My Daily Toke

Apparently i’ve been living under a rock becuase I had absolutely no clue that a vaccine was even being made, let alone that it had entered a trial on humans. On monday South Arica launched a trial of an AIDS vaccine that was developed by its own researchers. The South African vaccine was developed at the University of Cape Town and targets the specific HIV strain that has affected a huge part of the population in South Africa. It is also undergoing safety tests at a trial involving 12 volunteers in Boston that began earlier this year.

Though this advance does seem extraordinary to me, i’ve ust learned that it isn’t the first time that a vaccine has made its way through South Africa. South Africa was the site of the biggest setback to AIDS vaccine research, when the most promising vaccine ever, produced by Merck & Co., was tested there in 2007. Researchers found that people who got the vaccine were more likely to contract HIV than those who did not. That news is quite bizzare and also ecuse that persons crazy finger nail below the vial, I guess they were searching for old corn earlier..yuck

Megan Fox reportedly turned down the role as the upcoming Bond girl opposite Daniel Craig. So Megan would take a role as a dead cheerleader but wouldn’t take a role in one of the biggest movie franchises of all time. It seems like the perfect role for Megan playing a sexy temptress considering there’s no acting involved and that’s what she specializes in.

“Megan might be interested in a villainous role if it was a central part of the movie but she is not interested in being just your usual type of Bond girl,” reveals a source close to the actress. “She did consider an approach but she won’t be doing Bond while she’s so busy with other projects. She might consider it again in a few years time.”

While I don’t understand her choice in certain roles I give her credit to have the balls to talk shit about directer Michael Bay and turn down a role in such a big franchise. Megan this blunt’s for you and you’re albeit questionable but ballsy choices.

UPDATE: resident movie creep at E! Ben Lyons recently spoke to Megan at Comic-con and she was enevr offered the role of a bond girl…she said she would cetainly take such an iconic role, if offered.

Though it hasn’t been 100% confirmed, according to mikecann, World Champion MMA fighter Toby Grear will likely be a guest speker at the 20th annual Boston Freedom Rally in MA. The Boston Freedom Rally is an annual event in Boston, Massachusetts. Held on the third Saturday in September, it is traditionally the second largest annual gathering demanding marijuana law reform in the United States, after the Seattle Hempfest. It is organized by the Massachusetts Cannabis Reform Coalition (MASS CANN), the Massachusetts state affiliate of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws also known as MASS CANN/NORML.

Grear, who is currently smoking some trees on suspension from fighting for marijuana use, embraces and isn’t afraid to say that he enjoys cannabis and that’s why we think he is one of the perfect people for the job. He is a well educated public figure and it’s voices like his that we need because just last year in the state where the rally is to be held, cannabis supporters managed to get a question for decriminalization onto the Nov. ballot and it passed!!!! fucking yes marijuana posession has been decriminalized in Mass, but just like Grear, we know that is not enough. Legalization and ending prosecution are the only answers….so just like Toby, get ready for a fight, a fight of perseverance because progress is being made in marijuana law reform everyday. By you, by me, by us….tokes tokes and more fucking tokes, and now for some coughing

It seems as if there is a bit of competition for my personal favorite flying vehicle, the terrafugia. The Parajet Skycar pictured above is now available for pre-order.

The vehicle is completely street legal and can accelerate to 62mph in just 4.2 seconds, has a top speed of 140mph. In the flying mode, the car takes to the skies from the field in under 200m at a required speed of 37mph and the flight mode can reach speeds of up to 100mph. While I can appreciate the Parajet’s effort it doesn’t stand up to the terrafugia, because you need that creepy parachute to fly. For those of you who would like to make a pre-order a down payment of $16,000 is needed on the vehicle with a sticker price of $81,000.

It seems as though another casualty of an evil and unjust drug war has been taken. Joseph “Jojo” Simmons Jr., 19, plead guilty to a single charge of disorderly conduct stemming from a marijuana related arrest in May. According to police, Simmons was caught being stupid by officers rolling a marijuana joint on May 8 while sitting inside his BMW on New York’s Upper West Side. Police said he attempted to flee in the car, nearly backing into an NYPD cruiser in the process, which led to charges of resisting arrest as well as drug possession, reckless endangerment and criminal use of drug paraphernalia, which were all subsequently dropped. Jojo has been sentenced to one day of community service through is plea deal with prosecutors.

This is pretty shitty news because I am fully against the current marijuana laws that our country has, not only because they are based on racism, but because they are nearly useless. The fact that Jojo could have found a better spot to roll a joint than the always busy upper west side is a given and he should have known that. I’m all for responsible consumption by adults but his actions weren’t too responsible, so if you really must break the law, which i don’t advocate, do it in the least risky way possible and Jojo, get a darker tint on your beemer please because if I have to see your skeleton like uncle Russell lecturing you frequently, I might become ill.

While David was making his rounds to network and cable news shows last week to promote his work with Feeding America he stopped over at Fox and Friends where he was asked his opinion about Judge Sonia Sotomayor. David replied by saying “I think Latina women are, I mean, it depends on the woman, but I think they are very, they have great judgment, but there are some that are just nuts. I’m just saying.” Let’s start by asking Fox and Friends why they feel David Arquette was a qualified person to discuss politics with? David swears he was trying to be funny and has issued an apology claiming he has “love” for Latina women.

“I would like to issue an apology for the comments I made on Fox and Friends. My intent was to be humorous and not offensive,” “I have nothing but love and respect for Latina women and women in general of all cultural backgrounds. What saddens me most is that it took away from the issue of Hunger in America for which I was on the show to begin with,” he continued. “I work in a pantry in Venice California with a Hispanic women named Delpia (who has been feeding people at St. Joseph’s Center for 29 years) and she is my personal hero. Having been raised in Los Angeles I have grown up with a deep and profound love for the Latino culture.”

I’m not going to lie, It’s a decent apology and as weird as it sounds I want to believe the story. This blunt’s for you David simply for the fact you’re doing another scream apology you gave. Also I don’t blame just David for this statement, Fox and Friends has this thing where they ask you random questions about nothing you’re trying to discuss simply to get an unorthodox answer. This blunt’s for you David but you have to share with you’re Latina friends.

Apparently her prescription salary demands were too crazy for FOX to handle because it doesn’t look like the straight-up singer will be sharing her medicated joy with America next season. Paula “I like pills” Abdul’s manager, David Sonenberg released a brief statement yesterday saying that, “it does not appear that Paula’s going to be back on Idol” next season because the singer and walking zombie judge hadn’t yet received a new contract from FremantleMedia and 19 Entertainment, the production companies behind the show. Sonenberg who has only been representing Abdul since June expressed his frustration adding

“I find it under these circumstances particularly unusual; I think unnecessarily hurtful. I find it kind of unconscionable and certainly rude and disrespectful that they haven’t stepped up and said what they want to do.”

This is pretty sad because although I dont watch AI religiously anymore I still take comfort in knowing that I can turn on my tv and see Paula’s special way of getting her points across which i’ve aptly named her “crazy jumbled pill speak gibberish.” If this was the show’s plan all along to just ditch Paula as the price of prescriptions rise thats awful dirty. 19 Entertainment has something else coming to them though if they think that Paula’s “prescription pals”  are gonna take this one lying down with a sliced straw and some hard sniffing as usual. I can almost see it now, the “re-hire Paula campaign” to be sponsored by Abbott Pharm, the makers of Vicodin. OK, we dont really think that they are gonna let thier best trainwreck ratings draw leave the show. I kind of have the feeling that this will all be settled before filming for what seems like the 100th season of American Idol begins on August 6th. Don’t pop pills for fun, they can kill you people…embrace the burning trees and breathe in please… aka smoke some weed

Apparently when someone dies others receive magical singing and songwriting talents that they’ve never had before. Well that’s not true so La Toya’s new song dedicated to her recently deceased brother, the king of pop, is still bound to be mediocre at best. I guess if she isn’t out getting paid for interviews any longer she needed a way to capitalize on her brother’s death and what better way than to make noise and call it a song.  The name of the song is “home” and it will be released via Itunes on July 28th. La Toya had originally recorded the song back in 2002 for her dollar tree CD Startin’ Over album.

According to La Toya all 10 dollars that will be made proceeds from the single will go to AIDS Project LA, a charity that Michael had previously supported. Since she is actually doing it for what seems like a good cause we might buy it, mostly for the creepy sexy cover art we know she will have for the single. The song has hit youtbe and i’ve posted it above, listen with earplugs in like I did and it will be a bit less painful, you’ve been warned.

Apparently the Iphone really does do everything. Apple has approved a new $2.99 iPhone app, simply named Cannabis. The application was created by the people at ajnag.com (yes, that’s ganja backwards) and the purpose of this amazing app is to help locate legal medical marijuana in states and other places that it can be found. Cannabis, just like other location-based apps takes the known locations of  medical collectives, dispensaries, clinics, doctors, and organizations all from 3 differents sources and aggregates them onto a google map.

The app also helps out those of us who live in areas where cannabis dispensaries and collectives aren’t legal. It will provide the user with the closest legal cannabis organization to encourage reform. The one feture that I find most appealing is the fact that it has most of the coffeeshops in Amsterdam listed and makes it incredibly easy for me next time I venture to the motherland. No longer will I be too stoned to find my way from Rusland to Grey Area. Check out the video to see it in action and use this app wisely. Share with your fellow man or just me…tokes for ajnag.com for creating such a great app

Thankfully these animals have been saved from being breaded and deep fried, well for now at least, because South Korea has just added cloned dogs to their drug sniffing task force. South Korea has put cloned dogs at customs and security checkpoints throughout their major airport. Six genetic duplicates of a single Labrador retriever have been working at the country’s main Incheon international airport and three other customs checkpoints to deter drug smuggling after completing 16 months of training, the Korea Customs Service said in a statement Sunday.

This is pretty technologically advanced, but then again they are asians…I love asians for everything they’ve provided us with over the years..Playstation, the Furby, bird flu, and Tila Tequila as well as a myriad of other great things.I just wonder if since these creepy dogs have been cloned specifically for this job if they have any super-dog powers??? Maybe they are all secret ninja dogs that fight crime outside of the airport as well…or maybe i’m just really high and my mind is wandering, either way these cloned drug sniffing dogs are simply a sign of the times and a reminder that you cannot smuggle weed in your pants through South Korea