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April 5th, 2012
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NORML SHOW LIVE #888 – And Now I’m Full
EXCLUSIVE: Richard Lee’s first live interview following raids of Oaksterdam; Jorge Diaz from new stoner comedy “Budz House” with Tere Joyce in SoCal Scene; music by Kokane.
Oaksterdam’s Richard Lee speaks out on federal raids of his university and home
EXCLUSIVE: Richard Lee’s first live interview following raids of Oaksterdam
Groovin’ Thursday: Kokane – “Comin’ From”
Kokane “Comin from” (mp3) from “The Legend Continues” (Bud E Boy Entertainment) Buy at Amazon MP3 More On This Album
George Will: Legalized and marketed drugs would be “a public health disaster”
We must also assure the George Wills of the world that legalization of marijuana is not likely to be the “7-Eleven Model”. Why can’t legal marijuana be subject to the same advertising restrictions, government admonishment, and public segregation that legal tobacco is subject to? Why do prohibitionists assume it would have to be just like alcohol with clever Super Bowl commercials, sexy spokesmodels, celebrity endorsements, and a thinly-veiled agenda to market to youngsters? (Oh, yeah, because we keep saying “treat it like alcohol”…)
While feds squash medical marijuana, they lament painkiller overdose deaths
The government claims to fight the War on Drugs in the name of our health and safety, yet they’re complicit in a rising addiction to opioid pharmaceuticals that killed more Americans in 2008 than have died in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the World Trade Center combined. Meanwhile, the Drug War they are fighting prevents us from applying the cure to this painkiller problem, since we have scientific evidence that cannabis works synergistically with opioids to deliver better pain relief with less pills, we have surveys showing medical marijuana patients are able to reduce their use of painkillers, cannabis has been shown to be a superior remedy for neuropathic pain, and doctors are now suggesting cannabis therapies for pain before opioid therapies because of cannabis’ non-toxicity and low risk of side effects.
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