Rapper Beanie Siegel was arrested in New Jersey for possession of marijuana while on his way to a show.

California wildfires have been allegedly linked to marijuana growers. Something like 70 percent of all marijuana plants seized by the US government are found on public land. Maybe if the plant was legal to grow and sell we wouldn’t have this problem. It would more likely be grown in a safer environment where the farmers are not forced to build outdoor camp fires to cook food. The farmers would also own the property they were growing on, so they would be more likely to keep it safe.

Two Honolulu police officers were caught in Las Vegas smoking marijuana in a parked van.

Walnut Creek, California, a community located almost 20 miles east of Oakland, is freaking out over it’s first medical marijuana dispensary application. After realizing the town had no restrictions to stop such an establishment, the city council called for a 45-day moratorium on marijuana dispensaries while they figure out what to do. My prediction? The council will take the time to find some obscure rule/law or permit violation and deny the dispensary.

Another insanely rich and successful person has admitted to smoking marijuana. This time it is Brad Pitt. You can add him to the long list of celebrities, athletes, politicians, musicians and presidents who have admitted to smoking the stuff in the past.

Washington Post article calls for the legalization of drugs.

Speaking of prohibition, it would be a bad idea to ban Salvia Divinorum.

Seasteading is the concept of building large platforms, floating cities if you will, out on the sea in order to create civilizations that are out of the purview of the current governments of the world.  Think Waterworld, but to a less intense degree.  

Patri Friedman, co-founder of the Seasteading Institute, was recently interviewed by the guys over at Free Talk Live to talk about the concept and how far off in the future some of these floating cities might come to fruition. What he has to say might surprise you. Listen to the interview here:

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Stefan Molyneaux, of Free Domain Radio, tackles the question:

So it looks like the court system has bakced down and let Ian “Freeman” Bernard, of Free Talk Live fame, out of prison.

I wonder if this had anything to do with it?