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By "Radical" Russ Belville on October 12, 2009
In a two-part article called, “Why I Give My 9-Year-Old Pot”, writer and parent Marie Myung-Ok Lee talks about using cannabis as a therapy to treat her nine-year-old son’s pain, irritable bowel, and other effects from his autism. You should really read Part One and Part Two in full, but I will just give you [...]
Posted in ABNORML NEWS, ACTIVISM, FAMILIES, SCIENCE | Tagged autism, children, Marie Myung-Ok Lee, Rhode Island
By "Radical" Russ Belville on October 6, 2009
Via Twitter I received the plea from a reader named “LindseyDiane” that pointed to this newly released article in the Chicago Tribune entitled “What Parents Need to Know About Pot”. She wrote “This article is full of blatant lies. Please email to set them straight!” Will do. What Parents Need to Know About Pot Marijuana [...]
Posted in ABNORML NEWS, ACTIVISM, FAMILIES, SCIENCE | Tagged Chicago Tribune, emphysema, heart attack, lung cancer, Nora Volkow, potency, SAMHDA, statistics, Woodstock Weed
By "Radical" Russ Belville on October 1, 2009
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Posted in ACTIVISM, ENTERTAINMENT, FAMILIES, LEGISLATION, SOCIETY | Tagged NBC, stiletto stoners, Today Show
By "Radical" Russ Belville on September 30, 2009
(Westword) Rob and Jessica Corry aren’t normal Republicans, but the Corrys did spend time last weekend as NORML Republicans at the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws’s 38th annual conference in San Francisco. Rob, a Denver attorney who specializes in marijuana cases, and Jessica, a public-policy analyst with the right-wing Independence Institute, were [...]
Posted in ACTIVISM, FAMILIES, GOVERNMENT | Tagged Colorado, Denver, Jessica Corry, NORML CON 2009, Robert Corry, Westword
By "Radical" Russ Belville on September 30, 2009
(Santa Barbara Noozhawk) Santa Barbara residents showed up in force once again for an Ordinance Committee meeting Tuesday regarding the city’s marijuana dispensaries. During 90 minutes of public comment, residents discussed ideas for revising the city ordinance, as well as opinions on the existence of dispensaries in Santa Barbara. Misusing marijuana is a big concern [...]
Posted in ABNORML NEWS, ACTIVISM, FAMILIES, SCIENCE, SOCIETY | Tagged California, dispensaries, Dispensary, medical marijuana, Santa Barbara, students
By "Radical" Russ Belville on September 24, 2009
People, as big as that Fortune magazine article is, I think this article in Marie Claire magazine can be a huge gamechanger. Jennifer Pelham* kicks off her black Marc Jacobs pumps, slips out of her trim Theory blazer, and collapses on the couch. The 29-year-old corporate attorney for one of Manhattan’s top law firms has [...]
Posted in ACTIVISM, FAMILIES, SOCIETY | Tagged Marie Claire, stiletto stoners, Women
By "Radical" Russ Belville on September 21, 2009
NORML’s new talk radio program, NORML SHOW LIVE, will be streaming for three days at the 2009 NORML National Conference, “Yes We Cannabis”, live from the Grand Hyatt Hotel in San Francisco. These special three-hour episodes will be available at live.norml.org at the following special times and archived for download later just fifteen minutes after [...]
Posted in ACTIVISM, ECONOMICS, ENTERTAINMENT, FAMILIES, GOVERNMENT, LAW ENFORCEMENT, LEGISLATION, LITIGATION, SCIENCE, SOCIETY | Tagged "Radical" Russ Belville, Chris Conrad, Chris Goldstein, Dale Gieringer, Dan Linn, Dr. David Bearman, Dr. Frank Lucido, Jesse Stout, Jon Gettman, Keith Stroup, Ken Wolski, Madeline Martinez, marijuana policy project, Mark Stepnoski, NORML CON 2009, NORML SHOW LIVE, Oaksterdam, Omar Figueroa, Rick Steves, Rob Kampia, Rob Van Dam, Steve Bloom, Toby Grear, William Panzer, Yes We Cannabis
By "Radical" Russ Belville on September 17, 2009
From the folks at CHEAR (Coalition for Higher Education Act Reform): Earlier this year, the House Education & Labor Committee passed a student aid bill with language to scale back Rep. Mark Souder’s infamous financial aid/drug conviction law (http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/595/higher_education_act_HEA_drug_provision_vote). The new version of the law would only count sales convictions — a great step forward, [...]
Posted in ACTIVISM, FAMILIES, GOVERNMENT | Tagged CHEAR, financial aid, HEA, Rep. Mark Souder, students
By "Radical" Russ Belville on September 11, 2009
A defense attorney for Leo Cisneros accused the Denver police this morning of planting drugs in a child’s pocket and of conducting sloppy investigative work, and criticized them for focusing on the victim of a crime rather than the perpetrators. Cisneros is charged with reckless child abuse resulting in death of his 10-year-old daughter, Auralia [...]
Posted in ACTIVISM, FAMILIES, LAW ENFORCEMENT, LITIGATION | Tagged 2nd Amendment, Child Abuse, Colorado, Denver
By "Radical" Russ Belville on September 2, 2009
(Columbus Dispatch) MEIGS COUNTY, Ohio — State Highway Patrol Sgt. Dick Meadows and Capt. Paul Pride went down a gully, crossed a creek and rode up a steep hill. When their ATVs could no longer navigate the terrain, they pushed their way through briars so thick that thorns snagged even the smallest patches of their [...]
Posted in ACTIVISM, ECONOMICS, FAMILIES, LAW ENFORCEMENT | Tagged budget crisis, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Dayton, eradication, Gov. Ted Strickland, marijuana grow, Ohio