Would Legalizing Pot Be Good for the Environment?

It is well known that legalizing pot could have great economic benefits in California and elsewhere by allowing the government to tax it (like it now does on liquor and cigarettes), by ending expensive and ongoing operations to eradicate it, and by keeping millions of otherwise innocent and non-violent marijuana offenders out of already overburdened federal and state prisons. But what you might not know is that legalizing pot could also pay environmental dividends as well.

Marijuana Seized During Traffic Stop

An Illinois woman is facing felony drug charges after Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers seized 47 pounds of marijuana, valued at nearly $110,000 during a traffic stop Friday in Preble County.

Troopers stopped a 2011 Chrysler Sebring for a marked lanes violation on Interstate 70 eastbound, near milepost 7, at approximately 10:12 a.m. on April 29.

According to the patrol, the driver was found to not have a valid driver license and the renter of the vehicle was not present.

Legalization of Marijuana in Costa Rica

A new movement wants to make the use of marijuana legal in Costa Rica. They are hoping a big protest on April 20 will get the government to change the law. The facebook group “Si a la legalización de la marihuana en Costa Rica” wants to legalize marijuana in Costa Rica through a protest held at the Plaza de la Democracia in San José on April 20. Similar marches for legalization of marijuana will also take place on the same day in England, Venezuela, the Netherlands and the United States.

Marijuana Less Dangerous Than Tobacco

In the 1937 Marijuana Tax Act, marijuana and hemp were combined and both criminalized. Although they are both from the family of cannabis sativa, the are different plants, like a cocker spaniel and a wolf are from the family of canis lupus.

Marijuana is grown for the high THC content. Hemp is grown for its use as seeds, oil and fibers and other useful products.