A New Mexican Drug Cartel With "Family" Values

La Familia's region of control

In November 2006, La Familia formally announced its existence through a Mexican Newspaper. A fairly new cartel, La Familia is based in Michoachan and is known for celebrating family values. Many intelligence documents that have been leaked to the Mexican Press state that La Familia recruits members from rehab clinics. They also forbid members from drinking and doing drugs. To move up in rank you must attend prayer meetings. The cartel leader preaches his organisation's divine right to eliminate enemies and insists the group only traffic drugs outside their home territory. He also carries a "bible" of his own sayings and insists that his army of traffickers and hitmen avoid the narcotics they sell.
U.S. drug enforcement officials say the organization moves Colombian cocaine and Mexico marijuana into the U.S. They have also been involved in kidnapping, murder, armed robbery and counterfeiting.

Alleged Drug leader and members

Nazario Moreno Gonzalez, or El Mas Loco(the Maddest One) is one of the most wanted drug lords in Mexico and the leader of la familia. The government offered 30 million pesos bounty for his capture. But, in April of this year, Gonzales and 43 other alleged members of the drug cartel were arrested. La Familia maintains a very strong presence in a dozen American cities, including Chicago, Atlanta and Dallas.

Suspected Mexican Officials

In May, 10 mayors and 18 other mexican officials were detained for drug ties to the cartel. These arrests show how Mexican cartels have infiltrated the country's political structure. Most of the mayors were from towns in a mountainous region where there have been numerous beheadings and federal agents recently found 22 methamphetamine laboratories.

Saturday Strain Report - Sour Diesel

Intro-In this first weekly post of the Saturday Strain Report, i will
be reviewing one of my favorites. It's called Sour Diesel and if your
a marijuana connoisseur there is a good chance you have heard of it.
Where I'm from, this is the most famous strain. This strain is
like the white widow of my town in terms of recognition and greatness.
That being said i have found many buds better in my area, but none
have ever matched Sour Diesel in it's taste and smell.

Look-When i first saw this bud through the bag i could clearly see the
quality and it glistened in the light. It was light green and it
looked fluffy with hairs. It almost looked light of a 1/2oz. But When
i picked up the bag it could feel how heavy it was.

Feel-These little buds where around 1-2 inches long and usually skinny
but with very thin stems and compact bud. Breaking the bud apart is
like breaking a pebble in your fingers. If you pinch and pull you bud
when you break it up, you'll end up with a bunch of tiny resin covered
buds that are mad dense.

Smell-Already impressed with the quality i picked up and smelled the
bag...paused...smelled...pause...dam. Yes, it was the best smell i
have ever had the pleasure of enduring. It was sweet and tangy with
the musk of weed but more like a flower.

Taste-This is a weed that should only be smoked with a bong. It does
not go well into a blunt unless you have a fine grinder. Well, a nice
hit of greens from this weed will make your eyes water. It does not
burn, but the denseness and freshness of weed messes with your sinus.
This weed also seems to stay fresh while waiting to be cleared. It's
overpowering sweet smell covers the smoke and bong smoke mostly tastes
like vape with the sting of smoke.

High-Definitely in my top 7 favorites for quality of high. Very social
and you'll find you can relax or focus if you need to. It's a good
smoke for anytime of the day or night.

Conclusion-This is not a good bud to sell for the fact that It does not have good bag appeal. It does look very good in terms of crystals but much of buyers are not able to tell quality by look. So, all they will see are tiny buds. This is for friends and serious smokers. Otherwise, it probably won't be appreciated enough.

Good News for Medical Marijuana Advocates in LA

By Alex Johnson

Reporter

msnbc.com

updated 5:42 p.m. ET, Fri., Feb. 27, 2009

Supporters of programs to provide legal marijuana to patients with painful medical conditions are celebrating Attorney General Eric Holder’s statement this week that the Drug Enforcement Administration would end its raids on state-approved marijuana dispensaries.

Federal raids on medical marijuana distributors continued at least into the second week of Barack Obama’s presidency, when federal agents shut down at least two dispensaries in California on Feb. 3.

Holder was asked about those raids Wednesday in Santa Ana, Calif., at a news conference that was called to announce the arrests of 755 people in a nationwide crackdown on the U.S. operations of Mexican drug cartels. He said such operations would no longer be conducted.

“What the president said during the campaign ... will be consistent with what we will be doing here in law enforcement,” he said. “What (Obama) said during the campaign ... is now American policy.”

Obama indicated during the presidential campaign that he supported the controlled use of marijuana for medical purposes, saying he saw no difference between medical marijuana and other pain-control drugs.

“My attitude is if the science and the doctors suggest that the best palliative care and the way to relieve pain and suffering is medical marijuana, then that’s something I’m open to,” Obama said in November 2007 at a campaign stop in Audubon, Iowa. “There’s no difference between that and morphine when it comes to just giving people relief from pain.”

White House spokesman Nick Shapiro hinted at the policy shift shortly after the California raids, telling The Washington Times that the dispensaries were legal in California and that the Obama administration’s stance was that “federal resources should not be used to circumvent state laws.”

Major shift in federal policy
The new policy represents a significant turnabout for the federal government. During the Bush administration, DEA agents shut down 30 to 40 marijuana dispensaries, the agency said.

The Web site of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy had yet to catch up to the policy shift as of Friday afternoon, and was still prominently featuring a “ Medical Marijuana Reality Check” declaring that “marijuana is not considered modern medicine” and arguing that “no animal or human data support the safety or efficacy of smoked marijuana for general medical use.”

Medical marijuana Thirteen states allow the sale, distribution and use of marijuana for limited medical purposes: • Alaska • California • Colorado • Hawaii • Maine • Michigan • Montana • Nevada • New Mexico • Oregon • Rhode Island • Vermont • Washington

Holder’s comments received little notice Wednesday, overshadowed by the news of the drug arrests. But supporters of legalized marijuana seized on them as an important sign of progress in their campaign.

“Holder’s statement marks a dramatic shift in U.S. drug policy and is a major victory for the 72 million Americans who reside in states where the use of medical cannabis is legal,” said Paul Armentano, deputy director of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, said in a statement.

Thirteen states allow the cultivation, sale and use of medical marijuana.

Armentano said the shift would add momentum to campaigns in states that are considering their own medical marijuana laws. The New Jersey Senate approved such a bill Monday, and Gov. Jon Corzine said he would sign it if it cleared the state Assembly.

Charles Lynch, who operated a state-approved dispensary in Morro Bay, Calif., before it was raided in 2007, also welcomed the new policy.

“It’s a good thing for California. It’s a good thing for the other 12 states that have medical marijuana laws,” said Lynch, who was convicted in August of federal drug charges.

Lynch could face five years in prison when he is sentenced late next month, but in light of the new federal policy, he said he would appeal his conviction and seek a presidential pardon.

Lynch contended that dispensaries like his were vital for patients in the last stages of a painful illness.

“Having one in your community, wherever that may be, is a good thing because it helps these people that need relief,” he said.

July 3rd, 2009* Opening Day for 420 Affairs Blog!

Hello visitors, this is my first post for this blog. The basic concept of this blog is to cover all events and news stories that pertain Cannabis. There will also be posts about different smoking devices, new strains, and online giveaways. I thought that in my first post i would show my viewers an opportunity to win a Rasta Roor Bong 500.

Just go to http://www.everyonedoesit.com/blog/index.php/2009/06/30/rasta-roor-bong-500-give-away-the-2nd/

This site is known to have heavy traffic so it might be a bit slow.



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