rtamerica:

Role reversal: US weed now being smuggled into Mexico

While more states consider legalizing marijuana, an interesting and unintended consequence is coming into view: weed grown in the United States is increasingly being smuggled into Mexico, instead of the other way around.

Mexico used to supply the vast majority of marijuana in the United States, but that situation is slowly changing due to legalization efforts in America. Interestingly, though, it’s not just Americans who want to get their hands on weed Made in the USA – its superior quality is catching the eyes of Mexican drug cartels.

In a story by National Public Radio, the Drug Enforcement Administration said home-grown pot is being transferred to Mexico, where it’s being sold to anyone who can afford the premium price.

“It makes sense," DEA spokesman Lawrence Payne said. "We know the cartels are already smuggling cash into Mexico. If you can buy some really high-quality weed here, why not smuggle it south, too, and sell it at a premium?”

In fact, the potency of American-made pot (normally with 10-20 percent THC content) is significantly stronger than the cannabis grown in Mexico (3-8 percent). With demand for Mexican-grown pot shrinking, profit margins are plummeting as well.

Radio Blue Heart presents TALES FROM THE PUBLIC DOMAIN!

Episode 48: Assassin of Youth!

1937 Anti-drug propaganda film from the 1930s. One puff of a joint turns clean cut kids into either hardened, remorseless criminals or maniacs. Smoke ‘em if you got 'em!

A high-school girl gets involved with a ring of teenage marijuana smokers and starts down the road to ruin. A reporter poses as a soda jerk to infiltrate the gang of teen dope fiends.

Once again this film is PUBLIC DOMAIN and not copyright protected in the US at least. You can make and sell your own DVD of it, download it, show it for free or for profit. Or remix it or use it for stock footage

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ohgreenw0rld:

Signal boost

Students for Liberty?  Well i hope they vote, otherwise what’s the point.  As it goes, less than 35% of all eligible students vote in presidential elections, it’s near 20% for midterms.

occupy-my-blog

Marijuana should never have been made illegal. how many lives have been lost, ruined or negatively affected as a result of the criminalization of marijuana? 

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Episode10: Reefer Madness!

Produced by the FBI to warn young people about the dangers of smoking weed, which according to this film include homicidal violence, murder suicide and hopeless insanity. Its hard to say if its blatant misinformation is based on ignorance or lies, or possibly both. A favorite of stoners and people who like terrible movies. 

Once again this film is PUBLIC DOMAIN and not copyright protected in the US at least. You can make and sell your own DVD of it, download it, show it for free or for profit. Or remix it or use it for stock footage

Radio Blue Heart presents TALES FROM THE PUBLIC DOMAIN!

Episode 9: Hemp For Victory!

An odd short film from 1942 produced by the US Army and the Department of Agriculture where they actually encouraged farmers to grow hemp! Admittedly it was for the war effort since the Japanese had occupied most of the territory that produced other fibers.

It makes for a great how-to on how to grow your own hemp.

Once again this film is PUBLIC DOMAIN and not copyright protected in the US at least. You can make and sell your own DVD of it, download it, show it for free or for profit. Or remix it or use it for stock footage