The Cannabis Agenda Podcast

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

In this episode we discuss: Marijuana is Safer The Curse of 420 Illinois legislative update Missouri SWAT update Detroit SWAT update Aaron Houston leaves MPP Colorado and California updates Fears related to legalization More tips for effectively advocating for cannabis policy reform

In this episode we discuss: Rep. Mark Souder's (R-IN) pleasant surprise for us The spin-doctors at MPP (lol) The pending Illinois medical cannabis legislation Bong Wars in Minnesota and Florida Stoners in Sports California and Colorado news

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We've upgraded our gear adding a few mics and a proper sound board for your listening pleasure. On this episode we discuss the pending Illinois medical marijuana legislation with Dan Linn, Executive Director of the Illinois Cannabis Patients' Association, Sensible Washington's decriminalization initiative, another botched police raid ends widowing an expecting mother, Detroit and Michigan, a Marc Emery update, and a brief discussion of cannabis toxicity.

Technical difficulties led to a rough intro and some bad cuts on this episode, but we hope you find the discussion worthwhile: Oregon reclassifies marijuana as Schedule 2 substance Marijuana recommendation is substandard care in Montana Prescription or OTC model for medical marijuana Missouri police chief shows Flex Your Rights video Will cannabis measures pass in Detroit? California to hear SB 1449 to make possession of small amounts a civil infraction Have you tried God's Pussy? and other Medical Cannabis Cup discussion The environmental impacts of growing pot Which state will legalize pot first? The scene in Los Angeles Radley Balko and Cheye Calvo on John Stossel

This week on the Cannabis Agenda: Welcome new listeners! California Update: LA County dispensary ban, Santa Cruz Grand Jury report, Gov. Candidate Jerry Brown's stance on legalization, new name for California's initative Montana Mayhem: Ban on traveling doctors, Police caught in the middle of medical marijuana deliveries, Discord in the MMJ community From Michigan: Ban on Battle Creek dispensaries, ACLU sues Wal Mart over MMJ firing From Colorado: Cannabis church opening in Colorado Springs Compounds in marijuana may protect brain for alcohol-induced damage Trade cannabis on the stock market Five pounds of donated weed smoked at the G-20 protest (G-420)