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Hemp Headlines

  1. Narcotics cops caught on tape discussing plundering cannabis consumer over 1/4 ounce of marijuana
  2. Prof. Lyle Craker, 70, gives up on securing permission from NIDA to grow and study cannabis
  3. Drug Czar Gil Kerlikowske visits the Seattle Times editorial board to discuss legalization stance

Daily Toker Tunes

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  • SPECIAL: Interview with The Dirtball from Kottonmouth Kings on new solo album, “Nervous System”
  • The Dirtball – “Let’s Do It (feat. Brad Daddy X)”
  • The Dirtball – “Cracka Now”

CelebStoner.com Entertainment Report with Steve Bloom, co-author of Reefer Movie Madness: The Ultimate Stoner Film Guide

  • The Charlie Sheen connection to Cali Chronic X
  • Celeb Drug Busts: Theo Richards, Juvenile, Tommy Morrison
  • “Take Me Home Tonight” premieres featuring Topher Grace from That ’70s Show
  • PAC-10 Basketball leading scorer Klay Thompson suspended for marijuana bust
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Hemp Headlines

  1. HB 5073 would add many amendments to the Washington State medical marijuana law
  2. Oregon man claims being forbidden to use medical marijuana while on probation is “cruel and unusual punishment”
  3. TSA employee in Buffalo arrested on charges of aiding marijuana smugglers through airport
  4. Holy festival in Nepal becoming known for the cannabis consumption of adherents

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John Doe Radio

  • Groovin’ Thursday: The Dirtball – “Overdose”

Southern California Scene with Hollywood Hemptress Tere Joyce

  • Eric Matuschek from Stuntdude.com and Starbudz collective

Government at Work

  • Attorney Michael Cutler on New Hampshire hearings on medical marijuana bill
]]> http://stash.norml.org/stash-for-thu-mar-3-2011/feed 0 Groovin’ Thursday: The Dirtball – “Nervous System Preview” http://stash.norml.org/groovin-thursday-the-dirtball-nervous-system-preview http://stash.norml.org/groovin-thursday-the-dirtball-nervous-system-preview#comments Fri, 25 Feb 2011 00:21:47 +0000 "Radical" Russ Belville http://stash.norml.org/?p=22394

Our pal from the Kottonmouth Kings, The Dirtball, is releasing a brand new solo album on March 1st.  Dirtball will join us next Friday with an exclusive premiere replay of one of the single tracks and an interview with Ganja Jon and me.  Until then, whet your hip-hop appetite with this video preview, courtesy of SubNoize Records.

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Hemp Headlines

  1. Kansas still looking to ban fake marijuana, meanwhile police and FDA bust local shop for selling “K2″ incense
  2. New York poll shows 71% overall support for medical marijuana, 55% among Republicans
  3. Update: Scottish landlords asked to sniff out grower tenants
  4. Update: California cannabis cookie man who dropped trou on a plane
  5. Update: Mexico border town seizes 12,000 lbs. of marijuana in 48 hours.

Daily Toker Tunes

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Johnny Reeferseed & the High Rollers

  • Rockin’ Friday: Captain Smokes & The Shotguns – “Smoking Gets You Higher”

CelebStoner.com Entertainment Report with Steve Bloom, co-author of Pot Culture: The A-Z Guide to Stoner Language and Life

  • Look at past two Super Bowl Superstar Stoners: Santonio Holmes and Plaxico Burress
  • The Dirtball joins the Kottonmouth Kings
  • Sarah Silverman, our favorite female CelebStoner comedian, drops more 420 references on the third season of her Comedy Central show

Cannabis Conversations

  • Jim, a disabled senior medical marijuana patient, calls in to talk about Border Patrol checkpoints in San Diego that have essentially trapped him in his own county.
    • ]]>     http://stash.norml.org/stash-for-fri-feb-5-2010/feed 1     Stash for Mon, Oct 12, 2009 http://stash.norml.org/stash-for-mon-oct-12-2009 http://stash.norml.org/stash-for-mon-oct-12-2009#comments Tue, 13 Oct 2009 04:40:12 +0000 "Radical" Russ Belville http://stash.norml.org/?p=12317

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    Hemp Headlines

    1. “Elevators thick with pot smoke” among lies about NORML Conference in San Francisco
    2. Why I Give My 9-Year-Old Medical Marijuana for Autism
    3. Marijuana licensing in Mew Mexico failing to meet patient needs

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    ]]>     http://stash.norml.org/stash-for-mon-oct-12-2009/feed 0     Music: “Hate Bait” by The Dirtball (from Bend, Oregon) http://stash.norml.org/music-hate-bait-by-the-dirtball http://stash.norml.org/music-hate-bait-by-the-dirtball#comments Tue, 13 Oct 2009 02:35:16 +0000 "Radical" Russ Belville http://stash.norml.org/?p=12314
    The Dirtball's 2006 release, "Raptillion"

    The Dirtball's 2006 release, "Raptillion"

    Tam from Marijuana Music Awards is going to be off the site for this month as she prepares for the 2010 Marijuana Music Awards.  During this time, Cannabis Karri and I are going to scour our vaults for great Toker Tunes for the next few weeks.

    I finally got a chance to rip the CDs that The Dirtball had given me.  He’s my Oregon homie from the central part of the state near Bend.  I loved his tunes “Mushroom Cloud” and “Moonshine Rhyme”, which I’ve played on previous Stashes.

    Today’s tune comes from his 2006 release, “Raptillion”, and the song I’m playing for you is “Hate Bait”.  Considering some of the hate I’ve been getting of late (not from you, dear Stashers, but from the hard world out there), it feels a bit cathartic.

    You can check out more on The Dirtball out at http://myspace.com/thedirtball.

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    Download the NORML Daily Audio Stash for 2008-09-12

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    Three more fun interviews on tap to make the weekend podcast an extra special bit of Stashy goodness -

    - Our Celebrity Stoner Entertainment News with Steve Bloom.  We cover the pot busts of Ron “Tater Salad” White, Colts DT Ed Johnson, and the alleged drug lifestyles of Sarah Palin’s teenagers.

    - We catch up with Suburban Noize Records artist The Dirtball as he flies out of the Portland airport on his way to Phoenix and San Diego for shows this weekend.  This Oregon rapper has done more than 100 shows in 100 days with some of the biggest bonghitters on the planet and lived to tell the tale, right here on the Stash!

    - Westwood One freelance reporter Eric Brenner checks in with his report on a press conference attended by former Drug Czar Gen. Barry McCaffrey to celebrate “National Recovery Month”.  McCaffrey couldn’t take the heat from someone asking him tough questions about his role in locking up thousands who never got a chance at “recovery”, and Eric joins us to talk about it.

    ]]>     http://stash.norml.org/stash-for-fri-sep-12-2008/feed 0     Music: The Dirtball – “Mushroom Cloud” (replay) http://stash.norml.org/music-the-dirtball-mushroom-cloud-replay http://stash.norml.org/music-the-dirtball-mushroom-cloud-replay#comments Fri, 12 Sep 2008 19:04:07 +0000 "Radical" Russ Belville http://stash.norml.org/?p=1578 The Dirtball is back!  This Bend, Oregon-based rapper has been on a whirlwind summer, appearing on four overlapping tours with such heavyweights as Tec-9, Kottonmouth Kings, Big-B, hed-pe, and many more great musicians.

    Today Dirtball calls in while hanging out in the Portland airport, awaiting a connecting flight to Phoenix where he has another set of shows to perform.  This guy is the real deal, putting out his rhymes and rhythms for the people.  Check out a Dirtball show if you get the chance, you won’t be disappointed.

    The Dirtball is touring to support his new album, “Crook County”, which is the actual name of the county in Oregon where Bend is located.  You’ve heard The Dirtball back in June, when we played “Moonshine Rhyme” and “Just a Friend”, and back in May when “Crook County” dropped we played “Mushroom Cloud”.

    I was originally going to interview The Dirtball yesterday as he was out in the Oregon wilderness picking mushrooms (not those kind, but a rare Asian delicacy kind that I can neither pronounce nor spell), but he got too far out of cell range for a good recording.  So in the spirit of the fungus among us, I’m replaying “Mushroom Cloud” (those kind) for today’s Stash.  Enjoy!

    “Mushroom Cloud” (mp3)
    from “Crook County”
    Suburban Noize Records

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    Today’s Audio Stash features an interview with Tom Daubert, Founder and Director of Montana Patients and Families United.  Tom tells us about the interesting wording of Montana’s medical marijuana law and how it protects the rights of patients on probation or parole.

    For our Cannabis Science we speak with Dr. Mitch Earleywine from SUNY Albany.  The good doctor exposes the frauds behind the latest report from the Centers on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) that claim the “Not Your Father’s Woodstock Weed!” is driving the teenagers insane!!!

    And me, I’m heading to the Central Oregon Coast!  I love living close to the ocean.  I’m visiting with all my extended relatives at our biennial family reunion.  I just can’t wait to answer the question, “So what do you do?”

    “Well, Great Aunt Millie, I read, write, and talk about marijuana…”

    ]]>     http://stash.norml.org/stash-for-wed-jun-25-2008/feed 0     Music: The Dirtball – “Moonshine Rhyme” http://stash.norml.org/music-the-dirtball-moonshine-rhyme http://stash.norml.org/music-the-dirtball-moonshine-rhyme#comments Wed, 25 Jun 2008 21:06:29 +0000 "Radical" Russ Belville http://stash.norml.org/?p=1151 My homie The Dirtball is back with another slammin’ track from his CD “Crook County”, because my other homie, Cannabis Karri, is up to her elbows in making tie-dyes for the upcoming summer festival season (you can check out her work at Planet Fantastic).

    The Dirtball raps on Suburban Noize Records and I love how he incorporates fresh new sounds into his beats. You’ll hear instruments and genres in his music that reflect the wide open spaces of central Oregon along with his lyrical flow that fits perfectly into any urban setting.

    “Moonshine Rhyme” (mp3)
    from “Crook County”
    Suburban Noize Records

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