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Paul Armentano reports from Sacramento on the Public Safety Committee of the California Assembly passing 4-3 the AB 390 bill to legalize marijuana, plus clips from that hearing. "Radical" Russ Belville, your host and NORML's Outreach Coordinator, brings you the freshest hour of marijuana talk radio in cyberspace every weekday at 4:00pm Eastern. Spend your 4:20 filling your head with the knowledge and strategies that will end adult marijuana prohibition once and for all!
Join us as we watch the legislative process in New Jersey and learn live whether New Jersey becomes the 14th medical marijuana state today. NORML NJ's Chris Goldstein will join us (if possible) with the latest from the Garden State. "Radical" Russ Belville, your host and NORML's Outreach Coordinator, brings you the freshest hour of marijuana talk radio in cyberspace every weekday at 4:00pm Eastern. Spend your 4:20 filling your head with the knowledge and strategies that will end adult marijuana prohibition once and for all!
High Times Senior Editor Dave Bienenstock joins us to preview the articles, interviews, and reviews coming in this month's edition of High Times Magazine, the journal of the cannabis community. Also Craig Beresh from Southern California NORML has an exclusive interview with Jovan Jackson, recently tried in San Diego on medical marijuana charges by prohibitionist DA Bonnie Dumanis. "Radical" Russ Belville, your host and NORML's Outreach Coordinator, brings you the freshest hour of marijuana talk radio in cyberspace every weekday at 4:00pm Eastern. Spend your 4:20 filling your head with the knowledge and strategies that will end adult marijuana prohibition once and for all!
NORML announces the launch of a new outreach project, the NORML Women's Alliance, dedicated to expanding the role and highlighting the contributions of women in marijuana law reform. Leaders of the new group join us to discuss the unique strategies for our daughters, mothers, and grandmothers to enact meaningful change in marijuana laws. "Radical" Russ Belville, your host and NORML's Outreach Coordinator, brings you the freshest hour of marijuana talk radio in cyberspace every weekday at 4:00pm Eastern. Spend your 4:20 filling your head with the knowledge and strategies that will end adult marijuana prohibition once and for all!
Dr. Mitch Earleywine, marijuana and drugs researcher at SUNY Albany, joins us for our regular Wednesday look at the science behind marijuana. "Radical" Russ Belville, your host and NORML's Outreach Coordinator, brings you the freshest hour of marijuana talk radio in cyberspace every weekday at 4:00pm Eastern. Spend your 4:20 filling your head with the knowledge and strategies that will end adult marijuana prohibition once and for all!
NORML's Deputy Director, Paul Armentano, co-author of Marijuana is Safer, and MPP's Aaron Smith, California coordinator, join us to discuss the upcoming historic vote on Assembly Bill 390, the act to legalize marijuana in California. "Radical" Russ Belville, your host and NORML's Outreach Coordinator, brings you the freshest hour of marijuana talk radio in cyberspace every weekday at 4:00pm Eastern. Spend your 4:20 filling your head with the knowledge and strategies that will end adult marijuana prohibition once and for all!
Ken Wolski, Executive Director for the Coalition for Medical Marijuana in New Jersey joins us to discuss the last-minute efforts to pass medical marijuana in these final few days of the Corzine Administration. Cannabis Karri brings us some cool blues jazz for today's Roots Monday Daily Toker Tune from Tom Morse
It's 2010! Can you believe we're a decade through the new millennium? Turn us on at a special time this Thursday, New Years Eve, as we celebrate the new year in all four continental US time zones. It's a special THREE HOUR End-of-Year celebration, beginning at 9pm Pacific Time, a.k.a. Happy New Year on the East Coast, and continuing through to Happy New Year at midnight on the West Coast, celebrating New Year for the Central and Mountain Time Zones in the middle. We'll be hosting the 2009 Stashie Awards, a review of the funniest, most amazing, most tragic, and most impactful marijuana news stories of the past year. You can vote on your favorites at stash.norml.org. We'll also be chatting with marijuana law reformers all across the country to get their thoughts on the events in their area that shaped cannabis culture in 2009.
NORML's leadership joins us to celebrate the holiday spirit! Executive Director Allen St. Pierre and NORML's Founder Keith Stroup plus members of the NORML Board of Directors will look back on the gifts we received in marijuana law reform in 2009 and the exciting prospects for 2010. It's live talk radio from the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws. Hosted by "Radical" Russ Belville, NORML SHOW LIVE features a recap of the week's top stories in medical marijuana, consumer cannabis, and industrial hemp; interviews with the top cannabis activists, politicians, scientists, doctors, actors, musicians, and comedians; and your calls live at 347-994-1810.
This weekend on NORML SHOW LIVE, we take a look at the rising influence of women in the movement to end adult marijuana prohibition. In 2009, the Gallup poll found the support for legalization of marijuana among women rose by a whopping 12% in just four years! We'll examine the trends that are causing women in greater numbers than ever before to support marijuana law reform. Medical marijuana has certainly been part of the trend. We'll visit with Dr. Julie Holland, author of the New York Times bestseller "Weekends at Bellevue", her tale of nine years working in the psychiatric emergency room of the famous New York Hospital. Dr. Holland has been an effective advocate for medical marijuana recently on the NBC Today show. Then we speak to Mieko Hester-Perez, a recent guest of Diane Sawyer's on Good Morning America. Ms. Hester-Perez talks about the miracle medical marijuana has provided for her severely autistic son and the complications of treating him with a very controversial medicine. We continue the discussions, looking beyond medical marijuana and into the so-called "Stiletto Stoner" phenomenon of young professional women who prefer marijuana over martinis when it comes to socializing and relaxing. We also cover the increasing number of mothers who are calling for an end to prohibition as a means of protecting their children from the harms of an unregulated black market. Our panel of NORML Women from coast to coast will tell us why they've decided to join NORML and why other women should, too.
Join us as we settle in to our new home at the world famous Oregon NORML Cannabis Café! We'll be bringing the show to you and our live café audience from now on, except when we're out at our special events. Our guests this Saturday night are Ryan Tracy and Steve Bloom. Tracy was the founder in 1998 of CheechandChong.com on the internet and a dedicated fan of the beloved comedy duo. He joins us to talk about his history with the comedians and his recent ouster from webmastering that domain. In our second hour, Steve Bloom, the former High Times editor and current webmaster of CelebStoner.com, joins us to talk about the decision by PayPal to drop his site because of its medical marijuana clinic advertising. Bloom also catches us up on the latest news in celebrities and cannabis, discusses his book "Pot Culture" and his upcoming book on stoner cinema.
It's two hours of live talk radio from the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws. Hosted by "Radical" Russ Belville, NORML SHOW LIVE features a recap of the week's top stories in medical marijuana, consumer cannabis, and industrial hemp; interviews with the top cannabis activists, politicians, scientists, doctors, actors, musicians, and comedians; and your calls live at 347-994-1810.
NORML SHOW LIVE goes to the movies! Actor Hal B. Klein from indie favorites "Bottle Shock", "Killer Movie", & "Nobel Son" joins us to talk about (what else?) cooking! Hold on, there's a 420-angle to his recipes that will make the first hour quite lively. In our second hour, writer/director of the movie "Fix" Tao Ruspoli talks about his film, a race-against-time thriller starring Shane Andrews and Olivia Wilde. Join us every Saturday for live talk radio from the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws. Hosted by "Radical" Russ Belville, NORML SHOW LIVE features a recap of the week's top stories in medical marijuana, consumer cannabis, and industrial hemp; interviews with the top cannabis activists, politicians, scientists, doctors, actors, musicians, and comedians; and your calls live at 347-994-1810.
NORML SHOW LIVE provides you with exclusive access to Oregon's world-famous Cannabis Café, this Saturday Night from 6pm-8pm Pacific.You've read about it on the Reuters wire, New York Times, Times of London, and even Al Jazeera, USA Today, and the Associated Press will be bringing you the story soon, but only "Radical" Russ can get you inside the first café exclusively for Oregon's 21,000 medical marijuana cardholders.Madeline Martinez from Oregon NORML and the NORML Board joins us to describe how her vision of a cannabis café has become a reality. We also speak to the patients in the café enjoying cannabis liberty in a way few outside Amsterdam enjoy.We've upgraded to the latest 4G WiMax wireless techn
Tonight's show features a look at NORML activists from around the country who are making a difference for marijuana law reform in their local area. Linda Adler from the United States Virgin Islands chapter talks about creating a pot-smoker's paradise in the federal territory (no passport required!). Attorney David Clark from the Georgia chapter previews his new book on how to handle a marijuana charge. Plus activists from California and Colorado talk about the repercussions of the Obama Administration's memo to Justice to keep hands off state medical marijuana programs. It's live talk radio from the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws. Hosted by "Radical" Russ Belville, NORML SHOW LIVE features a recap of the week's top stories in medical marijuana, consumer cannabis, and industrial hemp; interviews with the top cannabis activists, politicians, scientists, doctors, actors, musicians, and comedians; and your calls live at 347-994-1810.
Back in studio for our special Halloweed show! Our guest is ROBERT PLATSHORN, a.k.a. "The Black Tuna". We'll be discussing his life as America's longest-imprisoned (30 years) non-violent marijuana offender, once referred to by President Carter's attorney general as one of the "slickest, most sophisticated pot smugglers of the 70's." Read all about it in Platshorn's book, "The Black Tuna Diaries". We're also broadcasting from the site of NORML's West Coast Media HQ Halloweed party, with guests such as Oregon NORML's Madeline Martinez and UrbAge Design's Scott Gordon. Plus your calls about the scariest marijuana moments in your life. It's live talk radio from the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws. Hosted by "Radical" Russ Belville, NORML SHOW LIVE features a recap of the week's top stories in medical marijuana, consumer cannabis, and industrial hemp; interviews with the top cannabis activists, politicians, scientists, doctors, actors, musicians, and comedians; and your calls live at 347-994-1810.
LIVE FROM CYPRESS HILL SMOKEOUT SPECIAL TIME 4PM! "Radical" Russ presents at the legalization panel at the biggest hip-hop cannabis expo in the nation. Live audio from Cheech & Chong 4:20 performance, plus first appearance by newly-reformed Sublime. Check out http://guerillaunion.com/smokeout for full lineup. Interviews with Adrianne Curry, Steve Bloom, PonyBoy of Los Marijuanos, Kottonmouth Kings, and more! Live talk radio from the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws. Hosted by "Radical" Russ Belville, NORML SHOW LIVE features a recap of the week's top stories in medical marijuana, consumer cannabis, and industrial hemp; interviews with the top cannabis activists, politicians, scientists, doctors, actors, musicians, and comedians; and your calls live at 347-994-1810.
This weekend, "Radical" Russ takes on all the top lies told by prohibitionists for a two-hour "Reefer Madness" special! From the idea that today's pot "is not your father's Woodstock Weed" to claims of schizophrenia, psychosis, cancer, lung disease, birth defects, and even "man boobs" being caused by marijuana use, to latest scare that taxes from legalized marijuana would not cover the public health costs of marijuana, "Radical" Russ breaks them all down and gives you the simple replies you need to easily win the debate. We're taking your calls all show long at 347-994-1810; ask us your reefer madness questions and we'll give you the science that debunks it.
Dr. Mitch Earleywine, recognized expert in alcohol and drug research and author of "Pot & Parenting" among other books, joins us to take your questions on the science of marijuana and and sociology of marijuana use. Then we also take calls on Nebraska bust of Yippie activist Dana Beal for 150lbs of marijuana and the firestorm my comments on that issue have generated. Join us live Saturday night at 6pm PT / 9pm ET and call in to (347) 994-1810.
LIVE FROM GREAT MIDWEST HARVEST FEST IN MADISON, WISCONSIN! -- Gary Storck from Wisconsin medmj advocacy group Is My Medicine Legal Yet with namesake of state's pending bill, Julie Rickert. Coalition for Medical Marijuana New Jersey's Jim Miller joins us as well as both men discuss efforts to make their states the 14th & 15th to protect patients using cannabis as medicine. A Jack Herer update from THCF's Paul Stanford, news from Cannabis Karri, and your calls live at 347-994-1810.
LIVE FROM NORML NATIONAL CONFERENCE IN SAN FRANCISCO! Day 3 of NORML CON, featuring the panel on Marijuana Legalization As a Local, State, Federal Revenue Stream In today’s sagging economy national, state and local leaders are looking for alternative streams of revenue. They should look no further than to America’s #1 cash crop: cannabis. Moderator: Dale Gieringer, Ph.D, Director, CA NORML
- Jon Gettman, Ph.D
- Rebecca Kaplan, Oakland City Council
- Mark Kleiman, Ph.D, UCLA
Then the panel on Cannabis and Athleticism Some of the nation’s top athletes discuss why today's pros are turning to cannabis — and away from alcohol and painkillers — off the field, and question why pro sports leagues are continuing to sanction those who do. Moderator: Steve Bloom, Author, Pot Culture; editor, celebstoner.com
- Toby Grear, MMA fighter
- Sean Neumann, Documentary Filmmaker; former ESPN producer
- Mark Stepnoski, Former All-Star NFL football player, NORML Advisory Board
- Rob Van Dam, Professional wrestler
Finally, we close 2009 NORML CON with Rick Steves, TV host/best-selling travel author, NORML Advisory Board
LIVE FROM NORML NATIONAL CONFERENCE IN SAN FRANCISCO! Day 2 of NORML CON, featuring the panel on Pot Politics 2009 and Beyond A record number of state legislatures debated marijuana law reform in 2009; a nationwide panel of experts discusses our progress. Moderator: Keith Stroup, Esq., NORML, Federal Legislation
- Chris Goldstein, Director, Penn. For Medical Marijuana
- Rob Kampia, Executive Director, Marijuana Policy Project
- Dan Linn, Executive Director, Illinois NORML
- Madeline Martinez, Director, Oregon NORML, member of NORML's board of directors
- Jesse Stout, former Director of RIPAC
- Ken Wolski, RN, Director, Coalition for Medical Marijuana NJ.
Then, lunch with travel author and NORML advisory board member Rick Steves presenting the ACLU DVD: 'Marijuana: Its Time for a Conversation'
Followed by the panel, Has support for legalization reached a critical mass/tipping point? According to national polls, public support for legalizing marijuana has never been higher. Why now? And how do we mobilize this public support into political change? Leaders in the drug law reform movement discuss these trends, and what they portend for future reform efforts. Moderator: Dave Fratello, Coast Campaign Group
- Dale Gieringer, Ph.D, Director, CA NORML; member of NORML's board of directors
- Rich Lee, Proprietor of 'Oaksterdam University' and Campaigner for 'The Regulate, Control, and Tax Cannabis Act of 2010'
- Harry Levine, Ph.D, Queens College
LIVE FROM NORML NATIONAL CONFERENCE IN SAN FRANCISCO! Day 1 of NORML CON, featuring the panel on Individual Patients, Caregivers, and Small Patient Collectives
- Patient and Caregiver rights under 215/SB420
- Possession: current caselaw and statutory law
- Cultivation: current caselaw and statutory law
- Transportation: current caselaw and statutory law
- Obtaining Cannabis: where and how to get it
- Patients Not Authorized to: distribute to other patients distribute "excess" to clubs engage in conduct harmful to others
- Cannabis Patient rights (or lack thereof): No right to protection from employment discrimination No protection from Feds or other states Student loans Section 8 housing
- Small collectives: formation, cultivating, obtaining of medicine, money considerations
- Interaction with Law Enforcement
Panelists:
- David Bearman
- Chris Conrad
- Omar Figueroa, Esq.
- Zenia Gilg, Esq.
- Frank Lucido
- Moderator: William Panzer, Esq.
LIVE FROM BOSTON FREEDOM RALLY! -- Special Time 3pm ET / Noon PT. Live 4:20 from Boston! Guests include Keith Stroup, Keith Saunders, MikeCann, Danny Danko, Chris Goldstein, Dr. Frank Lucido, and anyone else we can round up backstage. Live talk radio from the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws. Hosted by "Radical" Russ Belville, NORML SHOW LIVE features a recap of the week's top stories in medical marijuana, consumer cannabis, and industrial hemp; interviews with the top cannabis activists, politicians, scientists, doctors, actors, musicians, and comedians; and your calls live at 347-994-1810.
LIVE FROM PORTLAND HEMPSTALK IN PORTLAND, OREGON! -- Live talk radio from the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws. Hosted by "Radical" Russ Belville, NORML SHOW LIVE features a recap of the week's top stories in medical marijuana, consumer cannabis, and industrial hemp; interviews with the top cannabis activists, politicians, scientists, doctors, actors, musicians, and comedians; and your calls live at 347-994-1810.
DEBUT SHOW! Live talk radio from the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws.
1st Hr: Steve Fox (MPP), Mason Tvert (SAFER), and Paul Armentano (NORML) on their book "Marijuana is Safer: So Why Are We Driving People to Drink?"
2nd Hr; Mixed martial artist Toby "Tigerheart" Grear on California State Athletic Commission's bias against medical marijuana.