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Story needs a good headline....
Posted by Jaybetee • 7/20/09 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Topics: fire, Marijuana, marijuana dispensary fire, medical marijuana
NPR asking what headline you'd use for this story: www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2009/07/marijuana_dispensary_in_la_cat.html?sc...
By Laura Conaway
From AP, file this under Write Your Own Headline:
A fire has damaged a Los Angeles medical marijuana dispensary but no injuries are reported.
Fire Capt. Steve Ruda says the fire was reported at about 5:30 a.m. Monday at the Westchester Collective on the second floor of a two-story commercial building in the Westchester area. The building also houses several other businesses.
It took 69 firefighters an hour to extinguish the blaze.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
California law provides "compassionate use" of marijuana, meaning people with certain medical conditions can get prescriptions for it from doctors and get the drug at dispensaries like the one that caught fire today. The state's policy hasn't made the federal Department of Justice any too happy. Never minding that, Los Angeles Councilwoman Janice Hahn is calling for the city to tax medical marijuana, a move also being considered by the state legislature. LA currently has more than 400 dispensaries, the LA Times reports.
User Comments
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You got to go with simplicity on this one and use a one word eye catching headline "Blowback!"-
tehehe
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FIRE...FIRE...FIRE....The best wildfire CALLI has ever seen!!!
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Legalized Marijuana Caught Fire In Dispensary -
Hippie Love-In Has Mellow Harshed By Doobie Blaze-
Nice!
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Marijuana Fire Sparks New Controversies as Firefighters Battle Highs Resulting from the Blaze.
Whaddaya think of that?-
I like it, but I think an editor would say chop it in half! I'm not an editor though, so I say good job.
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Okay: A smaller version is:
Marijuana Sparks Blaze, Highs, and Controversies! -
Nice editing!
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How about:
Firefighters Battle Highs From Marijuana Blaze?
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Come on people now smile on ur brother everybody get together,gotta love somebody right now...
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Firemen were sorry to extinguish this fire -
Firefighters Treated For Severe Fatigue and Munchies After Battling Marijuana Dispensary Blaze
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need CHEETOS STAT....CODE BLUE
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Dalmation Gets Mad Attention After Firefighters Extinguish Reefer Blaze
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California's idea of compassion goes up in smoke -
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Fire Chief is "Totally Stoked" After Containing Marijuana Blaze
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69 firefighters get fired... after testing positive for marijuana -
simply: "Up In Smoke"-
How's my driving man?
I think we're parked man.
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I wonder if fast food sales increased in the surrounding area?
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Firefighters Battle Pot Smoke, Fire
Just ambiguous enough to get people's attention.
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Federal Conspiracy
"The state's policy hasn't made the federal Department of Justice any too happy..." -
Firefighters get blazed!
Medical marijuana dispensary burns to ground -
DAYUM SMOKEY!!!!
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I agree that it is just an strategy to catch attention -
"Smoking Marajuana"
As fire has damaged a Los Angeles medical marijuana dispensary .................. -
Firefighters Get BLAZED as CA tries for more Taxation -
Dude - just saw FreakSmack's answer... duuuuude... You so rock!
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Blaze Rages as Firefighters Search for Bong
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Snack Truck Raided by Stoned Firefighters
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Who says you can't smoke medical marijuana?
Nah, that's no good.
69 firemen, one hour to put out the blaze. Dorito breaks are to blame.-
HA!
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Good smoke goes up in smoke.
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