Tennessee has really gone overboard this time: You can no longer buy Sudafed at a store that doesn't have a pharmacy. It's all part of the grand, master plan to get methamphetamines off the streets. The pseudoephedrine used as an ingredient in Sudafed and other such cold pills is also a common ingredient in meth, which is now becoming a more rampant problem in Tennessee. Now, in order to purchase the drug, one must go to a pharmacy and fill out a form containing name and address, in addition to signing for the drug. One must also show identification before receiving the drug, and it certainly can't be bought in bulk to prevent future sniffles. [continues 543 words]
Latvia has finally made a meaningful contribution to the world: cannabis butter. Cannabis, more commonly known for producing a certain illegal smoking substance that was celebrated last Tuesday, is apparently useful if your morning toast is a bit on the dry side. The recipe is apparently centuries old, and farmers have been making the spread for quite a while. The spread is made from cannabis seeds, and although marijuana is illegal in Latvia, the cannabis butter is not. This is truly innovation at its best - taking an illegal substance and finding a way to legally grow the plant by making butter out of its seeds. [continues 249 words]
After a bizarre turn of events, one must wonder who's dumber: The woman who came to pick up a shipment of marijuana or the airline employees who switched her shipment with transplant organs. The woman and a man were arrested for attempting to smuggle 140 pounds of the popular drug. Upon exiting the aircraft, the woman, whom police later identified at Tabatha Bracken, went to pick up her package. At least she was smart enough to use a false ID when picking up the shipment. [continues 210 words]