For people who still don’t believe that medical marijuana is a mainstream issue supported by a majority of Americans, last night’s GOP Senate primary in Kentucky provided just one more example.
“Grayson and his allies sought to portray Paul, a Bowling Green eye doctor, as something of a kook. They cited, among other things, his support for legalizing medical marijuana […] But the criticism served mainly to rally Paul supporters — many of whom backed his father for president in 2008 — and helped reinforce his image as a political outsider.”
http://www.opposingviews.com/i/medical- ... to-victoryLike other chefs who have been around long enough to see a few trends come and go, Mr. Siegel thinks stoner food is really another version of comfort food. After particularly high-flying cultural periods or national tragedies, people retreat to dishes that are soothing and familiar, he said.
Or it could be that after an era of intensely designed or pretentious food, a retreat to simplicity follows, said Ken Friedman, the man behind the Spotted Pig and a self-described “well-known stoner.”
He doesn’t characterize the food at the Pig or at the Breslin as stoner food as much as simple food. But he is a businessman who recognizes a good trend when he sees one.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/19/dinin ... d=1&src=mv At the soldiers' base in the state capital of Morelia, Brig. Gen. Raul Guereca Valenzuela says his troops spend much of their time destroying pot plants. But, he adds, "Marijuana cultivation isn't the problem, organized crime is the problem."
The narcotics traffickers intimidate and threaten the population, he says. They bribe politicians. A few months ago, they gunned down a local mayor. In April, they ambushed the state security chief's convoy and sprayed the vehicles with more than 2,000 rounds of ammunition. The security chief miraculously survived, but four other people were killed in the attack.
Eduardo Guerrero, a security analyst in Mexico City, says the marijuana trade is incredibly violent. In Mexico, the cartels don't traffic in a single product; instead, they control territories and specific smuggling routes into the U.S. "The same organizations, the Zetas or the Gulf cartel, the most violent ones, they deal with all drugs — not only marijuana," Guerrero says.
And the heavily armed gangs don't limit their criminal activities just to narcotics. They're also involved in the sale of pirated goods, extortion and kidnapping.
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