In a strange coincidence, both the governors of Hawaii and Rhode Island vetoed bills that would have established task forces to study how to best supply medical marijuana to their state’s patients. Both states had one chamber of the Legislature overturn the veto, but not the other. Pam Lichty from the Drug Policy Forum of Hawaii and Jesse Stout from the Rhode Island Patient Advocacy Coalition visit to discuss the next steps forward.
Then Tere Joyce (Last Comic Standing) brings us our 420 Comedy with Jeffrey Petersen. Jeffrey’s got the goods on the drug czar’s anti-pot commercials, and Tere details the saga of their history with The Dope Show.
Musical break features some Scottish rock from Infallible. Along with Disciples of Panic Earth, these guys are my favorite Scottish rock.
Gets some bubblegum in your bubbler and let’s do this thing.
It’s Monday, May 12th, and it’s 4:20 somewhere in the world. I’m your host, “Radical” Russ Belville.
Don’t forget to your Congress at 202-224-3121, and tell your representative to support Barney Frank’s HR5843 bill that would legalize marijuana for personal use. Ending prohibition starts with you!
For our Political Activism day today we’re heading on down to California to speak with Dale Geiringer, the Executive Director of California NORML. Dale’s got some updates on an upcoming vote to restrict marijuana growing in Mendocino county and the status of a bill to protect medical marijuana patients in the workplace.
For our musical break today I’m giving Cannabis Karri a break because today is my youngest brother’s 25th birthday. So today Josh Belville, my non-cannabis smoking little brother, is our featured artist and I’m playing the song he wrote because of a specific request from me, his pothead oldest brother, for a groovy tune about weed smoking. Josh comes through for all of us with a dance song called “Get Stoned Together.”
To conclude our Stash we go across the continent to Rhode Island to speak with Jesse Stout from the Rhode Island Patients Advocacy Coalition. Jesse’s got updates on the twin bills in the House and Senate that would legalize medical marijuana dispensaries in the state.
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So sit back and relax with a good friend and your favorite strain, it’s time for your NORML Daily Audio Stash.
Dr. Mitch Earleywine on cannabis and tobacco co-dependence; Del Snavely of Medical Cannabis Assoc. of ND; CA raids and convictions; music by Blue Line Highway.
SSDP's Kris Krane on HEA Aid Penalty; Pt 3 with Wendy Chapkis, Richard Webb, Valerie Corral on "Dying to Get High"; DEA + Blackwater?; music by Don Nix.
Members Of Congress Demand An End To Federal Pot Possession Arrests; National MS Society Makes Recommendations Regarding Therapeutic Use Of Cannabis; The Tragic Death Of Rachel Hoffman -- And The Tragedy That Is Pot Prohibition; Interview with Rep. Barney Frank.
Pot Compound Enhances Efficacy Of Anti-Cancer Agents, Study Says; California: Nonviolent Offender Rehabilitation Act Qualifies For November Ballot; New Orleans: District Attorney Charging Minor Pot Offenders With Felonies; Kelly Maddy on Joplin MO Decrim Effort.
Marijuana Extracts Provide Superior Pain Relief Compared To Plant's Isolated Compounds; Case Study: Inhaled Cannabis Improves Symptoms Of ADHD; ONDCP Insider: Drug Czar's Office Is "Flying Blind"; Austrian Parliament Approves Medical Marijuana Use.
John Wesley Hall, president-elect of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, describes the case precendent in roadside traffic stops and search and seizure.
Seattle, Washington attorney Doug Hiatt explains the latest medical use issues in Washington State, including denial of transplant organs for medmj patients.
