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Reading While Eating for May 25: You’re Still Here?

Today’s lunchtime must-reads for Memorial Day Friday: Alien child stars and smoking pot with Barack Obama.

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Four Tons of Marijuana Found Floating Off California Coast

How’s this for a catch of the day?

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Rattlesnake Bites Pot Grower at Walmart

Yes, you pretty much have to read this article now.

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TSA Screeners at LAX Accused of Taking Bribes from Drug Smugglers

Four TSA employees were allegedly involved in a massive scheme to move cocaine and methamphetamine through one of the nation’s busiest airports

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Reefer Madness Hits California Wine Country

Take note, wine tasters. It’s time to add another scent to your aroma wheel: weed.

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You Can Smoke Snoop Dogg’s New Book. No, Really

Snoop Dogg is out with a book, and though it’s not what you’d expect a piece of written work to be, it’s exactly what you’d expect from the D.O. Double G.

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Federal Agents Raid Oaksterdam Marijuana School

An army of agents raided the Oakland, Calif. campus and a related dispensary, removing filing boxes, trash bags and dozens of marijuana plants.

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Pat Robertson: Marijuana Should Be Treated Like Alcohol

It isn’t every day that Pat Robertson says things that’ll endear himself to libertarians. But the prominent televangelist means it when he says that marijuana shouldn’t be viewed differently than alcohol.

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To Sniff or Not to Sniff? Supreme Court to Decide if Drug Dog’s Nose Went Too Far

If a dog smells drugs outside of a private home, should it allow police to get a search warrant? Or is it a violation of Fourth Amendment protections?

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Reading While Eating for December 16: Smells Like Christmas Spirit

Friday’s links can’t help but get into the holiday frenzy.