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Posted 17 days ago in Crime Marijuana On the Lighter Side by Josh Crank  |   Comments
Moose on the Loose Aids Cops in Marijuana Bust

A wily moose became the talk of Burlington, Vt., when it was spotted roaming around the town’s south side. FOX44 News in Burlington reported that officers from Vermont Fish and Wildlife and the Burlington Police worked for “several hours” to contain the moose, to no avail. The moose remains at large. Although Burlingtonians will surely be sleeping with one eye open while the moose stalks their streets (or the nearby wilderness), they can take at least some comfort in knowing …

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Posted 17 days ago in Demystifying the Law Government On the Lighter Side by Betsy Kim  |   Comments
“The Good Wife” Boxes-in Love and Politics

“The Good Wife” season finale “What’s in the Box?” questions cheating at the ballot box and in a marriage. Will Gardner (Josh Charles) and Alicia Florrick (Julianna Margulies) represent Alicia’s husband Peter Florrick (Chris Noth) in an election fraud case. One night, working late, Will and Alicia end up passionately kissing. In confused pain, Alicia says, “That kiss opened up something, again. I don’t know how to close it. … I’m with Peter now and I just can’t figure my …

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“The Good Wife” Creates Tension — All Sorts of Tension

“The Good Wife” effectively creates a sense of fast-moving unease, as alliances shift, lawsuits twist and turn, and you can’t even trust the person you are sleeping with — at least not 100 percent. Sharpen your knives and watch your back, lest you get sliced out of the courtroom, boardroom and bedroom. It’s a tough world. The most recent episode reflected the topsy-turvy uncertainties of life, where you can be on top one minute, only to learn you are scrambling …

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Happy 420 Day, if You Know What We Mean [Infographic]

With 4/20 approaching, we’ve published weedblog.com’s infographic on the legalization of pot, and you can stare at it for hours. Pass the Doritos, Mary Jane. Currently, the federal government classifies marijuana as a Schedule 1 drug, which is a real downer for proponents of legalization. (Substances on Schedule 1 are considered to have high potential for abuse and no currently accepted medical use.) But opinions differ, as 18 states and D.C. have legalized marijuana for medical use. In the last …

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Posted 30 days ago in News of the Weird On the Lighter Side Taxation by Chuck Shepherd  |   Comments
There’s No Such Thing as ‘Free’ to the IRS

During the massive February Southern California manhunt for former Los Angeles cop Christopher Dorner, nervous-triggered LAPD officers riddled an SUV with bullets after mistakenly believing Dorner was inside. Instead there were two women, on their early-morning job as newspaper carriers, and LAPD Chief Charlie Beck famously promised them a new truck and arranged with a local dealership for a 2013 Ford F-150 ($32,560). However, the deal fell through in March when the women discovered that Beck’s “free” truck was hardly …

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