Download the NORML Daily Audio Stash for 2008-04-15

On this tax day, we here at NORML would like to remind you that marijuana prohibition costs $7,600,000,000 of your tax dollars every year. If you think that’s ridiculous, then join us here at NORML – you can learn everything you need to know at NORML.org. Call your Congress at 202-224-3121 – they’ll ask your zip code and put you in touch with your elected officials. Tell your representatives that it’s time to stop wasting taxpayer dollars in an effort to stop people from smoking marijuana that is doomed to failure. It still is a government of We the People, but you have to step up and do your part.

Tuesday is Government at Work day on the podcast, and coming up after the news, we’re going to speak with Matt Simon of the New Hampshire Coalition for Common Sense Drug Policy about the latest developments as a medical marijuana bill passed the House and will be heard by the Senate.

After that we’ve got our musical break for you. Cannabis Karri found a smokin’ Latino groove from Texas with Los Gallos and their song, “Free the People”, which is the perfect tune to play while filling out a last-minute 1040 form.

And to end the show, we’re joined by NORML’s Executive Director, Allen St. Pierre, who has some updates on NORML fundraising campaigns like the 420 MoneyBomb and the “Roll Your Own” screenings of Super High Me.

Today’s Sponsors:

• The Hemp & Cannabis Foundation’s medical marijuana clinics in WA, OR, CA, HI, CO, and NV
• Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP)
• Oregon NORML

So sit back and relax with your favorite strain – this is the Daily Audio Stash.

Download the NORML Daily Audio Stash for 2008-04-14

It’s the week leading up to Sunday, April 20^th - Cannabis Liberation Day, or as others call it, 4/20. Coming up after the news we have the Reformer’s Calendar to let you know about the special 4/20 events happening this weekend. If you have a special 4/20 event you’d like to promote this week, send me an email at stash ‘at’ norml.org and I’ll plug your event on this week’s Stash podcasts and up on our Stash blog.

One of the events happening at a NORML Chapter near you is the “Roll Your Own Screening” of Doug Benson’s new comedy documentary, Super High Me. We sat down with Doug last week to learn more about the show and how you can help support the end of adult marijuana prohibition by seeing it this weekend.

All this week we’re also promoting the NORML 420 MoneyBomb. This is a fundraising effort by NORML to get as many people as possible to visit 420moneybomb.org on Sunday, April 20^th, and join NORML and get a 4/20 sticker for a $4.20 donation to NORML.

For our musical break on this Blues Monday, Cannabis Karri has discovered Jake Lear, a singer/songwriter from Vermont who gives us a thoughtful tune called “Trouble in my Mind, Trouble in my Soul”.

Then we’ll finish up with comedian Rob Cantrell who is hosting his own 420 comedy show along with Marijuanalogues founder, Tony Camin, in Arlington, Virginia.

And remember, if you are a business or non-profit who’d like your message heard on the Daily Audio Stash or the NORML Weekly News, you can advertise with us. We have rates for every budget and a 10% discount for non-profits. You can target your message to the focused audience of enlightened cannabis consumers you’re looking for. With over 28,000 daily downloads and hundreds of thousands of embedded players on websites worldwide, advertising with NORML is the most effective way of reaching your potential customers. Just send us an email at stash ‘at’ norml.org and we’ll have you on the air in no time.

Today’s Sponsors:

• Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP)
• The Hemp & Cannabis Foundation’s medical marijuana clinics in WA, OR, CA, HI, CO, and NV
• NORML

So sit back and relax with your favorite strain, it’s time for your NORML Daily Audio Stash.

Of course the big event taking place this week is Sunday, April 20, or as I like to call it, “Cannabis Liberation Day”.  If you’re not holding your own free screening of Doug Benson’s Super High Me, learn about how you can get your DVD copy and make 4/20 a fun event that’s also educational and helps raise funds for your local NORML chapter.

Saturday, April 19, 2008 - Moscow, ID: Northern Idaho Hempfest, East City Park at 3rd & Hayes St., Moscow, ID.  Come to the heart of Northern Idaho for hemp education and advocacy, live music, food, and all kinds of vendors! The theme for the Hemp Fest this year will be Hemp and Marijuana - the straight dope - dispel the myths - fact and fiction… Contact Arlene at tyedye@moscow.com for vending and volunteer information. For more information, see http://www.barterfaire.org/.

Sunday, April 20, 2008 - Nashville, TN: Nashville Marijuana Movie Festival at the Belcourt Theater, 2102 Belcourt Ave., Nashville, TN.  Starts at 4:20pm (of course) with Reefer Madness, followed by Ron Mann’s marijuana prohibition documentary Grass, FlexYourRights’ Busted video, and the new release from comedian Doug Benson, Super High Me.  Admission is $20 at the door or $18 online with a discount for students, and all proceeds benefit NORML.

Sunday, April 20, 2008 - Arlington, VA: 420 Comedy Hollidaze at the Arlington Cinema and Draft House, 2903 Columbia Pike, Arlington, VA.  Featuring Rob Cantrell from Last Comic Standing and Tony Camin from The Marijuanalogues and more.  Tickets are still available for $12 by calling 703-486-2345 or online.

Sunday, April 20, 2008 - Worldwide: Screenings of Super High Me are taking place at local NORML chapters from coast to coast.  Visit www.superhighmemovie.com/sample/screenings to find the showing near you.

Super High Me | Screenings
Super High Me opens on the West Coast on 4/11 in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, and Portland at the following fine venues:

Admiral Twin
2347 California Ave SW
Seattle, WA 98116

Cinema 21
616 NW 21st Ave
Portland, OR 97209

Roxie Cinema
3125 16th Street
San Francisco, CA 94103

Regent SHOWCASE
614 La Brea Ave.
Hollywood, CA, 90036

NORML is excited to partner with Doug Benson in the Roll Your Own screenings taking place all over the country on 4/20. Take a look at the list to see if there is a screening near you. If not, go ahead and set up your own free screening and invite all your friends.

Download the NORML Daily Audio Stash for 2008-04-08

Tuesday is Government at Work day on the podcast, and coming up after the news, we’re going to speak with Jon Gettel from Arizona NORML. Jon’s got some interesting information on medical marijuana in Arizona and the recent use of immigration checkpoints to catch marijuana users on the southern highways.

After that I’ve got an acoustic musical break for you. Cannabis Karri found a nice tokin’ tune called “One Toke” by a songwriter named Dallas Leonard who records out of the great state of Virginia. I think we all know what he means by “one toke” and it sure is nice when you can get it.

And to end the show, we have a special treat. Comedian Doug Benson of The Marijuanalogues has a new movie out called “Super High Me” (add it to your Netflix!). It’s a take on the Morgan Spurlock Academy-Award™ nominated documentary, “Super Size Me”, where Spurlock ate nothing but McDonald’s for 30 days and chronicled the effects on his life and health. In “Super High Me”, Benson smokes marijuana for 30 days straight and documents the effects. We spoke with Benson by phone and he tells us all about it.

So sit back and relax with your favorite strain – this is the Daily Audio Stash.