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Pilot with 20 Pounds of Pot Wanders Into President Obama's Restricted Airspace

Shauna Wright — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 17:40:30 +0000

In a “d’oh!” moment of massive proportions, the pilot of a private plane wandered into protected airspace over Los Angeles on Thursday — an area temporarily restricted because President Obama happened to be in town.

When fighter jets were scrambled to escort it in for a landing, authorities found the plane was loaded with more than 20 pounds of marijuana.

Congress Pondering Bill That Could Make Marijuana Legal

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 19:51:49 +0000

Marijuana legalization has two pretty high-profile friends in Congress.

Republican Ron Paul of Texas and Democrat Barney Frank of Massachusetts are co-sponsoring a bill that would put an end to the federal criminalization of marijuana.

Marijuana Catapult Found at Mexican Border [VIDEO]

Andree Valentine — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 16:37:34 +0000

Infrared surveillance cameras at the Arizona/Mexico border have captured images of Mexican drug smugglers using a nine-foot-tall catapult to hurl 45-pound bags of marijuana over a border wall and into the U.S.