Download the NORML Daily Audio Stash for 2008-03-27

Friday is Cannabis Community day on the Stash, and coming up after the news, we’re speaking with our good friend Steve Bloom, the webmaster at CelebStoner.com. We’ll be discussing the recent admission of past drug use by the new governor of New York, George W. Bush’s recent pardons and commutations of a few drug offenders, and the latest CelebStoner elected by your votes – George Carlin.

Next, Cannabis Karri has unearthed a tune from a British Columbia group called the Tall Brothers. They’ve got a great little jazzy number called “I’m Kinda High” that will be a perfect beginning to your weekend.

And since yesterday’s Audio Stash came out a bit late in the day, I’m going to replay my interview with Attorney Jeff Blackburn and his client, Tim Stevens, who was just acquitted of marijuana possession charges in Amarillo, Texas, thanks to Blackburn’s use of the seldom-mentioned “necessity defense”.

Finally, don’t forget that every Saturday we’re now posting the NORML Weekend Music Stash, where you can get all of the last ten songs from our daily musical breaks in one podcast, suitable for your weekend party pleasure. If you have a band that would like to be featured on our podcast, please send us an email at stash ‘at’ norml.org.

So sit back and relax with your favorite strain and enjoy your NORML Daily Audio Stash…

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Download the NORML Daily Audio Stash for 2008-03-27

Today is Cannabis and the Law Day here at the Stash and coming up after the news we speak with Attorney Jeff Blackburn in Amarillo, Texas. He has just successfully defended Tim Stevens, a 53-year-old HIV-positive man using marijuana to treat his chronic vomiting syndrome. Tim was prosecuted for possession of marijuana and twelve jurors agreed with his medical necessity defense and set him free, which may be a first in a Texas marijuana case.

Then Cannabis Karri brings us a great tokin’ tune from the UK and a band called The Den Collective with their song “Mary Jane, I’ve Smoked My Last One”. Hmm, does that mean they’re quitting… or they have just run out?

And to conclude our show, we speak with Skaidra Smith-Heisters from the Reason Foundation. She is the author of a new study, Illegally Green – The Environmental Costs of Hemp Prohibition.

We’ve got a lot to cover, so sit back and relax with your favorite strain and enjoy your Daily Audio Stash…