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Police Say Man Had 128 Marijuana Plants Growing In His Home
Joe | Jul 13, 2012 | Comments 0
A man from Charlotte, North Carolina was growing marijuana in his home and selling it back in Charlotte, according to SC police. Police found 128 plants in the two-story house the suspect was renting.
Twenty-seven-year-old Calvin Dai Hoang (Die Hwong) was arrested Tuesday and charged with trafficking and manufacturing marijuana.
The plants were valued at more than $ 250,000. Officials say the marijuana was primarily sold in Charlotte.
Agents say the Rock Hill, S.C., home was lined with reflective paper and had a “sophisticated” filtration system to cover the marijuana smell.
I’m sure the police are patting themselves on the back, but the fact is there are thousands of people just like this guy, growing and selling weed. This bust is a drop in the bucket, yet how much law enforcement money and resources were wasted on it?
Is putting this man is jail really worth it considering there are an endless line of people ready to take his place? The government likes to pretend that prohibition gives them control of the marijuana market, when in fact, it does just the opposite.
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‘Chinplants’ Fastest Growing Plastic Surgery Trend
Chin Implants up by 71% vs. 4% Rise in Breast Implants in 2011
April 16, 2012 — A chiseled chin may be the latest “must have” body part.
A new report shows “chinplants,” otherwise known as chin augmentation or chin implants, are the fastest-growing plastic surgery trend among men and women. The popularity of chin implants rose by 71% in 2011, more than breast augmentation, botulinum toxin injection, and liposuction combined.
Researchers say the trend appears to be fueled by a combination of increasing use of video chats, an aging baby boomer population, and competition in the workplace.
“The chin and jawline are among the first areas to show signs of aging,” Malcolm Z. Roth, MD, president of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, says in a news release. “We also know that as more people see themselves on video chat technology, they may notice that their jawline is not as sharp as they want it to be.”
Other cosmetic procedures that experienced the biggest increases in popularity in 2011 also focus on the face, including:
- Lip augmentation: 49% increase
- Cheek implant: 47% increase
- Laser skin resurfacing: 9% increase
- Soft tissue fillers: 7% increase
- Facelift: 5% increase
Top Cosmetic Procedures
Although the number of chin implants grew from 12,077 to 20,680 in 2011, those numbers are dwarfed in comparison to the most popular cosmetic procedure, breast augmentation.
The report shows plastic surgeons performed more than 300,000 breast augmentations in 2011, a 4% increase from 2010.
Other top cosmetic surgical procedures in 2011 were:
- Nose reshaping: 243,772 (down 3%)
- Liposuction: 204,702 (up 1%)
- Eyelid surgery: 196,286 (down 6%)
- Facelift: 119,026 (up 5%)
Researchers say facelifts are back among the top five cosmetic plastic surgeries for the first time since 2004 and knocked tummy tucks out of the top five.
Among minimally invasive cosmetic procedures, laser hair removal and soft tissue fillers were among the fastest growing.
The top five minimally invasive procedures in 2011 were:
- Botulinum toxin type A (Botox, Dysport): 5.7 million (up 5%)
- Soft tissue fillers (Juvederm, Perlane, Radiesse, Restylane, Sculptra, and others): 1.9 million (up 7%)
- Chemical peels: 1.1 million (down 3%)
- Laser hair removal: 1.1 million (up 15%)
- Microdermabrasion: 900,000 (up 9%)
Plastic Surgery Among the Sexes
Researchers say women accounted for 91% of all cosmetic procedures, and the majority of procedures were among people between the ages of 40 and 54.
Among women, the most popular cosmetic plastic surgery procedures in 2011 were:
- Breast augmentation: 307,000 (up 4%)
- Nose reshaping: 182,000 (down 4%)
- Liposuction: 182,000 (up 1%)
- Eyelid surgery: 168,000 (down 5%)
- Tummy tuck: 111,000 (no change)
For men, the most popular cosmetic plastic surgeries were:
- Nose reshaping: 62,000 (down 2%)
- Eyelid surgery: 29,000 (down 9%)
- Liposuction: 23,000 (down 3%)
- Breast reduction: 20,000 (up 8%)
- Facelift: 11,000 (up 3%)
Growing Pains – The Movement Hits a Wall
The Cannabis Column
Recently, marijuana has received a great deal of media attention. Three stories are currently in the national spotlight – Pat Robertson, Joe Biden, and the California legalization issue. Reformers are excited about Robertson, critical about Biden, and frustrated with recent events in California. Taken together, all three highlight the significant challenges marijuana legalization faces in the future by exposing long-standing faults in the reform …More
Grandma Smurf Acquitted of Pot Growing Charges
67-year-old grandmother Alberta Kelley of Connellsville, Pennsylvania – charged with growing cannabis from seeds she said she was given by a man dressed as a “Smurf” – was found not guilty last week by a jury who believed Kelley’s claim that she had no idea the plants were pot. Rather, Kelley said the Smurf-Man told her that the gifted seeds would yield the “prettiest flowers she has ever seen.”
The stranger allegedly donned a white …More
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