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Russ Belville is joined by JDubs from Open Source Steel at Seattle Hempfest 2016. JDubs is a well-known cannabis farmer from Humboldt County in Washington State. He is currently promoting Phatdre (Seattle-based rapper that performed at Hempfest) and Rapper Kush.

Open Source Steel, LLC is a small group of motivated professionals who are passionate about stainless steel and excellent customer service. They stay ahead of their competitors through constant innovation and their one-of-a-kind work ethic. They ensure to provide top quality stainless steel at a reasonable price. Their goal is to be your #1 source for stainless steel.

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Russ Belville is joined by Dr. David Bearman, VP of the American Academy of Cannabinoid Medicine and author of “Drugs are Not the Devil’s Tools: How Discrimination and Greed Created a Dysfuncional Drug Policy and How It Can Be Fixed” at Seattle Hempfest 2016. Dr. David Bearman is one of the most clinically knowledgeable physicians in the U.S. in the field of medicinal marijuana. He has spent 40 years working in substance and drug abuse treatment and prevention programs. Dr. Bearman was a pioneer in the free and community clinic movement. His career includes public health, administrative medicine, provision of primary care, pain management and cannabinology.

His almost 40 year professional experience in the drug abuse treatment and prevention field includes being the Co-Director of the Haight-Ashbury Drug Treatment Program, being a member of Governor Reagan’s Inter Agency Task Force on Drug Abuse, a member of both the Santa Barbara and the San Diego County Drug Abuse Technical Advisor Committees, and a consultant to Hoffman-LaRoche, Santa Barbara County Schools and the National PTA. He has been recognized by the Santa Barbara Medical Society with the Humanitarian Recognition Award.

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Russ Belville is joined by David Rheins, Founder & Executive Director of The Marijuana Business Association (MJBA) at Seattle Hempfest 2016. The MJBA was founded after historic voter referendums legalized recreational marijuana in Washington and Colorado in November 2012.

It is the mission of the MJBA to establish integrity and legitimacy, create common market standards, provide market intelligence, and develop best ethical business practices for participants in the emerging legal marijuana industry – including commercial hemp, medical cannabis and recreational marijuana for adults.

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Russ Belville is joined by Madeline Martinez, NORML/NWA board member, owner of the World Famous Cannabis Cafe at Seattle Hempfest 2016.

The World Famous Cannabis Café was established by Oregon NORML and Madeline Martinez in November 2009 as a place for Oregon Medical Marijuana Program (OMMP) cardholders to socialize and safely medicate out of public view.

Continuing the fine tradition of safe cannabis consumption and proving that the third time really is the charm, on July 31, 2015, the World Famous Cannabis Cafe will again open it's doors at their new location: 7958 SE Foster RD, Portland, Oregon 97206.

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Russ Belville is joined by Joy Beckerman, Principal Consultant of Hemp Ace International at Seattle Hempfest 2016. Joy Beckerman has been involved in the industrial hemp movement for over a quarter of a century. She is the Principal Consultant at Hemp Ace International and holds leadership positions in multiple hemp and marijuana organizations.

After excelling in paralegal studies and joining the industrial hemp and marijuana movements in the spring of 1990, Joy opened the first industrial hemp store in the State of New York, in Woodstock, in 1994. She also led her first Cannabis Legalization march and rally at that time.

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Russ Belville is joined by John Novak, Founder and Co-editor of 420leaks.com at Seattle Hempfest 2016. In their conversation John and Russ discuss public records and cannabis, homegrows and sharing bills, as well as descheduling cannabis.

John also tells about his own personal use of cannabis for Epilepsy and getting raided back in 2010.

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Jeff Eichen has spent the last 30 years pursuing the legalization of cannabis. He has spoken with several leaders in the industry across the United States about the ongoing issue of people serving life without parole sentences for non-violent cannabis crimes. His background in photography has let him capture this story in a moment by moment cinematic form and now his goal is to push for the creation of a documentary series that would be distributed via broadcast television or online through companies such as Netflix or Hulu.

“Lifers” is a six part, forty-eight minute, documentary series that focuses on people that are currently serving life without parole in the American justice system for cannabis. Today May 5, 2016 We are adding All Non-Violent Drug War prisoners to our documentary!

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Russ Belville speaks with Michael W. Grafton (AKA Grand Daddy Mike) who has been described as "a widely known elder in the cannabis clan and a pioneering innovator in the industry."

After 46 years of medical consumption, he is impatient for society to embrace the consciousness elevating and medical befits of cannabis.

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Elise McDonough is a longtime High Times staffer and author of The Official High Times Cannabis Cookbook (Chronicle Books, 2012) and Marijuana for Everybody! (Chronicle Books 2014). A graduate of the School of Visual Arts in New York City, Elise has frontline experience in graphic design, art direction, editorial design, and special event production. Most recently, she's served as Art Director for Medical Marijuana magazine, a quarterly print publication, plus books, calendars and DVD packaging.

Passionate about gardening and cooking, she authored Sustainable Food: How to Buy Right and Spend Less(Chelsea Green, 2009), and continues to be a committed activist for local food, drug law reform and environmental responsibility.

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Robert Edward Forchion, also known as NJWeedman, is a cannabis activist and a perennial candidate for various New Jersey elected offices. Forchion identifies himself as a member of the Legalize Marijuana Party and campaigns primarily on the single issue of cannabis legalization. Forchion has done various stunts to bring attention to cannabis legalization, including smoking cannabis in front of the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia, as well as attempting to legally change his name to NJWeedman.com.

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