By "Radical" Russ Belville on May 9, 2012
BREAKING NEWS coverage of House Floor debate on amendment to defund the DEA from raiding medical marijuana states; Lanny Swerdlow interview of Dr. Donald Tashkin; music by Pistol Packin’ Mamas
Posted in NORML SHOW LIVE | Tagged Attorney General, California, Cannabis Science, Colorado, DPA, Dr. Donald Tashkin, Dr. Mitch Earleywine, Ellen Rosenblum, Irie Wednesday, Lanny Swerdlow, New Hampshire, NORML SHOW LIVE
By "Radical" Russ Belville on May 24, 2011
“(T)his will be (P)rop 19 all over again, and we will help kill it with smiles on our faces. It is better to have NOTHING different rather than have shit language screw with patients, caregivers and voters in general for years to come.”
Posted in ABNORML NEWS, ACTIVISM, LAW ENFORCEMENT, LEGISLATION, SOCIETY | Tagged Activism, Cannabis Therapy Institute, Colorado, DPA, Kathleen Chippi, MPP, NORML, SAFER, sensible colorado
By "Radical" Russ Belville on September 16, 2010
Shortly after concluding the NORML National Conference, our own Keith Stroup and Rick Steves made the trip up I-5, joined by MPP’s Rob Kampia and DPA’s Ethan Nadelmann, for a seminar presented by the ACLU of Washington’s Alison Holcomb entitled, “The Future of Marijuana in Washington State”. Click the Full Story to watch this informative presentation.
Posted in ACTIVISM, ENTERTAINMENT, GOVERNMENT, LAW ENFORCEMENT, LEGISLATION, SOCIETY | Tagged ACLU of Washington, Alison Holcomb, DPA, Ethan Nadelmann, Keith Stroup, MPP, NORML, Rick Steves, Rob Kampia
By Missippi Hippy on June 16, 2010
Click the Full Story to watch this excellent video…
Posted in ACTIVISM, ENTERTAINMENT, LAW ENFORCEMENT | Tagged DPA, FOX News, John Stossel, Sting
By "Radical" Russ Belville on March 31, 2010
For too long, the War on Drugs has been a sacrosanct undertaking that was virtually immune from criticism in the public realm. Politicians dared not disagree for fear of being stigmatized as “soft on crime.” Any activist who spoke up was dismissed as a fringe element.
But recently, I discovered just how much that’s changing–and that’s how I came to speak out on behalf of an extraordinary organization called the Drug Policy Alliance.
Posted in ACTIVISM, ENTERTAINMENT, LAW ENFORCEMENT, LEGISLATION, SOCIETY | Tagged DPA, Drug Policy Alliance, Ethan Nadelmann, Huffington Post, Sting
By "Radical" Russ Belville on November 13, 2009
Download Link: Secret Stash – Register to access Special: “Marijuana’s Cultural Moment” panel at Drug Policy Alliance Int’l Drug Policy Reform Conference Moderated by “Radical” Russ Belville Deborah Small – Break the Chains Executive Director Rubin Whitmore – Flex Your Rights Filmmaker William Lantelme – GrowRoom.net Brazil Allen St. Pierre – NORML Executive Director
Posted in NORML SHOW LIVE | Tagged "Radical" Russ Belville, Allen St. Pierre, Break the Chains, Deborah Small, DPA, FlexYourRights.org, GrowRoom.net, NORML, Reform Conference, Rubin Whitmore, William Lantelme
By "Radical" Russ Belville on November 12, 2009
Download Link: Secret Stash – Register to access Cannabis Conversations Ethan Nadelmann: Highlights of Opening Remarks at DPA Reform Conference in Albuquerque, NM. Daily Toker Tunes Groovin’ Thursday: What the Science – “Higher (feat. Tiffany Paige)” Cannabis Conversations Aaron Houston, MPP Federal Lobbyist, on Mexican drug cartel influence in small town America Lorenzo Jones, A [...]
Posted in NORML SHOW LIVE | Tagged Aaron Houston, Albuquerque, DPA, Ethan Nadelmann, Karen O'Keefe, Lorenzo Jones, New Mexico, Reform Conference, Whitney Taylor
By "Radical" Russ Belville on October 15, 2009
It looks like it is a “go” for me to appear at the Drug Policy Alliance’s International Drug Policy Reform Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It runs from Thursday, Nov. 12 through Saturday, Nov. 14, and my panel on “Marijuana’s Cultural Moment” takes place on Friday afternoon. I still have yet to work out all [...]
Posted in ACTIVISM, GOVERNMENT, SOCIETY | Tagged "Radical" Russ Belville, DPA, Drug Policy Alliance
By "Radical" Russ Belville on February 10, 2009
Bursting with indignation, legions of legalize-marijuana advocates are urging a boycott of Kellogg Co., including all of its popular munchies, for deciding to cut ties with Olympic hero Michael Phelps after he was photographed with a pot pipe. The leader of one of the biggest groups, the Marijuana Policy Project, called Kellogg’s action “hypocritical and [...]
Posted in ACTIVISM, ENTERTAINMENT, SOCIETY | Tagged Associated Press, Boycott Kellogg's, DPA, Drug Policy Alliance, marijuana policy project, Michael Phelps, MPP, Rob Kampia, SSDP, Students for Sensible Drug Policy