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Monday, September 12, 2011

Smoking marijuana not linked to obesity: study

via Smoking marijuana not linked to obesity: study | Reuters
(Reuters) - Anybody who's smoked marijuana knows about "the munchies," that desire to eat everything within reach. But a study from France has found that, surprisingly, pot smokers are actually less likely than non-smokers to pack on weight.

Using data covering more than 50,000 U.S. adults, researchers headed by Yann Le Strat, a psychiatrist at the Louis-Mourier Hospital in Colombes, France, found that roughly 14 percent to 17 percent of the people reporting that they smoked pot at least three days per week were obese.

That compared with a 22 to 25 percent obesity rate among people who said they had not used pot in the past 12 months.

Thursday, September 1, 2011

Marijuana Dispensary Owner Says Deputy Extorted Sex

Via Marijuana Dispensary Owner Says Deputy Extorted Sex
Dispensary Owner Wants $1 Million For Each Time He Was Forced To Have Sex With Deputy
A man who opened a medical marijuana dispensary in Grays Harbor County, Washington has filed a multimillion-dollar federal claim, alleging that a male sheriff's deputy threatened him with jail to extort sexual favors. Marcus Searls of Elma, Washington said the deputy was on duty when some of the sexual encounters took place -- and even that the two had sex on the hood of a patrol car. (I think I'd ask $2 million for that time.)