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INTERVIEW WITH MASON TVERT

London reports that professionals are one of biggest demographic of people needing medical attention due to alcohol abuse over the holiday season

Health watchdog makes several recommendations to help curb excessive drinking in Britain

Misrepresentation of facts in anti stoned-driving commercial [clip]

CALIFORNIA UPDATE

SF cannabis delivery man drops a dime

ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH - COLORADO/MONTANA NEWS (IDAHO?)

Mobile clinics bring doctors to rural patients [clip]

Montana house votes to repeal medical marijuana law

SOUTHWEST

City of Surprise, AZ to vote on MMJ regulations [clip]

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio Starts MMJ Specific Taskforce [clip]

INTERVIEW WITH RAY GILLIAM

Professor of Criminal Justice at University of Illinois Springfield

INTERNATIONAL INSANITY

Canadian judge throws out religious challenge to marijuana laws [clip]

Canadian doctors cautioned not to prescribe pot

American faces death penalty in Egypt for hemp oil

POT IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST

Seattle HempFest attempting to negotiate venue for next year’s 20th anniversary

WA judge allows man to exceed state’s medical cultivation limits [clip]

MICHIGAN MARIJUANA

Michigan AG says MMJ law is being exploited [clip]

Judge rules in favor of Wal-mart in Casias case, ACLU will appeal

MIDWEST MALAISE AND GLIMMERS OF HOPE

Illinois Senator files MMJ bill SB1548

EAST COAST SCOOP

RI bill would decriminalize less than one ounce of marijuana [clip]

Rhode Island pastor faces up to 40 years for cannabis cultivation [clip]

TOPICS BARELY WORTH ANY OF OUR TIME

More bad news for “synthetic marijuana” [clip]

Family Feud: Name something that gets passed around [clip]

CLIP FOR END OF SHOW

Marijuana vs. Crystal Meth [clip]