Week 12 of 2012
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By "Radical" Russ Belville on March 23, 2012
Danny Danko previews the Denver Medical Cannabis Cup, answers live grow questions; new report outlines the unreliability of federal drug testing lab certification; music by Dixie Witch
Posted in NORML SHOW LIVE | Tagged Alabama, California, Danny Danko, Drug Testing, High Times, HIGH TIMES Medical Cannabis Cup, Medical Cannabis Cup, Radical Rant, Rockin' Friday, Urb Age Designs, Urb Thrasher
By "Radical" Russ Belville on March 23, 2012
Keith Stroup extended interview on the 40th Anniversary of the Shafer Commission Report; LEAP’s David Long, former organized crime investigator says “Legalize Drugs”; music by THE Dubber.
Posted in NORML SHOW LIVE | Tagged Colorado, Colorado Springs, Connecticut, energy drinks, Groovin' Thursday, Keith Stroup, LEAP, marijuana business, New Zealand, New Zealand NORML, Shafer Commission
By "Radical" Russ Belville on March 23, 2012
Because we all know what kind of hotbed of drug activity a middle school orchestra can be… QUARRYVILLE, Pa. (WHTM) - An 11-year-old girl is suing the Solanco School District in Lancaster County over a policy that requires random drug testing of students in extracurricular activities. The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania said it filed [...]
Posted in FAMILIES, LITIGATION | Tagged Drug Testing, middle school, orchestra, Pennsylvania
By "Radical" Russ Belville on March 23, 2012
Drug offenders don’t just make bail bondsmen uneasy, they make law enforcement agencies and court officials wary, too. Alabama is just one of many states in which their respective Supreme Courts have set their recommended maximum bail higher for drug offenders than any other type of crime — up to $150,000 for drug manufacturing. A [...]
Posted in LAW ENFORCEMENT | Tagged Alabama, bail, felony
By "Radical" Russ Belville on March 22, 2012
(Today) Fourteen-year-old Anais Fournier downed two 24-ounce energy drinks on one December day, while hanging out with her friends at the mall. The next day, the Maryland teenager went into cardiac arrest — and just six days later, she was dead.
The official cause of death, according to the teenager’s death certificate, was cardiac arrhythmia due to caffeine toxicity.
Posted in ABNORML NEWS, SCIENCE | Tagged Berkeley Patients Group, caffeine, dispensaries, energy drinks, Five Hour Energy, guarana, Melinda Haag, Monster, overdose, Red Bull, taurine, teens
By "Radical" Russ Belville on March 21, 2012
Dr. Mitch talks about the cannabis vs. late-stage HIV study, cannabis and breastfeeding; Russ debunks scaremongering on per se DUID; music by Collie Buddz
Posted in NORML SHOW LIVE | Tagged breastfeeding, California, Cannabis Science, collie buddz, Connecticut, dispensaries, Dr. Mitch Earleywine, DUID, Irie Wednesday, Legalization, marijuana legalization, NORML SHOW LIVE, Radical Rant, Rhode Island, San Francisco, Texas
By "Radical" Russ Belville on March 21, 2012
UPDATE: Further research shows that in 2002, the year before the per se DUID went into place, only 3 Nevada law enforcement agencies reported their arrest data to the FBI. In the other years, there were 31 to 34 of Nevada’s law enforcement agencies reporting. If we’re willing to concede a pattern of an upward trend in DUID arrests 2001-2009, then it’s safe to say 2002′s complete data would be at least 8,824 (2001′s figure), if not more DUID arrests. So the actual increase 2002-2004 is more likely around +3.5% or lower, not +76%.
Posted in LEGISLATION, SCIENCE | Tagged Colorado, per se DUID, WA I-502, Washington
By "Radical" Russ Belville on March 21, 2012
For some people, all they had to see was that first sentence with “drugged driving arrests increased a whopping 76 percent statewide” to fire up the laptop for another round of Frighten The Patients!!! into voting against legalization of marijuana. This from a blog post entitled “Marijuana DUIs Went Up 76% In Nevada With Per Se Limit”
Posted in ACTIVISM, LEGISLATION | Tagged Keegan Hamilton, Legalization, per se DUID, Seattle Weekly, Steve Elliot, Toke of the Town, WA I-502, Washington
By "Radical" Russ Belville on March 20, 2012
Daisy Bram from FreeMyBabies.org, patient facing felony child abuse charges for breastfeeding under the influence of cannabis; Brian Blank on the topic of Productivity; Rant: Don’t Miss Your Chance to Legalize; music by Symphony of Science
Posted in NORML SHOW LIVE | Tagged Arizona, Attorney General, breastfeeding, California, Dispensary, Electric Tuesday, glaucoma, jan brewer, Legalize Marijuana, Michigan, Montana, productivity, Radical Rant, Rob McKenna, Symphony of Science, US Attorney, Washington
By "Radical" Russ Belville on March 20, 2012
Washington State’s Attorney General and current Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob McKenna was at a press conference today, accepting the endorsement of the Council of Metropolitan Police and Sheriffs. He was asked about Washington’s I-502 initiative to legalize possession of an ounce of marijuana by all adults, even healthy ones.
Posted in GOVERNMENT, LEGISLATION | Tagged Legalization, Rob McKenna, WA I-502, WA SB5073, Washington