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Old 10-21-2010, 08:57 AM   #16
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Spex , that was those Pencil shavings you bought that time Dude !!
Hey, they got me high. I'll have to rob the sharpener! Here, at work, we use these awesome Columbian pencils...
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Old 10-21-2010, 03:54 PM   #17
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"Bundles of seized marijuana were incinerated at a military base in Tijuana, Mexico. Authorities called this week's marijuana bust the biggest in Mexico's history, as the country has intensified its fight against drug cartels."

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Old 10-21-2010, 03:56 PM   #18
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Old 10-21-2010, 04:08 PM   #19
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Old 10-21-2010, 04:28 PM   #20
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Wait,.. we have an insane Federal deficit and we're paying people to do this? I'm not seeing mission critical spending here. That is an easy agency elimination, what's next?
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Old 10-21-2010, 08:02 PM   #21
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It was done by the Mexican Government, not the US.
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Old 10-21-2010, 08:13 PM   #22
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Old 10-21-2010, 10:34 PM   #23
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It was done by the Mexican Government, not the US.
We were probably still paying for it.
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Old 10-21-2010, 10:38 PM   #24
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Yeh really. I hadn't thought of that.
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Old 10-21-2010, 10:47 PM   #25
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Let's not forget, it was only Mexican weed. 104 tonnes of that is equal to about 1 tonne of Chronic.
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Old 10-21-2010, 10:49 PM   #26
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That's racist.
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Old 10-21-2010, 10:54 PM   #27
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Let's not forget, it was only Mexican weed. 104 tonnes of that is equal to about 1 tonne of Chronic.
what is the difference?

In the 70's Mexican weed was considered "dirt weed".
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Old 10-21-2010, 10:55 PM   #28
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Old 10-21-2010, 11:16 PM   #29
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Merc, you might enjoy "Botany of Desire" that's all I'll say, I won't spoil it, but I know you'll dig the book.
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Old 10-22-2010, 07:25 AM   #30
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Look at all the rampant street cred.
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