QUESTIONS/COMMENTS FROM LISTENERS: Mat from the Hot Box Podcast called to welcome us to the NORML Network. Thanks Mat! King Closet from Chicago area asking for comment on SB 1258. We’ll answer the call later during the Midwest segment. Mr. Hyde from El Paso area writes about the drug war on the border. Not a happy situation. Phil writes in with regards to finding MMJ in Alaska. He’s a Iraq and Afghanistan vet who suffers from PTSD and TBI. Dan writes in about the Supremacy Clause discussion from last week. Thanks Dan! Josh from Washington state writes in with some kind words. Thanks Josh we look forward to talking to you in the future! CM from the Bluegrass state asks about “red eye”. We’ll try to find out and get back to you! Scott from Leafly.com writes in with a “But is it Sophisticated” story. We’ll add it to the list! POT IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST Spokane dispensaries “on notice” from the feds [clip] Washington lawmaker wastes taxpayers money on pot joke STONED IN THE SOUTH Jeffrey Kennedy trial in Palm Beach, FL (comment) [clip] HJR 1407 for more info about bill ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH - COLORADO/MONTANA/IDAHO NEWS Colorado MMJ Patients Denied Because of Probation DOH! $50,000 Growbot swiped outside Denver's HT Cannabis Cup Fallout From Medical Marijuana Reform, Repeal Felt Around Montana NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT Pot growers consume 1% of nation’s electricity supply CO. Rep Jared Polis on the federal government’s role in MMJ [clip] DC Passes Emergency Rule on Medical Marijuana MARC EMERY From Jodi: Marc desperately needs positive messages. We learned bad news today, that the Conservatives have ended early-release for non-violent (i.e. "marijuana-related) prisoners in Canada, so Marc will serve more time behind bars even when he gets transferred home. He's devastated by this news. PLEASE send a message of love, strength, and support to get him through this. QUIT CALLING IT “SYNTHETIC MARIJUANA” New Zealand takes different approach to synthetic cannabis wannabes TOPICS BARELY WORTH ANY OF OUR TIME Plants discovered in empty home near window Big bust in Illinois leaves only an infinite amount of cannabis left to be seized EAST COAST SCOOP Delaware Senate Passes Medical Marijuana Bill MMJ bill moves forward in Maryland New Jersey introduces Corporate Cannabis BUT IS IT SOPHISTICATED? Cutting edge? Sophisticated? Massive? Check it. [clip] MIDWEST MALAISE AND GLIMMERS OF HOPE Illinois HB1258, incentive for police to arrest cannabis users? A WALK DOWN THE GREEN CARPET Natalie Portman takes a break....makes some pot movies.  MovieTrailer is here ACTIVISM SPOTLIGHT A NORML call-to-duty for North Carolina, Vermont, and Connecticut residents. Drug War's 40th, 40 miserable, costly, and counter-productive years FROM THE RESEARCH BIN Marijuana allergies are fairly common, study finds Cannabis could be used to treat epilepsy, British study says CLIP FOR END OF SHOW Paul Amentano speaks about cannabis