08 May 2012

connecticut to become 17th medical marijuana state

via: twitter @HIGH_TIMES_Mag

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by Mark Miller

Mon, May 07, 2012 5:51 pm

The Connecticut Senate effectively legalized medical marijuana in the state by passing House Bill 5389 in the early morning hours Saturday following a 10-hour overtime session described as “passionate” by the Hartford Courant. The Connecticut House of Representatives passed the bill in late April.

Governor Dannel Malloy (D) praised the bill’s passage and has stated that he fully intends to sign it, which would make Connecticut the 17th state in the U.S. to have legalized medical marijuana. Including the District of Columbia, that’s 18 out of 51 states/districts in the nation, meaning more than a third of the country now has legal medicinal cannabis.

HB 5389 passed by a 21-13 vote at 2:35 a.m. local time. The extended session was primarily due to the filibustering of State Senator Toni Boucher (R-Wilton), who reportedly lectured on the dangers of medical marijuana (she views it as both highly addictive and a gateway drug) for over eight hours in voicing her opposition.

But in the end, compassion and logic won out over propaganda and scare tactics, with Boucher’s attempts to have the bill amended to restrict it even further being voted down as well. ~ read more

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the unique bar and lounge sues city of alexandria, la. over unconstitutional ordinances

according to the petition, La. R.S. 26:286 allows those citizens aged 18 - 20 to enter into a bar -- but they can't purchase or consume alcohol.

so, not to be outdone by legislation passed by that collection of freaks, perverts, criminals and lunatics who comprise the organized crime gang which calls itself the loony looziana legislature, in 2008 the (to be kind) nanny-staters and rinos (well one rino) on the alexandria, la., city counsel passed an ordinance, which, unsurprisingly, the mayor, who in this case we will refer to again as "baggy pants roy," promptly signed into law which seems to conflict with state law.

the ordinance cited as being "codified in the alexandria, louisiana code of ordinances, part ii, section 4-25(3)," goes a step further than state law and prohibits bar owners from selling alcoholic beverages to or allowing 18 - 20 year old citizens from even entering a bar -- "unless said person is accompanied by such person's parent or legal guardian who is over the age of twenty-one."

although the petition doesnt state when it was passed (the online ordinance book seems to indicate 09 february 1999), it also cites alexandria, la., ordinance, section 15-81.2, which "prohibits any person under the age of twenty-one (21) years from going into or upon or remaining in or upon or attempting to go into or upon or remain in or upon any business, which belongs to another, where alcoholic beverages are the principal commodity sold, handled or given away, unless such person is accompanied by his or her legal guardian."

the petition avers that these two city of alexandria ordinances violate sections 3 and 9 of the louisiana constitution of 1974 and they want the ordinances struck down

since we're always for rescinding, nullifying or striking down all freedom killing laws, rules, regulations, ordinances and so forth, we have to side with the unique plaintiffs.

the petitioners also attempted to make the rapides parish police jury defendants due to a similar parish wide ordinance. however, the judge requested that the police jury not be served.

also the judge while denying the temporary restraining order to enjoin the city from enforcing the ordinances in question, ordered the petitioners to submit their brief by 20 may 2012 and the city to submit theirs by 25 may and fixed a hearing for 9:30 am on 19 june 2012.

the petition is filed by marksville, louisiana attorney douglas l. bryan of the bryan law firm, llc (who might want to consider hiring a better proofreader) and is allotted to ninth judicial district court judge john c. davidson.

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06 May 2012

van halen "dreams" united states navy blue angels tribute


probably not for the vertigo challenged.

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    may 2012 scorpio super moon

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    the 05 may 2012 super moon rises over rapides parish, louisiana in this wst... photo taken at 8:09 pm, cdt. at the time the photo was taken the moon was void of course [website|||screen grab], meaning that the moon had moved out of libra at 1:02 pm cdt and was transiting into scorpio.
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    the scorpio super moon
    at the time of this photo at 9:25 pm cdt, the moon had entered scorpio five minutes earlier at 9:19 pm cdt.
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    the scorpio super moon at 10:24 pm cdt, ten minutes before it reached perigee at 10:34 pm cdt.

    according to this website, last nights super moon was about 250 miles [400 km] farther away from earth than the super moon of 19 march 2011.

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    05 May 2012

    138th running of the kentucky derby

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    (1) riders up
    (2) the call to the post
    (3) "my old kentucky home"
    (4) post parade
    (5) the 138th run for the roses
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    before the race we were pulling for the #7 horse "rousing sermon" -- the show horse of the 99th louisiana derby. however, after the race began we were really hoping that the #6 horse "bodemeister" would pull it off by going the distance. even so, it was a very good race.

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    18 April 2012

    alexandria, la. city councilman edward larvadain iii sues over april 2011 monroe street at cricket street crash

    according to his "petition for damages and discovery," councilman larvadain was operating his 2005 caddy in alexandria on monroe street, headed east, while the defendant was traveling south on cricket street in his 1999 toyota vehicle, when he ran the stop sign at the intersection; colliding with councilman larvadain.

    unfortunately, we've not been able to locate a cricket street on google maps, bing, mapquest or the usps zip code locator.

    anyway, councilman larvadain "avers" that his damages exceed the liability policy issued to the defendant so he is going after his own insurer, state farm, to make up the difference.

    the suit is filed by alexandria, la., attorney malcolm xerxes larvadain and is allotted to ninth judicial district court judge, john c. davidson.

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    17 April 2012

    the world according to mike carroll "trayvon martin & black slaves"


    we probably wont be seeing this guy on msnbcabcnbccbsfoxcnn.


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    15 April 2012

    picture of a boy's bike chained to a tree

    via: email forward

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    "This tree with the bike in it is located on Vashon Island, Washington, not far from the school bus barn. "

    not so fast ... see snopes.com "real photograph; inaccurate description"

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    14 April 2012

    alexandria, la. city council president harry silver has a slip-n-fall accident on friday the 13th

    according to a report posted to the gannett/the alexandria daily town talk website, city council president harry silver fell friday night, 13 april 2012, at his place of worship breaking his hip.

    today councilman silver's son, ted said that, "he fractured his hip, had surgery and is doing well, he should be out of the hospital in a day." ~ read more

    in other friday the 13th news: pineville, la., construction worker buried alive.

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    UPDATE: click here to download audio .mp3 of 16 april 2012 fred rosenfeld / ksyl talkback pre-show on harry silver fall. [3.13 mb].
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    11 April 2012

    pineville, la police department issues statement regarding officer shooting of citizen

    via: twitter @pinevillepd ||| view tweet


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    stupid monroe mayoral election political flyers

    the lincoln parish news online recently came across and posted several political flyers relative to the upcoming (21 april 2012) city of monroe mayoral runoff election between the incumbent jamie mayo and challenger ray armstrong, that are about the lamest that we've ever seen.

    although, we will give credit to the flyers creator for not censoring the word "nigger."


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