ReeferSmoke – A Marijuana Blog

The Golden Age of black and white films, anyone during that era recalled how brilliant Fred Astaire was – American film star which danced, sung and acted his way onto Broadway then the big screen. A modern-day Usher, Astaire was said to have dabbled in some marijuana smoking during the old days of cinema. Petula Clark, 1960’s pop sensation, inferred that the skilled entertainer was a man that enjoyed his cannabis use after years of cultivating a repoire with Astaire.

The pop singer was featured in the ground-breaking film, Finian’s Rainbow along with Fred Astaire in 1968 – the peak of the hippie movement and the tearing down of social boundaries. During a reunion, Petula unveiled on BBC Radio to Helen Shapiro and Sandie Shaw what working with the famous Fred Astaire was really like. Sue McGregor, who was the presenter, went into detail about the Downtown entertainer’s relocation to the United States of America when McGregor was cast for a part in the movie, whose director was the legendary Francis Ford Coppola – who used marijuana to inspire him.

Petula later laughing and saying, “There was a lot of Flower Power pot smoking going on” prior to being questioned if she and other co-stars were “smoking certain inspiring substance.” The singer who had a clean-cut, straight-edge image was met with humorous smirks yet also sounds of horror from her close friends after the admission of cannabis use. Ironically, Sandi Shaw disbelieved the accusation and said, “Not our pet” – who was close to being canned for a 1967 Eurovision Song Contest due to a ahem…sex scandal with a married man. The woman with skeletons-in-her-closet mocked at the remark and sarcastically jested, “Yes, all that non-sense. Oh, please. And Fred Astaire, too.”

With all the guests stunned with the new findings that one of Broadways and movies highest and biggest stars in the 20^th century was a marijuana smoking stoner, in a time where marijuana use was secret. There’s a reason Astaire was so talented and creative – Mary Jane is a muse for creative thinking.

A Pierce County jury on Monday convicted Stephen Wesley Ungerbuehler of a felony, but the former bassist for the hard rock band Metal Church was mostly smiles as he left the County-City Building in downtown Tacoma. Ungerbuehler had been charged with three felonies, including leading organized crime and money laundering with indoor hydroponic cultivation of marijuana being the lesser. A conviction for leading organized crime, the most serious count, would have carried a prison sentence of about five years. As it stands, he could face as little as no time in jail when sentenced Sept. 28 on one count of unlawful manufacture of a controlled substance which is perverse — cannabis laws being archaic. His lawyer, Jay Berneburg, said in court that Ungerbuehler likely qualifies for first-time offender status and a sentence of zero to 90 days in jail because he has no prior criminal record.

“The big ones went away,” a beaming Ungerbuehler told supporters as he left court after the reading of the verdict. Jurors deliberated for two hours after a three-week trial before rejecting the prosecution’s argument that Ungerbuehler, who’s traveled the world smoking blunts while playing music, was the leader of a ­marijuana-growing enterprise that raked in profits he laundered through his personal bank accounts.

Berneburg argued, and Ungerbuehler testified, that he helped a friend sick with cancer grow marijuana so she could use it as medicine, instead of going to medical marijuana dispensaries which aren’t even legal in her state. Ungerbuehler probably sealed his own fate on the drug charge by admitting on the stand that he raised and possessed more than the 15 cannabis plants allowed by law for those authorized to grow marijuana for medicinal purposes. It was a contentious trial, with some of that malice spilling over into the next day.

Deputy prosecutor Karen Platt argued that Ungerbuehler, who’s been out on bail pending trial for two years, should be jailed until sentencing. “I think it’s time the defendant went into custody,” Platt said. Berneburg said his client had shown up for every court date and was not a flight risk. He asked Superior Court Judge Frank Cuthbertson to release Unger­buehler on his personal recognizance. Cuthbertson said he would allow Ungerbuehler to remain free until sentencing if he could persuade a bail bond company to ensure his appearance at sentencing by adding a rider to his previous bail amount. The defendant did so and remains free until sentencing. Lucky for him, he was only indoor growing pot and wasn’t caught for being the main kingpin.

When it rains it pours. Ex-NFL wide receiver Sam Hurd purchased over 200 pounds of cannabis while waiting for trial on federal charges of attempting to create an illegal drug ring, according to federal prosecutors. A native San Antonian, the drug kingpin was charged on a action for criminal arrest and revocation of pre-trial discharge. He previously had been released last December with a $100,000 bond, 2 days immediately after he allegedly met in a Windy City steak house with an undercover federal officer and consented to get hydroponic cannabis (1,000 lbs) and countless kilos of cocaine per week, for reselling. Sam Hurd, an ex Chicago Bear and Dallas Cowboy, was cut by the Bears right after they heard of his off-field antics. Smoking marijuana medically or recreationally isn’t that big a marijuana news headlines — but trying to be the next drug kingpin is another story.

The fallen star and also Toby Lujan Dallas, ended up being charged in the Federal Court of Dallas with conspiracy to possess along with intention to disperse five kilograms or more of the drug cocaine, and possession with intent to deliver over 500 grams or more of hydroponic indoor grown cannabis. Last June, while the cannabis entrepreneur was free due to the hefty bond and now waiting for trial, Hurd’s cousin, Jesse Tyrone Chavful and co-defendant, had been imprisoned subsequent to attempting to purchase five kilograms of coke and about 200 pounds of cannabis for the ex-football drug Kingpin, based on prosecutors’ motion.

Prosecution points out Chavful identified that a few months previous, Hurd visited his T-shirt retailer within San Antonio and requested him to find him “a little something,” which was underground lingo for marijuana and cocaine — the two having a plethora of nicknames from Mary Jane to blow. “Chavful said that back in May 2012, he delivered cannabis (roughly 30 pounds), jam-packed inside a cold ice chest to Sam at his retail T-shirt shop,” says court documents. “Hurd forked out over $10,000 in stoned-cold cash for the cannabis.” Reports also say “Chavful additionally mentioned that the coke and pot which he had attempted to obtain from an undercover federal agent at his retail store in June was in search of the ex-football player.”

Prosecutors say Chavful’s admission of owning cellphone exposure to Sam Hurd for the duration of crucial points of the shipping and delivery is validate by phone records suggesting he’d called a mobile phone owned by Hurd’s sibling 3 times immediately after Chavful was told the harmful cocaine and holistic marijuana plant were on the way to his store. Hurd also failed 2 drugs tests for marijuana in spring and confessed he previously had smoked marijuana. To smoke 2 joints is one thing, being the next Scarface is another.

Before the times of the currency system, debit cards, credit cards and debt – people bartered for their merchandise. A blueberry muffin for a piece of rope; a 1/8^th of pot for leather shoes. Medina police are now searching for a man that is an assumed marijuana distributor that made a trade along the weird category. Police said the Tennessee man tried to trade hydroponic cannabis for some puppy dogs.

The tip came from someone that overheard that there was going to be an unusual exchange. A local pet breeder that specializes in raising pit-bulls was offered 2 pounds of chronic cannabis for two of his baby pitbulls. What is chronic weed you ask? Chronic weed is high-quality marijuana, that’s usually grown indoor using an elaborate hydroponic system. Chief Chad Lowery reported “I told him to act as the genuine citizen and go forward with it.” The adorable baby pitbulls were brought in exchange for the marijuana bundles.

Officers met up with the Jacori Bond at a gas station and was not detained yet. Having marijuana laws that don’t reflect current times – police tried to arrest him, but didn’t and are now searching for the man. Chief Lowery said. “But why use cannabis, and not stoned-cold cash? Apparently he had more pot than he had money, who truly knows.” The calculated street value of the 2 pounds of pot is roughly $2 grand to $2500, yet Bond carried about 9 grams of cannabis on himself.

The Medina trainer that breeds pitbulls normally sells the puppies for roughly $500 apiece. Officer Lowery said even though this is a peculiar case, it’s quite easy and typical to bust someone with pot. Cannabis laws have it in place where anyone with a little bit of pot are subjected to cruel and harsh punishment. Yes this case is unusual with the exchange of weed and pets. When cannabis is mentioned, most stories don’t teeter on the side of insane. The stories of people getting in back alley bars, stealing their grandma’s T.V. to pawn, losing all their teeth and having to turn to prostitution to aid their addiction – those are left to the heroin, cocaine, prescription pill and liquor users. The stories of friends laughing, having a good time while grubbing on some munchies is more geared towards the medical marijuana community.

Lowery admits that “We deal with a lot of weird stories, but that was pretty crazy. I could just imagine them exchanging cannabis for a K9.” The officer knows the cannabis related stories are way less severe than other stories involving other substances. It’s not certain what’s funnier — that the cops let the suspect go; perhaps chowing down on some gas station lemon doughnuts instead of keeping an eye on him OR police saying this is one of the weirder cannabis-related stories. Cops fond the stories of crack-heads lifting cars are much more normal. Shazaam…

Technology has overwhelmed society where children under 10, now have Apple Iphones and Ipads – destroying the high score of Angry Birds. A game that has yet to enter this Apple users Iphone. With most teenagers having cellphone nowadays, responsibility comes with that powerful tool. A couple of teens in Virginia were caught abusing that tool when they were busted with smoking cannabis. Virginia is a medical marijuana state with cannabis pot dispensaries, yet you have to be over 18 years of age and have a valid medical cannabis recommendation.

Bennington cops reported a few incriminating pictures on a cellular device led to the charge of 3 teenagers with smoking pot in a shed located on a vacant lot. A destination the teens would come to smoke their hydroponic pot. Casey M. Sweet pleaded innocent in Bennington Superior Court Criminal Division to misdemeanor charges of unlawful mischief and marijuana possession, and felony unlawful trespass. A 15 year old female and an 11 year old male also had to appear in Bennington Superior Court Family Division.

According to court documents, Bennington Police Sgt. Michael Plush said he obtained a gripe from Julie Huether. She said there were noises heard that were directed towards the shed behind the dilapidated house, where the teens had would smoke cannabis joints. After Huether went towards the house and stoners, they ran off in a puff of smoke with the aromatic scent still fresh in the air.

Plush looked over the shed and smelled the cannabis fumes in the air. After inspection of the vacant shed, a broken cannabis bong and 2 grams of marijuana were found in addition to the cell phone that contained the pictures of the teens smoking the marijuana. In the words of the Bennington police officer, the Apple Iphone had self-pictures of the 3 teenagers using the cannabis around the vacant lot. After finding the teens nearby, they denied any use of marijuana, yet said they were playing in the shed. Eventually the 2 younger kids admitted to smoking the cannabis joints and were eventually released to their legal guardians.

On Sunday early morning soon after 8:00 a.m. a state trooper patrolling within the Elk Mountain region performed a standard traffic stop and a commercial automobile examination on a tractor trailer combo which had some indications of marijuana, which has a cultivating base that sees cannabis as a great medical choice. A pursuing search from the belongings in the trailer resulted in the uncovering of more than 230 lbs of high-grade, hydroponic cannabis that has an estimated street worth of $1,400,000. A nice chunk of coin for some indoor grown bud.

In the course of the roadside examination, claims by the driver and objects mentioned in the record book brought up questions. The Trooper looked over the cargo and discovered several objects which had been unlisted on the shipper’s invoice. The ten containers of various cannabis strains were inter-mingled amidst a respectable load of commercial custom light fixtures and rolls of electric cable. Additionally seized appeared to be well above 3 grand in US dollars. The commercial motor vehicle had been a semi-tractor tugging a full size van type trailer.

The motorist, Donald G. Cornelius from Florida and his co-driver, Anthony M. Swift from Massachusetts have been arrested encountering felony charges of marijuana possession, possession of marijuana with intent to deliver and lastly conspiracy together with intent to deliver cannabis – marijuana laws that need to be eventually changed.

The Highway Patrol of Wyoming and the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation proceed to examine this case involving the cannabis plant. The seized money has been surrendered to Special Agents with the DCI. It’s thought the 2 marijuana smugglers have been delivering the cannabis to an as of yet unidentified area east of the State of Wyoming – a non-medical cannabis state.

It’s thought that the money originated from resources which were produced by, or were utilized to aid criminal activity. Money that is put in drug dealers hands due to laws that need marijuana reform. This perversion to the marijuana plant creates more harm to the public by giving money to criminal organizations. The money may have been profits from drug trafficking actions, money laundering, or organized crime.

Technology is seen everywhere nowadays. A stoner from Pennsylvania will be dealing with marijuana-related drug possession soon after he sent text messages desiring to buy cannabis to the drastically incorrect phone number: the cell of an off-duty cop. Joshua Neidererf was charged with attempted possession of a tiny bit of hydroponic cannabis after revealing to the policeman where to locate him, said West Manheim Township law enforcement.

The charge comes from texts obtained from police officer Edwin Schneider, who had been off-duty the night when he obtained the very 1st text message that said “Yo its josh n dougs cousin u got ne mids,” said police. As soon as Schneider answered “yo what u need,” the answer was “a small of mid.” The off-duty officer had been mistaken for an illegal pot dealer that tend to have schwag weed.

Schneider identified “mid” as jargon for pot that is of the middle grade garden variety – with the lows dubbed “stress weed” and highs as “dro.” The two men then organized a gathering at the parking lot of a store. Authorities stated that Neiderer even offered Schneider information about the model of his automobile and texted him “Aight il b there in about 5.”

Moments after, Neiderer text messaged “Yo homie I’m here black expedition whip cowboys logo about the front,” said cops. Schneider and officers that were on-duty showed up at the shop and discovered the Ford Expedition together with Neiderer and an additional man positioned alongside it. An illegal marijuana transactions was not to take place, due to the unjust marijuana laws observed by the federal government. Police officers talked to Neiderer, who said he had been there to pick up an eighth of mid-grade marijuana from “JR” that he was sending texts, said authorities.

Neiderer subsequently handed his cell phone over to police officers, who observed the swap which in fact had occurred between the two. Detectives had been struggling to figure out the identification of “JR” and the real number Neiderer had been trying to text message. Law enforcement said Neiderer evidently in no way observed the officer’s automated phone signature of “WMPD477,” mentioning West Manheim Police Department and his own unit, #47-7.

The United Arab Emirates have a demonized view of marijuana, with some being sentenced to death for possession of marijuana within nation limits. One man may have the same fate once he set his foot into a nation with antiquated marijuana laws. The Dubai Customs has caught a marijuana smoking trying to smuggle in over 250 grams of cannabis at the Dubai International Airport. A taxi driver from Asian descent was busted with a container which contained the smuggled imported marijuana as he arrived from his country of origin.

The Dubai Customs stated, “The expertise of Dubai Customs personnel provided to the seizure of drugs being smuggled into the country, even those who are hidden within an ingenious method.” The source additionally explained that the stoner suspect was confronted by customs representatives when his behavior had been found sketchy while getting into the customs spot, exhibiting indications of confusion. It’s a marijuana myth that pot makes people jittery — but this stoner was nervous, perhaps even scared because he had load os pot on him

Once the container he was transporting was examined in an X-ray device, the customs officials noticed an unusual-looking cavity which was subsequently manually examined. They observed 2 English dictionaries that had a translucent plastic baggie cleverly disguised in the center pages in the book. The officers discovered dark-colored marijuana leaves within the plastic-type bag that ended up being cannabis. Roughly 250 grams of pot was discovered inside the books.

The suspect said that the items in the box were his personal possessions to him aside from the dictionaries that had been passed to him by somebody else of the very same ethnicity and were to be transported to a specific individual living in the nation. He explained he wasn’t informed that the dictionaries enclosed illegal materials. The Dubai Customs and the General Directorate for Drug Control within the Dubai Authorities synchronized in arresting the stoner, who has been arrested at the Office of the Dubai Cops at the airport. The UAE has among the strictest marijuana laws on the globe.

Most kids try to stash Pokémon cards or video games on a plane. A teenager from the United States ended up being captured at a D.C. airport terminal trying to smuggle 4 grams of marijuana inside a cereal box, authorities said. The boy, that was only 15, was confronted by Border Protection and Customs officials at Washington Dulles International Airport, the moment a security officer discovered a breakfast cereal box within his baggage was a little heavy and may contain contraband. The marijuana was found to be hydroponic indoor grown pot which attribute to the added weight – hydroponic marijuana tends to be denser to the methods of indoor grow.

CBP spokesman Robert Hunt stated the pot smoking teenager had been concealing roughly an 1/8th of marijuana and cannabis paraphernalia inside a professional medical kit, that has been crammed right into a box of Lucky Charms — A brazen move by a teenager who loves their wake n bake and Cheerios.

The majority of people stopped at Customs for smuggling illegal drugs tend to be older, Mr. Hunt stated. “It’s unique however certainly not uncommon.” The young stoner emerged off an airline flight from France, together with his older sibling. The younger brother “took accountability for the cannabis,” Mr. Hunt stated. The adolescent was arrested for possession of marijuana and cannabis paraphernalia, later being released.

Due to unjust marijuana laws Mr. Hunt reported it will be up to the courts to discover whether or not his activities fell underneath a misdemeanor or felony crime, yet he explained at this time “it looks like simply a youngster who had his personal marijuana stash.” The kid was just trying to transport his medical marijuana.

Dreams can come true, and it did for this marijuana smoker and advocate. Antonio Laird, a Jamaican-born panhandler now living in New York, affirms that ever since he had been highlighted in a current New York Post report on the city’s most innovative beggars, his life has taken a 420-degree flip. “So many individuals approach me for my personal autograph – and I’m not even Tommy Chong or James Franco!” said the smoker that enjoys indica marijuana strains.

Laird says he received a proposal for a reality-TV show centered on his high life, had a conversation published on YouTube and is planning to start selling $20 “Weed Head” T-shirts via his personal Web page – slowly cultivating a fan base. His pipe dream has turned into a reality. “People come right up to me on a regular basis and call me a super star,” said the stoner, who transforms himself directly into Weed Head by donning a card board box garnished with photos of pot leafs atop his head.

His brand new designed Facebook page features over 300 friends and followers of the cannabis smoking Jamacian.

“Of everyone I’ve seen in The big apple, you’re the very best,” writes one companion. The out of work Manhattan chef explained he can make around $200 each day taking pictures with his fans. “Some individuals even put pot in my hand – but I’d rather it be cold hard cash.” A majority of individuals from New York agree that cannabis should be decriminalized and marijuana laws should change — New York having states laws viewing marijuana is illegal.

Laird stated his short-term objective would be to spark awareness in the Weed Head label. “My mantra is: ‘Smoking weed everyday makes the earth a better place to be.’ ”