Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009 at 4:20 pm | By: Radical Russ
Diamond Dog from Rockford, Illinois
There isn’t much I can find on this band called Diamond Dog from Rockford, Illinois. The band was formed in 1999 and I found this track called “420″ up at GarageBand.com. The latest gig I see listed for them was in 2003, and their website, http://diamonddog.net, is a dead link. But I just had to post this track because it was hardest-rocking song I’d ever heard celebrating 4:20.
If you have any information on whatever happened to Diamond Dog, send me an email at stash@norml.org.
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Saturday, June 20th, 2009 at 2:20 pm | By: Radical Russ
Our good friends at Marijuana Music Awards.com bring us great 420-friendly music every day. They are currently in Chicago for the announcement of the 2009 winners for the American Marijuana Music Awards and you can listen in live on the net.
PLUS TONS OF FANTASTIC MUSIC! – 2009 & 2008 AMMA WINNING SONGS; REGGAE AMBASSADORS; SLY AND THE FAMILY STONE; THE TEMPTATIONS; LOVE AND ROCKETS; AND FRIENDS OF DISTINCTION!
Monday, June 15th, 2009 at 9:20 am | By: Dudemaster
While much of the rest of the world sing the praises of legalization and as most Americans are awakening to the horrible consequences of the failed war on Americans, aka the Drug War, some legislators are working to ensure they have the laws in place to jail innocent unicorns.
U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk will call for legislation Monday that would toughen drug-trafficking laws regarding a highly potent form of marijuana, with penalties of up to 25 years in prison for a first-time offense.
The law would target offenders who sell or distribute marijuana that has a THC content exceeding 15 percent, which is between 5 and 10 percentage points higher than average marijuana, according to Kirk’s office.
Drug dealers are increasingly cross-breeding plants to produce high-potency variants of marijuana, which are called “kush” in street slang when they have 20 percent THC, Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran said.
Police have been turning up more of the high-potency marijuana in Lake County arrests, he said.
“When you amplify the strength of it, you are increasing the harm to the system,” said Curran, who supports the legislation, which would amend a federal law. “They are more dangerous behind the wheel of a vehicle. It’s not a good idea to have people that messed up.”
[Uh, what is this "harm to the system" to which you refer? Since marijuana is non-toxic, the only "harm" you could be referring to is the psychoactivity of the THC. If that's the case, you need to explain to us why you're so terrified of 20% THC illegal "kush", but silent on 100% THC legal dronabinol (Marinol). Or explain why people using "kush" are more likely to get behind the wheel than people using dronabinol. Or explain why you're not trying to prohibit alcoholic beverages that are above a certain proof - it's not a good idea too have people that messed up on hard liquor, either. -- "R"R]
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has reported that kush sells for as high as $600 per ounce, creating the same profit potential as crack cocaine, Kirk said.
The Republican North Shore lawmaker said he plans to release more information during a news conference in Chicago on Monday, where he will be joined by representatives from the Lake County Sheriff’s Department, the Lake County Metropolitan Enforcement Group and Waukegan Police Department.
The congressional representative Mark Kirk, needs some education in Cannabis; first – Kush wasn’t invented by drug dealers, it is a natural strain of Cannabis found in the middle east. Anyone could have found this out by typing Kush in Wiki, which leads me to believe the Honorable Congressman isn’t so honorable.
Kush refers to a subset of strains of indica cannabis. The origins of Kush cannabis are from landrace plants mainly in Afghanistan and sometimes, Iran, Pakistan, and Northern India,[1] with the name coming from the Hindu Kush valleys.[2] “Hindu Kush” strains of cannabis were brought to the United States in the mid to late 1970s and continue to be available to the present day.[3]
Kush strains were among those cultivated by the British firm GW Pharmaceuticals for its legally licensed commercial trial of medicinal cannabis.[4]
With close to a 50% margin, the United States is positioning itself to absorb a cannabis economy, even if it is one state at a time. Meanwhile, the State of Illinois, and specifically the 10th district of Illinois that Mark Kirk represents, have voted in favor of Medical Marijuana.
Mark Kirk would have everyone in his district locked up in prison for 25 years – for simply choosing Kush as their medical product.
To the constituents of Illinois, does this sound like someone who is representing your best interests?
Since he is representing his community, and his community has voted for Medical Marijuana, it’s obvious that Mark Kirk has a conflict of interest.
Whether or not you live in Illinois or even in Mark’s District, please take a minute to write Mark a nice letter and attempt to convince him (nicely) that his evil intentions are recognized for what they are and that American Citizens won’t stand for it. Also, please write your own representative in your district, and tell them not to support Mark’s bill. http://www.house.gov/kirk/
We need to act now before this bill gains momentum.
Monday, June 1st, 2009 at 1:20 am | By: Radical Russ
NEW 10:45 a.m. SPRINGFIELD — The clock ran out on lawmakers this year as they left town early Monday with a number of hot-button issues unresolved.
The unfinished legislation could still be voted on in the coming two years, but for now, they remain in limbo.
Here’s a rundown of some of the undone legislation:
Medical marijuana
The argument to legalize the marijuana for medicinal purposes won over senators but members of the House didn’t take it up. The legislation would allow qualified patients to grow three marijuana plants in their home.
Proponents of the proposal said smoking marijuana could alleviate chronic pain and nausea when other treatments have failed. Opponents worried the drug could reach the wrong hands.
Friday, May 29th, 2009 at 8:20 am | By: Radical Russ
Illinois: On Wednesday members of the Illinois Senate passed SB 1381, the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act. UPDATE! On Thursday, members of the House Human Services Committee also passed the bill, and the full House is expected to act on it imminently. If you live in Illinois, you can voice your support in favor this legislation by going here and here.
Thursday, May 28th, 2009 at 8:20 am | By: Radical Russ
SPRINGFIELD–The Illinois Senate today voted to approve legislation that would legalize the use of marijuana for medical reasons for some seriously ill patients with a physician’s permission.
The 30-28 vote, with one senator voting present, means the measure now goes to the House for consideration in the waning days of the spring session.
In an effort to encourage votes, the legislation would create a program that would last for three years and require renewal.
The Senate defeated similar legislation two years ago.
Tuesday, May 19th, 2009 at 12:20 pm | By: Dudemaster
In Illinois, not only is the state preparing to legalize Medical Marijuana, it appears as though Law Enforcement is busy subverting the law for their own personal gain.
SHAWNEETOWN, Ill. — Gallatin County Sheriff Raymond M. Martin of Shawneetown, Ill., faces three counts of distribution of marijuana and two counts of carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime.
Martin was named in a five-count federal complaint alleging he conspired with a confidential Drug Enforcement Administration source to distribute large quantities of marijuana.
In an affidavit filed by a DEA agent, the agent stated that “Martin stated the marijuana cost Martin $1,000 a pound and explained to the confidential source that after the initial $1,000 per pound investment was paid to Martin by the confidential source, Martin and the confidential source would split the profits on a 50-50 basis.”
The affidavit further states that “On two different occasions, Martin delivered about 10 pounds of marijuana and on another occasion, delivered approximately 20 pounds of marijuana to the confidential source.”
The alleged marijuana deliveries usually occurred at a rural and remote location in southern Gallatin County, prosecutors stated. Martin is accused of using his county-owned Ford Explorer to complete the transactions.
What would cause a Sheriff, a career law enforcement officer to turn his back on Law Enforcement?
My father, a Vietnam war protester and adamant cannabis activist from long ago, once told me that one had to “Not have a conscience” to be a law enforcement officer and all are just as corruptible as anyone else. His words are true. If we had a legal cannabis market, this sheriff wouldn’t have the motivation to sell illegal cannabis to supplement his greed.
Provided that Illinois has a vote pending in the legislature on Medical Marijuana, I have to pause for a moment in regards to the timing of this arrest and subsequent press release by the federal authorities.
Tuesday, May 19th, 2009 at 9:20 am | By: Dudemaster
Attention Illinois Residents!!
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Illinois state Senate is expected to take up state Sen. William Haine’s proposal to legalize marijuana for medicinal purposes sometime [today].
As always, things could change. But the latest we’ve heard from Haine, an Alton Democrat, is that he plans to call the bill [today].
Many remain uncertain whether the bill will actually pass, but lawmakers tend to call their bills for a vote when they have enough “aye” votes in the bag.
Thirteen other states have authorized marijuana for some level of medicinal use. If the Senate votes on Haine’s bill tomorrow, it will be the farthest a marijuana proposal has gotten in Illinois.
As someone with 40 years of legal experience, several of which were spent as a Cook County prosecutor, I find it unfortunate that a handful of law-enforcement lobbyists have claimed such a large stake in what is essentially a health-care issue: medical cannabis.
The reasons given by some law-enforcement lobbyists for opposing a medical marijuana law in Illinois are merely scare tactics designed to frighten legislators away from an issue that they should be embracing.
The claim that medical cannabis laws enacted to help the sick and dying will cause more youth to use marijuana is a mistaken view based upon the experience in the medical cannabis states.
Courtrooms are for criminals, not medical patients.
Unfortunately current Illinois law does not make a distinction between the medical and nonmedical use of cannabis. The Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program would correct this injustice. It is time for lawmakers to listen to science and reason rather than scare tactics and pass this legislation immediately.
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Missippi Hippy: Guess what... I'm gonna be a new... ummmmm well, my pet piggie Ganja is in labor and they ain't mine in the same sense. See what your wife [...]
RevRayGreen: days they didn't talk back..or act disrespectful..
RevRayGreen: feel so lucky my son is 18 going 19 and my daughter 16 going on 17..relish the days that can't talk back
Urb Age: Congrats Spof thats awesome. My little Clara is about to hit 20 months. Im not the activist I used to be, but its made me a better man.
Urb Age: Heck I was gonna go up there, but just not feeling well this weekend..Dang it, I hate it when that happens..
RevRayGreen: wishing I was hanging at NORML cafe...
JohnH: Just a quick comment about tokin' and sperm motility....been tokin since age 14 and have 8 kids ranging in age from 30 to 9...(what can I say, I found 2 [...]
slash5city: really ..oprah 35 yr or more in the closet toker ...outed ....o my god !!
SneakerPimp: that would be huge news just imagen the headline
RevRayGreen: maybe Oprah smokes and keeps it on the DL...
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Music: Diamond Dog – “420″
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