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paulftompkins: WEEKEND LISTENING PART 2 RONNA AND BEVERLY...

Sat, 22 Dec 2012 12:57:44 -0800

WEEKEND LISTENING PART 2

RONNA AND BEVERLY EPISODE 42: The Live Show

It was even more fun than usual to once again be guest to hosts Ronna and Beverly (Jessica Chaffin and Jamie Denbo) for their Hanukkah Spectacular. Also featuring Paget Brewster, Angela Kinsey and Danielle Kaplowitz.

Photos: Instagram, for free

1/4 High School Seniors Smoke Pot. That's Nothing

Sat, 22 Dec 2012 12:54:17 -0800

1/4 High School Seniors Smoke Pot. That's Nothing

Bad News

Tue, 11 Dec 2012 23:36:25 -0800

Bad News

Feds Crack Down on DTLA

Tue, 30 Oct 2012 14:22:47 -0700

Feds Crack Down on DTLA

D.O.A.

Wed, 03 Oct 2012 14:28:10 -0700

D.O.A.

More Shut Downs

Tue, 25 Sep 2012 20:08:50 -0700

More Shut Downs

Feds Crackin' Down on Dope

Tue, 25 Sep 2012 20:07:27 -0700

Feds Crackin' Down on Dope

Epileptic Boy Responds Well to Cannabis Treatment

Thu, 13 Sep 2012 17:04:46 -0700

Epileptic Boy Responds Well to Cannabis Treatment

Kushmart

Wed, 12 Sep 2012 14:42:22 -0700

Having gone through minor rennovations since the last time i Had written about his joint on The Review, they still require you to have your copy of your reccomendation at all times. If you do not have it available at the time the nice security guards there will print you one out for five bucks.

Lame.

The shop usually is very busy and has 2-3 budtenders to serve you. All of my experiences there have been nice, the people have been well informed and usually directed me to good choices of weed for around the prices I was looking for.

I bought an eighth ounce of Snow Cap for fifty bucks and it was the longest i had ever made an eighth last since i became a patient in California. 4 days. The strand was highly satisfying and could have been knocked down to forty-five bucks maybe.

Kushmart has a frequent customer card that puts a percentage of every purchase directly on it. You must show the card at every transaction and if you make this place a regular stop it does become quite a good deal.

An extensive selection of edibles were available ranging from pastries, lollipops, candies, sodas, teas, savory chips and goldfish type treats. A half dozen concentrates were for sale as well.

Being on a tight budget in a proverbial pot “candy-land” can be discouraging but keep returning to the Kushmart to explore their deep menu and you will be rewarded…

Septmeber 20th New Date

Wed, 12 Sep 2012 14:39:23 -0700

Septmeber 20th New Date

robdelaney: OK, this photo is disgusting. Who would do such a...

Wed, 12 Sep 2012 14:38:38 -0700

robdelaney:

OK, this photo is disgusting. Who would do such a thing. I am horrified. Can anyone identify this woman?

Ban On Hold

Tue, 11 Sep 2012 12:20:33 -0700

Ban On Hold

Blowing Blunts Bad For Balls

Tue, 11 Sep 2012 12:11:46 -0700

Blowing Blunts Bad For Balls

Ban Update

Sat, 08 Sep 2012 18:38:04 -0700

The Cottage on Highland just past the Hollywood bowl across from the Starbucks on Franklin street was clearly scared of the repercussions the city warned would take place if they stayed open for business. They shut down earlier than necessary, which sucks because this place offers great deals on great strains even though the hours are shit. 11am-9pm. That all does not matter now because it will be left to what happens next in the city council offices in Downtown LA to determine whether places like these can still remain open for business.

The fateful day that spells so-called doom for all the dispensaries in Los Angeles has come. Since the last post a few things have brought doubts as to whether or not the ban will still be in place, and if shops will actually close down.

City Hall’s attorney-in-chief Carmen Trutanich had this to say in a letter the day before the ban was supposed to go into place:

“From the date the referendum petition was received and throughout the time it will take for the City Clerk to verify the signatures on the referendum petition (estimated 15-45 days), the City Attorney’s Office will not enforce Ordinance 182190. The ordinance may or may not remain suspended after the City Clerk’s review depending on whether the City Clerk determines that the petition contains the required number of valid voter signatures.”

The referendum refers to the abundance of signatures that were received via petition, over 50,000 (over double what was needed), and they all must be verified to make sure nobody signed twice and that the people who did participate are of legal status in the country. Ordinance 182190 refers to the recent ban on dispensaries within Los Angeles. As long as all the voter’s signature check out, the “ban” will be lifted and in the meantime will not be enforced.

This does not mean that shops are still not being shut down by raids. This also does not mean that shops are closing down , like The Cottage, in fear of what federal law enforcement agents may do even though the city ban will no longer be enforced.

Trutanich goes on to say in the letter:

“… The business of medical marijuana continues to be an unpermitted land use in the City. Further, as stated on all City business tax registration certificates, a tax registration certificate does not constitute a license, permit, or land use approval; it is solely a tax collection document.”

A handful of collectives have been raided since the “gentle ban” was put into place and they have mainly been in the San Fernando Valley.

This is generally good news that the so-called ban in LA is on its way out.

Harold and Kumar Go to the White House...Again

Thu, 06 Sep 2012 09:55:47 -0700

Harold and Kumar Go to the White House...Again

Anaheim Dispensaries Told to Shut Down by Feds

Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:52:42 -0700

Anaheim Dispensaries Told to Shut Down by Feds

HIGHTIMES.COM | CA Medical Pot Dispensary Ban Case Dismissed

Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:47:11 -0700

HIGHTIMES.COM | CA Medical Pot Dispensary Ban Case Dismissed:

High times version of the story.

Hope For Dispensaries According to LAWeekly

Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:45:31 -0700

Hope For Dispensaries According to LAWeekly:

An already controverisal court case, Pack v Long Beach was thrown out. It was also the cornerstone of the case that the City of Los Angeles had against the Dispensaries of LA.

In Lieu of a Ban

Sat, 25 Aug 2012 19:11:09 -0700

Lots of reasons for an absence of postage on the Review, but one shocking one to come back and try and make this something comparable to the old Review…

On July the 23rd the Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously (14-0) for a ban on all City pot shops. This means multiple things.

The ban will take affect September 6th meaning all City shops must close by then. It does not apply to shops that fall in county territories or other nearby cities. In total 1,046 shops must close by September.

The pure logistics of this do not seem possible for a few reasons. Even the most competent stoner would not be able to close his business down to nothing in the allotted time given, even if he had wanted to. Also, the city and state have been sending down bans since the implementation of the original bill over a decade ago. No sweeping progress was ever made in making the slightest dent in how many shops have remained open. Dispensaries have also made a strong stand, some even filing suit against the City of Los Angeles.

In my personal opinion the City will not be able to make a noticeable difference in the volume of dispensaries by September the sixth. The loop holes that still remain after this ban would go through would still allow plenty of shops to operate in the City limits, but only under strict policies. One policy being Dispensaries and Cooperatives must only contain a total of three people. Customers, or as the California Code has always euphemized us, “patients” would be included in the number. This would mean that up to three people would be able to grow/share a regulated amount of medicinal marijuana.

I believe we have all seen how effective the “strict policies” of the California Codes that regulate medicinal marijuana trade have truly been. A virtual wildfire of shops have been spreading up and down the coast , opening and closing, with the normal ebb and flows of the economy and also the occasional extraordinary raid or robbery since the very beginning of CA Prop. 215 SB 420.

The most recent legislation is by far the most serious one passed down by any government body on the MM community of California.

So, in lieu of this Ban, The Stoner Avenue Review will be your shining beacon of hope to guide you through the murky (hopefully smoky) waters during this time of duress. I will diligently be conducting massive amounts of product research and market studies to get to the bottom of the ban, and how much we - the good pot-smoking community of Los Angeles - should trip, or trip not.

In good news, I just stopped by my local spot “The Spot” and got some Dwight Howard OG. This was after I bought some Steve Nash OG. They have always had Kobe OG available. Prices are still always capped at $40 for the 1/8oz.

Stay Medicated.

Rob Delaney: How to "make it" in comedy

Thu, 23 Aug 2012 18:16:47 -0700

Rob Delaney: How to "make it" in comedy:

robdelaney:

I had this “How to ‘make it’ in comedy” thing as a tab at the top of my page for a while but I am removing it, so here it is in case anyone wants to read it.

How to “make it” in comedy

I don’t know how to make it in comedy. I’ve made my living solely through comedy since September of 2010, so…