Derek McQueen pulled down the collar of his T-shirt, exposing two ugly scars on his neck. Those, the 21-year-old Greenfield man said, are the souvenirs of the one terrible night when he stabbed himself in a paranoid delusion sparked when he smoked "spice" -- the herb laced with synthetic chemicals that make it more powerful than marijuana. Spice is legal in Indiana, but McQueen joined a state representative Wednesday to argue that it's time for the state to join at least eight others in outlawing it. [continues 730 words]
Fancy meeting a grandma who grows cannabis in her wardrobe? I JUST read a report about a grandmother in England who was recently charged with growing cannabis in her home. I don't know about you, but there are certain activities that I usually associate with pensioners, and growing weed isn't one of them. The grandmother of my childhood didn't even smoke or drink, never mind grow marijuana in her wardrobe. I'm not sure if she would even have recognised the distinctive leaves of the cannabis plant had she stumbled upon a specimen growing in her back garden. [continues 664 words]
