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QUESTIONS/COMMENTS FROM LISTENERS:

* Mike lets us know that a Texas prosecutor says Willie Nelson could plead guilty to possession, pay a $100 fine, and play a courtroom performance of his 1975 hit “Blue Eyes Cryin’ in the Rain” as his community service. The Judge gets wind of this suggestion and is NOT too thrilled about it. \[[link](http://www.cnn.com/2011/SHOWBIZ/celebrity.news.gossip/03/28/willie.nelson.pot.plea/index.html?iref=allsearch)\]

* Thanks Denton for the writeup from the High Times Doobie Awards

* Blake calls in to ask what’s the loophole that allows states to legalize pot even if it’s not legal federally. \[[call](https://mail.google.com/mail/?shva=1#label/CA/12efe955111f845c)\]

* Shakedown sends a link to a story regarding cannabis lobbying on Capitol Hill that we’ll discuss later in the show.

* Several weeks back Sean emailed us asking what are some of the negative connotations associated with cannabis that people draw over from smoking tobacco?

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

* [Senate approved the repeal bill, which is now headed to the Governor’s desk](http://www.kfbb.com/news/local/Senate-Endorses-Repeal-119045774.html) \[clip\]

* [Senate has also passed a new bill SB 423 which would impose serious restrictions on the industry and reduce the number of cardholders from the present 30,000 to under 2,000.](http://www.kfbb.com/news/local/Senate-Oks-Therapeutic-Marijuana-Act-118688904.html) \[clip\]

* [Montana man faces life in prison over 3 grams of pot](http://www.ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/81415375/) \[clip\]

* [Colorado dispensary selling joints for Japan](http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/03/25/colorado-dispensary-selling-joints-for-japan/)

NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT

* [National Cancer Institute adds marijuana as possible treatment option for not only symptom management but also for its possible anti-tumor effect](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkMxrS8R_T8) \[clip\]

* [MMJ sales reach reach $1.7 billion annually](http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/42256117#42256117) \[clip\]

* [Medical marijuana featured on daytime TV show “Dr. Oz” with guest Montel Williams](http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/medical-marijuana-hot-debate-pt-1?hs317=billboard_1) \[clip\]

* [Pot Politics on Capitol Hill](http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/pot-politics-capitol-hill-proponents-aim-shift-marijuana/story?id=13251446)

* [The National Voice for the Cannabis Industry](http://www.thecannabisindustry.org/index.html)

BUT IS IT SOPHISTICATED?

* [Boy these criminals sure are smart, what with their intricate systems and all](http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xhnwe4_more-marijuana-found-destroyed-in-bryan-co_news) \[clip\]

POT IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST

* [Oregon Cannabis Tax Act kicks off petition signature gathering drive](http://www.kboi2.com/news/local/118842829.html?tab=video) \[clip\]

CALIFORNIA UPDATE

* [Appeal trial for landlord in grow house civil case to begin tomorrow](http://www.times-standard.com/localnews/ci_17767770)

ILLINOIS UPDATE

* [House panel approves Illinois medical marijuana legislation](http://illinoisobserver.org/2011/03/09/house-panel-approves-illinois-medical-marijuana-legislation/)

* [Illinois geniuses kill state hemp legislation](http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/2011/apr/01/illinois_house_kills_hemp_bill)

* Official Illinois Bill Status [Here](http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=30&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=54410&SessionID=84&GA=97) and [Here](http://ilga.gov/legislation/billstatus.asp?DocNum=1383&GAID=11&GA=97&DocTypeID=HB&LegID=57884&SessionID=84),

SOUTHWEST

* [Lawsuit filed over New Mexico licensing of dispensaries](http://www.kob.com/article/stories/S2047152.shtml) \[clip\]

* [Official medical marijuana rules finalized in Arizona](http://www.cannabisnews.org/united-states-cannabis-news/marijuana-patients-can-grow-their-own-for-now/)

FROM THE RESEARCH BIN

* [Cannabis Inhalation Associated With Spontaneous Tumor Regression, Study Says](http://cannabis.hawaiinewsdaily.com/2011/03/22/cannabis-inhalation-associated-with-spontaneous-tumor-regression-study-says/)