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Published 7:38 pm Monday, September 22, 2014

Blunt talk from Olympia: Are you feeling all Maureen Dowdish about legal weed — and you haven’t even smoked (or eaten) any yet? You might want to check out a new state-produced pamphlet titled, “Marijuana Use in Washington State: An Adult Consumer’s Guide”.

It is without a doubt the first government pamphlet to take a place of honor on the stoner’s bookshelf, next to the Bob Marley, Phish and Cypress Hill CDs.

Take this job, roll it into a joint, and smoke it: A TV reporter in Anchorage, Alaska, disclosed in a live broadcast Sunday that she owns the cannabis club she had just reported on, then uttered a word only heard on premium cable before walking off the set.

The only thing more dead than that woman’s journalism career are the playoff hopes of the Seattle Mariners.

Beer-lovers’ latte? Starbucks says it’s test-marketing a latte that tastes like a pint of foamy stout.

If the “Dark Barrel Latte” is a hit, look for Guinness to roll out a stout that tastes like charred, over-roasted coffee.

— Mark Carlson, Herald staff