It took 20-plus years, but the smokedelic duo of Cheech [Marin] and [Tommy] Chong has finally reunited for a massive Light Up America and Canada Tour that has sold out since its September spliff-off...er, kick-off.(And sadly for fans here, the show on January 18 in St. Louis is sold out.)Though the pair remains mum on the subject of past creative differences, it is their present and future projects -- not to mention their current paychecks -- that truly fires 'em up.So what led to the reunion to
Missouri could join roughly a dozen states that allow doctors to authorize patients to use marijuana for medical purposes.
Last week State Representative Kate Meiners (D-Kansas City) introduced House Bill 277 that would change Missouri laws regarding the classification of marijuana as a controlled substance and legalize its use for medical purposes.
In a press release Meiners notes that president-elect Barack Obama has pledged to stop the Bush administration's "persecution and
While a handful of lawmakers and activists are fruitlessly lobbying for Missouri to become the fourteenth state to sanction marijuana for medical use (a topic that was covered in-depth in RFT's dead tree edition this week), a legislator from San Francisco has introduced a bill to California's general assembly that would legalize pot for recreational use and tax it as if it were alcohol.From the LA Times:Ammiano's measure, AB 390, would essentially replicate the regulatory structure used for beer
This product comes from Greg Perez, the ex-chef and owner at the now-shuttered Grateful Inn, formerly located on Manchester Road in Maplewood. Since the restaurant, which featured several hemp-based dishes on the menu, closed in March of last year, Perez has focused on expanding his salad dressing business.For the uninitiated, hemp is a cousin of cannabis sativa (aka: marijuana, pot, cheeba, etc.) but it contains no THC, the psychoactive ingredient responsible for giggling, the munchies, and a
http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/CMAG/938-022~Marijuana-Posters.jpgStarting next month, residents of Michigan will be able to petition their doctor for a pot prescription of up to twelve plants. Michigan is the first non-coastal state east of the Rocky Mountains to enact such a law.Technically the policy went into effect last December after Michigan voters approved a ballot measure with 63 percent majority in the November election (it collected 250,000 more votes than
http://www.ratemyeverything.net/Illinois lawmakers (including one from Alton) recently introduced medical marijuana legislation in the state's House and Senate. And, unlike in Missouri, both of the bills have made it out of their committee hearings and are one step closer to becoming law.Via the Chi-Town Daily News:Senate Bill 1381, sponsored by Sen. William Haine (D-Alton), and co-sponsored by Sen. Iris Martinez (D-Chicago) and Sen. Jeffrey Schoenberg (D-Evanston), would create the "Compassiona
www.seattleweekly.comMarc Emery: The Baron of the BongMarc Emery calls himself "The Prince of Pot." Others have dubbed him "The Johnny Appleseed of the Sticky." The Vancouver, British Columbia native has earned both titles. He is the editor of Cannabis Culture magazine and the founder of the BC-based Marijuana Party (guess what they're in favor of). Former U.S. Attorney John McKay called him "the biggest purveyor of marijuana from Canada into the United States" and the DEA claimed t
An advertisement for Club TV One from earlier this year.Last time we mentioned Robert Williams here on Daily RFT, the 46-year-old Kirkwood resident had just earned a nomination in one of our first Ass Clown of the Week competitions. That was back in April when law enforcement raided his East St. Louis bar, Club TV One, and found him in possession of $100,000 worth of fixtures stolen from his nightclub's previous landlord on Washington Avenue. But the stolen furnishing was just the tip of th
