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Grand Daddy Purple also referred to as “Grandaddy Purp” or “GPD” Strain Review The GDP marijuana strain is one of those that has recently become a constant in some of the better and more popular medical marijuana clinics and dispensaries. A much spicer flavor than one would anticipate based on the small of the nugs. [...]

AK-47

AK-47 has a spiced aroma bordering on skunk, with a hint of sandalwood, but tastes sweeter and more floral than the smell would lead one to expect. AK 47 has mostly sativa characteristics with one exception: a quick finishing time. The variety was reworked in 1999 to increase stability, so results from seeds are uniform. [...]

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Senator Orrin Hatch Says Drug Test The Poor

July 7th, 2010

Chuck

Republicans are always calling for smaller government. How dare the government ask you to wear your seat belt! How dare progressives who want everyone to be able to go to the doctor when they’re sick! How dare “big government” ask for your money for trifling things like schools for children!

But now, Senator Orrin Hatch, a Republican from Utah, is asking for the ultimate government intrusion: a cup of your urine.

Well, only if you’re unemployed or receiving welfare.

Yes — that’s right. Hatch says we should drug test the unemployed and the poor before giving them benefits.

“A lot of people are saying, ‘Hey, it’s about time. Why do we keep giving money to people who are going to go use it on drugs instead of their families?’” Hatch said.

I’m sorry, Senator Hatch. In my understanding, you have to have reasonable suspicion of a crime before you search someone. When did being down on your luck become a crime?
The proposed law is ridiculous and clearly unconstitutional. In fact, other states have tried it and failed. Michigan previously imposed a law requiring all welfare recipients to be drug tested. I.ve read that it wasn’t very successful — especially since marijuana is currently legal for half of all citizens and urine tests don’t pick up Americans’ favored drug-of-choice — alcohol. Drug testing is unreliable, but also illegal. Michigan’s measure was struck down by the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. Why? Because no one should have to take a drug test as a condition of receiving a public benefit, the court determined.

That’s the thing — we’re fine with persecuting the poor because we’re sure they deserve it. After all, good responsible citizens are never poor, right? And now, we’re adding the unemployed to that list of people who deserve what they get. Just recently, companies started deciding that they wouldn’t even consider the unemployed in their new job listings. Hatch’s measure (bill written on 6/08/10) shows we’ve started to turn on the unemployed. They used to be victims of the recession, and now we’re deciding that they don’t deserve our sympathy. Instead, they deserve our persecution.

Dear Senator Hatch, I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but the economy’s still tanking. There’s millions of gallons of oil ruining the Gulf. We’re fighting two wars. And one-fifth of America’s children are wondering if there’s even going to be dinner tonight. Perhaps you can find something more worthwhile to work on? Open your eyes people vote the trash out…

What would happen if marijuana were legalized tomorrow:

June 24th, 2010

Chuck

What if that were a reality ? If the lefty loons at the state capitol in Sacramento legalized marijuana tomorrow. Well I for one would no longer worry about prosecution, hiding my bong or buying that extra bag of cheetos because of paranioa (I think the store clerk knows I smoke weed). No none of those things would happen, But lets take a look at what would really happen.

1. Honey Baked Hams changes it’s slogan to ” Dude, we should get a ham. Like a whole ham. Totally.”

2. Little Debbie will be voted the first female President of the United States, It’s the first time a President has ever been elected based on their delicious baked snack cakes.

3. People start eating Dominoes Pizza again, Who would ever guess this one wow. Thats right people will forget how terribly it was eating the worst food in the world.

4. People in WalMart parking lots holding their keys up in the air trying to set their alarms off will quadruple.

5. We will find out that the entire NBA was already smoking weed – all of them.

6. People will have to take out a second mortgages on their house to buy more lighters that they keep on losing. (And the list goes on & on)

Dudes it’s totally awesome totally, Keep up a good heart enjoy life and remember only smoke weed in your bathroom and for God’s sake don’t answer the front door, Laugh people laugh.

White Widow

June 2nd, 2010

Chuck

The white widow marijuana strain is the strongest weed in the world. It sets the standard for white strains. This legend was born in the 1990′s. They grow tall with delicate arms. White widow marijuana buds have so much THC on them that it is hard to see the bud at all. The white widow marijuana high is extreme and the taste divine. White widow marijuana seeds have won more Cannabis Cups than any before. On the top of all dutch coffee shops menu’s (mostly the most expensive!) is white widow marijuana seeds and white widow marijuana strains. The buzz is powerful and energetic, yet social. A must for anyone who thinks they are a smoker. The most rewarded variety of recent years in Holland. The plants are white with THC glands, even on big parts of the fan leaves. A very soft smoke and great high. Very potent. I have never seen true white widow here on the north coast only a lot of fakes unknown why it is fancy to say the least…

Grand Daddy Purple

May 20th, 2010

Chuck

Grand Daddy Purple also referred to as “Grandaddy Purp” or “GPD” Strain Review

The GDP marijuana strain is one of those that has recently become a constant in some of the better and more popular medical marijuana clinics and dispensaries. A much spicer flavor than one would anticipate based on the small of the nugs. The aroma however spicy and piney is very nice and is unique to this particular strain… I have yet to smell anything quite like it.

Grandaddy Purple

There is obviously strong purple coloring, which is at least part of this great strains name sake.

The real greatness in Grand Daddy Purple is in the taste and effects. The taste when smoking Grand Daddy Purple is very clearly reminiscent of grapes, and the effects of Grand Daddy Purple are both quick to come and long lasting.

The true effects of Grand Daddy Purple can be described in this being a very high quality Indica strain offering many of the traditional qualities. This is a strain that could give you couch lock easily. This is not one of my more favorite strains to grow, How ever it is a really good quality smoke…

AK-47

May 6th, 2010

Chuck

AK-47 has a spiced aroma bordering on skunk, with a hint of sandalwood, but tastes sweeter and more floral than the smell would lead one to expect.

AK 47 has mostly sativa characteristics with one exception: a quick finishing time. The variety was reworked in 1999 to increase stability, so results from seeds are uniform. A tall plant with substantial girth and big fat calyxes, she performs excellently in indoor environments, both soil and hydro, and has been grown outdoors with good results. In low to medium temperatures, this variety produces a denser bud; in high temperatures buds are fluffier and more open, but total yields are roughly equivalent.

The AK-47 buzz is immediate and long lasting with an allert but mellow cerebral effect. Lab tests have rated the THC content at over 20 percent, making it a “one hit wonder” for many smokers. This variety can be a little spacey, but is great for playing and listening to music, or other social activities. AK-47 helped put Serious Seeds on the map with a 2nd place finish in the hydroponics competition and a 3rd place in the overall category at the 1995 Cannabis Cup in the Netherlands. This is what me & my cohort just added to our repertoire. A really fine smoke for all to enjoy.. .. ..

NYC Diesel

May 4th, 2010

Chuck

An amazing bud. I’ve heard it disparaged due to it originated from a bag seed but there is no way that someone would say it to it’s face. It’s not the high (although I found it unique) or the yield or the smell that makes it special.. it’s the taste. we are talking an extra dimension same as we found with Godbud. It has the regular beautiful bouquet that all herb has but then it is like if there were a dessert served with that. not an altering of the regular beauty, just an extra separate plate of it. It’s a must try. like black and white tv turned color.

funny thing is, although the taste was like double, the high was almost like half a high. and the other half of the high was found in the other plant. there was two plants i grew and each was a different pheno . One plant was good to smoke at first but then you needed the other to come down properly without a headache and unsatisfied feeling.

Yield was average old school indica style. none of the heavy budding or mainstem leafage you see on some of today’s hybrids. Buds formed at the ends of branches and matured quickly. a good candidate for one mid-veg pinching. not much advantage to growing it over 18 – 24″ . As long as flavor and high remain full. non-stretchy. good eater. couldn’t take being too alkaline. keeps bud density ok. I have grown this strain many times and each and every time it’s awesome…

April 29th, 2010

Chuck

It’s amazing how people have been saying “Legalize Marijuana” for the past 20 odd years but only when a financial crisis comes about does government start to listen. Assemblyman Tom Ammiano (D-San Francisco) has proposed a measure that would legalize and regulate marijuana sales in California. In light of the state’s economic woes, the proposal is attracting considerable interest — particularly in the wake of a report released Wednesday that indicates a marijuana tax could increase state revenue by as much as $1.4 billion. “There’s no doubt that the ground is shifting on marijuana,” says Ethan Nadelmann, executive director of the Drug Policy Alliance, which promotes alternatives to the war on drugs. “The discussion about regulating and taxing marijuana now has an air of legitimacy to it that it didn’t quite have before. And the economy has given the issue a real turbo-charge.”

ANNUAL AMERICAN DEATHS CAUSED BY DRUGS

TOBACCO …………………… 400,000
ALCOHOL …………………… 170,000
ALL LEGAL DRUGS ………….29,000
ALL ILLEGAL DRUGS ……….25,000
CAFFEINE …………………….2,500
ASPIRIN ………………………5,000
MARIJUANA …………………. 0
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Source: United States government…
National Institute on Drug Abuse,
Bureau of Mortality Statistics

Like any substance, marijuana can be abused. The most common problem attributed to marijuana is frequent overuse, which can induce lethargic behaviour, but does not cause serious health problems. Marijuana can cause short-term memory loss, but only while under the influence. Marijuana does not impair long-term memory. Marijuana does not lead to harder drugs.
Legalization would allow greater regulation. Cigarettes come with warnings. Alcoholic beverages are clearly marked with the amount of alcohol. Currently legal drugs contain a listing of all active and inactive ingredients. Illegal drugs could be sold legally with ingredients lists, warnings and purity levels clearly marked.

Drug czar Gil Kerlikowske told reporters that “marijuana is dangerous and has no medical benefit,” he also repeated a line he’s been using since taking the job as director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy: “Legalization is not in the president’s vocabulary, and it’s not in mine.” We at millionairedreamzz would like to show our support of the legalization of marijuana or at least the decriminalization of it. Like President Obama said “it’s time for change.” Although people may think that the Drug War targets drug smugglers and ‘King Pins,’ in 2007, 47.4 percent of the 1,841,182 total arrests for drug abuse violations were for marijuana — a total of 872,720. Of those, 775,137 people were arrested for marijuana possession alone. By contrast in 2000 a total of 734,497 Americans were arrested for marijuana offenses, of which 646,042 were for possession alone.

April 4th, 2010

Chuck

Mike Riese

Del Norte County’s top administrator asked District Attorney Mike Riese last November to take time off because of concerns over his prescription drug use and strange behavior in the workplace.In a letter recently obtained by The Daily Triplicate, then-County Administrative Officer Jeannine Galatioto told Riese his employees felt uncomfortable, intimidated and threatened by his conduct in the office, and they feared retaliation from him if they spoke out.

On Friday, Assistant District Attorney Katherine Micks said Riese is now working on a modified schedule in which he will spend most of his time at home preparing for two upcoming homicide trials and his re-election campaign. She said Riese did not take time away from the office the last time he ran for re-election.

It is unclear if the new schedule is related to Galatioto’s letter.

Riese could not be reached for comment. He did not respond to several messages left on his cell phone and home phone, an e-mail, and a note left on the front door of his residence.

Galatioto’s two-page letter to Riese was sent to each member of the Board of Supervisors and Del Norte County Sheriff Dean Wilson. In it, she states Riese had violated the county’s drug-free workplace and violence prevention policies, and urged him to take a voluntary leave of absence until he was “medically well enough” to continue his duties.

“Your erratic behavior over the last few months has demonstrated the need for you to seek medical assistance,” the letter states. “You have demonstrated during work hours the following behaviors; impaired motor skills, severe mood swings and unprofessional conduct which are threatening to others, all of which lead to a suspicion that you are working while under the influence.

“By your own admission you are under medical care and taking various prescription medications that impair your judgment and cause erratic behavior. This has led to employees being intimidated by your words and conduct. Employees are uncomfortable in your presence while you are exhibiting said behavior and fear retaliation for speaking out or reporting your behavior to authorities or administrators.”

Galatioto has since retired, and her replacement, Jay Sarina, said Friday that there have not been any formal complaints filed regarding Riese.

“At this point, grievances and such are the proper procedure,” Sarina said, “and we don’t have any grievances filed at this point.”

Galatioto’s letter also stated that as an elected official, Riese could take time off without the loss of compensation. In addition, she asked Riese to “refrain from driving county vehicles until further notice.”

There have been concerns over Riese’s behavior for at least the past six months. In September, some of his employees took him to Sutter Coast Hospital after he became overheated and took off his shirt. He later blamed the episode on pneumonia- and pleurisy-related health problems.

Two months later, Riese was given a field sobriety test by Crescent City Police officers after they received an anonymous tip that he was driving under the influence. He was confronted while he was at Burtschells’ Floor Covering on U.S. Highway 101, and after being given the sobriety test, Police Chief Doug Plack said he asked Riese to have someone pick him up and drive him and his vehicle home.

In the police report for this incident, Plack wrote that Riese was “showing signs of intoxication without the presence of any alcoholic beverage emanating from his breath.” Plack’s report also stated that Riese’s eyes were dilated, his speech was slow, his face was pale and his demeanor was “pleasant and cooperative.”

According to the report, Riese denied being under the influence of any medication and told Plack he wasn’t getting much sleep because he was working on his house at night and prosecuting cases during the day.

Galatioto’s letter asking Riese to take time off was written the following day. The Daily Triplicate requested the letter from Del Norte County under the California Public Records Act and the county attorney acknowledged its existence but withheld it in its entirety.

Riese is currently running for re-election. In the June primary he will face three challengers: Jon Alexander, Harry Liddicote and Robert Drossel. None of the challengers works in the District Attorney’s Office.

April 2nd, 2010

Chuck

Attorney: Value at ‘several hundred thousand dollars’

A Gasquet man will have the chance to receive the cash value of his marijuana plants that were destroyed by authorities after a search warrant was served three years ago on a Crescent City home he owned.

According to his attorney, Jon Alexander, that value is “several hundred thousand dollars.”

Judge Philip Schafer ruled Friday that a 2009 civil suit against Del Norte County asking for the cash value of the marijuana plants that were destroyed can proceed, with the value of the marijuana plants converted to cash value.

The judge also agreed that the suit can go forward with the allegation that the Del Norte County Sheriff’s Office violated the due process of law.

The marijuana cultivation charges stemming from a 2007 search warrant were dismissed in 2008, but the 93 plants that had been confiscated had been destroyed.

“This is where they really failed,” said Schafer in Del Norte County Superior Court on Friday. He was referring to the Sheriff’s Office and the marijuana being destroyed before charges were dismissed.

“I think the City of Garden Grove was dispositive of that,” said Schafer, citing the 2007 case of the City of Garden Grove versus Felix Kha, in which it was determined that Garden Grove had to give Kha back his marijuana after charges were dismissed against him in a 2005 case.

Kha had a valid medical marijuana license, which was why the charges were dropped. So did Kirk David Stewart, 47, who filed suit against the county Jan. 2, 2009, with attorney Jon Alexander, claiming it was the responsibility of the county to pay back the cash value of the destroyed plants.

Stewart, a medical marijuana caregiver, had a valid medical marijuana caregiver license at the time of the search warrant, according to court documents.

According to Alexander, Stewart is still a medical marijuana caregiver.

The search warrant had been served on a Crescent City home on Union Street that Stewart owned in January of 2007.

Schafer threw out other aspects of the lawsuit, including a request that the court rule that authorities could no longer be allowed to investigate his residence, that the search and seizure be deemed unreasonable and that the court find that Stewart’s civil rights had been violated.

Alexander said he has 30 days to refile the suit with the allegations the judge approved.

In April 2008, all charges in the case had been dismissed, because Stewart was found to be in compliance with the Compassionate Use Act of 1996, according to the suit.

All the growing equipment had been returned by May 2008, but a scrawled note on the evidence sheet stated the marijuana had been destroyed, according to the suit.

Although no cash amount was set forth in the lawsuit, Alexander valued the plants at “several hundred thousand dollars.”

Attorney William Mitchell represented the county during Friday’s civil hearing and said that authorities “were operating under the search warrant, so immunity applies.”

Mitchell was arguing that the county was immune to returning the cash value of the plants because it was evidence confiscated during a search warrant.

The judge disagreed, saying regardless of the search warrant, legal property must be returned if the case is dismissed.

Stewart still faces separate charges of marijuana cultivation and sales, possession of marijuana for sale and being a felon in possession of a firearm, according to Del Norte County District Attorney Mike Riese.

The charges stem from a joint federal Drug Enforcement Agency and Sheriff’s Office search warrant served in April 2008 at Stewart’s trailer in Gasquet.

The Sheriff’s Office reported that Stewart and Fred Otremba, then 48, were trimming marijuana when they arrived.

Otremba is currently charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm.

One-hundred pounds of marijuana were confiscated, along with 22 firearms and 84 plants, according to the Sheriff’s Office.

Riese said the DEA did not file charges, so he filed charges “because it happened in my county, I wanted them to face judgment here.”

The case was set for trial earlier this year, but a mistrial was declared due to there not being enough jurors, Riese said Friday.

March 15th, 2010

Chuck

Medi-pot dispensary operator has been arrested….

Sheriff’s Sgt. Steve Morris last year displayed some of the 4 pounds of marijuana seized during a traffic stop. On Friday, the marijuana was returned to the operator of two L.A. medical marijuana dispensaries.

Daniel Sosa didn’t know what to expect when he flew into Crescent City on Friday to pick up 4 pounds of marijuana.

Sosa had a 2 p.m. appointment with the Del Norte County Sheriff’s Office to get back marijuana that was confiscated in February 2009 during a routine traffic stop.

His appointment, and the subsequent handoff, was a first for both Sosa and the Sheriff’s Office.

“This is the first time we’ve released that quantity of marijuana,” said sheriff’s Commander Tim Athey. “It’s not something we like to do.”

According to Sosa, who operates two medical marijuana dispensaries in Las Angeles, it took a call from his lawyer to the Sheriff’s Office before the marijuana was released.

“I went into the office and tried the phone but got voice-mail,” Sosa said. “My lawyer said that I had a 2 p.m. appointment, it only took an extra 15 minutes or so before the evidence officer came out.”

Sosa said that the evidence officer, Deputy John Olson, directed him to wait in his car down the block from the Sheriff’s Office.

“It seemed weird,” Sosa said. “I was worried that they were going to arrest me again.”

As Sosa waited across the street from the Sheriff’s Office parking lot, Olson wheeled out a shopping cart with a cardboard box containing the 4 pounds of pot.

“It was surreal,” Sosa said. “There we are on the street, and we are going over an evidence sheet and pulling out bags of medicine. I mean we were just on the street.”

According to Athey, the only odd part of the exchange was the fact that so much marijuana was being returned.

“We always release anything with any kind of weight out there,” Athey said. “It’s right outside the evidence locker door, it’s secure and we don’t want people getting injured carrying stuff up the stairs. In some cases if the object to be returned is heavy enough we actually have people back up to the door.”

Sosa was arrested in February 2009 after being pulled over for a broken headlight.

Law enforcement officers smelled marijuana when they approached the car and a subsequent search produced approximately $7,000 in cash? and more than 4 pounds of processed marijuana.

“This has been dragging on for a long time,” Sosa said. “The DA (District Attorney’s Office) kept trying to make a deal, but I refused anything that didn’t include a dismissal and getting the medicine returned.”

According to Sosa, the DA’s Office offered to plead down to a misdemeanor, then to an infraction, before the matter was finally settled in a deal where Sosa forfeited $4,500 of the approximately $7000 he was carrying, but received all of the marijuana back.

“I believe that this upholds the credibility of cannabis dispensing collectives in Del Norte County,” Sosa said. “It’s a great example of California law being upheld like it should. but some of my money was never returned to me.”

Neither Athey nor District Attorney Mike Riese expressed happiness at releasing such a large amount of marijuana.

“We were required to release the money and the marijuana because of a plea bargain reached by the DA and Sosa’s lawyer,” Athey said. “While we had to do it, it still doesn’t seem right and it would be nice to get some of these laws finally figured out.”

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Senator Orrin Hatch Says Drug Test The Poor

What would happen if marijuana were legalized tomorrow:

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