By "Radical" Russ Belville on August 31, 2008
Wow. A 2,862 mile road-trip (Portland to Seattle to Portland to Boise to Denver to Boise to Portland) with Cannabis Karri in the span of a fortnight. In a Hyundai Elantra, the blessed temple of air conditioning. I’m unpacking and unwinding from the weekend, and then it’s back to the frenetic pace of daily podcasts [...]
Posted in NORML SHOW LIVE
By "Radical" Russ Belville on August 27, 2008
NORML. Marijuana Policy Project. Americans for Safe Access. Drug Policy Alliance. These and many other groups raise a whole lot of money to affect marijuana policy in the United States. Democratic National Convention 2008 in Denver. Tens of thousands of the most politically-aware activists, bloggers, and citizens are packing the streets, along with convention delegates [...]
Posted in ACTIVISM, GOVERNMENT | Tagged Democratic National Convention
By "Radical" Russ Belville on August 25, 2008
Stashers, here I am in Denver, Colorado, for the Democratic Convention. Dress shirt? Serious political blogging? Is this the same guy as the guy below? Apparently my work with NORML is followed in other areas of the non-cannabis blogosphere. A fellow blogger from Indiana whom I know indirectly called me up and said, “Hey, Russ, [...]
Posted in GOVERNMENT, SOCIETY | Tagged Democratic National Convention
By "Radical" Russ Belville on August 24, 2008
YouTube – Marijuana and the Media – Seattle Hempfest 2008 (1 of 5) This is the media panel I hosted, along with our regular Friday guest, Steve Bloom from CelebStoner.com, Dominic Holden from NORML and The Stranger, David Nott from Reason magazine, and Mason Tvert from SAFER.
Posted in SOCIETY | Tagged Hemposium, Seattle Hempfest
By "Radical" Russ Belville on August 22, 2008
So after twenty hours of driving Cannabis Karri and I have arrived in Denver for the start of the Democratic National Convention. Guess who will be performing here on Tuesday? Our good friend Willie Nelson! Perhaps I can pull a NORML string or two and get some backstage audio for you. (I ain’t Toby Keith; [...]
Posted in ACTIVISM, GOVERNMENT | Tagged Au Gratin Cheesehead, Democratic National Convention, Green Bay Packers
By "Radical" Russ Belville on August 21, 2008
OK, so say you’re a podcaster, you write three blogs, and your entire existence depends on information technology. And you’re a stoner. What’s the most predictable thing that you’d forget to bring on a road trip from Potland, Oregon, to Denver, Colorado? If you said “laptop computer”, sorry, that’s incorrect. I may be a stoner, [...]
Posted in ABNORML NEWS, ACTIVISM | Tagged Democratic National Convention
By "Radical" Russ Belville on August 19, 2008
Stashers, I’m packing up the studio and hitting the road tonight. Cannabis Karri and I are driving from Portland to Boise, stopping for a day to visit family and friends, and then it is off to Denver, Colorado for the 2008 Democratic National Convention. So if you’re wondering where the new Stash is… it isn’t. [...]
Posted in NORML SHOW LIVE | Tagged Colorado, Democratic National Convention, Denver
By "Radical" Russ Belville on August 18, 2008
A good time was had by all at the 17th Annual Seattle Hempfest. Once again I’m just amazed that at a two-day festival with four stages and hundreds of vendors, attended by hundreds of thousands of people, I saw no disturbances, aggressiveness, violence, or arrests. I overheard two folks who must’ve been attending for the [...]
Posted in ACTIVISM, ECONOMICS, SOCIETY | Tagged Seattle Hempfest
By "Radical" Russ Belville on August 14, 2008
Download the NORML Daily Audio Stash for 2008-08-14 Today we get our dose of 420 Comedy with Tere Joyce. Carrie Snow is our guest, a comedy veteran who wrote and appeared on the Roseanne show back in the day. Then we’re joined by Ken Locke, who is the man behind the Journey for Justice VII: [...]
Posted in NORML SHOW LIVE | Tagged Carrie Snow, Journey for Justice, Ken Locke, Tere Joyce
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