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Obama says he’s got much better things to do than to go after states that have legalized marijuana

With Washington and Colorado both having recently legalized marijuana possession for personal use for any reason, the question was whether or not the federal government would go after the states, since weed is still illegal at the federal level. In this interview with Barbara Walters, Obama says he’s got much bigger fish to fry than going after pot smokers.

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posted 14 December, 2012
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With legalization in Washington, Microsoft manager wants to be the Bill Gates of bud

As of midnight last night, personal and recreational use of marijuana became legal in Washington state. And with that legalization will come a market. A really big market. And former Microsoft product manager James Shively wants to take advantage of that market, offering high end weed in a retail environment.

posted 06 December, 2012
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The Seattle PD’s guide to legal marijuana

Now that weed is legal in Washington state for everyone over the age of 21, the Seattle PD has some guidelines to follow for legal weed consumption. And no, if you’ve already had your weed taken, you can’t get it back. That’s police department break room weed now, bitch.

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posted 09 November, 2012
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IHC Travels: Photos from PAX Prime Seattle

posted 12 September, 2012
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ET, the ugly fucking walrus, demonstrates his wide vocalization range

E.T. the Walrus demonstrates the wide range of vocalizations he’s learned at the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma, WA.

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It’s perfectly legal for cops to confiscate your cell phone and impersonate you

In 2009, Seattle police arrested a man named Daniel Lee, whom they suspected was a drug dealer. They confiscated his phone, and then while the phone was in police custody, it got a text message from someone asking for heroin. So Detective Kevin Sawyer responded, pretending to be Lee, and when the man showed up to buy, they busted him. And all of that is totally legal.

So I’ve been back in Pittsburgh for a month now, and I have to say I really miss it already. The plan is to be done with the job by October and move to Portland early in January. (It’ll be nice to have some time off for the holidays)

ANYWAYS, here are some of the nicest pictures I took on the trip!

This is what it looks like when a 100 year old dam is demolished

The Condit Dam was built in 1913, but is no longer needed or viable. At nearly 100 years old, when they hit it with some explosives, the White Salmon River came rushing into previously dry riverbed with spectacular results. Plans for complete removal of the dam and the restoration of the free flow of the river are scheduled for next year.

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posted 07 November, 2011
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Meet me at the corner of Wood-Dick or Wooden Kitchen Dick or whatever

An intersection in Sequim, WA. Photo taken and submitted by WageSlave.

Aberdeen, Washington votes overwhelmingly against naming a bridge after Kurt Cobain

Kurt Cobain may have been from Aberdeen, Washington, but that doesn’t mean they have to like him. In a vote before the city council, the proposal to name a bridge after Cobain was shot down 10-1. Currently, the bridge is unofficially named after pioneer Alexander Young. And no, the sign isn’t in honor of Nirvana either. It’s been like that for a while.

Tortoise loses a leg, gets it replaced with a swivel wheel from an office chair

When Gamera the tortoise (GAMERAAAA!) had to have one of his front legs amputated due to burn damage, his short-lived human friends at Washington State University were looking around, thinking to themselves “What the hell do we have around here that we could use for a prosthetic turtle leg?” And they came up with… a swivel wheel from an office chair. Well it’s not like the leg needs to be a finely tuned machine like it’s a gazelle. A chair wheel does fine.

The internets are leaking into a restaurant in Washington

If you visit the AFK Cafe in Everett, Washington, you can get completely shitfaced on internet memes. Like you don’t do enough of that already.

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Nightmare fuel: If this non-scientific in any way chart is correct, the next big earthquake will hit the NW United States

This insightful discovery by a gentleman at Space Ghetto shows that if Pythagoras is correct and nature likes perfect shapes, the next big earthquake to hit later this year will be at the Juan de Fuca plate in the northwest US and Vancouver, Canada.

Old man politely robs another old man at a convenience store in Seattle

This has to be the most bizarre robbery footage I’ve ever seen. One old guy comes into a convenience store and orders the other old guy behind the register to empty out the register. And even with a gun pointed at him, the cashier seems more concerned for the robber’s personal well-being than being in danger and the robber is incredibly polite as he explains that he needs the money. The robber only made away with $300 and was apprehended shortly after leaving the store.

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