Topic: DRUGS - on February 26, 2009 at 12:29:00 PM CET
Calif. lawmaker proposes legalizing marijuana
A California legislator today proposed making the state the first to legalize the recreational use of marijuana.
The legislation, by Assemblyman Tom Ammiano, a Democrat from San Francisco, would allow people 21 and older to grow, buy, sell and possess pot. It would be sold, regulated and taxed similar to alcohol. The state would collect $50 an ounce from sellers, and growers, too, would be taxed.
He estimates that the cash-strapped state could reap more than $1 billion a year.
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Topic: FUN - on February 25, 2009 at 10:55:00 AM CET
Gefährliche Rollbretter
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Topic: DRUGS - on February 25, 2009 at 10:48:00 AM CET
Gerüchte um Spice und JWH-018
Die Spice-Affäre zeigt, wie skrupellos Hersteller und Händler mit der Berauschungslust umgehen. Begünstigt das Cannabisverbot die Geschäftemacherei? Es gibt viele interessante Fragen, die sich nach dem Verbot der Kräutermischung stellen. Eine lautet sicher, was die Hamsterkäufer mit ihren Vorräten anstellen, nachdem bekannt ist, dass die Mixtur mit synthetischen Cannabinoiden versetzt wurde. In der Hoffnung auf einen mehr oder minder vernünftigen Ersatz für das eigentlich von ihnen präferierte Cannabis waren sie in die Head- und Smart-Shops der Republik geströmt, um sich für schlechte Zeiten einzudecken. Über Wochen kamen die Händler mit der Nachbestellung kaum hinterher. Bis kurz vor dem Verbot am 22. Januar verkaufte man die 3-Gramm-Tütchen zu Preisen zwischen 20 und 35 Euro. Nun lagern die kleinen Chemiebeutel in den Schubladen der Republik und eine weitere Frage lautet: Wie gefährlich sind die Inhaltsstoffe tatsächlich? Aber der Reihe nach.
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Topic: Conspiracy theory - on February 25, 2009 at 10:39:00 AM CET
Top Ten Conspiracy Theories
Conspiracy. Just saying the word in conversation can make people politely edge away, looking for someone who won't corner them with wild theories about how Elvis, John F. Kennedy, and Bigfoot are cryogenically frozen in an underground bunker. Yet conspiracies do exist. In the corporate world, major companies we buy products from everyday have been found guilty of conspiring to fix prices and reduce competition. Just about any planned criminal act committed by more than one person could be considered a conspiracy, from simple murder-for-hire to the Watergate break-in.
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Topic: TV - on February 25, 2009 at 10:34:00 AM CET
Geheimkamera-Gerücht schürt Paranoia
Ein YouTube-Video befeuert Verschwörungstheorien: Versteckt die US-Regierung wirklich Kameras in TV-Set-Top-Boxen? Außerdem im Überblick: Ein Handywurm verbreitet sich per SMS, Apple dürstet nach Flash-Speicher und ein irischer Provider richtet Sperrlisten ein.
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Topic: FUN - on February 24, 2009 at 11:05:00 AM CET
Gaping Hole Hallowe’en Costume Might Be A Few Months Too Late But It’s Still A Clever Idea
Well to be more precise, this gaping hole Hallowe’en costume by Flickr user evanbooth was actually created back in 2006, making it over 2 years too late now. But his clever use of a portable DVD player LCD under the front of his shirt being fed a live video feed from a camera on his back makes a rather convincing ‘gaping hole’ effect.
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Topic: TV - on February 24, 2009 at 11:00:00 AM CET
Hidden Cameras in DTV Converters? YouTube Hoax Fans Conspiracy Fears
Ever wonder what the government is really up to paying for all those digital TV converter boxes? Last week a Spokane, Washington man claimed he'd discovered the horrifying truth, and he produced a YouTube video to prove it.
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Topic: DRUGS - on February 24, 2009 at 10:56:00 AM CET
Legalize It: Ammiano to Introduce Legislation Monday to Allow Pot -- and Tax It
The story SF Weekly broke on Friday is true: Assemblyman Tom Ammiano will announce legislation on Monday to legalize marijuana and earn perhaps $1 billion annually by taxing it.
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Topic: DRUGS - on February 24, 2009 at 10:55:00 AM CET
Cannabis grower trapped by YouTube
A cannabis grower let police in on his secret hobby after posting home videos of the crop on YouTube.
The 25-year-old was arrested after officers saw footage on the website documenting the stages of growth at his home in Bridgwater, Somerset.
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Topic: Phone - on February 24, 2009 at 10:53:00 AM CET
Skype calls' immunity to police phone tapping threatened
Suspicious phone conversations on Skype could be targeted for tapping as part of a pan-European crackdown on what law authorities believe is a massive technical loophole in current wiretapping laws, allowing criminals to communicate without fear of being overheard by the police.
The European investigation could also help U.S. law enforcement authorities gain access to Internet calls. The National Security Agency (NSA) is understood to believe that suspected terrorists use Skype to circumvent detection.
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Topic: SPORT - on February 24, 2009 at 10:50:00 AM CET
KTM: electric dirt-bike out next year
The race to get the first mass-produced electric motorbike onto the road is revving up. Renowned mud-pluggers KTM has announced it will have a race-ready dual sport machine, the KTM Electro Enduro, in production sometime during 2010.
It being a good 12 months before the Electro rolls off the production line, exact technical details are thin on the ground, though KTM has said it will have a motor that produces 29.5lb/ft of torque.
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Topic: POLITIK - on February 24, 2009 at 10:46:00 AM CET
Stanford had links to fund run by Bidens: report
A fund of hedge funds run by two members of U.S. Vice President Joe Biden's family was marketed exclusively by firms controlled by Texas financier Allen Stanford, charged by regulators with an $8 billion fraud, the Wall Street Journal said.
The $50 million fund was jointly branded between the Bidens' Paradigm Global Advisors LLC and a Stanford Financial Group entity, and was known as the Paradigm Stanford Capital Management Core Alternative Fund, the paper said.
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