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Denver City Council members suggested Wednesday that they would bar people convicted of recent felonies from getting into the business of dispensing medical marijuana.

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Denver City Council weighs rules for medical-marijuana outlets (Denver Post)

• Eight Random Facts About Adventures In Money Making Super Saver over at My Wealth Builder has tagged me in a new blog project. This project calls for sharing 8 personal facts about myself, then tagging 8 other bloggers to do the same. Here are the rules , which were passed to me:* Each player must post these rules......
• A gift in a time of crisis - Denmark [/caption] The national government owes it to the rest of the country to promote growth in Greater Copenhagen The economic slump of the 1980s may seem so far off, yet it lurks just over the horizon and threatens to come back if we fail to prevent Copenhagen and the rest......
• Collecting Greek Coins There are three different points in time that Ancient Greek coins are divided into. The first period of time for the history of ancient Greek coins is known as the Archaic period. This particular period of time expands from when coinage first appeared in the Greek World in 600 BCE......
• A Warm Welcome to BBC Radio Listeners Wow. Yesterday afternoon I received a telephone call from the Producer of BBC Southern Counties Radio. We chatted a little bit about this blog, my journey so far and the reasons why I'm publicly writing about what most people consider a very personal topic. This conversation culminated in an invite......
• Obama Wants your Tax Opinion! Are you Freaking Serious? This is not a Personal Finance or Estate Planning post, but rather is part of “Are you Freaking Serious Fridays” where I take the last day of the week just simply to bitch and complain about whatever topic I feel is necessary to complain about. From the White House Website:......

To celebrate his 54th birthday last April 23, medical marijuana advocate Gary Storck began lobbying for the Jacki Rickert Medical Marijuana Act at the state.

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Medical Marijuana: 'Very Close To The Promised Land' | Cannabis …

• Pasatiempo Golf Club  The Pasatiempo Golf Club is located in: Santa Cruz, CA Phone: 408-459-9155 Website: http://www.pasatiempo.com/ Course History: The course was designed by Marion Hollins and Dr. Alistair MacKenzie. Its name means "relaxed passage of time" and there is no better way to describe this course. It is very rich in history......
• Success With Penny Stocks of Canadian Gold Mining Companies For the penny stock lover, there is lots to choose from in the Canadian gold mining sector - to say nothing of other metals explorers.  When gold season hits, many of us like to reconsider our gold weightings and rebalance for the future.  Here are a few Canadian gold stocks......
• Why does the Auto Industry Lease Cars? This post is not your usual Personal Finance Blog post (although I like to think most of my stuff isn't the "usual").  This is not a post discussing whether I am going to lease or finance my next car.   Rather, I have had a burning question that I......
• Widgi Creek Golf Club, Bend, OR Widgi Creek Golf Club is located in: Bend, OR Phone: (541) 382-4449 Website: http://www.widgi.com/golf/hours.cfm Course History: This is a great place to stop if you will be in the Bend, OR area. We fell in love with this course and can't wait to go back. It is extremely beautiful and......
• U.S. deaths from new flu reach 27 As the "new" A(H1N1) swine flu spreads in the U.S., 13,217 cases are current in all 50 states plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. There were 27 U.S. deaths from the flu as of 11 am today, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in Atlanta. At......

Police find almost 200 cannabis plants during a raid at a property in Leicestershire.

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Police uncover cannabis factory (BBC News)

• Another Breakthrough? Well here's an interesting bit of news. I ate a piece of cake at work. ...OK, that wasn't the interesting bit of news, but keep reading! I'm 'painting the picture.' Well, this piece of yellow cake was fluffy and moist with thick, chocolate frosting. My favorite combination in a cake!......
• BBC NEWS | Business | Goldman Sachs reports huge loss Goldman Sachs has reported a $2.12bn £1.41bn quarterly loss, its first since going public in 1999. The US banking giants loss for the three months to the end of November was still smaller than had been expected and its shares rose 4% in New York. During the same period in......
• BBC NEWS | Business | Goldman Sachs reports huge loss Goldman Sachs has reported a $2.12bn £1.41bn quarterly loss, its first since going public in 1999. The US banking giants loss for the three months to the end of November was still smaller than had been expected and its shares rose 4% in New York. During the same period in......
• How Boat Things Work : An Illustrated Guide by Charlie Wing After Charlie Wing published his book on living aboard, many readers were upset that it really didn't cover the technical aspects of life aboard a ship. So, this new book from Wing was a pleasant surprise, even if the title is decidedly non-technical. However, if you want to know about......
• Fun Fact: Drink Before You Do Something Stupid I just thought this would be an interesting read for your Friday. Nice and light-hearted to ease you into the relaxing (hopefully) weekend. Have you ever seen the show “Jackass” or one of the other similar shows? If not, the idea is simple: You watch guys do stupid things to......

Marijuana. Weed. Cannabis. Pot. Most know this illegal substance as a purely extracurricular activity. That isn’t entirely the case anymore, so stoners, listen up. Here is a college whose curriculum is purely rooted in marijuana.

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Cannabis education abuses medical marijuana rights (Truman State University Index)

• The Pros and Cons of Universal Health Care in the United States  This is a follow-up to my series last year, Universal Healthcare Week.  My posts on the pros and cons of a universal health care system continue to be popular pages on Weakonomics so I thought I'd touch on the subject again.  For a quick refresh, universal health care is a......
• They were caught red-handed abusing customer medical data OSA Network friends, CASPIAN members and associates: Our friends at the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse are looking for customers of Albertsons, Sav-On, Jewel-Osco, and Osco pharmacies who received letters or calls asking them to renew their prescription or suggesting they try a new drug. This may have occurred years ago, with the......
• Starting a State Quarters Collection If you have an interest in coins or coin collecting, but you are not really sure where the place is to get started, why not consider starting your own unique state quarters collection? Collecting coins, especially starting a state quarters collection is a hot topic right now, at least as......
• Debt and the Credit Crisis The last recession that our country experienced was, in truth, a mild one. The stock market and many corporate profits began to tank, but consumer spending seemed to dance merrily on through the recession without as much as a scratch. Consumer spending has long been the major engine driving the......

DECATUR – Charges of possession of marijuana and driving underthe influence of alcohol have been filed in Macon County CircuitCourt against Casheem A. Triimar, 25, of Decatur.

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Decatur man faces DUI, marijuana possession charges (Herald & Review)

SEAN SIMMERS, The Patriot-News, 2008 There was a time when talk in the state Capitol about legalizing marijuana would have drawn speculation about someone taking one toke too many at a Grateful Dead concert.

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House panel hears arguments for, against medical marijuana (The Patriot-News)

• Fragrance and Fragrance House Glossary Forever - This fine fragrance was released by the Alfred Sung fragrance house in the year 1995. The perfume scents and fragrance notes in this fragrance include peach, narcissi, rose, freesia, vetiver and fresh citrus. This fragrance scent is recommended for use with daily wear and casual wear. [phpbay]forever,......
• Alternative Energy For Homeowners As home heating costs rise, and energy in general gets more expensive, many homeowners are turning to alternative means to power their homes. While many systems require a lot of effort to implement, there are quite a few that can be easy to install and quite economical. Whether it is......
• Congress can codify sensible National Institutes of Health research rules THE SWIRL of controversy that greeted President Obama's executive order lifting the ban on federal funding of stem cell research in March didn't make a significant return when the final rules were released over the summer. That's because the National Institutes of Health successfully navigated a minefield of ethical and......
• Meathead Economics February 28th edition of the Wall Street Journal had an article called "Meathead Economics".The said that 240,000 people left the state of California in 2005 because of high taxes. What BS! Just another example of reporters looking at data and drawing the wrong conclusion.They left because of unaffordable housing. Would......
• People Who Live In Glass Houses Shouldn’t Throw Stones you can love your children more than yourself, and give up your life to save your spouse, but ultimately you are alone...Should your house be the shattered shelter instead...

Conservation officers know the backwash of West Virginia where marijuana is grown with abandon, but the Division of Natural Resources bowed out of a federally financed eradication effort this year, blaming the high costs of vehicle maintenance.

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DNR backing off marijuana eradication (The Register-Herald)

• Weakon 180: Intro to the Fed, Part I Over the next few days we will look into the often mentioned, but rarely understood, Federal Reserve System of the United States. If that doesn't sound familiar, maybe throwing out a few terms associated with the Federal Reserve System will jog your memory: The Fed, Ben Bernanke, inflation, federal......
• The Declines of 401(k) Matching and Mr. Ponzi I will be posting something tonight or tomorrow about yesterday's volunteer tax preparer experiences.  One client visit was probably once-in-a-lifetime (for me) unique so I want to take a little more time to think and write about it. Meanwhile, I learned this morning of yet more employers eliminating their 401(k)......
• Investment Costs Matter Last week, I wrote that from a modern portfolio theory perspective, stocks actually become more risky with time (Obi-Wan Kenobi was right). Because even small differences in returns can have monumental consequences to the eventual size of your nest egg, every little bit counts. Mutual funds with high expense ratios......
• Patchwork Quilts Antiques -> Textiles, Linens -> Quilts, Bedspreads ->Patchwork -> Patchwork quilts are an Americana staple, and these items are also highly collectible. While they are most commonly associated with the pioneer times and early formation of the United States, many cultures produce patchwork quilts and many of them are extremely......
• A Low Payout Ratio: Attributes Of A Good Dividend Stock Welcome to part III of my series examining the attributes of good dividend stocks.   When buying a stock for income, the safety of the dividend is of utmost importance.  Dividend cuts are frowned upon because they amount to an admission of defeat by management and show a lack of confidence......

I don’t see what the big deal is, but then again, I’d be willing to decriminalize it generally. We’ve paid an awfully high price in terms of civil liberties.

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Medical Marijuana Debated in Keystone State | Snowflakes in Hell

• The costs of education in a time when our State's deficit is at an all time high I just read in the paper the other day how our state of California is proposing to cut the high school exit exam due to the exorbitant deficit in this state. Our leaders want to remove the one test that states the quality of our future leaders, decision makers etcetera.......
• Blogging For Money {Sponsored Post} I've been talking about people who blog for money. Well I've been making some money off advertising at the bottom of my blog. Well I've been paid to post this article on Responsibility In Pay Day Loans. What do you guys think of people who monetize their blogs in this......
• United States Commemorative Coins The United States Mint gains authorization from the United States Congress to produce what are known as commemorative coins, which are produced rather regularly throughout the years for a myriad of different purposes. These coins are produced to commemorate, to celebrate or to honor people, events, places and institutions for......
• It’s Not Your Father’s Fragrance Any Longer There is a debate among the young folks and the old folks regarding which scent might be the most traditional and best for attracting the opposite sex. As a young child, I myself would sneak into my parents bathroom and splash a few drops of ‘Old Spice’ onto my neck......
• Canadian Pharmacies Many people are preaching the benefits of choosing a Canadian pharmacy over American pharmacy options, but this opportunity for acquiring your medications across the border may not make sense to you unless you understand why so many people are choosing a Canadian pharmacy to be their home pharmacy rather than......

State lawmakers considered the legalization of medical marijuana at the state Capitol Wednesday, as people for and against it voiced their opinions.

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Lawmakers Consider Medical Marijuana Legalization Bill (WGAL 8 Susquehanna Valley)

• Canadian Pharmacies Many people are preaching the benefits of choosing a Canadian pharmacy over American pharmacy options, but this opportunity for acquiring your medications across the border may not make sense to you unless you understand why so many people are choosing a Canadian pharmacy to be their home pharmacy rather than......
• All About Quail Hunting Hunting quail and pheasants has been a truly favorable sport for a great many years now. The entire scenario surrounding quail and pheasant hunting has really changed throughout the United States over many years. Because of infrastructural development, the face of hunting for quail and pheasants has definitely changed. But......
• How about this for a cell phone plan I got some roaming charges on my cell phone bill. Not many, but some nonetheless. Before biting the bullet and calling up customer service, I thought that I remembered that a certain portion of roaming calls were included, but only a fraction of the total minutes alloted (40%). Above that,......
• Save Time, Money and Space in Over 80 Ways If you're looking for handy gadgets, tools and various items that can save you time, money or space (or all three!) this list of more than 80 top products is just what you need. Everyone's got saving money on their minds these days. Some of us are always looking to......

Howdy, 7 very healthy Afgooey clones. These girls are great producers – indoor I get 4-5 ozs. per plant under 1000w HPS. They are all in 6″ rockwool (the cube is $5 alone) and I am asking for a $25 donation to cover my expenses. They are COMPLETELY bug free and about 1 week tops from flower ready.

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AFGOOEY Teens in 6″ Rockwool

• WeightLadder Reset -- 390lbs and Starting Medically Assisted Weightloss Well nothing like tax day to make you take the plunge... Recently I bid on and "won" the first month of a medically supervised weightloss program called Jumpstart Medicine with Dr Sean Bourke. It turns out that I did receive a substantial discount by purchasing through the charity auction. I......
• Please Give Just $1 For The Charities That You Help To Choose. As writers, we know that part of good stewardship is sharing information, but even the most intelligent among us can not make change without DOING something. So The Good Human & Twilight Earth, along with The Grass Stain Guru, Lighter Footstep, My Green Side, The Smart Mama, A Little Greener......
• Finovate Startup 2009 Live Twitter I am attending Finovate Startup 2009. It is an action packed 1 day format which I belive will lend itself perfectly to a live twitter. Stay tuned it should be an amazing day. http://twitter.com/BlogTrafficExch In the break I have scheduled some talks with SimplFi, Mint, and Calendar Budget. I am......
• Year-end checklists for flexible spending accounts This is a good time of the year to shore up this year's flexible spending account (FSA) expenditures and prepare for next year's. The FSA I'm talking about here is a plan that may be offered through your (US) employer, whereby a part of your paycheck is withheld each period,......
• New Loan Funded — Blessings are coming — $10,000 at 26% — D Credit — DTI 84% A new loan funded (Blessings are coming – $10,000 at 26%).  I participated via a manual bid the loan was Autofunding.  The borrower had D credit and 84% DTI and is a homeowner.  As a reminder my standing orders (and manual bids) only find loans with 0 current delinquencies, 10 or less delinquencies in......