ANNOUNCEMENTS AND EVENTS

* [MarijuanaPodcasts.com](http://marijuanapodcasts.com) launches - aggregator for great cannabis-related podcasts on the web

SOUTHWEST

* [Arizona gunman Jared Laughner smoked pot \[clip\]](http://www.desivideonetwork.com/view/5hb6325sv/jared-loughner-was-rejected-by-us-army-smoked-marijuana-hundreds-of-times/)

* [To what extent do you think pot played a role in Laughner’s mental state?](http://blogs.laweekly.com/informer/2011/01/jared_loughner_marijuana.php)

CALIFORNIA UPDATE

* [Medical marijuana raid in SLO County raises questions](http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2011/01/08/1436280/medical-marijuana-raid.html)

NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT

* [DEA may get records of medical marijuana patients](http://www.wzzm13.com/news/news_story.aspx?storyid=147430&catid=14) \[clip\]

* [First US Drug War Killing of 2011; And the winner is - No One.](http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/2011/jan/05/massachusetts_sees_first_us_drug)

INTERNATIONAL WEEDSCAPE

* [A Thousand March for Marijuana in Buenos Aires](http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/2010/dec/28/thousand_march_marijuana_buenos)

EAST COAST SCOOP

* [Maine feels mix of progress and growing pains](http://www.onlinesentinel.com/news/medical-pot-applications-flood-dhhs_2011-01-01.html?searchterm=+Medical+Pot+Applications+Flood+In)

TOPICS BARELY WORTH ANY OF OUR TIME

* [Senate Unanimously Confirms Leonhart as DEA Head](http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/2010/dec/24/senate_unanimously_confirms_leon)

CANNABIS ETIQUETTE/CULTURE

* How often should you clean your glass pipe? And what’s the best way to go about it?

A WALK DOWN THE GREEN CARPET

* [Montel Williams arrested with wooden pipe](http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/113053734.html)

CANNABIS IN SPORTS

* [Wazzu's Reggie Moore to play after arrest](http://espn.go.com/blog/collegebasketballnation/post/_/id/20703/wsus-reggie-moore-to)

STONED IN THE SOUTH

* [Florida Drug Czar Office Falls to Budget Ax](http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/2010/dec/27/florida_drug_czar_office_falls_b)

SENSI STOCKS MARKET UPDATE

* [WeedMaps.com Experiences Significant Growth in 2010](http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/weedmapscom-experiences-significant-growth-in-2010-112928969.html)

ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH - COLORADO/MONTANA NEWS

* [Advocacy group files legal challenge to medical marijuana laws](http://www.boulderweekly.com/article-4168-cannabis-in-colorado-is-a-constitutional-right-j.html)

[Patient & Caregiver Rights Litigation Project](http://www.cannabislawsuits.com/)

* [Does Med-Pot affect teen use in Denver?](http://www.denverpost.com/search/ci_17029189)

* [Boulder Democrat Polis plans to push decriminalizing marijuana at federal level](http://www.denverpost.com/news/marijuana/ci_16990651)

MIDWEST MALAISE AND GLIMMERS OF HOPE

* [Illinois House Rejects Medical Marijuana Bill](http://www.dailyregister.com/newsnow/x1043377389/House-rejects-medical-marijuana-bill)

FROM THE RESEARCH BIN

* [”Synthetic cannabis” is worse than marijuana](http://therecordlive.com/article/Beyond_the_County/Beyond_the_County/Synthetic_cannabis_is_worse_than_marijuana/59452)

CLIP FOR END OF SHOW

* [Reason TV interview Rob Kampia from MPP](http://www.articlesbase.com/videos/5min/273203704) \[clip\]