Willie Nelson Gets No Special Treatment

A country judge in Sierra Blanca, Texas, says Willie Nelson will not get special consideration in her court despite a country prosecutor's plan to have the singer perform a song as part of a plea deal on a marijuana charge.

The country icon was arrested for misdemeanor marijuana possession in November when his tour bus was stopped by authorities at a checkpoint in Sierra Blanca, a West Texas community located near the border of Mexico.

Hudspeth County attorney Kit Bramblett's proposed plea bargain calls for Nelson to perform "Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain" in the courtroom and pay a small fine and court costs.

County judge Becky Dean-Walker seems to disagree. "Just because he's a star, I don't think he should receive any special treatment," she told the Big Bend Sentinel newspaper in Marfa, Texas. "I believe everybody should be treated the same."

Nelson, 77, has openly acknowledged his use of marijuana and serves as co-chairman of National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML). LINK

Stoned Reporter Covering Weed Field Burning

This reporter seems to find himself at the right place at the right time. He is reporting on a marijuana farm that the police are torching to get rid of the crop. Luckily for him he was standing down wind and his entire world was hot boxed. LINK: Youtube

"Meth-a-phors"

Selections from a list of slang, jargon, and nickname words for methamphetamine, compiled by the Utah Attorney General's Office:

Albino Poo
Bikerdope
Blizzard
Booger
Buzzard Dust
Chalk Dust
Devil's Dandruff
Drano
Eraser Dust
Gonzales (cf. "Speedy")
Haiwaiian Salt
High Speed Chicken Feed
Hillbilly Crack
Jasmine
Laundry Detergent
Poop
Redneck Heroin
Smurf Dope
Spun Ducky Woo
The White House

Hundreds more at the link. Via: TYWKIWDBI

Top 10 Worst Prescription Drug Side Effects

“From amnesia to suicide, meet some drugs’ side effects a lot worse than the ailments they treat.”

Animation: pitcher Dock Ellis's no-hitter while on LSD

He was the baseball player who in 1970 pitched a no-hitter for the Pittsburgh Pirates while tripping balls on LSD. Ellis died last year. In his honor, James Blagden and Chris Isenberg animated Ellis's retelling of his acid adventure on the mound. "Dock Ellis's Legendary LSD No-Hitter animation" (Dangerous Minds),

Sadly, the great Dock Ellis died last December at 63. A year before, radio producers Donnell Alexander and Neille Ilel, had recorded an interview with Ellis in which the former Pirate right hander gave a moment by moment account of June 12, 1970, the day he no-hit the San Diego Padres. Alexander and Ilels original four minute piece appeared March 29, 2008 on NPRs Weekend America. When we stumbled across that piece this past June, Blagden and Isenberg were inspired to create a short animated film around the original audio. LINK, Via: Youtube

They have posted before about Dock Ellis.

Legalized Marijuana: Closer Than Ever For The U.S.

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If you were to take a look at the crime statistics surrounding marijuana and the amount of money that the government can raise from taxing pot it's surprising that they have not done it already.

The War on Drugs is increasingly perceived as a losing battle and a growing number of proponents for the legalization of marijuana believe that instead of outlawing the drug, regulating and taxing it would have beneficial economic, social and political outcomes that merit serious consideration.

LINK, Via: Neatorama

The Opium Museum

The Opium Museum is, at the heart, about the trade in rare antiques, since opium smoking paraphernalia was outlawed. Still, there are pages and pages of the history of opium and its use in countries all over the world, with many historical photographs.

Beginning in the 18th century, opium accompanied the Chinese diaspora: first to the Chinese quarters of Asian cities, and later to the Chinatowns of the West, particularly North America, where opium smoking in the Chinese manner and with Chinese-made paraphernalia became fashionable among non-Chinese.

Once the drug was banned and its paraphernalia outlawed, these illicit items were heaped into piles and burned in public bonfires. From Shanghai to Saigon to San Francisco, the means to smoke opium were destroyed along with the drug itself. So few examples of these relics remain that most experts on Chinese art are blithely unaware of just how sumptuous and opulent this art form had become during its heyday.

For serious collectors, there is information on how to identify genuine opium tools and have them appraised. Link -Via: Metafilter, Via: Neatorama

Black Lemur on Drugs?

Is it possible that the Black Lemurs in Madagascar use these creatures for something other than insect repellent? See one very chilled out lemur and come to your own conclusions. LINK: Youtube

Mushrooms (Drugs #4)

There's no doubt about it: Mushrooms take you on a trip. LINK: Youtube

Notebook of drug-influenced drawings

Illustrator Jeremy W. Eaton has kindly scanned and uploaded some of his notebook sketches drawn under the influence of drugs such as marijuana, psilocybin, LSD, and Diet Pepsi. (Above: Hashish, 1996.)

Drawing on drugs. LINK