mexican Gen. Salvador Cienfuegos, who the DEA charged with being in cahoots with the H-2 drug cartel. Cienfuegos was apprehended, then returned to Mexico in January. Now, the problem is for President Biden to deal with.
The most arrested man in New Jersey, Ed Forchion (a.k.a. NJ Weedman), was busted for pot possession on February 6, despite the fact cannabis ha been legalized in the Garden State.
Ice Cube has jumped into the weed game. The rapper/film star known for the "Friday" stoner movies announced a partnership with Caviar Gold and a new strain called Fryday Kush, of course.
Stoners were part of the mob that stormed and ransacked the U.S. Capitol on January 6. Two people who entered the Capitol and lit up joints have been arrested. Numerous videos of people jubilantly smoking in the Rotunda have surfaced on YouTube.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and State Sen. Liz Krueger have submitted proposals and bills that would legalize marijuana in the Empire State this spring. But there's little unity between the governor and the legislature on this issue.
Dr. Carl Hart takes no prisoners in his book "Drug Use for Grown-Ups," in which he reveals his own grown-up drug use... that includes heroin.
311's debut album, "Music," was released 28 years ago on Feb. 9, 1993. Their mix of rock, rap ad reggae proved to be intoxicating. We also pay tribute to nine other seminal discs from 1993.
It was too good to be true - one of the most conservative U.S. states, South Dakota, voting to legalize marijuana on November 6 by a 53%-47% margin. On February 8, Amendment A was struck down by a Circuit Court judge in Pierre.
Reports of a cannabis shortage in Jamaica may apply to street weed, but the island's regulation authority denies there is a lack of medical marijuana on the island.
The NORML board has a new chairperson, TV travel host Rick Steves. He replaces Randy Quast. Steves is best known for his long-running PBS travel series "Rick Steves' Europe" and tour guides.
