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QUOTE DENVER -- A Denver man gets paid to smoke pot and write about it as one of the first medical marijuana critics in the country. A decade after medical marijuana was legalized in Colorado, it's estimated about 2 percent of residents -- or more than 100,000 people -- have applied for medical marijuana licenses. According to one Harvard economist, roughly $18 billion is spent on pot every year in the U.S. Denver's Westword newspaper has capitalized on those numbers -- hiring the man known as "William Breathes" to review pot dispensaries and the quality of the medical marijuana they sell. "He has his journalism degree," a Westword editor said. "He was a good writer, and he could also punctuate and he could spell, which was very different than a lot of people who applied for the job." Breathes has been smoking marijuana for 15 years to ease chronic stomach pains. Now his medicine is paying his mortgage. "Load up a little bit and taste it," he said as he tested a joint he bought at a local dispensary. "Try and taste the smoke as it comes out. It has a really woody finish, almost like a mesquite finish to it. After a few hits, try to see what kind of buzz it is." People who swear by pot's medical benefits are becoming so-called marijuana pharmacists. Steve Horowitz makes edibles at his Ganja Gourmet Shop on a street nicknamed "Broadsterdam." "It's like gold, this stuff," he said. "There's a big bubble going on, there's a big buzz, everyone wants to be in the medical marijuana business." As for Breathes, he's not going to lie. His job can definitely be fun sometimes, and he still can't get over that he gets paid to take bong hits. But Breathes also believes in the power of marijuana as medicine. "When I'm battling throwing up, pot really helps me the most -- it's truly medical," he said. http://www.wbaltv.com/news/24422897/detail.html -------------------- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5XnpK5Hzo0
A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have. -- Gerald Ford, 1974  Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free. - Ronald Reagan Depression is when you’re out of work. A recession is when your neighbor’s out of work. Recovery is when |
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QUOTE "He has his journalism degree," a Westword editor said. "He was a good writer, and he could also punctuate and he could spell, which was very different than a lot of people who applied for the job." Muahahahahaha. I don't doubt that. The question is, how well can he spell and punctuate when he's baked off his gourd (all in the name of journalism)? --------------------  |
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Being high doesn't affect a person's spelling and mechanics.
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Jul 30 2010, 11:02 AM
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That's what you think because you're high all the time!
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 "Superstition created all the gods and angels, all the devils and ghosts, all the witches, demons and goblins, gave us all the augurs, soothsayers and prophets, filled the heavens with signs and wonders, broke the chain of cause and effect, and wrote the history of man in miracles and lies." Pitchit ruined my life |
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Jul 30 2010, 11:04 AM
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Five cents, please. Group: TJNR Member Posts: 4079 Joined: 8-July 04 Member No.: 2129 |
It's all I do, all day.
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Jul 30 2010, 11:14 AM
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Shuffleboard!™ Group: TJNR Member Posts: 5121 Joined: 15-January 05 From: Chicago, IL Member No.: 22026 |
-------------------- DeviantArt
"Superstition created all the gods and angels, all the devils and ghosts, all the witches, demons and goblins, gave us all the augurs, soothsayers and prophets, filled the heavens with signs and wonders, broke the chain of cause and effect, and wrote the history of man in miracles and lies." Pitchit ruined my life |
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Jul 30 2010, 04:53 PM
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 Kitten kicker Group: TJNR Member Posts: 327 Joined: 25-November 04 From: Vancouver, British Columbia Member No.: 14302 |
I was surprised to learn this guy wasn't Canadian.
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QUOTE(Megan @ Jul 30 2010, 11:04 AM)  It's all I do, all day. Smoke pot, write, or both together? -------------------- Most recently created DVD list (Full List With Images)
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