[img_assist|nid=20132|title=|desc=A Mexican marine walks through a field of marijuana plants. In a field in the mountains of Sinaloa, Mexico, a pound of pot might earn a peasant farmer $25. The wholesale price for the same pound in Phoenix, Ariz., is $550. (Photo by Sarah L.

This is an unspeakably tragic story. As a parent, it is the kind of story that makes me fearful of the world that my children will inherit.

In less than a month the Canadian Justice Minister Rob Nicholson will sign the extradition order handing Marc Emery over to American authorities to serve a 5 year prison sentence for selling marijuana seeds....in Canada. There isn't much time to try and stop this egregious miscarriage of justice. Do your part.

I bought a garden hose a couple months ago and when I detached the hose from the cardboard holder, I read the printed matter on the back, including this warning: CONTAINS LEAD. DO NOT DRINK WATER FROM THIS HOSE.
Activism

Marijuana advocates are gathering signatures to get as many as three pot-legalization measures on the ballot in 2010 in California, setting up what could be a groundbreaking clash with the federal government over U.S. drug policy.

Jodie Emery, wife of the self-styled Prince of Pot Marc Emery, is moving ahead with business plans for the Cannabis Culture Headquarters store.