The group behind the effort to legalize marijuana use in Washington state submitted 341000 signatures to get their initiative on the ballot on Thursday. Out of those, they will need at least 241,153 valid signatures to qualify.

When Darren Richardson was finally able to pick up his impounded car three weeks later, the instrument panel, and the leather dashboard were gone. His seats were torn up and the gear shift was ripped out. Loose wires were everywhere in the car.

All in all, according the the police reports, three different police agencies were called in to search the car including a detective from the federal drug task force and they spent a full two days tearing the car apart and found absolutely nothing. Not a seed, not a stem, not a roach. Nothing.

An article out from the Gaurdian is reporting that the international body that governs professional surfing is about to change their policies. The Association of Surfing Professionals has decided on their 2012 policies for screening surfers competing in world surfing events. They have decided for the first time to introduce comprehensive drug testing for surfer to compete.

Great reefer jazz music from 1943 with Fats Waller – The Reefer Song (If You’re a Viper)

A case from Florida asks the question if a police dog’s behavior outside a house gives the officers the right to get a search warrant for illegal drugs inside the home, or is a dogs sniff warrant a constitutional search?

The state of Colorado has been very progressive when it comes to medical marijuana regulations. They have pages and pages of codes that describe every process from growing to transporting to processing and distributing. Now, the agency that oversees much of that regulation, the Colorado Department of Revenue, has asked the DEA change the definition of Marijuana.

Kentucky political figure and perennial gubernatorial candidate Gatewood Galbraith died early Wednesday of complications from chronic emphysema, according to Fayette County Coroner Gary Ginn.

During a town hall-style appearance in Concord, the former House Speaker said he had no interest in exploring drug decriminalization, arguing that such efforts haven’t worked in Europe.

The latest study about marijuana published in the American Journal of Epidemiology this week suggests that cannabis may improve cognitive functioning in middle aged males.

A new poll in Washington state shows that voters are evenly split on the question of legalizing marijuana for all adults. We told you that Washington state will have at least one legalization ballot measure in November, so the polling on this question among voters is just beginning and will probably continue throughout the election cycle.

We have been reporting for years about the efforts of law enforcement to rid the Mendocino National Forest in California of illegal marijuana grow sites. The Mendocino National Forest Grow-site Reclamation Project is partly financed through funding sought by the Lake County Fish and Wildlife Advisory Committee and the High Sierra Volunteer Trail Crew.

A Florida Man has been arrested for child abuse relating to giving his two young autistic children synthetic marijuana. The man had taped the incident and posted it on his Facebook page. Officials, however, were not alerted until a physical argument between the man and his father resulted in this father going to the police.

A 67 year old grandmother in Connelsville, Pennsylvania, was charged with possession and manufacturing of a controlled substance last year after she says a bearded stranger wearing a knit hat gave her some seeds. She contends she had no idea that the seeds would grow marijuana.

The city of Boulder Colorado had a city council meeting on Tuesday night, and in an unexpected move, approved a temporary ban on new dispensaries and growing operations…at 11pm. The move came after a request by City Attorney Tom Carr. The ban is immediate, and will be in effect until at least February 8th.

One of the most tragic tales I’ve reported in my time at the Stash Blog is the tale of Rachel Hoffman. Unfortunately, the tale of Rachel Hoffman isn’t a singular tale I can file and forget. Some story like it seems to pop up every six months or so. Here is the latest, from Detroit, where a teen girl was found murdered, mutilated, and set on fire in retribution for her snitch work, which she agreed to when terrified by police about her inevitable time in prison for smoking pot.