Yesterday, the Dutch government announced it will start banning tourists from buying cannabis from "coffee shops" by the end of the year.
Only Dutch residents will be able to register as members of cannabis shops. Each shop will only be able to have a maximum of 1,500 members.
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Gil Scott-Heron, poet, artist, revolutionary and the Godfather of Rap, died yesterday at age 62.
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Happy 43rd birthday to the lovely Kylie Minogue.
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Grease star Jeff Conaway died today after falling into a coma following a drug overdose. He was 60 years old. His years of torturous addiction struggles are finally over. Let's hope he's in a better place.
We'll miss you, Kenickie.
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Blog break day.
We'll resume our regular programming tomorrow.
'Til then, dahling!
Kendrick Stoner of Salisbury, North Carolina is behind bars after police raided his home Wednesday, finding drugs.
Found in Stoner’s home were 21 bags of marijuana, totaling 11.3 grams.
Perfection.
Via Salisbury Post
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There is an upcoming trial in Malalane, South Africa, for 12 people arrested in connection with setting a pastor on fire after accusing him of having a magic penis.
Pastor Albert Malwane of the Izwi Zion Christian Church was recently dragged from his one-room house and burned to death after villagers accused him of talking to animals and using a magic, invisible penis to sleep with women.
They also accused his wife of turning into a snail and terrorizing the community.
The pastor's house was also torched. His wife and daughter went into hiding.
Via news24
Joplin Missouri Disaster Relief Fund
Convoy of Hope -- Donate online or make a $10 text donation by texting the word CONVOY to 50555. Standard message rates apply.
Click here for a list of food agencies that are helping the hungry in this tornado-devastated area.
Red Cross
Stevie Nicks is 63. Huge childhood idol. When I was home alone, I'd tease my hair, take my sister's top hat from her janky-ass magic kit (sorry, Kel) and carefully perch it upon my frizzed-out mane, don my stepmother's shawl and platform wedges (sorry, Deb), then spin around in circles whilst bleating out lyrics from Fleetwood Mac's Rumours. Happy birthday, Stevie, you witchy wonder woman.
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Could this be any more fabulous?!? I think not.
Wednesday, Elizabeth Smart confronted Brian David Mitchell, the street preacher convicted of holding her captive and raping her for nine months when she was 14. Now 23, she addressed Mitchell just before the Utah judge sentenced him two life sentences without parole.
"I don't have very much to say to you. I know exactly what you did," said Smart. "I know that you know that what you did was wrong. You did it with full knowledge ... but I have a wonderful life now and no matter what you do, you will never affect me again."
"You took away nine months of my life that can never be returned. You will have to be held responsible for those actions, whether it's in this life or the next, and I hope you are ready for when that time comes."
Kudos to Elizabeth Smart for her bravery and poise. May the rest of her years be fabulous.
Definitely the quote of the day.
It's taken from a story in The New York Times about when doctors are called to the rescue in midflight. Click here to check it out.
Click here to read Daily Mail's feature on this uplifting new procedure.
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Little Mary Poppins, Pomchi extraordinaire, went for her first rock-climbing excursion a few days ago. Girl is a pro! She scrambled up those rocks like nobody's business. Go, Mary!
She would have never rock-climbed if it wasn't for animal rescue.
Found running as an injured stray in a rural area, Mary's time was up at the pound. Nobody wanted to adopt her because of her injuries. It was euthanasia time for our little red pal. Fortunately, a rescue group, Quixote Humane, sprung her from the pound in the nick of time, got her the vet care she needed (resulting in a $1,000 bill, with discount!), nursed her back to health and eventually allowed me to adopt her. As I type these words, she is snoozing in my lap.
The über-caring, passionate volunteers who work so hard to save pets' lives deserve our sincere gratitude. They spend their days cleaning up the messes of irresponsible dog and cat owners, and trying to prevent new messes from happening. They make the world a better place for dogs and cats.
Please attend Bon Fete Fashion for Paws, a silent auction and fashion show benefiting Animal Humane Association of New Mexico.
It all happens TOMORROW evening: Thursday, May 26 at 6 p.m. at Hotel Parq Central.
Time is running out! Get your passes now!
Click here for Bon Fete tickets.
Approximately 4 million pet dogs and cats are euthanized each year due to overpopulation. Adopt a dog or cat from a humane society, animal shelter or rescue group and save a life!
Click here to donate to Quixote Humane, Inc.
Click here to donate to Animal Humane NM
Fasten your diamante-encrusted seatbelts, folks. It's another Kardashian wedding extravaganza.
After six whopping months of dating, New Jersey Nets forward, Kris (yes, with a K... seriously) Humphries, popped the question with a $2 million, 20.5-carat Lorraine Schwartz ring. He used red rose petals to write the words "Will you marry me?" on a white rug in Kim's bedroom.
Really? The ol' rose petal gag? Not exactly a proposal that one might expect would accompany such an absolutely gargantuan ring, but whatevs.
After the proposal, Kim's mother, Kris (yes, just like Humphries... priceless!) Jenner, hosted an intimate family celebration, complete with mini-horses covered in glitter. I. Am. NOT. Kidding.
OK, moving on...
Basketball and marriage proposals don't always work out. See for yourself.
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Happy 67th birthday to Frank Oz, master puppeteer and voice/operator of Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Yoda and Grover, among others.
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Note to Viagra consumers: get your hearing checked.
Oooops! Guess I should repeat that a bit louder: GET YOUR HEARING CHECKED... you horny bastards.
(Opted not to yell that last part because, well, it's just fun to mess with the hard-of-hearing. "Whaaat? Did you say 'two corny masters" or 'screw forty plasters'?")
Anyway, here's the deal: those little blue pills may have some not-so-fabulous side-effects... particularly, the inability to hear after taking them.
Reportedly, 47 suspected cases of rapid (that's right: rapid) hearing loss have been linked to Viagra, as well as similar drugs like Levitra and Cialis. Over 200 other reported U.S. cases were excluded from the study due to lack of detail.
Click here to read more.
