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"Radical" Russ Belville
I am the producer of The NORML Network, the host of the NORML SHOW LIVE and The NORML Stash Blog, and NORML's Outreach Coordinator. I'm married, live in Portland, Oregon, and I am a registered medical marijuana caregiver in this state. I've worked days as an IT geek and nights as a professional musician. Previously, I have been the host of my own political talk radio show on satellite radio. I've been the High Times "Freedom Fighter of the Month" and I travel across the country to educate people on marijuana reform. I've dedicated my life to bringing an end to adult marijuana prohibition and re-legalizing cannabis hemp, and I'm honored to be chosen by NORML to give voice to the Marijuana Nation and to speak for those who can't speak up.
By "Radical" Russ Belville on May 8, 2012
Ms. Haag has claimed that one of her concerns about dispensaries that are in close proximity to schools and parks and playgrounds is the possibility they could be the target of violence or armed robbery. Banks and pharmacies are also targets of armed robberies and there are a number of them located in West Berkeley. Like Berkeley Patients Group, they have security. There is no evidence to suggest, and I have never felt, that it is dangerous to send my children to a school that happened to be near a bank, or a pharmacy.
Posted in FAMILIES | Tagged Berkeley, Berkeley Patients Group, BPG, crackdown, Melinda Haag
By "Radical" Russ Belville on May 8, 2012
While we have focused a lot on Washington and Colorado’s efforts to legalize marijuana for healthy adults this year, and while Oregon continues to push two initiatives to do the same, we would be remiss in not mentioning the IR-124 effort in Montana to undo the ghastly “repeal lite” that was rammed through the legislature last year.
Posted in LEGISLATION | Tagged medical marijuana, Montana, MT IR124, repeal lite
By "Radical" Russ Belville on May 7, 2012
Live report from attorneys Lance Rogers and Michael Cindrich at the San Diego NORML protest of DEA abuse of Daniel Chong; highlights from the DFW NORML Cinco de Mota march; Rant: Debunking No on I-502 Misinformation, Again.
Posted in NORML SHOW LIVE | Tagged Chief Greenbud, Dallas, Daniel Chong, DFW NORML, I-502, It's Only A Weed, Radical Rant, Roots Monday, San Diego, Texas
By "Radical" Russ Belville on May 7, 2012
The CJC report offers a number of eye opening facts about asset forfeiture in Oregon. Civil forfeitures outnumbered criminal forfeitures 2-to-1. The vast bulk of defendants in civil forfeiture cases did not have attorneys. Vehicle consent and probable cause made up 37% of the searches. Over $1.1 million in cash was liquidated at judgment in civil cases, compared to just over $70,000 in property sold. Unsurprisingly, marijuana was the most common drug associated with both civil and criminal forfeiture and currency was the most common item seized.
Posted in LAW ENFORCEMENT | Tagged asset forfeiture, clearance rates, Oregon
By "Radical" Russ Belville on May 7, 2012
Now that the No on I-502 PAC is officially taking contributions to help the Drug Czar defeat legalization, it’s time for me to review the latest half-truths, scaremongering, junk science, and outright lies being propagated by those who feel this legalization isn’t perfect enough.
Posted in ACTIVISM, LEGISLATION | Tagged I-502, Stoners Against Legalization, Washington
By "Radical" Russ Belville on May 3, 2012
Amanda Reiman presents on the use of cannabis as an “exit drug” from hard drug addiction; Tere Joyce on tour in the Pacific Northwest; music by Avance
Posted in NORML SHOW LIVE | Tagged California, Cannabis Science, crackdown, Decriminalization, Dr. Amanda Reiman, Ganja Jon, Groovin' Thursday, Montana, New Hampshire, teenagers, Tere Joyce, The Box Canyon, TIME Magazine, Tom Daubert, Washington, Wiz Khalifa
By "Radical" Russ Belville on May 3, 2012
Cannabis became “mari-huana,” uniting the name of Mary, the mother of Jesus, with an indigenous word for “property” or “stuff” — huana. The Spanish’s cannabis became the natives’ “Mary’s stuff,” or “Mary’s weed,” Campos theorizes, but no one truly knows.
Posted in ABNORML NEWS, SOCIETY | Tagged cannabis, linguistics, marihuana, Marijuana, Mexico
By "Radical" Russ Belville on May 3, 2012
Some in federal law enforcement–and at the Office of National Drug Control Policy–hope that the advent of new pharmaceutical replacements for grown medical marijuana, like the Canadian drug Sativex, will make the entire issue moot in the coming decade.
Posted in GOVERNMENT | Tagged ONDCP, Sativex, The Box Canyon, time
By "Radical" Russ Belville on May 2, 2012
Steven DeAngelo, CEO of Harborside Health Center and star of Weed Wars on IRS 280E Seminar May 5 in LA, recreational legalization comments, federal crackdown and more; music by Katchafire.
Posted in NORML SHOW LIVE | Tagged Attorney General, Berkeley, Berkeley Patients Group, California, Compassionate Idaho, Harborside, Harborside Health Center, Irie Wednesday, Oaksterdam, Oregon, Steven DeAngelo, Weed Wars, Wellness
By "Radical" Russ Belville on May 2, 2012
DEA agents photographed 455 large marijuana plants growing at the site and raided the farm on Oct. 5. Agents seized the plants and found 2,000 pounds of semi-dry marijuana in a barn, the affidavit states. Afterward, agents dried the marijuana and found that it weighed 1,022 pounds, the court document says. Agents also found 2,000 pounds of recently harvested buds in an outbuilding and in the back of a 20-foot Mitsubishi box truck, the affidavit says.
Posted in LAW ENFORCEMENT, LITIGATION | Tagged diversion, Medford, medical marijuana, Oregon, prosecution
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