The Cannabis Agenda Podcast

QUESTIONS/COMMENTS FROM LISTENERS: SHAKEDOWN - We appreciate the scoops! RECREATIONAL MILITARY SMOKER - Weed in middle east, Italy, & Spice NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT Marijuana Holds Top 50 Spots In Questions For Obama  See the list And Now: The President of the United States with “an entirely legitimate question for debate.” [clip from 2004] CALIFORNIA UPDATE Leno bill aims to protect working medical marijuana patients Conference markets medical marijuana to seniors ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH - COLORADO/MONTANA/IDAHO NEWS BaMm BAmM BaMm!!  Police!! Stop or we'll shoot more!! [clip] INTERNATIONAL INSANITY Smugglers rely on sophisticated technique to get marijuana across US/Mexican border (aka Drug smuggling reaches new “high”) [clip] Need some Dagga? Easy score is just a mouse click away CANNABIS ETIQUETTE [OR] CANNABIS TRIVIA What is a Thai Stick? POT IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST Should state liquor stores sell cannabis? [clip] MICHIGAN MARIJUANA Royal Oak puts kibosh on cannabis cultivation [clip] TOPICS BARELY WORTH ANY OF OUR TIME Welfare Drug Testing Bills Filed in Virginia STONED IN THE SOUTH Maybe they got the memo wrong in Kentucky. “Simulated marijuana?” [clip] SOUTHWEST In Vegas, MMJ supporters want regulation, not federal intervention [clip] YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME D-Bag of the Week: Iowa State Rep. Clel Baudler ACTIVISM SPOTLIGHT A National Call to Action! GROW TIP OF THE WEEK    What does it mean when your stems are purple? Could be genetics, temperature, phosphorus deficiency, overwatering.

QUESTIONS/COMMENTS FROM LISTENERS: A couple from “Shakedown Rich” Good advice on spitting from Grandma Nan ANNOUNCEMENTS AND EVENTS If you’re a cannabis dispensary in California, give us a holler! SENSI IN THE SOUTHWEST Regulating medical marijuana in Arizona Arizona considers decriminalization bill New Mexico governor says repealing MMJ legislation is not a priority in 2011 EAST COAST SCOOP 18 applications filed for retail dispensaries in Rhode Island [clip] NJ seeking growers for med pot program Massachusetts Legislators File Reform Bills HAWAII HIGHS Decriminalization in the works? [clip] NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT Feds To Oakland: Pot Farms Would Break US Law DEA busts two caregivers in Michigan FROM THE RESEARCH BIN How dangerous is Marijuana? Look to the credible research NUGGET OF THE DAY Cannabis quality certification in California:  Van Hook or Van Crook? CANNABIS ETIQUETTE/CULTURE Respect for Discretion Involving Weed MARC EMERY Send Marc a Birthday wish, he would greatly appreciate the support. His B-day is on Feb 13th and He'll be 53. Send B-day well wishes to: MARC SCOTT EMERY #40252-086 - UNIT Q POD 2 D. RAY JAMES CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION P.O. BOX 2000 FOLKSTON, GA  31537 USA INTERNATIONAL INSANITY Vancouver taking cue from Washington, marijuana in liquor stores? [clip] BOOZE BUZZ NEWS Dude, where’s my car? A WALK DOWN THE GREEN CARPET Roseanne Barr praises marijuana in her new book Legendary actor Jack Nicholson opens up about pot CALIFORNIA UPDATE Montel Williams testifies before the LA city council [clip] Activists testify before the San Diego city council [clips] TOPICS BARELY WORTH ANY OF OUR TIME Navy cracks down on Spice BUT IS IT SOPHISTICATED? Massive drug operation shut down in North Carolina [clip] Middletown, PA cops stumble upon large scale marijuana operation [clip] “YOU’VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME” Presidential Candidate for the Knuckleheads-R-Us Foundation

QUESTIONS/COMMENTS FROM LISTENERS: Email from Tongan Ninja in NZ giving respect to Bob Marley on his birthday and scooping a story for us. Email from Sean with a grip of good questions. We’ll get to those ASAP. Email from Shakedown with a scoop for the you’ve got to be kidding me segment. 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]

QUESTIONS/COMMENTS FROM LISTENERS: King Closet - In my travels trying to dispell cannabis myths, people are stuck on the gateway drug idea. I was wondering since prop 215 in Cali or Colorado  how has that affected cocaine and heroine usage numbers in those states? any feed back back would be great.  You guyz rock but not as much as Marijuana Rocks! Spliffcoli - thanks for the Booze News gold mine. Thanks Sean for scooping some stories..  We’ll get to them. mrwiscobanjobrain- Just wondering if you guys were into the whole butane free lighter thing. Wondering what you guys think of butane\sulphur as far as health is concerned. Thanks for the show it rocks, and the decreased file size is much appreciated.  Thanks for spreading the word about our show.   CALIFORNIA UPDATE Santa Clara County DA puts medpot busts on back burner INTERNATIONAL INSANITY Insane Canadian Legislation Goes Down The Tubes BOOZE NEWS Police Beat from Miami University of Ohio BUT IS IT SOPHISTICATED? Chandler, AZ cops bust biggest operation ever [clip] NUGGET OF THE DAY 13 States with Pending Legislation to Legalize Medical Marijuana- ProCon.org CLIP FOR END OF SHOW Reason TV with Steve Silverman from FlexYourRights.org [clip]

QUESTIONS/COMMENTS FROM LISTENERS: Shakedown sent us a scoop on a grow-op bust in Cleveland.  Thanks buddy! We aren’t covering it today, but we’ll get to it eventually. Denton emailed us with 2 op-ed pieces it looks like he wrote.  Thanks Denton! Jordan emailed:  He loves the length of our show and thinks it is the perfect time to sit back to a bowl or two.  He doesn’t want us to make it any less than an hour and a half Krypto Man from Vermont emailed us: likes our show, saw a potential booze news worthy story occur at his local pub.  Send us the scoop if it hits your paper.  Also believes Vermont is really close to decriminalization. Mark emailed: “They are against change because they are corrupt and the Drug War gives limitless opportunities to be such.  Love you guys dearly, but fuck you are naive on this.  Cops LOVE the drug war, why else be a cop really?!?!  Total power trip, tons of cash, people cowering before them, raiding homes, shooting pets, big rush.  Guys, cops are the enemy totally and completely.” ANNOUNCEMENTS, EVENTS, QUESTIONS TO LISTENERS Our friends a Leafly.com (we talked with Scott in Episode #34) just released their strain database in the form of an iPhone app. If you’re a cannabis dispensary in California, give us a holler! ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH - COLORADO/MONTANA NEWS (IDAHO?) Montana sees wave of medical marijuana bills in legislature One of those bills would allow employers to fire medical marijuana pateints [clip] Mormon financed group dedicated to disrupting MMJ laws Two year old Cash Hyde is one of Montana’s youngest medical marijuana patients [clip] Looks like the crazies are back in Montana: Vandals strike two medical marijuana clinics in Billings, MT [clip] EAST COAST SCOOP Maryland MMJ bill suffers setback by former FDA deputy Maryland Health Secretary opposes medical marijuana bill [clip] Legalization and Medical Bills filed in Massachusetts [clip] Rhode Island legislators file tax & regulate bill Vermont lawmakers considering MMJ legislation [clip] CALIFORNIA UPDATE CA bill would give DA's a choice on sentencing Feds attack Harborside dispensary with IRS audit POT IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST Seattle's first cannabis farmers market attracts large crowd [clip] Seattle Times endorses HB 1550, allowing sales of cannabis at liquor stores [clip] Bill target’s Oregon’s medical marijuana law [clip] SOUTHWEST NM Lawmaker Wants To Repeal Medical Marijuana MIDWEST MALAISE AND GLIMMERS OF HOPE Ethics Panel Clears Iowan Lawmaker in Marijuana Case Bi-partisan MMJ export bill introduced in Minnesota  Minn Gov. link Here Uninformed Illinois house committee OKs legalizing industrial hemp NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT New Poll Shows Upward Trend in Public Support for Legalization Cannabis Related Portion Of Pew Research Study, image here QUIT CALLING IT “SYNTHETIC MARIJUANA” Retailers cited for sale of “synthetic marijuana” in New Albany, IN [clip] Mother speaks out about “fake pot” after child crashes car under the influence [clip] Over six ER visits due to spice in the Cleveland area this year [clip] Boca Raton, FL company stops manufacturer of “Mary Joy” [clip] ACTIVISM SPOTLIGHT 2011 International Drug Policy Reform Conference  Official website here. FROM THE RESEARCH BIN It's high time you learned the history Schedule 1; Against the advice of national commission Concluding statement from Shafer Commission Report CLIP FOR END OF SHOW Here’s a suggestion The War on Drugs: What a Joke!

QUESTIONS/COMMENTS FROM LISTENERS: Email from Steve from Humboldt. Shakedown - Thanks for the scoops on Kentucky and Oregon. Thanks Mike for the ACLU scoop. Thanks Matt for the thoughtful email.  We’re saving your ideas and questions in hopes of finding an expert to come on the show and answer them. Puna Bud contacted us with big Hawaii news! We received several invites to the NORML network, we’re gonna find out more. NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT DEA Considering Reclassifying Plant-Derived THC Under Federal Law [clip] ACLU Says "Let Dr. Lyle Cracker GROW!" ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH - COLORADO/MONTANA NEWS (IDAHO?) Federal raids target MMJ in Montana New legislation creates stricter restrictions for medical marijuana dispensaries [clip] Target 13 “undercover” special portrays Colorado system as abusive [clip] Colorado lawsuit will challenge medical marijuana restrictions [clip] Medical-marijuana skin patch may be marketed in Colorado CANNABIS ETIQUETTE/CULTURE Don’t shop when you’re high? Do you agree? CALIFORNIA UPDATE 7% marijuana tax hits San Jose, Santa Cruz county considering taxes too [clip] More on the San Jose dispensary tax [clip] POT IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST Former MMA star sued over outdoor grow HAWAII HIGHS Puna Bud reports in with promising news from Hawaii! SB1460 would decriminalize one ounce or less of marijuana. SB1458 creates licenses for medical marijuana compassions centers, establishes sales tax, and may contain an exception for out-of-state cardholders. SB175 transfers jurisdiction from State Department of Public Safety to Department of Health. CANNABIS TRIVIA From Trucker Bill: Does holding in pot smoke for as long as possible really get you higher? STONED IN THE SOUTH Florida representative seeking to implement MMJ legislation [clip] Kentucky legislators downgrade several drug offenses TOPICS BARELY WORTH ANY OF OUR TIME A border patrol agent uses his keen intuition to capture 700 pounds of marijuana - Subtitle: Meanwhile, 7000 pounds are smuggled without being caught [clip] EAST COAST SCOOP RI names three locations for MMJ compassion centers [clip] Connecticut Rep. Toni Walker on medical marijuana [clip] BUT IS IT SOPHISTICATED? Baltimore police make largest grow bust ever [clip] CLIP FOR END OF SHOW Dr. Lester Grinspoon on Penn & Teller’s Bullshit [clip]

QUESTIONS/COMMENTS FROM LISTENERS: Trucker Bill- urinalysis and hair testing for jobs...  How long to naturally pass with out cleaning substances? Shakedown emailed us a scoop on regarding police mentality over home invasions of patients in Washington state.  Thanks buddy! Jedidiah emailed about the Australian Schapelle Corby that is jailed in Indonesia for trafficking cannabis. Their is a lot stuff on line about it and looks like she did not get a fair trial. I think it would be good story for you to cover. Yeti emailed us we will get Yeti next week. ANNOUNCEMENTS, EVENTS, QUESTIONS TO LISTENERS Good news for the Seattle Hemp Fest, they were able to obtain the permit for the festival on August 19-21. Be there! We are product testing a newer hemp wick brand right now.  Who uses hemp wick?  What is your favorite type?  Email us.  I’d like to compare the brand I’m using to our listeners favorites. Should I start a cannabis related FB avatar? Kogs has a request for listeners. Let’s find some good soundbytes! If you’re a cannabis dispensary in California, give us a holler! ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH - COLORADO/MONTANA/IDAHO NEWS Montana's repeal of voter-approved 2004 mmj law dies in Senate committee Memo sheds light on federal action against medical marijuana YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME NY Banker caught laundering stinky pot money POT IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST Police have misguided priorities after patient clubbed to death during home invasion Spokane area dispensaries ask for clarification on law [clip] MARC EMERY We haven’t updated y’all on Marc’s status as of late because nothing has really changed.  He is still in a private prison in Georgia, hoping to be sent back to Canada to finish his term, which would be up if he were to be sent back. For more info check out www.freemarc.ca STONED IN THE SOUTH 170 pounds of marijuana discovered being unloaded from Cessna in Huntsville, AR [clip] Medical marijuana debate in... Texas? [clip] EAST COAST SCOOP Rhode Island House Committee hears bill on decriminalizing marijuana [clip] Connecticut Voters Support Marijuana Law Reforms BUT IS IT SOPHISTICATED? Cops shut down “monstrous mound of marijuana” [clip] INTERNATIONAL INSANITY GW cannabis drug wins green light in 6 new markets FROM THE RESEARCH BIN Pharmaceutical Drugs Based on Cannabis CLIP FOR END OF SHOW Does marijuana cause brain cell damage or lung cancer? [clip]

Welcome to our new listeners on the NORML Network. We’re airing at Mondays at 8pm PST and you can find the Network at live.norml.org. We have to cut the show short to fit the one-hour time block, so check out the full show on iTunes or on our web site at CannabisAgenda.com. 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] 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] 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 [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. [clip] Montana man faces life in prison over 3 grams of pot [clip] 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 [clip] MMJ sales reach reach $1.7 billion annually [clip] Medical marijuana featured on daytime TV show “Dr. Oz” with guest Montel Williams [clip] Pot Politics on Capitol Hill The National Voice for the Cannabis Industry BUT IS IT SOPHISTICATED? Boy these criminals sure are smart, what with their intricate systems and all [clip] POT IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST Oregon Cannabis Tax Act kicks off petition signature gathering drive [clip] CALIFORNIA UPDATE Appeal trial for landlord in grow house civil case to begin tomorrow ILLINOIS UPDATE House panel approves Illinois medical marijuana legislation Illinois geniuses kill state hemp legislation Official Illinois Bill Status Here and Here, SOUTHWEST Lawsuit filed over New Mexico licensing of dispensaries [clip] Official medical marijuana rules finalized in Arizona FROM THE RESEARCH BIN Cannabis Inhalation Associated With Spontaneous Tumor Regression, Study Says

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

QUESTIONS/COMMENTS FROM LISTENERS: Roy Ary sent in a scoop in regards to a big US bank laundering billions in drug money from Mexico gangs. Shakedown emailed in a couple stories which we are covering this week.  Thanks Shakedown! ANNOUNCEMENTS, EVENTS, QUESTIONS TO LISTENERS Oakland to combine 420 holiday with Earth Day celebrations Welcome to our new listeners on the NORML Network. We’re airing Mondays at 8pm PST and you can find the Network at live.norml.org. NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT How is Obama doing on pot policy? ASA gives him his report card Big Pharma set to dominate cannabis market? Hypocrisy reaches new high Drug Czar ready to bail on awful and ill-suited position CALIFORNIA UPDATE Lawsuits challenges LA's plan for MMJ dispensary lottery California dispensary to sue the IRS California legislature to consider workers rights bill - Take action now! ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH - COLORADO/MONTANA/IDAHO NEWS Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer vetoes mmj repeal bill Colorado house passes new medical marijuana rules Thousands of cannabis advocates light up at Boulder 420 smoke-out INTERNATIONAL INSANITY Ontario court strikes down anti-cannabis law Jamaica takes another look at decriminalization MARC EMERY Marc gets expected "Denial of Treaty Transfer" from U.S. Dept. of Justice POT IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST Federal intimidation works on Washington state Governor  the letter [pdf] Guns and Medpot? - When state policies collide SMOKE BREAK - IT’S ALWAYS 420 SOMEWHERE STONED IN THE SOUTH Oklahoma legislature considers life sentence for hash [clip] Arkansas med-pot initiative signature gathering effort gets underway For more info, contact ACC at http://arcompassion.org/ Florida welfare drug testing bill advances MICHIGAN MARIJUANA MSU extension offers advice on growing medical marijuana EAST COAST SCOOP Maine legislator stands up for marijuana legalization   official HP1607 Vermont medical marijuana bill meets with strong senate approval Pot smell not enough for cops says Massachusetts Supreme Court SOUTHWEST Arizona medical marijuana program now open for business MIDWEST MALAISE AND GLIMMERS OF HOPE Illinois medpot bill goes forward, with some BIG changes Illinois House Majority Whip Lou Lang speaks on his House Bill 30 [clip] A WALK DOWN THE GREEN CARPET 420Magazine singles out favorite celebrity stoners CLIP FOR END OF SHOW Women’s Marijuana Movement with Mason Tvert! [clip]