In this pilot episode of our podcast, we discuss:

Pending medical marijuana legislation in Illinois

Tips on effective ways to communicate with your elected representatives

The MPP "sex scandal"

Denver medical marijuana dispensary application process

Changing public view of cannabis in California

Medical marijuana vs. recreational use

And "conspiracy theories"

On this episode:

 

Upcoming SSDP National Conference

DEA Raids Colorado medical marijuana patient's home

Olympic athletes and marijuana

The "tipping" of the Midwest

NORML puts together cash for prime time ad on CBS, CBS turns it down

Discussion of California market scene

Cost of cannabis for medical patients

We lost our introduction... Has anybody seen our missing introduction? We join this episode already in progress, on the subject of the economic impact of marijuana legalization, then continue with:

More on the DEA raid in Colorado

UK research debunks links between cannabis and schizophrenia. Where's US research into cannabis?

Summary of pending legislation and ballot measures in: Alabama, Delaware, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Wisconsin

On this episode:

Colorado update

Why is Obama smoking tobacco rather than herb?

LA medical marijuana ordinance

Marijuana vs. Alcohol, what gives?

In this episode:

 

New Hampshire votes to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana

Hawaii passes three cannabis reform measures

Superbowl approves anti-abortion commercial, denies marijuana ad

Ex-prohibitionist does a 180

California market update: trendy marijuana strains

Nice Joint! Berkeley Patients' Group

On this episode:

Mmm, tasty butane extracts (with out of place background music)

Medical marijuana in Oklahoma? Texas?

California's Regulate, Control and Tax Cannabis Act - friend or foe?

 

In this episode, Jaime heads down to the Illinois state capital building to interview some supporters of SB1381 the pending medical cannabis pilot program, including:

Dan Linn, Executive Director for the Illinois Cannabis Patients' Association

A Patient Interview

Brian Brichner, Ph. D, Chairperson, Illinois NORML

Andy, Holly, and Jay from Illinois NORML

 

In this episode:

Florida wants to send quadriplegic medical marijuana user to jail

Michigan Medical Marijuana Association has opened a cooperative location

Issues with the cannabis legalization proposition in California

Marijuana is safer than alcohol, so why are we driving people to drink?

We're doing the show without Pot Green and making it a clip show.

On this episode, Jaime carries the show and we discuss:

If marijuana is safer than alcohol, why is society driving people to drink?

Medical Marijuana is like "taking meth"

Sensible Colorado's legislation

More on Illinois' legislation

DC passes medical marijuana legislation

Montana cannabis clinic firebombed

PETA commercial forthcoming

Missouri SWAT tragedy