A highly sought after marijuana strain, Skywalker is known for its sweet yet pungent odor, sleep-inducing effects, high crystal content and stickiness. Considered an indica, Skywalker is a hybrid strain, the result of crossing a Mazar female with a Blueberry male.

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Expanding to three stages, this year's SmokeOut on Oct. 16 promises to be the best yet. Headliners include Incubus, Slightly Stoopid, Manu Chao, Nas & Damian Marley, MGMT, DeadmauS, Erykah Badu, Living Colour and, of course, Cypress Hill. The SmokeOut takes place at the NOS Events Center in San Bernardino, California, starting at 12 pm.

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In November 2010, Californians will be voting on whether or not to legalize marijuana for recreational use. If passed, California will become the first US state to end marijuana prohibition.

This is an exploration of California's cannabis culture. It's the story of the people fighting for it, the people fighting against it, the people selling it, the people making it less taboo, and the people who were around when the whole scene started.

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Last thursday, agents out in Rio Grande City seized more than three tons of pot. Kingsville Border Patrol agents seized close to two tons of marijuana on Sunday. Other busts happened across the Rio Grande Valley from Brownsville over to Rio Grande City.

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CVS Pharmacy Inc. has agreed to pay $77.6 million in fines and returned profits in a case alleging improper control in the sale of an ingredient used to make methamphetamine, federal prosecutors said Thursday.

The U.S. Attorney's Office in Los Angeles said CVS, the largest operator of retail pharmacies, repeatedly failed to properly monitor sales of pseudophedrine, which is contained in some cold medicines and is also used to make meth.

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The latest national report into so-called party drugs in Australia indicates that ecstasy is getting less pure and drug users are finding it harder to get.

But experts believe drug users may just be using a new synthetic drug instead.

The Ecstasy and Related Drugs Reporting System (ERDRS) annually surveys 700 regular ecstasy users from across Australia about their drug habits.

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Barry Logan, PhD, NMS Labs National Director of Forensic Services notes, “There have been signs from activity on the Internet, that as states such as Missouri, Pennsylvania and others moved to ban these new recreational drugs that manufacturers have switched to related but chemically distinct products which have the same intoxicating effects, but are not covered by the statutes.” NMS Labs has been testing incense products purchased over the internet since the Spring in order to develop much needed tests to assist health care providers, drug rehabilitation centers, law enforcement officials, reference labs, and others with the detection of synthetic marijuana use.

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