Jun 18th, 2013 at 11:00AM: Sean McLachlan
Now that I'm wrapping up my series on Slovenia, there are a few bits and pieces that are worth sharing but didn't fit in any articles. While these observations won't be surprising to anyone familiar with the country, they were amusing to this first-time visitor.
1. As this photo shows, guys will always know where to go. Luckily the urinals are much more modern than the sign ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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10 Random Observations About Slovenia
Jun 18th, 2013 at 11:00AM: Sean McLachlan
Now that I'm wrapping up my series on Slovenia, there are a few bits and pieces that are worth sharing but didn't fit in any articles. While these observations won't be surprising to anyone familiar with the country, they were amusing to this first-time visitor.
1. As this photo shows, guys will always know where to go. Luckily the urinals are much more modern than the sign ...Colorado Locals Start Marijuana Tourism Business
Apr 5th, 2013 at 9:00AM: Colorado could join Amsterdam as a pot-smoker's travel destination if two Denver locals have anything to do about it. Matt Brown and James Walker have started a travel company aimed at those looking to take advantage of the state's new marijuana laws. According to NBC News, the company known as My 420 Tours sets travelers up in "pot-friendly" hotels, takes them on tours of marijuana ...Marijuana Tourism Not A Big Surprise In Colorado, Washington
Nov 10th, 2012 at 4:00PM:
Marijuana Tourism got two thumbs up in the elections earlier this month as the states of Washington and Colorado made selling, buying and using cannabis legal. Never mind the federal law prohibits any of that; the voters have spoken and opened the door for what could be promoted as Weed Weekends, Bong Backpacking and a variety of marijuana-related tourism options.
State government leaders ...A Traveler in the Foreign Service: Can a guy who didn't get high get a security clearance?
Dec 22nd, 2011 at 12:00PM: I was sitting at my kitchen table with a former law-enforcement official feeling nervous about the fact that I'd never taken any illegal drugs.
"In the last seven years, have you illegally used any controlled substance- cocaine, crack cocaine, marijuana, hash, narcotics, stimulants, depressants, hallucinogens, steroids, inhalants or prescription drugs?" the man asked, reading from a list of ...Dutch government to ban skunk weed
Oct 9th, 2011 at 8:02AM: The Dutch government is planning on reclassifying skunk weed as a hard drug, the BBC reports.
All marijuana with more than 15% THC content will have to be removed from the country's coffee shops. The new rule will go into force next year and will affect about 80% of the pot sold in coffee shops.
The Dutch government has already announced plans to ban drug tourism by requiring customers to ...Video of the Day: Smuggling marijuana from Amersterdam
Feb 28th, 2011 at 6:30PM:
Mr. Show with Bob and David is, arguably, the greatest sketch comedy show ever. When they took on the nerve-wracking experience of trying to smuggle marijuana back from Amsterdam, it was hilarious. While the TSA has made the airport experience stressful even if you aren't doing anything illegal, this scene hysterically captures what happens when backpackers try their hand at something that ...
Frank James and the Civil War Battle of the Hemp Bales
Nov 26th, 2010 at 2:30PM:
Jesse James must have been jealous of his older brother Frank. Jesse was only 13 when the Civil War started. Frank was 18, the perfect age to go off to war. Coming from a slave-owning farm family Frank naturally joined the Confederate army.
Many Missourians, especially city dwellers and the large German immigrant community, remained loyal to the North, while the majority of rural farmers ...The Jesse James farm
Nov 24th, 2010 at 12:30PM:
Jesse James grew up both lucky and unlucky. His father, Baptist preacher Robert Sallee James, owned a prosperous farm in Clay County. His slaves cultivated hemp and other cash crops, and Jesse and his older siblings Frank and Susan grew up in comfort. Robert kept a large library and both his sons became avid readers. Frank loved Shakespeare, while Jesse was more devoted to the Bible and ...Scratch and sniff cannabis cards distributed by Dutch police
Nov 15th, 2010 at 11:30AM: The new government of The Netherlands has been cracking down on marijuana-serving coffee shops lately, and now it's setting its sights on marijuana cultivation.
Police are distributing 30,000 scratch and sniff cards to homes in Rotterdam and The Hague to help people identify the smell of cannabis. That's right, many Dutch people apparently don't know what pot smells like. Just because ...Dutch coffee shops face crackdown
Nov 3rd, 2010 at 1:30PM: Is it the beginning of the end for Dutch tolerance of weed? The recently elected conservative coalition has promised a number of controversial measures, including curbs on immigration, banning Islamic face covering, and of more interest to travelers, cracking down on legal marijuana smoking.
The Netherlands has been a destination for pot smokers ever since marijuana was made legal in the 1970s. ...North Korea sends meth users to firing squad, marijuana still OK
Oct 29th, 2010 at 3:30PM: Not that you could get there for this reason anyway, but North Korea is cracking down on narcotics use in a most North Korean way, which means you don't want to get busted trying to score there.
Open Radio for North Korea reports:
According to a source in Hamkyungbuk-do, a declaration entitled "The Crackdown on Drug Use" was issued in Hoeryung (Hamkyungbuk-do) by the People's Safety Agency. ...Drug tourists banned from Dutch city
Jul 19th, 2010 at 9:00AM:
Potheads take note: unless you're Dutch, you are no longer welcome in Maastricht.
The Dutch city passed a measure to ban foreigners from its coffee shops, where marijuana and hash are legal to buy and consume. Marc Josemans, chairman of the Association of Official Maastricht Coffee Shops, brought suit against the city, saying the ruling violates EU laws guaranteeing free commerce and free ...California "socialite" arrested with 13 suitcases of pot at airport
Jun 16th, 2010 at 1:30PM: Lisette Lee, a 28 year old "socialite" from Van Nuys, California, has been arrested upon suspicion of transporting 506 pounds of marijuana. Now, I'll admit that I'm no fan of anyone that describes themselves as a "socialite", but I'm fairly sure she didn't become famous by using her brains.
According to Port Columbus, Ohio police, Ms. Lee landed at the airport in a private jet, and started ...Phoenix TSA fails to detect 20 trips with 20 pounds of pot - failure or fearmongering?
Jun 3rd, 2010 at 11:30AM: Fox news in Phoenix is covering the story of two men who were running a regular pot transport scheme, delivering pot to Chicago from their home airport. The men had apparently passed through Phoenix Sky Harbor airport over 20 times, each time with almost 20 pounds of pot.
The story focuses on why the TSA failed to detect the pot, and "what else may be getting through?". Because the men used ...Historic L.A. hotel remodeled as pot-friendly lodging
Apr 20th, 2010 at 3:00PM: A California entrepreneur is reopening a historic 1920's L.A. hotel as America's first pot-friendly accommodation. Dennis Peron, a long-time marijuana dispensary owner and medicinal marijuana advocate, is currently remodeling Los Angeles' Hotel Normandie with plans to turn its 106 rooms into a haven for smokers around the world.
Though the property is far from complete, Peron is planning a ...Is the U.S. Forest Service spying on visitors?
Apr 8th, 2010 at 3:30PM: Our country's national parks and forests are intended as sanctuaries, zones of peace and quiet where visitors can get away from the give and take of modern life. But don't expect to have it all to yourself: these days you might be joined by hidden cameras, placed by the U.S. Forest Service. Don't break out the tinfoil hat just yet; this "conspiracy theory" may have some truth to it. According to a ...Marijuana declared legal over international waters [Update]
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Apr 1st, 2010 at 2:30PM: Though cigarette smoking seems to be on the outs, marijuana smoking is becoming more and more widely accepted.
Yesterday, in an international symposium held by the FAA, a presentation was given encouraging airlines to consider purchasing stocks of marijuana for their overseas flights. Specialist Sanford Kronenbergerstein appeared outside the conference afterward to talk to the press.
"In ...Amsterdam coffee shops - the inside scoop
Dec 18th, 2009 at 11:30AM:
Amsterdam is an exciting cultural center, full of houseboats and bicycles, trains, museums, a legendary red light district with legal drugs and the one thing which seems to come to many minds first: coffee shops where you can buy and smoke pot.
Cannabis is decriminalized and cheap in Amsterdam, and you can buy seeds at shops like the Sensi Seed Bank all over town. You can also buy a lot of ...The Oakland airport pot conundrum
Oct 17th, 2009 at 12:00PM: Airports in California are in a bit of a pickle - their state allows the medicinal use of marijuana, but until last year, no airport in the nation allowed users to legally carry their stash on a plane. Oakland airport is the only one with an official policy permitting pot carrying passengers to fly, though officials do point out that they run the risk of being arrested if they are searched at ...Family Guy cartoon banned in Venezuela
Sep 27th, 2009 at 3:00PM: digg_url = 'http://digg.com/television/Family_Guy_Cartoon_Banned_From_Broadcasting_in_Venezuela'; I think we'd all agree that there are some bad TV re-runs out there that deserve to be taken off the air. But I'm not sure that Family Guy is one of them.
Venezuelan authorities have banned the cartoon from future broadcast. Any TV station that doesn't drop the show will be fined.
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