2727 B.C. — The Chinese document the use of cannabis as a medication. 1911 — South Africa becomes the first country to outlaw cannabis. 1913 — California is the first state to pass anti-marijuana laws. 1928 — Great Britain bans recreational marijuana use. 1936 — Reefer Madness is released in…
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Miami Beach’s reefer revolution
Somewhere on the list of facts everyone should know comes “birds lay eggs.” That’s probably just after “the sky is blue” and “the earth is round” on the obvious scale. Somehow though, Miami-Dade Public Schools have failed immensely in imparting that knowledge onto one of its graduates. Of course, that…
A bizarre incident this morning involving a Florida Department of Environmental Protection officer and an apparently naked suspect ended up with the officer taking bullets to his hand while the au natural suspect was Tasered…
A little less than a week after unleashing a controversial tirade against Jon Stewart, his Daily Show, and CNN execs in which he implied that Jews run the media that ultimately lead to his dismissal from CNN, Rick Sanchez has finally released a public apology. He reveals he privately apologized…
Downtown Miami residents who love organic garbanzo beans and various imitations of snack foods made out of soy can breath a sigh of relief. The plan to bring a Whole Foods to the area is finally back on. Pop your bottles of Kombucha in celebration, yuppies…
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Despite the fact the outrageous fight for his former seat, former Senator Mel Martinez has been relatively quiet on the political front. Though Martinez, who also had brief stints in George W. Bush’s cabinet and has chairman of the Republican National Committee, is now speaking out against his party’s efforts…
ESPN loves 3D, and despite the fact the technology is only available in a small number of American households they’ve launched the country’s first 3D cable network this summer with ESPN 3D. They also seems to have a love hate relationship with two certain Miami sports teams, so it only…
Florida celebs seem to have no problem getting involved with national politics. Gloria Estefan held a found raiser at her house with President Obama. Alonzo Mourning is set to do the same on Monday. Part time resident Pharrell Williams partied with Bill Clinton at LIV for another fundraiser. What you…
John W. Henry, the geeky hedge fund manager and egomaniac who owned the Florida Marlins for three years, has just bought the sixth biggest soccer team in the entire world: Liverpool Football Club.Around England, the news comes as a shock and a relief. Valued at $822 million dollars but saddled…
All the morons in America get funneled south towards Florida, and then the dregs that are truly weighed down by excessive stupidity end up rattling around in the Southern tip of the state. Yep, physics is the only way to explain why we have our own tag on dumb-things site…
The dream of having LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh on the same court finally became a reality last night! For about three minutes. But still. D-Wade had to sit out most of the Heat’s pre-season debut against the Detroit Pistons when he strained his right hamstring three and…
In what could be the first test of its new leadership, the Archdiocese of Miami is defending itself against charges it concealed the sexual abuse of at least one altar boy since the late 1960s.In a lawsuit filed this morning, 55-year-old Willard Trent claims he was molested and sodomized by…
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Downtown Miami will see the construction of one of the first new major retail projects in years. Stiles Corp. announced plans to build a 57,200-square-foot, three-story shopping complex to be anchored by a Publix right on Biscayne Boulevard. That might be an encouraging sign for downtown development, but CBS4 is…
Despite the fact that immigration issues have become a central theme of the 2010 midterm elections, a new poll finds that many Hispanic voters are disillusioned and might not vote at all. Meanwhile, voters who are in favor of Arizona-style laws are fired up and ready to vote, resulting in…
Whether or not you actually knew the name of the Dolphins special teams coach John Bonamego before last night’s bumbling loss to the Patriots, by the end of it you knew you wanted him fired. It might not be the same as erasing the soul crushing failures of last night’s…
When we first heard of the mystical being that is the Tampa Bay Ray’s DJ Kitty we gave maybe a little too much praise to the team’s marketing department. Turns out that the in-stadium video of a DJing cat that went viral was actually the idea of the team’s players…
Good idea: Bolivian President Evo Morales celebrating a new soccer pitch in La Paz by playing in a friendly match between his ruling party and a team led by the capital’s mayor and his opposition party.Bad idea: Evo Morales ruining the spirit by kneeing an opposing player right in the…
Miami is full of fake stuff: from inflated butts and boobs to artificial beaches. But bogus booze?So far this year, state agents have caught five bars around the county serving bottom-shelf liquor from top-shelf bottles. They range from the Booby Trap strip club to a swanky cafe. But waiters say…
