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By "Radical" Russ Belville on May 9, 2012
More coverage of the Global Cannabis March from Dallas, Texas, and Portland, Oregon; music by Bum Lucky.
Posted in NORML SHOW LIVE | Tagged Connecticut, Dallas, DFW NORML, Electric Tuesday, Grassroots Activism, John Lucy IV, Moms 4 Marijuana, Montana, NORML Legal Committee, Portland, Serra Frank, Todd Armstrong
By "Radical" Russ Belville on April 9, 2012
Rich Caporusso, the New Jersey patient suing the state to implement the medical marijuana program passed 28 months ago; Rant: Military Weed vs. Military Speed; music by Hemlock Gorge Boys.
Posted in NORML SHOW LIVE | Tagged dispensaries, medical marijuana program, New Jersey, NORML Legal Committee, Radical Rant, Rich Caporusso, Roots Monday, San Francisco
By "Radical" Russ Belville on March 14, 2012
The state’s high court recently agreed to accept four cases involving marijuana dispensaries. Two more cases may be on the way, including the appeal of a Feb. 29 ruling in Orange County that said cities can’t ban cannabis stores but that such stores have to grow all of their pot on site – a requirement dispensaries say is impossible to satisfy.
Posted in LITIGATION | Tagged Bill Panzer, California, california supreme court, Dale Gieringer, dispensaries, medical marijuana, NORML Legal Committee, Omar Figueroa, Orange County, Supreme Court
By "Radical" Russ Belville on November 7, 2011
NORML Attorneys Matt Kumin and David Michael file suit in California federal district courts to fight Obama Administration medical marijuana crackdown; a look at the SAMHDA website; music by Four Jumps of Jive.
Posted in NORML SHOW LIVE | Tagged California, Four Jumps of Jive, lawsuit, Matt Kumin, medical marijuana, NORML Legal Committee, Radical Rant, Rhode Island, Roots Monday, SAMHDA, Satchelmouth Baby
By "Radical" Russ Belville on June 13, 2011
Keith Stroup reports on the Aspen Legal Seminar, Kentucky v. King, Washington Supreme Court; Rant: Oregon MedMJ Fee Increase is Blackmail!; music by Ian Moore Band.
Posted in NORML SHOW LIVE | Tagged Allen St. Pierre, Aspen, Aspen Legal Seminar, Atlanta, Attorney General, Boston, California, colon cancer, crown j, employment, Georgia, Keith Stroup, Kentucky, Kentucky v. King, NORML Legal Committee, Oregon, Radical Rant, The NORML Network, Utah, Washington, Washington State
By "Radical" Russ Belville on May 19, 2011
The Oregon Supreme Court has ruled that retired bus driver Cynthia Willis can have her medical marijuana and her concealed handgun, too.
The court ruled Thursday that a federal law barring criminals and drug addicts from buying firearms does not excuse sheriffs from issuing concealed weapons permits to people who qualify, including those who hold medical marijuana cards.
Posted in ACTIVISM, LITIGATION, SCIENCE | Tagged 2nd Amendment, John Lucy IV, Leland Berger, NORML Legal Committee, Oregon Supreme Court
By "Radical" Russ Belville on March 24, 2011
As far as I’m concerned, all of the groups involved in marijuana law reform have an important role to play. It’s like the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and Coast Guard – we have different jobs and different specializations in service of the same goal. Sure, we have internecine grudges and rivalries. Just as jarheads goad sailors, just as grunts tease flyboys, drug war reform groups may also grouse about each other, but when the rubber hits the road, we’re all fighting for the good ol’ U S of A.
Posted in ACTIVISM | Tagged Anne Davis, Arizona, asa, AZ4NORML, ben masel, Bill Panzer, california norml, Chris Goldstein, Clif Deuvall, Colorado, Colorado NORML, Dale Gieringer, Dan Viets, doug hiatt, Gary Storck, Idaho NORML, Isaias Valdez, Jackie Rickert, Jeff Blackburn, Joplin NORML, Kandice Hawes, Kelly Maddy, LEAP, Madeline Martinez, Madison NORML, Massachusetts, MassCann, Michigan, Michigan NORML, Mile High NORML, Missouri, MIssouri NORML, Montana, Montana NORML, MPP, New Jersey, NORML Legal Committee, NORML NJ, NORML of Waco, Ohio, Ohio NORML, Orange County, Orange County NORML, Oregon, Oregon NORML, Paul Armentano, Philadelphia, PhillyNORML, Phoenix, Playboy, Prop 19, prop 203, Prop 215, Russ Belville, SAFER, SB420, Sensible Washington, Texas, Tim Garon
By "Radical" Russ Belville on September 21, 2010
MP3 recordings of the NORML National Conference – Saturday’s Plenary Sessions. Click the Full Story for the RSS Special Events Feed, MP3 download links to individual speakers, and embedded Flash MP3 players to listen online.
Posted in ACTIVISM, ECONOMICS, ENTERTAINMENT, GOVERNMENT, LEGISLATION, SCIENCE, SOCIETY | Tagged Allen St. Pierre, Americans for Safe Access, Berkeley Patients Group, Bill Panzer, california norml, Colorado, Dale Gieringer, dispensaries, distribution, Drug Policy Alliance, Dustin Sulak - Medical, Frank Lucido, Gov. Gary Johnson, Greg Carter, Harborside Health Center, Jenny Janichek, Leland Berger, Matt Abel, Michelle Sexton, Mitch Earlywine, New Mexico, NORML CON 2010, NORML Legal Committee, Oregon, Paul Armentano, Philippe Lucas, Russ Belville, Stephen DeAngelo, Stephen Gutwillig, Vancouver Island Compassion Society, Warren Edson
By "Radical" Russ Belville on September 18, 2010
MP3 recordings of the NORML National Conference – Thursday’s Plenary Sessions. Click the Full Story for the RSS Special Events Feed, MP3 download links to individual speakers, and embedded Flash MP3 players to listen online.
Posted in ACTIVISM, GOVERNMENT, LEGISLATION | Tagged Allen St. Pierre, Bill Piper, Chris Conrad, Chris Goldstein, Craig Reinarman, Dale Gieringer, David Nott, Drug Policy Alliance, FireDogLake, John Sajo, Just Say Now, LEAP, Matt Abel, Michael Whitney, Neill Franklin, NORML CON 2010, NORML Legal Committee, OR Measure 74, Pennsylvania, Prop 19, Reason Foundation, Rep. Earl Blumenauer, Sabrina Fendrick, Steve Dillon
By "Radical" Russ Belville on April 5, 2010
But now with legal medical marijuana in fourteen states, even law-abiding citizens are given the choice between their health and their Second Amendment rights. Often these medical marijuana patients are growing their own, so as not to pay expensive dispensary prices or fund the black market. These people, like Washington’s Steve Sarich, are the ones who most need their firearms for home protection from criminals who would rob them of their medicine.
Posted in ACTIVISM, LAW ENFORCEMENT, LITIGATION, SCIENCE | Tagged 2nd Amendment, California, Idaho, NorCal NORML, NORML Legal Committee, Oregon, Sean Merritt, Sheriff Rob Gordon, Steve Sarich, Washington, Washington County