Today, Texas Congressman Ron Paul introduced the “Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act”, H.R. 5842. This bill would bar the Federal Government and DEA from intervening in doctor/patient relationships that violate no state law.

As a physician, the Congressman believes that doctors and patients should make health care decisions, not politicians or federal agents. He cites a study by Scientists at the University of California at Davis that says cannabis demonstrates significant relief of neuropathic pain. He also explained the suffering of Mr. Forss, a patient who had spent $18,000 in one year trying to find a medicine that would cure his pain from a ruptured disc in his neck. Can you guess the only thing that worked for him? Hint: it’s green.

“The bottom line is that K.K. Forss should be treated as a free American. Mr. Forss is one of many who would like to use marijuana medicinally because it helps him. Politicians and bureaucrats have no right to interfere”

April 20th has come and gone, but not before it saw thousands of adolescents across the country tokin’ up and getting down with some fine herb. If you happened to partake in the festivities however, you may want to be wary. A bout of lead poisoning in Leipzig, Germany baffled doctors and it looks like Mary Jane was to blame.

According to a report in the New England Journal of Medicine, over the past 3-4 months about 29 incidents of lead poisoning were reported in the Leipzig area. This alarmed city officials, as Leipzig has been lead poison free in recent decades, and they were eager to discover the cause of the poisoning in case a public threat were imminent. Finally after probing the victims for background information, the culprit was revealed…

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Kevin Nealon takes time off from filming Showtime’s Weeds to sing a song about the monikers of herb. I can’t wait to see the new episodes! WHAT’S GONNA HAPPEN TO NANCY!?!?!!!

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Season Four of ‘Weeds’ Begins on Showtime on June 16. Season Three DVD and soundtrack (feat. Beirut, Oh No! Oh My!, Illinois, Ween, Page France) out digitally on June 3.

Denver Nuggets All-Star Carmelo Anthony was arrested yesterday morning on charges of drunk driving after weaving in traffic and failing to pass a field sobriety test.

The two-time All-Star, 23, failed a series of field sobriety tests and was taken to a Denver Police Department lockup where he consented to a blood test and posed for the [above] mug shot. The Smoking Gun

Carmelo was later released to a “sober responsible party,” and has a court dater set for May 14th. News of this incident shouldn’t come as any surprise. Anthony’s past is littered with controversy. In 2004 he was cited for marijuana possession, although his friend, James Cunningham, signed an affidavit assuming responsibility for the incident and in 2006 he took part in the infamous Knicks-Nuggets Brawl at Madison Square Garden.

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I love stoners. Their humor is so absurd and silly. The latest joke is the new strain of marijuana they’re calling “Tom Cruise Purple.” LOL! You totally see visions of L. Ron Hubbard and laugh your ass off maniacally. And Mr. Cruise? Not amused.

One of Cruise’s friends found it “outrageous” that licensed cannabis clubs in Northern California are selling vials of pot featuring a picture of Cruise laughing hysterically. One weed devotee said, “I heard it’s the kind of pot that makes you hallucinate.”

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Well, if you are legally allowed to buy weed in the state of California, and live in the Los Angeles metropolitan area, then… rejoice!

Melrose Quality Pain Relief located on Melrose Ave. in Los Angeles will be opening the worlds first Weed ATM on Monday; well, actually it is technically an AVM (anytime-vending-machine). The machine allows those with a valid doctors prescription, finger-print ID, and a prepaid credit card to fill their prescription 24-hours a day. Customers are allowed 1 ounce of vacuum-sealed relief per week.

Hopefully the machine isn’t too difficult to work…