As many polls are showing the majority of Americans desire to legalize marijuana, one Kansas republican is focusing his efforts to ban anything that looks like marijuana. Legal synthetic weed, sold under many different brands, is made from dry herbs that are advertised to give similar effects of real marijuana without the legal risk. Kansas state Rep. Robert Olsen introduced a bill this week to ban a specific brand of synthetic weed called K2, which he believes poses a risk to kids. (more…)

Tracy Thurman, 42, was arrested in Murray, Utah after an assistant principal at Hillcrest Junior High School found a pipe in her son’s locker. The 14-year-old reportedly told the assistant principal that the pipe was his and his mother provides him with marijuana, which netted his mother a felony child endangerment charge, after she confessed. (more…)

Florida Police received a tip about a small marijuana grow in a vacant wooded lot in the Florida Keys. With nobody to tie to the grow, police investigators took the plants and half jokingly decided to leave a ransom note in a last ditch effort to make an arrest.

“Thanks for the grow! You want them back? Call for the price [phone number]. We’ll talk.” (more…)

Jamiee Grubbs, One of the women at the center of the Tiger Woods celebrity news frenzy, worked at a medical marijuana pharmacy while shagging up with the World’s best golfer.

According to RadarOnline, Jamiee claimed to be a cock-tail waitress during an interview with US Weekly but until as recently as a month ago (while alegedly dating Tiger), was employed at City Organic Remedies in Studio City, California.

In the US Weekly interview Grubbs disclosed her several-year affair, providing photos and text messages Tiger had sent, including “Send me something very naughty” and “I will wear you out.” (more…)

While most of us were enjoying our Thanksgiving festivities, some people were really enjoying the Cannabis Cup in Amsterdam which concluded on Thanksgiving Day (List of winners). According to U.S Customs officers, many patrons returning to Philadelphia International Airport enjoyed the cup so much they decided to return with some souvenirs. 1,850 pieces of souvenirs, including rolling papers and one-hitters.

Two people were also detained for concealing marijuana in their underwear (possibly following this guy’s advice) after customs K9 units tipped officers off to the marijuana. (more…)