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Week 12 of 2012
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NORML SHOW LIVE #879 – I’m Sorry, I Can’t Physically Do That
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
NORML SHOW LIVE #878 – Shafer Commission Report at 40
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.
11-year-old won’t pee test to join school orchestra, ACLU sues
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 [...]
Alabama bail for drug offenders twice as high as bail for murderers
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 [...]
While Obama’s DoJ protects the children from medical marijuana, teens are dying from energy drinks
(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.
NORML SHOW LIVE #877 – Lies, Damned Liars, and DUID Statistics
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
Thirteen states have marijuana per se DUID statutes (UPDATED)
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%.
Anti I-502 blogger selectively quotes DUID statistics to frighten medical marijuana patients
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”
NORML SHOW LIVE #876 – Did Somebody Say SCIENCE
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
Washington AG Rob McKenna: Feds will sweep up medical marijuana patients if I-502 legalization passes
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.