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The Dude Abides

The Breakfast Flakes — Fri, 10 May 2013 14:05:52 +0000

A 48-year-old Missoula man has been ordered to pay just over $25,000 in restitution for fraudulently collecting Social Security disability payments while failing to report money he made running a medical marijuana growing operation, just an oversight I’m sure. The U.S. Attorney’s Office says 48-year-old Scott Lee Hubeny also was placed on five years’ probation [...]

Bad Parenting 101

The Breakfast Flakes — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 11:20:41 +0000

A Hamilton Montana woman has been convicted of making marijuana-infused candy that a young girl distributed on a school bus. The Ravalli County District Court jury deliberated for nearly eight hours before convicting the woman of criminal possession of dangerous drugs and endangering the welfare of children. She was acquitted of accountability for possession of [...]

Freakin' Pothead!

The Breakfast Flakes — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:59:25 +0000

In our great state of Montana and many others it’s currently legal to use marijuana for a variety of reasons; in the medical context, doctors often prescribe marijuana to manage chronic pain…yes really. Now those patients must register in a confidential patient database. That then triggers identification cards so recipients can avoid issues with the [...]

Lighting Up, or…Get Ready for The Munchies!

Mark Wilson — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 14:43:54 +0000

Fresh from the Flakes this morning
An effort is building in Congress to change U.S. marijuana laws, including moves to legalize the industrial production of hemp and establish a hefty federal pot tax.The measure would regulate marijuana the way the federal government handles alcohol and states that do legalize it would have to obtain a federal permit. Oversight of marijuana would be removed from the Drug Enforcement Administration and given to the newly renamed Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Marijuana and Firearms, and it would remain illegal to bring marijuana from a state where it’s legal to one where it isn’t.

Willie Nelson on Marijuana and Family [VIDEO]

Jeff Easterling — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 02:54:41 +0000

Willie Nelson is more than just a fan of the marijuana, he LOVES it! Willie’s autobiography is called, ‘Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I’m Gone’… not a lot of gray area there. Willie sat down with Matt Lauer on ‘The Today Show’ last week to push his recent single with Snoop Dogg, ‘Roll [...]

Colorado and Washington…High On Pot?

Tara Nicole — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 17:08:04 +0000

So with the elections over, I was surprised to hear that Colorado and Washington passed referendums legalizing marijuana for recreational use. They will become the first states in the country to legalize the drug. The initiatives would allow marijuana to be cultivated and for special stores to sell up to an ounce to individuals 21 [...]

'Miami Cannibal' Was High on Pot, Not Bath Salts

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 19:30:44 +0000

“Miami Cannibal” Rudy Eugene may have been having a psychotic episode when he stripped naked and started chewing on the face of homeless man Ronald Poppo. But the 31-year-old’s behavior wasn’t triggered by the drug known as “bath salts,” as many have suggested.

The Breakfast Flakes: Recreational Pot Use in Colorado

Cat Country — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 21:36:32 +0000

A bill calling for the legalization of marijuana for recreational use will be on the ballot in Colorado in the fall. Colorado will join Washington as the second state to propose legalizing marijuana for recreational use. Listen to the audio to hear Paul's "advantages" to smoking pot for fun.

Half of Americans Favor Legalizing Marijuana — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 13:30:52 +0000

According to a new Gallup poll, 50 percent of American adults favor legalizing marijuana, the highest percentage in Gallup’s 42-year history of asking that question. Forty-six percent of Americans believe marijuana should remain illegal.