If you’ve been growing new bud from the time you read the Weedly Column about weed seeds to now, your new little friend has probably shot up a few inches in height and begun to grow leafy appendages. First there were the little baby seed leaves. Then, two suspiciously marijuana-esque leaves emerged from the stem. Now, if Mother Nature willed it, there should be sets of true cannabis leaves growing above it all. Welcome to the vegetative growth stage of the cannabis plant. Check out our step-by-step guide after the jump.

Just when we thought we could go back to thinking of pirates as sexy girls walking around on Halloween wearing nothing but an eyepatch, the Somali Pirates hijack a Russian Oil Tanker. But this time the pirates messed with the wrong people. This morning the Russians fought back and recaptured their 50 million dollar oil cargo. Real Pirates Vs. Sexy Pirates..who ya got? Check out the pictures and vote below…

Sure, the made-up swine flu pandemic may be the hottest item in 24-hour news these days. But if you ask us, killer viruses are still nothing compared to f**king pirates! With these 21st Century swashbucklers re-taking over the high seas, a whole new element has been added to life here on Earth.Here are 5 reasons having these lawless thieves around isn’t such a bad thing.