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The Russ Belville Show is the net’s most comprehensive news program, featuring headlines, in-depth news analysis, new music, timely interviews, and Radical Rants from one of America’s most prolific reformers.
Henry Rollins Doesn't Smoke , But Wants Marijuana Legal. Rollins recently spoke at the Oregon Marijuana Business Conference and we learn what else the actor and musician said.
Homeland Security secretary John Kelly calls marijuana “a potentially dangerous gateway drug”. Russ Belville comments in recent remarks.
Back from Boise Hempfest 2017 as Russ Bellville talks with Lori Duckworth, Cat Jeter, Craig Beresh, Cheryl Shuman, Megan Holt, and Adela Falk.
Russ Belville previews the Mount Doom (Boise) Hempfest in Mordor. Boise Hempfest 2017 is billed as a cannabis education event, featuring speakers, vendors and live music.
In the NEWS, Guam’s governor drops his support for his own legalization bill, citing the threat of Jeff Sessions as Attorney General;
In our CANNABIS FOCUS, New Trump Drug Czar Voted Against Marijuana Amendments in Congress;
In DRUG WAR DATA MINING, I answer the question whether people are moving for legal weed?;
In our CANNABIS COMMUNITY CHAT, we replay my conversation with Dr. Jordan Tischler about the importance of cannabis strains;
And in the RADICAL RANT, I take a look at things in Idaho that less harmful than marijuana;
Then in HOUR TWO, we take your calls at 650-LEGAL-MJ and take a deeper look at the wide world of weed.
Kevin Sabet's Project SAM Busted For Violations of California Campaign Laws and has agreed to pay thousands of dollars in fines for violating California campaign finance laws.
New Mexico Governor vetoes adding opioid use disorder as qualifying condition as Governor Susana Martinez vetoed House Bill 527 that would have made improvements to the state medical cannabis program.
Argentina's latest country to legalize medical cannabinoids; West Virginia and Utah provide contrasting religious views of pot; Maine proves drug testing for welfare is a wasteful failure.
Dallas Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones proposed at the Annual League Meeting in Phoenix last week that the NFL “drop its prohibition on marijuana use.”
South Africa Adult Use Marijuana by adults in their home is now decriminalized, now why doesn't America have that yet.
Good day, tokers and tokettes and non-toking lovers of liberty, it is Wednesday, March 29, 2017, and it’s got to be 4:20 somewhere in the world! It’s Episode #915 and coming up on today’s show…
In the NEWS, we have a new interim Drug Czar in the Trump Administration;
In our CANNABIS FOCUS, Project SAM’s coming after Oregon law enforcement’s report on Cole Memo violations;
In DRUG WAR DATA MINING, we look at the obscene amount of cash the cops are stealing under civil asset forfeiture;
In the WIDE WORLD OF WEED we get ready for a Supreme Court decision on Friday that may decriminalize dagga in South Africa;
And in the Radical RANT, I ask How will we sell tax and regulate on a $30 ounce?
Then in HOUR TWO we’ve got a fascinating look at ancient Chinese understanding of cannabis as medicine; Nevada’s liquor distributors want no part of pot;
President Trump's new opioid commission features four legalization opponents as Chris Christie will lead the new commission created Wednesday by executive order.
U.S. Democratic Senator Claire McCaskill is calling out Insys Therapeutics over the overdose epidemic in an effort to tackle the country's deadly opioid crisis.
Today we have Cannabis Radio News with Russ Belville and we ask the question, Do pot shop staffers lack training? What one study shows us. Talk about Non-refundable medical marijuana application fees. And the NFL's Continuing Marijuana Idiocy.
more on Russ gives us a look inside at the Congressional Cannabis Caucus, the joint political effort to pass marijuana reform.
Russ gives us a look inside at the Congressional Cannabis Caucus, the joint political effort to pass marijuana reform.
more on Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions Attorney General confirmation is imminent, and Russ does a review of State Marijuana Bills.
Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions Attorney General confirmation is imminent, and Russ does a review of State Marijuana Bills.
more on What Possible Policy Moves could be made by newly confirmed Attorney General Jeff Sessions? Russ Belville welcomes John Hudak from Brookings to discuss.
What Possible Policy Moves could be made by newly confirmed Attorney General Jeff Sessions? Russ Belville welcomes John Hudak from Brookings to discuss.
Russ broadcasts on location from the International Cannabis Business Conference in San Francisco and highlights interviews and speeches from Alex Rogers John Salley Tommy Chong and more
I visited the 3rd Annual Cannabis Collaborative Conference Highlights in Portland today and included in this podcast is a speech from attorney Amy Margolis on the merging of Oregon's medical and recreational marijuana programs and an interview with CCC founder Mary Lou Burton about the CCC's Pitch Portal.
Welcome to another episode of The Russ Belville Show, we look at California cities trying to ban personal indoor marijuana cultivation. And in our Drug War Data Mining we get financial data on the growth of marijuana stocks.
Oregon medical and recreational marijuana systems are getting merged and reworked by Legislature. Trump's invoking of Nixon's Tough on Crime, War on Drugs.
Sessions to State AG's "We don't need to be legalizing marijuana"; Jeff Sessions Doubling down on Reefer Madness, With full comments to state attorneys...
Dr. Mitch Earleywine on Smart Stoners, Marijuana Murders, and Overdose Aid; If It's A Fight They Want - The Oncoming Civil Cold War.
Addiction Specialist Joe Schrank on cannabis-assisted sobriety; Why Drug Testing for Unemployment and Welfare Benefits is Wrong.
California considers "marijuana sanctuary state" bill to prevent assistance to feds if they raid; New Quinnipiac Poll = 59% for Legalization; Legendary Cannabis Cultivator Ed Rosenthal on the Implementation of California's Prop 64; I Hate To Be The Guy Who Says "I Told You So," But I Told You So; Spicer Hints at DOJ Interference with Adult Use Marijuana Legalization.
US Senator is booed when he brings up the debunked gateway theory. US Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-GA) responded to a question from a constituent with multiple sclerosis who asked about his positions decriminalizing or legalizing marijuana.
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has placed the Syndros THC oral solution under Schedule II via FDA Approval.
Canada Cannabis Legalization Imminent as Canada's Liberal gov't is set to announce cannabis legalization will happen on July 1, 2018. Canada cannabis stocks soar on news of legalization date announcement.
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has placed the Syndros THC oral solution under Schedule II via FDA Approval.
Heritage Foundation outlines how Sessions can enforce federal pot laws; Marijuana raids by police are more deadly than marijuana itself.
US Senator is booed when he brings up the debunked gateway theory. US Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-GA) responded to a question from a constituent with multiple sclerosis who asked about his positions decriminalizing or legalizing marijuana.
California considers "marijuana sanctuary state" bill to prevent assistance to feds if they raid; New Quinnipiac Poll = 59% for Legalization; Legendary Cannabis Cultivator Ed Rosenthal on the Implementation of California's Prop 64; I Hate To Be The Guy Who Says "I Told You So," But I Told You So; Spicer Hints at DOJ Interference with Adult Use Marijuana Legalization.
Joined by Four-Time NBA Champion John Salley on the use of marijuana in basketball and other sports. John was the first player in NBA history to play on three different championship-winning franchises. Learn more about this legend HERE
New Jersey citizens rally to add conditions to their medical marijuana law. Oregon stakeholders agree on medical/adult-use program merging. And in today's Data Mining, the Marijuana industry is projected to create more jobs than manufacturing. How to be an ACTivist: Tips from US Reform Pros!
Jodie and Marc Emery Face Multiple Felony Charges in Toronto Cannabis Culture Raids. In our Cannabis Focus for today, Amanda Chicago Lewis on the Case...
I review Colorado's Marijuana Statistics with what’s happened with arrests, use, traffic safety, and crime in Colorado since it legalized marijuana for...
The Colorado House passes bills to cap home grows and finance cops to bust folks who grow too much cannabis. What's Really Inside Your Cannabis Vape Cartridge? We take a look at the US Sentencing Commission’s 2016 Report released today. We replay a 2015 interview with the CEO of Medical Marijuana Inc, Stu Titus. I review the DEA’s latest reiteration that hemp-derived CBD oil is illegal under federal law.
Jeff Sessions thinks Marijuana is "Only Slightly Less Awful" Than Heroin. Today we talk about how more drug testing for unemployment just needs Trump's...
Republican Congressman Introduces Bill to Decriminalize Marijuana Federally; Debunking Donald Trump Address on Drugs "Pouring Across Our Borders"...
A Colorado Congressman has a plan to stop Jeff Sessions from raiding legal marijuana states. Jeff Sessions Didn’t Actually Say Marijuana is "Only Slightly Less Awful" Than Heroin – it’s worse than that.
Dr. Mitch Earleywine on Smart Stoners, Marijuana Murders, and Overdose Aid; If It's A Fight They Want - The Oncoming Civil Cold War.
Sessions to State AG's "We don't need to be legalizing marijuana"; Jeff Sessions Doubling down on Reefer Madness, With full comments to state attorneys...
Addiction Specialist Joe Schrank on cannabis-assisted sobriety; Why Drug Testing for Unemployment and Welfare Benefits is Wrong.
Evolving Marijuana Policy Around the World, Private Prison Expert Patrick Nightingale from Law Enforcement Action Partnership. RANT: MPP's Rob Kampia...
On this special of The Russ Belville Show, we talk about lessons for Marijuana Activism from LGBT Activism. A look at the Cannabis Caucus and federal bills. And Clips from a decade of Radical Russ on the radio.
Moves are currently being made for Isreal to Decriminalize Marijuana; Baby Steps and Bombshell Bills in Virginia; GOP Reps. Fight for Federal Decriminalization...
The bill to end federal marijuana prohibition now has six bipartisan cosponsors. How the federal government’s pot farm in Mississippi is producing moldy weed for two federal patients.
Los Angeles votes to regulate recreational pot, but the sheriff warns that federal enforcement may be imminent. We look at the return of the men behind...
Today on The Russ Belville Show, The Story: Smoked Medical Cannabis Saved by Arkansas Senate; Tell Congress to Let States Decide Their Own Marijuana Policies (rad-r.us/yeshr1227); CDOT Says Most Colorado Tokers Drive Within 2 Hours of Toking; Canadian Lawyer Kirk Tousaw at last fall's ICBC in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Legalization in Canada; RANT: Senator Rob Portman's comments on gateway spiked marijuana show how they're going to use the heroin epidemic to attack marijuana.
more on Interviews from the floor of the Oregon Marijuana Business Conference in Eugene, Oregon, which featured a keynote address from Dr. Carl Hart and an special interview with Tommy Chong.
Russ Belville shares with us some audio from a Religious Perspectives Panel that was held at the Museum of Drug Policy, plus we hear how 420 Day was celebrated in New York City.
more on Russ Belville shares with us some audio from a Religious Perspectives Panel that was held at the Museum of Drug Policy, plus we hear how 420 Day was celebrated in New York City.
Russ Belville shares with us some audio from a Religious Perspectives Panel that was held at the Museum of Drug Policy, plus we hear how 420 Day was celebrated in New York City.
more on A United Nations special session met Tuesday to discuss global drug policy — the first U.N. meeting on the subject in nearly 20 years.
A United Nations special session met Tuesday to discuss global drug policy — the first U.N. meeting on the subject in nearly 20 years.
more on United Nations Roundtable on Drug Crime is featured as there is an ongoing United Nations special session to discuss global drug policy — the first U.N. meeting on the subject in nearly 20 years.
United Nations Roundtable on Drug Crime is featured as there is an ongoing United Nations special session to discuss global drug policy — the first U.N. meeting on the subject in nearly 20 years.
more on As activists gather for the upcoming United Nations General Assembly Special Session on Drugs, "Radical" Russ covers the NCIA Oregon Spring Cannabis Caucus; Patients Out of Time Conference in Baltimore, Maryland; SSDP Conference in Arlington, Virginia; DCMJ White House Seed Giveaway in Washington, DC; and the Cannabis Science & Policy Summit and other New York City marijuana events.
As activists gather for the upcoming United Nations General Assembly Special Session on Drugs, "Radical" Russ covers the NCIA Oregon Spring Cannabis Caucus; Patients Out of Time Conference in Baltimore, Maryland; SSDP Conference in Arlington, Virginia; DCMJ White House Seed Giveaway in Washington, DC; and the Cannabis Science & Policy Summit and other New York City marijuana events.
more on What can we do to fix the problems in medical marijuana between the states and the federal government?
What can we do to fix the problems in medical marijuana between the states and the federal government?
more on How can Gov. Brown appoint a new California medical marijuana czar, Lori Ajax, without any personal, family, or friends experience with cannabis?
How can Gov. Brown appoint a new California medical marijuana czar, Lori Ajax, without any personal, family, or friends experience with cannabis?
more on Russ recounts the reporting of Radley Balko on the horrific body cavity search performed by cops in South Carolina over drugs that were never found.
Russ recounts the reporting of Radley Balko on the horrific body cavity search performed by cops in South Carolina over drugs that were never found.
Judge Me By My Work, Not By My Urine: My Testimony Supporting Oregon SB 301, a Bill to Stop Employment Discrimination based on Legal Substance Use, plus the California Cannabis Regulations Panel from the International Cannabis Business Conference featuring California Regulator Lori Ajax, Cannabis Growers Alliance head Hezekiah Allen, Cannabiz Attorney Luke Stanton and more.
Welcome to another episode of The Russ Belville Show, we look at California cities trying to ban personal indoor marijuana cultivation. And in our Drug War Data Mining we get financial data on the growth of marijuana stocks.
Russ broadcasts on location from the International Cannabis Business Conference in San Francisco and highlights interviews and speeches from Alex Rogers John Salley Tommy Chong and more
I visited the 3rd Annual Cannabis Collaborative Conference Highlights in Portland today and included in this podcast is a speech from attorney Amy Margolis on the merging of Oregon's medical and recreational marijuana programs and an interview with CCC founder Mary Lou Burton about the CCC's Pitch Portal.
We're joined today by Creed Leffler to discuss using Cannabis for Cerebral Palsy, and his efforts to reschedule cannabis. And Reefer Madness' Greatest Hits: The Attorney General Sessions.
Oregon medical and recreational marijuana systems are getting merged and reworked by Legislature. Trump's invoking of Nixon's Tough on Crime, War on Drugs.
What Possible Policy Moves could be made by newly confirmed Attorney General Jeff Sessions? Russ Belville welcomes John Hudak from Brookings to discuss.
Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions Attorney General confirmation is imminent, and Russ does a review of State Marijuana Bills.
Russ gives us a look inside at the Congressional Cannabis Caucus, the joint political effort to pass marijuana reform.
Today we have Cannabis Radio News with Russ Belville and we ask the question, Do pot shop staffers lack training? What one study shows us. Talk about Non-refundable medical marijuana application fees. And the NFL's Continuing Marijuana Idiocy.
North Dakota Medical Marijuana being eviscerated by legislature and legislators are now figuring out how to regulate medical marijuana in the state.
Decriminalization in America discussed although medical marijuana available to half of America and recreational available to 65 million people in 8 states.
International reformer Michael Krawitz, with Veterans for Medical Cannabis Access (VMCA), on progress on UN Drug Conventions, and veterans' medical marijuana access.
The Truth About Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome, a condition that may be caused by chronic cannabis use characterized by recurrent nausea, vomiting and crampy abdominal pain.
The Russ Belville Show highlights some of the most memorable moments in 2016 from the program including interviews in studio and on-location.
Indica and Sativa don't mean what you think they do. A lot of confusion surrounds cannabis and the chemistry of the plant.
Cannabis on Campus discussed. Even though your state legalized marijuana it may be illegal at your college or university. Just because marijuana is legal statewide does not mean it’s OK to use on campus.
Is It Still Civil Disobedience If It Makes A Profit? Russ offers commentary following Canada’s best-known marijuana activists Marc and Jodie Emery were arrested by police in Montreal for their role in opening six new outlets for their Cannabis Culture marijuana dispensary franchise.
6th Straight 2016 Poll Shows Majority Supports Legalization as The Harris Poll is the latest and probably last in 2016 to ask about marijuana legalization.
New DEA CBD Rule Causing Commotion as they filed a final rule notice to establish a Controlled Substances Code Number for “marihuana extract.”
Today we have the pleasure of speaking with John Hudak of Brookings Institute on the recent selection of Rep. Tom Price for Dept of Health & Human Services.
Today we are talking about Kangen Water for cannabis plants with the Kangen Queens, Mahalath and Natasha and ripping the reefer madness off one Idaho columnist.
A look at Portland Weed Week with director Cory Wray; Dr. Mitch answers questions on he latest cannabis studies; how the feds could still muck up state legalization.
Russ discusses the Digital Drug Test Divide, drug testing at work and how Cannabis is creating a new digital divide.
Where's the NRA on Pot User Gun Rights as concerns rise about an ATF decision that marijuana users have no right to pack heat, plus the War Between Booze and Weed.
2016 Marijuana Election Night is Revisited, plus Russ discusses the fate of the cannabis industry once Jeff Sessions is appointed the new United States Attorney General.
Arkansas Issue 7 Disqualified By Supreme Court as they disqualified a medical marijuana proposal that will appear on the ballot in the November Election, ruling that it failed to receive enough qualified signatures. , Ryan Denham responds to the Arkansas Issue 7 Rejection.
Colorado legal marijuana industry has contributed an economic impact of $2.39 billion in 2015, according to research released Tuesday.
Today Russ will be diving in on the TV ad sported by Jim MacMahon former NFL player that's supporting Prop 205, and we'll start debunking other national ads against other propositions nationwide.
Today we talk about new poll's coming out of Arkansas and Massachusetts, Dr. Mitch Earleywine discuss's why the FDA believes marijuana isn't medicine, and a new study that isolates the cannabinoid receptors, And information on North Dakota's Question 5.
New Anti-Reform ads from opponents on different ballots, and media in Boston starting to debunking crazy reefer madness claims, and the"This is your brain, And this is your brain on drugs" guy and how he really feels about pot.
Today we talk about Donald Trump at the 3rd Debate, we will also be talking about claims that MMJ reform leads to more high school drop out's, and a heads up on another amendment in Colorado, but its not on cannabis.
We're discussing the marijuana polls going on nationwide, along with Prop 64 myth's, and today's Radical rant we will be swatting dragonfly.
This episode we talk about the view on other drug users and the fight that us, as cannabis users are making for other drugs by stating that weed is so much more "safe".
Chad Thompson, Architect and Author of The Sensible Marijuana Ordinance, talks about how Ohio Marijuana Decriminalization in 5 Cities might be Imminent.
Russ is live for day 2, from the International Cannabis Business Conference in Vancouver, B.C.
As a Representative of House District 44, which covers the Central Billings Heights, Kari Boiter talks to Russ about shifting Montana interests and about Medical marijuana in Montana.
ICBC 2016 Vancouver Highlights as Russ Belville reports on location from the International Cannabis Business Conference at the Vancouver Hyatt Regency.
Today's show has got my reactions from the Prop 64 Debate in Sacramento and more you didn't here from the debate.
Today we will be talking about the debate to take place in Sacramento for Prop 64 to legalize marijuana for in California.
Candidate for United States Representative, AZ 4th District, Mikel Wisser joins us today to tell us how he got into marijuana reform and tells us what his district is like.
Jim Borghesani is the Communications Director for the Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol and is pushing for Yes on 4 in Massachusetts.
BDS Analytics have released their reports and they show Oregon's marijuana market has just about doubled in the past 6 months. Oregon sold 12.5 million dollars in retail.
Today we cover Keith Lamont Scott's shooting in North Carolina. We dissect why the situation escalated, and what pot had to do with Keith's right to possess that firearm.
Today on The Russ Belville Show we're joined by David Boyer from the Regulate Maine Campaign. David talks about Maine's Question 1 to legalize marijuana for adults 21 and over and their social clubs that would make them the first state to make private cannabis clubs legal.
Russ Belville speaks with Kayvan Khalatbari about the Denver social marijuana use initiative on the ballot this election season.
Russ Belville speaks one-on-one with former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura on his new book, "Marijuana Manifesto", presidential politics, and whether he'd jump into the marijuana business.
Study Shows Marijuana Use Lowers BMI as cannabis use is associated with lower body mass index (BMI) over time.
Pharma Company Funding Anti-Marijuana Legalization Worried About Losing Business according to article written in the Intercept.
Stanford University is Researching Roadside Marijuana Saliva and Russ Belville explains why he thinks a Roadside Marijuana Saliva Test is a waste of time.
Emerald Triangle Sexual Abuse as Cosmopolitan Magazine Examines the apparent epidemic of sexual abuse and trafficking on the marijuana farms of the 'Emerald Triangle'.
Marijuana Movement and Drug Prejudice, plus new polls in California, Arizona, and Florida as we prepare for nine states to vote on marijuana November 8th.
Multiple Arkansas Medical Marijuana Initiatives discussed as Ryan Denham from Arkansas Compassion talks about the initiatives crowding on the 2016 ballot.
Russ Belville shares with listeners the complete history of the Stoners Against Legalization movement in a Radical Rant.
Weed Blacklist Creator Norman Scoullar talks to Russ Belville about WeedMaps fake reviews of pot businesses that may be tainted by thousands of potentially fraudulent comments.
Menstrual Marijuana Products and State Fair Cannabis as we hear from Whoopi & Maya's Co-Founder & Infuser Maya Elisabeth.
Russ discusses the argument of the Drug War as a Tool or Cause of Police Racism. Plus, a Study Shows Why Children Like Marijuana Edibles.
Hemp and Government discussed as Russ Belville continues his extensive recap of highlights and exclusive interviews from the 25th Anniversary of Seattle Hempfest 2016.
Unraveling the Scheduling of Cannabis as marijuana will remain on the government's list of most highly regulated and dangerous drugs
Russ Belville recaps and reviews Hempfest Seattle 2016 with on-stage highlights and some exclusive interviews backstage from the main event stage from the 25th anniversary event.
Coachella Will Be Known For Weed, Too as Russ Belville welcomes Justin Beck, the CEO of Cultivation Technologies Inc.
Russ Belville talks about Sex and Weed with HIGH TIMES Stoner Sex Columnist Hyapatia Lee
Russ Belville shares with us some highlights from the of the inaugural Boise Hempfest 2016. Boise’s inaugural Hempfest, held in Julia Davis Park, drew plenty of marijuana enthusiasts despite the plant’s still-outlawed status in Idaho.
People Smoking Pot is a Good Thing thanks to a new Gallup survey finds that 13 percent of all Americans admitting to current marijuana use.
Marijuana Use, Comedy, Strain Reviews, and Science plus, Cannabis Q and A with Dr Mitch and Russ plays back some highlights from Indo Expo Portland 2016
Show-818-Marijuana and Alcohol Increase Risk For Unsafe Sex
Marijuana and alcohol use both lead to unique sexual effects and somewhat risky sexual behavior according to a new study..
In the study, published this week in the Archives of Sexual Behavior by researchers affiliated with New York University's Center for Drug Use and HIV Research, researchers talked to adults about their sexual experiences while stoned and while drunk.
Plus:
-A study on marijuana vs. booze on sex.
-Chris Olson from Portland's Indo Expo this weekend
-Bree Whitehead from Stoned Media Group and Stoned Girls
-Analyzing Gary Johnson's Town Hall Performance
President Obama issued a record-breaking amount of commutations by reducing the sentences of 214 federal inmates. More than the past 9 presidents combined.
Puerto Rico Medical Marijuana Sales Move Closer, following an executive order by the governor in May 2015, Puerto Rico medical marijuana sales are just months away.
Marijuana grows are the new “meth houses ” says the DEA as they comment on growing operations in Colorado.
Oakland Pot Licensing Dilemma as Oakland’s new medical cannabis laws, intended to right the perceived wrongs of the U.S. war on drugs, are the focus of a fierce political fight at City Hall.
Russ explains why marijuana legalizers need to vote for Hillary Clinton on the night she accepts the Democratic Party's nomination for President.
Peter Ogburn chimes in from Day 3 of the 2016 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, plus Russ explains why I'm Still Bernie Or Bust.
Russ Belville discusses highlights coming out of Day Two of the Democratic National Convention 2016 in Philadelphia.
Editor at Freedom Leaf magazine and Philly.com columnist Chris Goldstein reports from the Democratic National Convention 2016 in Philadelphia, plus Russ responds to the Democrats Reaction to the DNC Email Leak.
Russ Belville discusses how Republican nominee Donald Trump may call for building a border wall keeping to keep out immigrants coming in from Mexico but that will not stop the drugs coming in.
Oregon state traffic data for 2014 also show an increase in the overall driving fatality rate of over ten percent. However, critics note that following the passage of marijuana legalization, police are prioritizing the detection of marijuana-impaired drivers and are increasing their own education on how to spot such drivers. Driving fatalities, they counter, are influenced by alcohol DUIs, which increased, as well as lower gas prices leading to more miles traveled.
Plus:
-The ridiculous marijuana testing thresholds in American sports.
-Fighting for Religious Ganja Sacrament Use is Wasted Effort
-Sheldon Adelson - Billionaire Buzzkiller
Willie's Reserve debuts this month in Washington August in Colorado as Country music icon Willie Nelson will soon start selling Willie's Reserve marijuana in Colorado and Washington state.
Plus:
-Study shows booze makes you aggro pot makes you mellow
-California patients have nothing to fear from Prop 64
-Ganja & The Gridiron
The Arguments Against Legalizing Marijuana in 2016 Part 1 & 2, and the marijuana industry increasingly legal has a voracious energy appetite.
The Democrats and Marijuana on the Party Platform as The Democratic Party endorsed a "reasoned pathway to future legalization" of marijuana and called for it to be downgraded in the Controlled Substances Act.
Colorado reaches almost half-billion in pot sales in just five months. Synthetic Pot Zombie Outbreak In Brooklyn. Plus, we listen in to the Cannabis Hemp Conference 2016 All-Star Canadian Activism Panel.
A Tribute to NORML's Allen St. Pierre, plus Russ Belville brings us coverage of Cannabis Hemp Conference 2016 held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
California Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom keynotes the 2016 National Cannabis Industry Association’s Cannabis Business Summit & Expo in Oakland, California. Newsom addressed his support of the cannabis legalization initiative in the State of California, the Adult Use of Marijuana Act. The California Gubernatorial candidate is running for Governor of California in 2018, is a key supporter of marijuana reform and legalization and is an advocate of embracing a legitimate cannabis industry.
Marijuana Policy Project Executive Director Rob Kampia speaks with Russ Belville on location from the 2016 NCIA Cannabis Business Summit.
Fired Up Lawyer and Charlo's Place as Russ Belville talks with the Fired Up Lawyer Lauren Vazquez and the host of the streaming video series Charlo's Place, Charlo Greene.
Russ Belville discusses how the Smart Approaches to Marijuana, group, has announced the resignation of a leader over comments on the Orlando Massacre
Three Montana Marijuana Initiatives competing in the state for the November ballot, Russ Belville weighs the good and the bad.
Clearing up misconceptions about marijuana rescheduling: What it means for existing state systems. Marijuana Debate in a Brookings Institute study as DEA has announced it will rule on a rescheduling this summer, a common concern has emerged in the cannabis reform community.
Russ Belville speaks with Bruce Dietzen , who built an environmentally friendly sports car made from cannabis hemp. The environmentally friendly car even runs on recycled agricultural waste.
Russ Belville reports on the mass terrorist shooting in Orlando where an armed terrorist sprayed a Downtown Orlando night club, killing 49 and wounding 53 .
A chat with former State Dept. Employee Gabe Chorno, on his time with the provisional government in Iraq and how he'd have been treated if he violated State Department security protocols.
More clips from the Aspen Legal Seminar, including Michigan Family Law Attorney Natalie Alane and Famed Trial Attorney Gerry Goldstein on Antonin Scalia.
Highlights from the NORML Aspen Legal Seminar include a personal drug war tale from the former US Attorney for Kansas, Barry Grissom.
A new legalization poll, gummi meth for kids, and Dr. Carl Hart lectures on cannabis and racism at the NORML Aspen Legal Seminar.
Selected clips from presenters at Day 1 of the NORML Aspen Legal Seminar, featuring Paul Armentano, Sheriff Joe DiSalvo, Pat Oglesby, Courtney Moran, more.
Interview with Becca Williams, host of "Marijuana Straight Talk" on Free Speech TV, seen on DirecTV, Dish Network, and Roku.
A special tribute to Michael J. Kennedy as the award bearing his name is given to Gerry Goldstein.
Cannabis Radio News Director Russ Belville delves into sixteen details about the Ohio medical marijuana bill awaiting Gov. Kasich's signature.
A DC marijuana smoke in near the White House with DCMJ and Weed for Warriors, plus a panel interview on the Adult Use of Marijuana Act.
If you're anti-AUMA, you're no better than Kevin Sabet, the cops, the prison guards, the rehabs, and the drug testers that want to keep me criminal.
Russ goes off on a Huffington Post article calling for sin taxes on sugar in sodas. DEA raids Montana Budz, state's largest medical marijuana provider.
Chip Hailstone from NatGeo's Life Below Zero and
More interviews from my time in Anchorage this weekend at the Northwest Cannabis Classic
The second Northwest Cannabis Classic trade show over the weekend had plenty of free giveaways, including marijuana leaf stickers and lighters.
Russ best explains the ambiance Live from Pot Luck Events in Anchorage that he covers on this episode in the following High Times Radical Rant.
Russ Belville reports on the second day from the spring Marijuana Business Conference Orlando 2016 and Expo at Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center in Osceola County, Florida.
Russ Belville reports on the first day from the spring Marijuana Business Conference Orlando 2016 and Expo at Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center.
Hundreds of people marched through downtown Fort Worth, Texas on Saturday to rally for the legalization of marijuana as part of the Global Cannabis March.
The Vermont House has voted overwhelmingly against a Senate-passed plan to legalize, tax and regulate marijuana.
Now that the Adult Use of Marijuana Act will qualify for the California ballot, it is unacceptable for marijuana reformers to oppose it
On April 30 and May 1, downtown Athens, Georgia held the 38th annual Human Rights Festival. Despite the humidity and periods of unpredictable rain, festival goers and marchers carried on to speak out against the injustices in the world and spread the word of love. Also on Toker Talk Radio, Experiencing Cannabigotry in Florida.
A collection of clips from the past two weeks of travels from coast to coast features today's pickup of the East Coast Unity Cypher from Rosemary Wallace of Columbia (SC) NORML.
Highlights from the Oregon Marijuana Business Conference include Dr. Carl Hart discussing the lack of meaningful differences in crack vs. cocaine, meth vs. Adderall, and opiates vs. heroin.
Interviews from the floor of the Oregon Marijuana Business Conference in Eugene, Oregon, which featured a keynote address from Dr. Carl Hart and an special interview with Tommy Chong.
Russ Belville shares with us some audio from a Religious Perspectives Panel that was held at the Museum of Drug Policy, plus we hear how 420 Day was celebrated in New York City.
United Nations Roundtable on Drug Crime is featured as there is an ongoing United Nations special session to discuss global drug policy — the first U.N. meeting on the subject in nearly 20 years.
A United Nations special session met Tuesday to discuss global drug policy — the first U.N. meeting on the subject in nearly 20 years.
As activists gather for the upcoming United Nations General Assembly Special Session on Drugs, "Radical" Russ covers the NCIA Oregon Spring Cannabis Caucus; Patients Out of Time Conference in Baltimore, Maryland; SSDP Conference in Arlington, Virginia; DCMJ White House Seed Giveaway in Washington, DC; and the Cannabis Science & Policy Summit and other New York City marijuana events.
What can we do to fix the problems in medical marijuana between the states and the federal government?
How can Gov. Brown appoint a new California medical marijuana czar, Lori Ajax, without any personal, family, or friends experience with cannabis?
Russ recounts the reporting of Radley Balko on the horrific body cavity search performed by cops in South Carolina over drugs that were never found.
We've already legalized medical marijuana in 23 states and recreational marijuana in 4 states. Why do divided marijuana activists insist on re-inventing the wheel when it comes to marijuana law reform?
A new saliva swab test is being unveiled to catch marijuana-using drivers in California.
A Twitter discussion with the prohibitionist behind Two Is Enough DC 2014 inspires Russ to identify common prohibitionist logic fails
Russ recounts his Facebook discussion with a California stoner who thinks legalization will make things worse and doesn't want to legalize an ounce and six plants because people who have more than an ounce or six plants would still go to jail.
DCMJ, a pro-marijuana legalization group led by longtime activist Adam Eidinger, will bring a 51-foot replica joint to the White House for a protest tomorrow afternoon.
Russ describes the process of getting a medical marijuana card online for California that then makes him legal to smoke pot in five other medical marijuana states with reciprocity.
Gov. Gary Johnson thinks President Obama will deschedule marijuana on his way out of office. Washington DC activist Adam Eidinger will march a 51-foot joint that reads "OBAMA DESCHEDULE MARIJUANA" as part of this Saturday's White House protest and smoke-in
We discuss the latest study lighting up the mainstream media that says smoking marijuana as a young adult leads to worse outcomes in life in middle age.
Russ explains how legalizing marijuana ends probable cause for police harassment generated by the excuse that they or their K-9 officers smell marijuana.
Today's show features a marijuana driving studies update showing far less risk than previously believed. Previous analyses have suggested that marijuana increases a risk of crash by double, but these marijuana driving studies show a risk increase of just 20 to 30 percent, which is less risk than one finds from having another person in the car or being a driver over age 60.
Russ has the Arizona Black Market Marijuana Blues in an inspired rant that imagines trying to buy milk if it were prohibited.
Today's show takes a long look at Pennsylvania, which may become the 24th medical marijuana state. Patrick Nightingale from Pittsburgh NORML joins us to discuss the bill and I tackle the bigger picture in the Radical Rant. Plus we've got a Stupid Prohibition Story and some new data on marijuana sales in America.
On today's episode: racist drug war confirmed in a stunning quote revealed by Harper's Magazine from Nixon's domestic policy advisor
Alexis Bortell, 10-year-old epilepsy patient, is one-year seizure free thanks to cannabis. Russ Belville speaks with Alexis. Alexis was featured on February 29th when Alexis spoke to a crowd of marijuana advocates and concerned parents at the Southwest Cannabis Conference & Expo in downtown Fort Worth.
Discussing Colorado Industrial Hemp with Morris Beegle, the President and Founder of Colorado Hemp Company as part of our Extended Hempday Humpday Update with Doug Fine (author of Hemp Bound: Dispatches from the Front Lines of the Next Agricultural Revolution) .
New Washington Hemp Law discussed as Russ Belville speaks with Joy Beckerman, the Industrial Hemp Advisor with the Northwest Farmers Union and the President of Hemp Ace International.
Marijuana and Menopause : Can Cannabis Cool Hot Flashes? Russ Belville discusses the subject with Melissa Slavin, who co-authored with Dr. Mitch Earleywine on a Research Article entitled
Expectancy mediated effects of marijuana on menopause symptoms.
Feeling the Bern in Michigan as Russ gets into US Presidential Election Talk and Super Tuesday 2 , talking about if #BernieOrBust Must Accept Deaths from Botched Abortions then Hillary Clinton Extortionists Must Accept Deaths in Iraq and Libya, plus Bernie Sanders Michigan Win and Hillary Clinton is Running Out of Confederate States.
We Need To Promote Citizen Democracy, Not Stifle It. As the cannabis legalization movement continues to progress across the US, States from Alaska to the Nation’s Capital have passed laws that directly contradict Federal policy.
Talking about Competing Marijuana Initiatives as Marijuana is set to be a hot political subject between now and Election Day 2016.
More SWCC 2016 Fort Worth Coverage continues as Russ Belville speaks with Nishi Whitely and Ian Ben Weiss from MyChronicRelief.com and CannaProfessors.com.
Montel Williams Talks About Medical Marijuana as we hear his keynote speech given at the SouthWest Cannabis Conference and Expo.
Medical Marijuana for NFL Players discussed as former NFL football players Marvin Washington, Ricky Williams, and Jim McMahon discussed cannabis in the NFL on a panel at the Southwest Cannabis Conference and Expo. Russ Belville talks to those players that spoke.
Alexis Bortell, a 10-Year-Old Medical Marijuana Refugee Returns to Texas and spoke to a crowd at the SW Cannabis Conference & Expo in downtown Fort Worth.
Why Shouldn’t Oregon Marijuana Medical and Recreational Programs Merge? That's the focus of a recent blog post Russ Belville wrote about the possible result of Oregon bill 1511 would be two buildings that sell marijuana and cannabis products.
The People vs. Erin O' Neil California medical marijuana grow case discussed as Russ Belville speaks with her defense attorney Joseph Tully.
Stoners Against Legalization Protecting Medical Marijuana Profits as proof surfaces that it’s about medical marijuana prohibition profits, not the patients.
CannaCon 2016 Seattle On Location as Russ Belville broadcasts from the expo hall from the world’s largest cannabis trade event,
International Cannabis Business Conference 2016 coverage continues as Russ Belville speaks with California Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, John W. Lee (director for the Americans For Policy Reform (AFPR) and a proponent of the Marijuana Control, Legalization and Revenue Act of 2016 or MCLR.
Tommy on 2016 Presidential Election and Donald Trump and how he has affected the race, plus a slew of marijuana issues as speaks with Russ Belville on location from the International Cannabusiness Conference 2016 in San Francisco.
We learn about the proposed Denver Marijuana Lounge Initiative as Russ Belville talks with Denver NORML executive director Jordan Person. Last month, Denver NORML announced a new effort to enact a municipal voter initiative this year in Denver to legalize the social use of marijuana in certain venues within the city.
Russ moderates an International Cannabis Business Conference Special Panel with featured speakers Anthony Johnson, Debby Goldsberry, and Ngaio Bealum
as we learn the latest research on pot vs. drinking, opiate dependency, IQ, migraines, and obesity.
From the 2016 Cannabis Collaborative Conference in Portland, Russ Belville speaks with former 2-time NBA all star Cliff Robinson aka Uncle Spliffy.
Oregon Medical Marijuana Chickens Coming Home to Roost; New Mexico Poll Support 61 Percent for Legalization plus Russ Belville has an extended interview with Canada's Prince of Pot, Marc Emery.
Marijuana Prohibition a Myth Says Boise State Professor Cody Jorgenson as we hear back his comments during the Idaho Marijuana Town Hall at BSU last week
On location from the New Approach Idaho & Boise State University’s Students For Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) for a much-anticipated Townhall Meeting to discuss the marijuana issue in Idaho.
Missouri True Legalization Campaign Evading Financial Disclosure Laws & Reality as The Missouri Cannabis Restoration and Protection Act, a.k.a. Missouri True Legalization or The MO-CRaP Act, has come under scrutiny for possibly evading Missouri campaign finance laws. Under the statutes, all political committees must report the name, address, occupation and employer of anyone contributing $100 or more, either in a single donation or over the course of a campaign.. Radical' Russ Belville is in the Eye of an Oregon Marijuana Hurricane; California Decrim and Med Marijuana Do Not Go Far Enough;
International, National, and California Cannabis Updates with Stephanie Bishop; Marijuana smugglers freak out, turn selves over to 911; Kids say marijuana's not risky but are using it less; Border Patrol Madman can't see difference between 'Legal' and 'Just' In the news, MPP planning Ohio medical marijuana drive
I'd Rather Be Strongly Wrong Than Weakly Right; Church will use pot extract at Capitol — medical marijuana supporters cringe; Vermont and Rhode Island beat Colorado in teen marijuana use; Doug Fine's Hempday Humpday Update
Now Arizona Wants to Criminalize Pregnant Medical Marijuana Patients. According to a recent article, Rep. Kelly Townsend, R-Mesa, introduced House Bill 2061 to remove pregnant women from the list of patients that can qualify for medical marijuana. But in order for her bill to become law, she’ll most likely need three-fourths of the votes in both houses to amend the voter-backed Medical Marijuana Act.
How Many Ways Can We Complain About California Legalization; Prosecutorial Shenanigans Falsely Condemn 4 in Alaska to 18 Years With No Recourse
Ten Prisoners Serving Life for Pot, Both Conservatives and Liberals to Blame for Drug War
Maine Governor's Racist Comments About Heroin Epidemic in the Cannabis Radio News. Behind the Headlines, Michigan Prosecutors and Crime Labs Collude to Bust Medical Marijuana Patients. In the Drug War Data Mining segment, Russ Belville talks about Society for Human Resource Management on Medical vs Legal States Drug Testing.Plus, Russ speaks with Lynnette Shaw, Godmother of California Medical Marijuana Dispensaries about How her Case Rebuked the DEA's Medical Marijuana Raids and in the radical rant, Russ talks about If Making a Murderer's Cops Shocked You, You've Been Ignoring the Drug War.
Three Years In And Colorado Is Still Functioning With Legal Marijuana in Drug War Data Mining, plus Russ Belville discusses the announcement of Gary Johnson's Presidential bid with the Libertarian Party and although he supports it he doesn't see how any third party candidate could win the Presidency. Plus, a Doug Fine Hempday Humpday Update.
Russ Belville discusses The History of Drug Testing in America, speaks with Christine Gordon, the VP of the Missouri Cannabis Restoration and Protection Act in Activist Agenda. Plus, A deputy who works for a Northern California anti-narcotics task force is facing felony drug charges after he was arrested delivering $2 million worth of marijuana to someone in Pennsylvania.
Does Marijuana Legalization Reduce Alcohol Use as the legalization of recreational marijuana in some states has prompted research to assess the impact of legal marijuana versus the consumption of alcohol. Also, Washington Legal Marijuana Prices Continue to Drop.
Marijuana Policy Project Discusses Four States' 2016 Marijuana Legalization Initiatives; USPS Says Marijuana Ads In The Mail Are Illegal; Pharma Bro Might Do Time for Securities Fraud.
Active Duty Dallas Cop Says Legalize All Drugs; Solicitor General Urges SCOTUS to Reject Colorado Legalization Case; Medical Marijuana Chicken Littles.
Legalization Leads To Fewer Kids Smoking, Drinking, Toking, and Drugging; Rohrabacher-Farr Amendment Passes Again, Banning DoJ MedMJ Interference; It Takes Compromise to Legalize Marijuana.
Cannabis Legalization by Legislation in Vermont; The Troubling Tale of Robert Nkemdiche
Marijuana vs. Obesity, Epilepsy, and Liver Cancer; Check Current Law Before Criticizing Legalization
Explaining Amendments to Sean Parker Legalization Initiative, plus the argument from fellow Stoners Against Legalization that Hate Sean Parker's Initiative.
Reports from Day 1 of the 2015 International Drug Policy Reform Conference in Alexandria, Virginia, plus Russ Belville speaks exclusively with Jeff Mizanskey, the man who walked out of a Missouri prison several months ago a free man after spending 21 years behind bars.
Russ Belville reports on breaking news out of San Bernardino, California , the site of a deadly shooting at a center for people with developmental disabilities. Plus in the news, Mexico's president condemns legal marijuana push amid national debate.
Maryland Dispensaries and Homegrown Marijuana; Can't We Let Potheads Have Guns, Not No-Fly-Listers
Russ Belville speaks at a Women Grow event in Columbus, Ohio. Plus, More Ohio Marijuana Vote Fallout, and he also speaks with Texas-based attorney and former Starke County district attorney Walter Crowell in the Cops Say Legalize Drugs segment.
Colombia to Legalize Medical Marijuana, plus how does marijuana legalization affect Native American tribes as Russ Belville broadcass on location from Negril,Jamaica following the weekend-long High Times Cannabis Cup.
ReformCA Drops Initiative, Board Majority Backs Sean Parker's Initiative; New Jersey Appeals Court Reverses Child Endangerment Charges Over Pot
Comparing Eight New States' Cannabis Legalizations to Five States' Existing Legalization, plus we get to hear a presentation by Russ Belville he gave to the attendees of the NW Cannabis Classic in Portland, Oregon.
Behind the Headlines features a portion of a Reform Conference panel featuring LEAPs Diane Goldstein. The Drug War and the Militarization of Police Practices, plus Drug War Data Ming offers some real facts behind recently released Colorado crime stats.
Russ Belville discusses how DEA head Chuck Rosenberg is Calling Medical Marijuana A ''Joke''. Plus, Russ welcomes Caitlin Sinatra, the author of Let's Talk About Marijuana: A story-based guidebook providing adults and youth with real life situations to invite an open-ended discussion around the topic of marijuana
Cannabis Q&A with Dr. Mitch Earleywine; Deborah Small on Drug War Reparations; Mexicans Oppose Legalization?
Russ Belville broadcasts on location from the 2015 International Drug Policy Reform Conference in Washington DC with activists from all areas of drug law reform and harm reduction.
Talking NFL Cannabis Policy and Medical Cannabis Advocacy as Russ Belville discusses NFL vs THC with Michael Cindrich, San Diego Criminal Defense Attorney and co-founder of the Gridiron Cannabis Coalition.
"Radical" Russ addresses Columbus Women Grow post-Issue 3; Behind the Sioux burning their marijuana crop; Can Snoop Save LivWell?; Ohio man murdered over 1lb of medmj.
Dr. Mitch Earleywine in our Cannabis Q&A new legalization poll data from Canada; understanding Washington THC and driving data; Rant: Will Only Perfect Capitalist Legalization Pass Muster Now?
Doug Fine's Hempday Humpday Update; Richard Lee of ReformCA bolts for Sean Parker AUMA Initiative; crime spree at drug testing lab threatens hundreds of Oregon criminal cases; what to buy on Green Friday.
Doug Fine's Hempday Humpday Update; Richard Lee of ReformCA bolts for Sean Parker AUMA Initiative; crime spree at drug testing lab threatens hundreds of Oregon criminal cases; what to buy on Green Friday.
Damon Barrett discusses European legalization at Reform Conference; Conserving California pot water; The myth of 'social drinking'; marijuana use and employment.
Cannabis Q&A with Dr. Mitch Earleywine; Deborah Small on Drug War Reparations; Mexicans Oppose Legalization?
Reports from Day 1 of the 2015 International Drug Policy Reform Conference in Alexandria, Virginia.
Live from #ReformConf15 in Washington DC with activists from all areas of drug law reform and harm reduction.
Live from poolside in Jamaica; Cannabis Cup interview with Dr. Dina and a Strain Hunter from Spain; Dr. Mitch Cannabis Q&A Rant: Big Marijuana looks like Marley, Willie, Snoop, and Rihanna
"Radical" Russ addresses Columbus Women Grow post-Issue 3; Behind the Sioux burning their marijuana crop; Can Snoop Save LivWell?; Ohio man murdered over 1lb of medmj.
Dr. Mitch Earleywine in our Cannabis Q&A new legalization poll data from Canada; understanding Washington THC & driving data; Rant: Will Only Perfect Capitalist Legalization Pass Muster Now?
Live from Columbus, Ohio, Women Grow event; LEAP Speaker Walter Crowell, a former Texas Asst District Attorney.
Caitlin Sinatra, author of "Let's Talk About Marijuana"; Ohio loss data; Reefer Mad DEA
Russ Belville broadcasts Cannabis Radio's 2015 Marijuana Election Night Coverage on location from Columbus, Ohio
Live coverage of the historic vote on Issue 3 in Ohio to legalize marijuana. Interviews with activists and stakeholders. First election results LIVE, polls close at 7pm Eastern.
More interviews with the vendors and speakers at the SW Cannabis Conference in Phoenix, Arizona.
Interviews every fifteen minutes with business leaders and activists in the cannabis community
Live coverage of the Southwest Cannabis Conference and Expo in Phoenix, Arizona (Day 1 - Part 2)
Interviews with the cannabis industry movers and shakers at the SWCC Expo in Pjoenix, Arizona.