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NORML SHOW LIVE #905 – Cheerio to the New NORML UK
More coverage of the Global Cannabis March from Dallas, Texas, and Portland, Oregon; music by Bum Lucky.
NORML SHOW LIVE #904 – NORML Protests San Diego DEA
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.
Stash for Tue, May 10, 2011
Imiel Visser from NORML South Africa on the Global Marijuana March turnout; LifeforPot.com looks at non-violent marijuana-only offenders spending life sentences in prison; music from Clyde and Clem’s Whiskey Business.
Dallas/Fort Worth NORML’s “420 Truth” Cop Car draws police attention
It’s the “Truth Enforcement Vehicle”, a former police car bought at auction. DFW NORML replaced the red’n'blue lights with green LEDs and christened it vehicle #420 (of course).
A Dallas/Ft. Worth police officer checking out the 420 car
David Sloane, public information officer for DFW NORML, tells us about the reaction from the public and from the police:
UNT NORML at Shack-a-Thon 2011
University of North Texas (UNT) Habitat for Humanity held their annual “Shak-a-Thon” on the UNT lawn campus again this year. UNT NORML proudly displayed their dispensary while several students lived in it during the length of the event, a 3-day, 2-night sleep out fundraiser to benefit Habitat for Humanity. Passer-by’s donated to the shack and whoever raises the most money wins.
Dallas Fort Worth NORML Meets While Texas House Debates!
This month, there will be great grilled Food, Live Reggae Music and an impassioned speech by Larry Talley, retired Special Forces Intelligence Operative, for cannabis regulation. Larry will be providing expert testimony to the Texas Legislative committee for House Bill 1491 later this month in Austin.
Rockin’ Friday: The Reverend Horton Heat – “Marijuana”
The Reverand Horton Heat is the stage name of Jim Heath the bandleader of the psychobilly trio from Dallas, TX. The group originally formed in 1985, playing its first gigs in Dallas’s Deep Ellum neighborhood. Its current members are Jim “Reverend Horton” Heath on guitar and lead vocals, Jimbo Wallace on the upright bass, and Paul Simmons on drums. Through relentless touring and a manic stage show, they have established themselves as one of the most popular underground acts in America.
North Texas football player found dead by gunshot to head… over pot?
Sometimes I receive the saddest email here at the Stash. Last week I get this: Yesterday I was told that an aquaintince of mine has been missing since wednesday after he drove to oakcliff in downtown dallas to deliver TWO OUNCES of pot to some people I dont know. Today I recieved news today that [...]
Only the U.S. can win war on drugs
Seventy-five years after its repeal, Prohibition remains instructive. Like the 13-year ban on alcohol, the illegality of drugs failed to curb demand. Like the bootleggers and gangsterism of that era, today’s drug cartels are simply serving popular demand. As with the repeal of Prohibition, the U.S. must again follow a common-sense approach by thinking the [...]
Texas teen who gave pot to toddlers gets 8 years
Watauga teen who gave pot to toddlers gets 8 years | Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas | Breaking News for Dallas-Fort Worth | Dallas Morning News A Watauga man who was caught on video laughing as his 2- and 4-year-old nephews smoked marijuana last year pleaded guilty to charges in the case [...]