The Cannabis Agenda Podcast

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](http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_17365287?nclick_check=1)

INTERNATIONAL INSANITY

* [Insane Canadian Legislation Goes Down The Tubes](http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/2011/feb/10/liberals_block_canada_mandatory)

BOOZE NEWS

* [Police Beat from Miami University of Ohio](http://www.miamistudent.net/news/community/police-beat-2-22-11-1.2008994)

BUT IS IT SOPHISTICATED?

* [Chandler, AZ cops bust biggest operation ever](http://www.abc15.com/dpp/news/region_southeast_valley/chandler/chandler-police-find-huge-marijuana-crop) \[clip\]

NUGGET OF THE DAY

* [13 States with Pending Legislation to Legalize Medical Marijuana- ProCon.org](http://medicalmarijuana.procon.org/view.resource.php?resourceID=002481)

CLIP FOR END OF SHOW

* [Reason TV with Steve Silverman from FlexYourRights.org](http://stopthedrugwar.org/speakeasy/2011/feb/08/reasontv_how_deal_cops) \[clip\]

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](http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/welcome-to-the-war-zone-the-field-hospital-for-sozzled-city-staff-2164836.html)

* [Health watchdog makes several recommendations to help curb excessive drinking in Britain](http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/leading-articles/leading-article-the-price-of-britains-drinking-problem-1989756.html)

* [Misrepresentation of facts in anti stoned-driving commercial](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkMkdEN3AEQ) \[clip\]

CALIFORNIA UPDATE

* [SF cannabis delivery man drops a dime](http://blogs.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/2011/01/kevin_reed_sells_medical_canna.php)

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

* [Mobile clinics bring doctors to rural patients](http://news.yahoo.com/video/austinkvue-tv-15750583/medical-marijuana-clinics-on-wheels-24175707) \[clip\]

* [Montana house votes to repeal medical marijuana law](http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/11/us/11marijuana.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss)

SOUTHWEST

* [City of Surprise, AZ to vote on MMJ regulations](http://www.myfoxphoenix.com/dpp/news/local/nw_valley/city-of-surprise-to-vote-on-medical-marijuana-regulations-02082011) \[clip\]

* [Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio Starts MMJ Specific Taskforce](http://www.myfoxphoenix.com/dpp/news/local/phoenix/sheriff-forms-special-enforcement-unit-targeting-medical-marijuana-02092011) \[clip\]

INTERVIEW WITH RAY GILLIAM

* Professor of Criminal Justice at University of Illinois Springfield

INTERNATIONAL INSANITY

* [Canadian judge throws out religious challenge to marijuana laws](http://news.yahoo.com/video/world-15749633/marijuana-law-challenge-denied-24111064) \[clip\]

* [Canadian doctors cautioned not to prescribe pot](http://www.cannabisnews.org/canadian-cannabis-news/medicalmarijuana-canadian-cannabis-news/doctors-cautioned-not-to-prescribe-pot/)

* [American faces death penalty in Egypt for hemp oil](http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/2011/feb/07/american_facing_death_penalty_eg)

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](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8RpvHI364g) \[clip\]

MICHIGAN MARIJUANA

* [Michigan AG says MMJ law is being exploited](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4Xyug5wuiU) \[clip\]

* [Judge rules in favor of Wal-mart in Casias case, ACLU will appeal](http://www.joplinindependent.com/display_article.php/matthews1297532758)

MIDWEST MALAISE AND GLIMMERS OF HOPE

* [Illinois Senator files MMJ bill SB1548](http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1548&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=57429&SessionID=84&GA=97)

EAST COAST SCOOP

* [RI bill would decriminalize less than one ounce of marijuana](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ou4T51eFFds) \[clip\]

* [Rhode Island pastor faces up to 40 years for cannabis cultivation](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkcunyPK2Gw) \[clip\]

TOPICS BARELY WORTH ANY OF OUR TIME

* [More](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAioO_W9saI) [bad news](http://video.foxnews.com/v/4529852/synthetic-marijuana-bust/?playlist_id=87937) for “synthetic marijuana” \[clip\]

* [Family Feud: Name something that gets passed around](http://stopthedrugwar.org/speakeasy/2011/feb/07/marijuana_wins_culture_war) \[clip\]

CLIP FOR END OF SHOW

* [Marijuana vs. Crystal Meth](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8p4Y7yAAmXM) \[clip\]

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](http://www.myfoxphoenix.com/dpp/news/politics/state_politics/regulating-medical-marijuana-az-01312011)

* [Arizona considers decriminalization bill](http://www.tokeofthetown.com/2011/02/marijuana_decrim_in_arizona_pot_could_become_100_f.php)

* [New Mexico governor says repealing MMJ legislation is not a priority in 2011](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEKkWlDaldE)

EAST COAST SCOOP

* [18 applications filed for retail dispensaries in Rhode Island](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9a2-MVJDtg) \[clip\]

* [NJ seeking growers for med pot program](http://www.examiner.com/norml-in-philadelphia/nj-garden-state-seeks-medical-marijuana-growers)

* Massachusetts [Legislators File Reform Bills](http://www.valleyadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=13095)

HAWAII HIGHS

* [Decriminalization in the works?](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRM-rfNeQ3o) \[clip\]

NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT

* [Feds To Oakland: Pot Farms Would Break US Law](http://www.cannabisnews.org/united-states-cannabis-news/feds-to-oakland-pot-farms-would-break-us-law/)

* [DEA busts two caregivers in Michigan](http://www.tokeofthetown.com/2011/02/dea_hits_michigan_again_two_caregivers_raided_char.php)

FROM THE RESEARCH BIN

* [How dangerous is Marijuana? Look to the credible research](http://www.cannabisnews.org/united-states-cannabis-news/how-dangerous-is-marijuana/)

NUGGET OF THE DAY

* [Cannabis quality certification in California:  Van Hook or Van Crook?](http://www.alternet.org/drugs/149804?page=2)

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?](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fb-ukkwuja8) \[clip\]

BOOZE BUZZ NEWS

* [Dude, where’s my car?](http://www.newser.com/story/83710/drunken-tycoon-loses-200k-lamborghini.html)

A WALK DOWN THE GREEN CARPET

* [Roseanne Barr praises marijuana in her new book](http://www.celebstoner.com/201102065786/news/celebstoner-news/roseanne-barr-pot-should-be-mandatory.html)

* [Legendary actor Jack Nicholson opens up about pot](http://www.celebstoner.com/201102015711/news/celebstoner-news/jack-nicholson-on-pot.html)

CALIFORNIA UPDATE

* [Montel Williams testifies before the LA city council](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-HDV-75D78) \[clip\]

* [Activists](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJ2Yv-Pd5Gc) [testify](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yX9ah9G0ydQ) before the San Diego city council \[clips\]

TOPICS BARELY WORTH ANY OF OUR TIME

* [Navy cracks down on Spice](http://www.celebstoner.com/201102045760/news/drug-bust-news/navy-busts-150-sailors-for-spice.html)

BUT IS IT SOPHISTICATED?

* [Massive drug operation shut down in North Carolina](http://news.yahoo.com/video/hamptonroads13newswvec-15750696/marijuana-equipment-seized-in-outer-banks-sweep-24069911) \[clip\]

* [Middletown, PA cops stumble upon large scale marijuana operation](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zy7Peo8KiCY) \[clip\]

“YOU’VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME”

* [Presidential Candidate for the Knuckleheads-R-Us Foundation](http://www.fox8.com/news/hc-farmington-marijuana-arrest-0205-20110204,0,1880896.story)

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](http://politicsofpot.com/federal-government/marijuana-holds-top-50-spots-in-questions-for-obama/)  See [the list](http://i.imgur.com/9aDiO.jpg)

* [And Now: The President of the United States](http://the420times.com/2011/01/obamas-youtube-response-to-the-cannabis-community/) with “an entirely legitimate question for debate.” \[[clip from 2004](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akbmbQlf1Wg)\]

CALIFORNIA UPDATE

* [Leno bill aims to protect working medical marijuana patients](http://blogs.sacbee.com/weed-wars/2011/02/leno-bill-aims-to-protect-working-medical-marijuana-patients.html)

* Conference markets medical marijuana to seniors

ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH - COLORADO/MONTANA/IDAHO NEWS

* [BaMm BAmM BaMm!!  Police!! Stop or we'll shoot more!!](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/18/utah-video-police-kill-man-drug-raid_n_810420.html) \[clip\]

INTERNATIONAL INSANITY

* [Smugglers rely on sophisticated technique to get marijuana across US/Mexican border](http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7289257n) (aka Drug smuggling reaches new “high”) \[clip\]

* [Need some Dagga? Easy score is just a mouse click away](http://www.timeslive.co.za/sundaytimes/article866526.ece/Dagga-score-is-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?](http://www.seattlepi.com/connelly/434218_JOEL28.html) \[[clip](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKAJmKD74vM)\]

MICHIGAN MARIJUANA

* [Royal Oak puts kibosh on cannabis cultivation](http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/dpp/news/local/royal-oak-restricts-growing-medical-marijuana-20110125-wpms) \[clip\]

TOPICS BARELY WORTH ANY OF OUR TIME

* [Welfare Drug Testing Bills Filed in Virginia](http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/2011/jan/24/welfare_drug_testing_bills_filed)

STONED IN THE SOUTH

* [Maybe they got the memo wrong in Kentucky. “Simulated marijuana?”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4g7R99MzGz0) \[clip\]

SOUTHWEST

* [In Vegas, MMJ supporters want regulation, not federal intervention](http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xgq31h_medical-marijuana-advocates-want-regulation_news) \[clip\]

YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME

* [D-Bag of the Week: Iowa State Rep. Clel Baudler](http://www.celebstoner.com/201101275636/news/marijuana-news/clel-baudler.html)

ACTIVISM SPOTLIGHT

* [A National Call to Action!](http://www.safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=6233)

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:

* Mat from the HotBox podcast made some suggestions about the file size and hopefully this show will be a much “kinder” size.

* From Alex, about “The M Word.”

CALIFORNIA UPDATE

* [LA City Council approves new medical marijuana law](http://www.scpr.org/news/2011/01/21/la-city-council-approves-new-medical-marijuana-law/)  \[clip\]

* [Richard Eastman testifies on medical marijuana ordinance at Long Beach council meeting](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jgkpca-hbvc) \[clip\]

ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH - COLORADO/MONTANA NEWS

* [A look at Colorado's HB11-1043](http://www.weedwatch.com/us-news/a-look-into-colorado-s-hb11-1043)    Bill language [HB11-1043](http://www.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2011A/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/35AEB58FDBDA42DD8725781600583CE4?Open&file=1043_01.pdf)

* [Montana legislature takes its first hit on proposed legislation](http://www.kfbb.com/news/local/Medical-Marijuana-Legislature-Takes-its-First-Hit-114410089.html) \[clip\]

* [DUI bill before MT Legislature concerns medical marijuana community](http://www.kbzk.com/news/dui-bill-before-mt-legislature-concerns-medical-marijuana-community/)

CANNABIS ETIQUETTE/CULTURE

* The “de-fakey” - that plain sucks

MARC EMERY

* [Marc’s early valentine to his wife, Jodi](http://freemarc.ca/group/freemarcca/marc-emery-update-jodie-emery-january-20th-2011) \[clip\]

POT IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST

* [Oregon Looks To Legalize Marijuana In 2012](http://the420times.com/2011/01/oregon-looks-to-legalize-marijuana-in-2012/)    \[clip\]

* [Washington State's pending legislation:](http://www.keprtv.com/news/health/114430859.html)  [SB 5073](http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5073&year=2011) and [HB 1100](http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1100&year=2011)  \[clip\]

* [Edmonds, WA votes for moratorium on medical marijuana dispensaries](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hiirv2yQhyY) \[clip\]

HAWAII HIGHS

* [Hawaii Lawmakers to Propose Medical Marijuana Expansion](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBLF90ofbU8) \[clip\]

MICHIGAN MARIJUANA

* [Ann Arbor drug felon faces obstacles to life as medical marijuana entrepreneur](http://www.annarbor.com/news/ann-arbor-drug-felon-seeking-new-life-as-medical-marijuana-entrepreneur-but-battling-law/)

TOPICS BARELY WORTH ANY OF OUR TIME

* [Two Chinese Men Arrested in Fayette County with 692 Pounds of Cannabis](http://www.wjbdradio.com/index.php?f=news_single&id=25290)

IDAHO?

* [Medical marijuana bill introduced in Idaho](http://blog.mpp.org/medical-marijuana/medical-marijuana-bill-introduced-in-idaho/01202011/)

EAST COAST SCOOP

* [Medical marijuana supporters blast N.J. health department regulations for medicinal pot](http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/01/senate_moves_towards_dissolvin.html) \[clip\]

MIDWEST MALAISE AND GLIMMERS OF HOPE

* [Bill to Reduce Marijuana Possession Penalties Introduced in Illinois](http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=&SessionId=84&GA=97&DocTypeId=HB&DocNum=0100&GAID=11&LegID=54584&SpecSess=&Session=)

SOUTHWEST

* [From Albuquerque: Note to self: when crazy girlfriend is throwing plates at me, do not phone the police](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fx6bifwAXwU) \[clip\]

INTERNATIONAL WEEDSCAPE

* [Reefer Madness spreads to the UK](http://reason.com/blog/2011/01/19/reefer-madness-spreads-to-the)

* [Morocco: Cannabis fields torched](http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/morocco/110121/hashish-morocco-marijuana)

IN THE “YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME” SEGMENT

* [Great Scott! U.K. police officer didn't notice dope farm in her spare room](http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/2011/01/23/police-officer-didn-t-notice-dope-farm-in-her-spare-room-86908-22870233/)

* [Michael Savage: Drugs are for banjo minded folks, not harpsichord brains](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ji5NGz32iZ8) \[clip\]

CANNABIS IN SPORTS

* The BEARS Shoulda Smoked WEED!!!

ACTIVISM SPOTLIGHT

* [Grassroots Activists Head to the Nation's Capitol to End Cannabis Prohibition](http://the420times.com/2011/01/overgrow-the-government-rally-in-washington-d-c-4-20-11/)

* [People are starting to get it, continue to stand up!!](http://www.drugwarrant.com/2011/01/vastly-improved-education-of-the-populace/)

SENSI STOCKS MARKET UPDATE

* [General Cannabis, Inc. Finalizes the Purchase of Revyv, LLC](http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/general-cannabis-inc-finalizes-the-purchase-of-revyv-llc-114269614.html)

WOMEN AND WEED

* [A sensible mom campaigns for cannabis](http://www.detnews.com/article/20110123/OPINION03/101230310/A-sensible-mom-campaigns-for-cannabis)

FROM THE RESEARCH BIN

* [Cannabis Reduces Infant Mortality](http://www.salem-news.com/articles/june272010/marijuana-infants-sc.php) associated [study](http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/abstract/100/1/79?maxtoshow=&hits=80&RESULTFORMAT=&fulltext=cannabinoid&searchid=1&FIRSTINDEX=640&resourcetype=HWCIT)

NUGGET OF THE DAY

* [Be careful, if you smoke that stuff you'll be a big fat failure.](http://www.veryimportantpotheads.com/)

CLIP FOR END OF SHOW

* [Maine bill to legalize marijuana? We’ll find out more about this one.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVP6XuLwcoM) \[clip\]

It's another long one, hold on to your britches!

ANNOUNCEMENTS AND EVENTS

* Thanks to the [Hot Box Podcast](http://hotboxpodcast.com) for the shout out about [MarijuanaPodcasts.com](http://marijuanapodcasts.com) and mentioning the Cannabis Agenda :)

CALIFORNIA UPDATE

* [Fresno bans outdoor crops after man kills intruders](http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/11/AR2011011107044.html)

CANNABIS ETIQUETTE/CULTURE

* Making rude assumptions about other peoples weed

NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT

* [Who is responsible for keeping marijuana illegal?](http://www.trutv.com/video/conspiracy-theory/who-is-responsible-for-keeping-marijuana-illegal.html) \[clip\]

* [Supreme Court Looks At Smell-Based Home Searches For Pot](http://www.tokeofthetown.com/2011/01/supreme_court_looks_at_smell-based_home_searches_f.php)

EAST COAST SCOOP

* [D.C. Medical Marijuana Rules Take Effect Next Week](http://www.tokeofthetown.com/2011/01/dc_medical_marijuana_rules_take_effect_next_week.php)

INTERNATIONAL WEEDSCAPE

* [Israel Says Wait 6 Hours After Smoking Marijuana To Drive](http://www.tokeofthetown.com/2011/01/israel_says_wait_6_hours_after_smoking_marijuana_t.php)

TOPICS BARELY WORTH ANY OF OUR TIME

* [Albuquerque PD busts “over $100,000” of high grade marijuana](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjq77KlaC6o) \[clip\]

* [$500,000 bust in Houston area](http://www.khou.com/news/2-Marijuana-operations-uncovered-in-The-Woodlands-113552469.html) \[clip\]

* [Janesville, WI bans “Synthetic Marijuana”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rvb2EQyv414) \[clip\]

* [Intent To Deliver: Cops Say Pizzeria Sold Pot Along With Pizza](http://www.tokeofthetown.com/2011/01/intent_to_deliver_cops_say_pizzeria_sold_pot_along.php)

OH CANADA

* [You can’t smoke pot during the weekend and be a Quebec cop](http://www.cannabisnews.org/canadian-cannabis-news/smoking-out-police-who-use-pot/)

STONED IN THE SOUTH

* [Kentucky considering changing drug penalties](http://cannabisnews.com/news/26/thread26266.shtml)

POT IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST

* [Washington Might Extend Protections To Marijuana Patients](http://www.tokeofthetown.com/2011/01/washington_might_extend_protections_to_marijuana_p.php)

MICHIGAN MARIJUANA

* [Oakland County deputies raid medical marijuana complex, make no arrests but seize cash](http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2011/01/oakland_county_authorities_rai_1.html)

IN THE “YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME” SEGMENT

* [This is what passes for big news nowadays?](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-DVTLAVaiU) \[clip\]

ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH - COLORADO/MONTANA NEWS

* [Colorado Medical Marijuana Advocates Call For Full Legalization](http://www.tokeofthetown.com/2011/01/colorado_medical_marijuana_advocates_call_for_full.php)

* [MT Could Outlaw Driving For Up To 25 Days After Smoking Pot](http://www.tokeofthetown.com/2011/01/mt_could_outlaw_driving_for_up_to_25_days_after_sm.php)

* [Montana lawmaker proposes 10% tax on growers sales](http://www.cannabisnews.org/united-states-cannabis-news/2nd-major-medical-marijuana-bill-introduced/)

SOUTHWEST

* [Arizona proposes rules for medpot program](http://www.cannabisnews.org/united-states-cannabis-news/proposed-pot-rules-generate-comments-2/)

MIDWEST MALAISE AND GLIMMERS OF HOPE

* [Medical Marijuana Legalization Reintroduced In IL Legislature](http://www.tokeofthetown.com/2011/01/medical_marijuana_legalization_reintroduced_in_il.php)

CLIP FOR END OF SHOW

* [Judge Jim Gray on why prohibition is worse than drugs themselves](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqlMyQXJcp8) \[clip\]

ANNOUNCEMENTS AND EVENTS

* [MarijuanaPodcasts.com](http://marijuanapodcasts.com) launches - aggregator for great cannabis-related podcasts on the web

SOUTHWEST

* [Arizona gunman Jared Laughner smoked pot \[clip\]](http://www.desivideonetwork.com/view/5hb6325sv/jared-loughner-was-rejected-by-us-army-smoked-marijuana-hundreds-of-times/)

* [To what extent do you think pot played a role in Laughner’s mental state?](http://blogs.laweekly.com/informer/2011/01/jared_loughner_marijuana.php)

CALIFORNIA UPDATE

* [Medical marijuana raid in SLO County raises questions](http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2011/01/08/1436280/medical-marijuana-raid.html)

NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT

* [DEA may get records of medical marijuana patients](http://www.wzzm13.com/news/news_story.aspx?storyid=147430&catid=14) \[clip\]

* [First US Drug War Killing of 2011; And the winner is - No One.](http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/2011/jan/05/massachusetts_sees_first_us_drug)

INTERNATIONAL WEEDSCAPE

* [A Thousand March for Marijuana in Buenos Aires](http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/2010/dec/28/thousand_march_marijuana_buenos)

EAST COAST SCOOP

* [Maine feels mix of progress and growing pains](http://www.onlinesentinel.com/news/medical-pot-applications-flood-dhhs_2011-01-01.html?searchterm=+Medical+Pot+Applications+Flood+In)

TOPICS BARELY WORTH ANY OF OUR TIME

* [Senate Unanimously Confirms Leonhart as DEA Head](http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/2010/dec/24/senate_unanimously_confirms_leon)

CANNABIS ETIQUETTE/CULTURE

* How often should you clean your glass pipe? And what’s the best way to go about it?

A WALK DOWN THE GREEN CARPET

* [Montel Williams arrested with wooden pipe](http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/113053734.html)

CANNABIS IN SPORTS

* [Wazzu's Reggie Moore to play after arrest](http://espn.go.com/blog/collegebasketballnation/post/_/id/20703/wsus-reggie-moore-to)

STONED IN THE SOUTH

* [Florida Drug Czar Office Falls to Budget Ax](http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/2010/dec/27/florida_drug_czar_office_falls_b)

SENSI STOCKS MARKET UPDATE

* [WeedMaps.com Experiences Significant Growth in 2010](http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/weedmapscom-experiences-significant-growth-in-2010-112928969.html)

ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH - COLORADO/MONTANA NEWS

* [Advocacy group files legal challenge to medical marijuana laws](http://www.boulderweekly.com/article-4168-cannabis-in-colorado-is-a-constitutional-right-j.html)

[Patient & Caregiver Rights Litigation Project](http://www.cannabislawsuits.com/)

* [Does Med-Pot affect teen use in Denver?](http://www.denverpost.com/search/ci_17029189)

* [Boulder Democrat Polis plans to push decriminalizing marijuana at federal level](http://www.denverpost.com/news/marijuana/ci_16990651)

MIDWEST MALAISE AND GLIMMERS OF HOPE

* [Illinois House Rejects Medical Marijuana Bill](http://www.dailyregister.com/newsnow/x1043377389/House-rejects-medical-marijuana-bill)

FROM THE RESEARCH BIN

* [”Synthetic cannabis” is worse than marijuana](http://therecordlive.com/article/Beyond_the_County/Beyond_the_County/Synthetic_cannabis_is_worse_than_marijuana/59452)

CLIP FOR END OF SHOW

* [Reason TV interview Rob Kampia from MPP](http://www.articlesbase.com/videos/5min/273203704) \[clip\]

Happy Birthday to Jaime!

CALIFORNIA UPDATE

* [Yay! It is no longer a criminal offense to possess an ounce of herb in Cali!](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uD9XDjx5gKI) \[clip\]

* [Oakland proceeding with warehouses, at snails pace](http://www.sacbee.com/2010/12/27/3283815/prop-19-failure-slows-oakland.html)

* [Humboldt County considers new MMJ ordinance](http://www.redwoodtimes.com/garbervillenews/ci_16921814)

* [Medical Marijuana for Food holiday food drive](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5y39RfYII5A) \[clip\]

* [Food Drive, Dispensary Style: Free Joints For Canned Food](http://www.tokeofthetown.com/2010/12/food_drive_california_dispensary_style_joints_for.php)

MICHIGAN MARIJUANA

* Brandy Zink joins us from Michigan for an update about the state mmj program, and shares some of her experiences as an activist and intelligent, pro-pot female in the Great Lakes State.

CANNABIS ETIQUETTE/CULTURE

* When you’re smoking a bowl, save some for the next person in the circle!

CELEB STONERS

* ["Who the f\*\*k would arrest Willie Nelson?" Snoop Dog lays out some wisdom on Willie.](http://www.tmz.com/2010/12/06/snoop-dogg-willie-nelson-arrested-weed-pot-marijuana-video/) \[clip\]

MARC EMERY

* Jodie Emery Thankful For Any Outside Support

NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT

* [Juries are giving pot defendants a pass,  L.A. Times says](http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-marijuana-juries-20101225,0,2484761.story)

* [Pat Robertson supports decriminalization of marijuana](http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2010/12/shock-christian-leader-pat-robertson-favors-marijuana-legalization/) \[[clip](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQfsQiZZdUc)\]

IN THE “YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME” SEGMENT

* [Bill O’Reilly on medical marijuana](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AKJ28geoJU) \[clip\]

* [Note to Self: NEVER mail 80 lbs of pot to your own house](http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20101230/news/712319860/)

CANNABIS IN SPORTS

* [If pot is so bad, how do we explain the Micheal Phelps’ of the world?](http://qctimes.com/news/opinion/editorial/columnists/barb-ickes/article_5c5fc3e0-13cd-11e0-9e9e-001cc4c03286.html)

GROW TIPS

* How do you know when to harvest your weed?

ACTIVISM SPOTLIGHT

* [Radical Russ does NORML Round-up for 2010](http://www.opposingviews.com/i/medical-marijuana-roundup-for-2010)

POT IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST

* [Medical marijuana and convicted felons an awkward mix for Washington](http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2013810004_marijuana03m.html)

ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH - COLORADO / MONTANA NEWS

* [Montana medical MJ community responds to proposed changes to MMJ law](http://www.kulr8.com/news/local/Medical-Marijuana-Community-Responds-to-Proposed-Changes-112408264.html) \[clip\]

* [Montana judge fails to seat jury to try man for half an eighth](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6qvrADf7Iw) \[clip\]

MIDWEST MALAISE AND GLIMMERS OF HOPE

* 8th-graders in Indiana more likely to do drugs

* [MPP airs Illinois radio ads in support of pending SB1381](http://www.tokeofthetown.com/2010/12/ads_supporting_medical_marijuana_ads_hit_airwaves.php)

CLIP FOR END OF SHOW

* [Bill Hicks on Mandatory Marijuana](http://vodpod.com/watch/4765132-bill-hicks-mandatory-marijuana) \[clip\]

Happy Holidays to all of our wonderful listeners!

NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT / NEWS FROM THE FEDS

* [Feds Say Teen Drug Use Up, Binge Drinking Down](http://www.nih.gov/news/health/dec2010/nida-14.htm)

* [Teens smoking marijuana over tobacco!](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kG726e8XJyA) \[clip\]

* [LA Times Editorial Says Kerlikowske Needs To Stay Solid On Assertions](http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/editorials/la-ed-marijuana-20101216%2C0%2C7998942.story)

CALIFORNIA UPDATE

* [San Jose Latest Target of Anti-Cannabis Measures](http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/18/AR2010121801597.html)

CANNABIS ETIQUETTE/CULTURE

* Don’t share your spit, even if you’re sharing your weed!

TOPICS BARELY WORTH ANY OF OUR TIME

* [More BS about nutmeg](http://news.yahoo.com/video/seattleking5-15751314/kids-snorting-nutmeg-for-homemade-high-23449684%20) from a [variety](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9lziFMub0g) of [sources](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNOJEqMDbAI%20%20)

* [Marijuana Found Growing on Facebook](http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2010/12/found-marijuana-growing-on-facebook.html)

* [Why The Fight For Truth About Cannabis Must Continue](http://www.cannabisnews.org/united-states-cannabis-news/time-to-again-mobilize-against-marijuana/)

* [Ingenious Program Predicts Decisions Your Children Will Make](http://www.healthcalculators.org/calculators/teen_marijuana.asp)

EAST COAST SCOOP

* [Maine Prepares To Release Dispensary Rules](http://www.cannabisnews.org/united-states-cannabis-news/maine-learns-lessons-from-montana/)

* [Might New England Be The Next Big Pot Push?](http://www.cannabisnews.org/united-states-cannabis-news/marijuana-has-rocked-the-west-coast/)

IN THE “YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME” SEGMENT

* [First it was K2, now it’s K3? Oh, and it’s “marijuana-like”!](http://espanol.video.yahoo.com/watch/8403218/22172190) \[clip\]

ACTIVISM SPOTLIGHT

* [Flex Your Rights on Freedom Watch](http://flexyourrights.org/Flex_on_Freedom_Watch) \[clip\]

* [Mpp Launches New National Campaign](https://secure2.convio.net/mpp/site/Donation2?idb=936235518&df_id=2420&2420.donation=form1&JServSessionIdr004=5v7e2hqn61.app201b)

* [SSDP Urges Action On SB 714](http://ssdp.org/action/ncjca)

MICHIGAN MARIJUANA

* Banning Dispensaries, Argueing Over Rules.. What’s Going On In Michigan? We’ll Feature A Full Update From Brandy Zink soon!

ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH - COLORADO NEWS

* [“High” attendance expected at KushCon](http://online.wsj.com/video/high-attendance-at-colorado-marijuana-convention/5E02B4DE-7C59-4D86-874B-4E30B8FD00CF.html) \[clip\]

* [KushCon draws attendance of estimated 50,000 people](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/20/kushcon-ii-draws-thousand_n_799253.html#s212006)

SOUTHWEST

* [Marijuana business appeals to Arizona entrepreneurs](http://news.yahoo.com/video/phoenixktvk3tv-15751070/marijuana-business-appeals-to-arizona-entrepreneurs-23479323) \[clip\]

* [New Mexico Still Improving State Med-Pot Program](http://www.cannabisnews.org/united-states-cannabis-news/new-mexico-oks-fees-for-medical-marijuana-program/)

MIDWEST MALAISE AND GLIMMERS OF HOPE

* [Entire Family Arrested in Illinois Cannabis Bust](http://www.tokeofthetown.com/2010/12/entire_family_arrested_in_illinois_marijuana_bust.php)

CLIP FOR END OF SHOW

* [Things To Never Say To A Cop](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rv9b-9qBIc) \[clip\]

QUESTIONS/COMMENTS FROM LISTENERS:

* Staley emails about saliva tests for cannabis, and asks about mildew resistant strains.

ANNOUNCEMENTS AND EVENTS

* [Kushcon II, Denver Colorado, Dec. 17th-19th](http://www.kushcon.com/)

MIDWEST MALAISE AND GLIMMERS OF HOPE

* [Update: Victory! NIU Allows Drug Policy Reform Group on Campus](http://criminaljustice.change.org/blog/view/victory_niu_allows_drug_policy_reform_group_on_campus)

We have Jeremy Orbach from [NIU SSDP](http://niussdp.org) back on the line

MICHIGAN MARIJUANA

* [Debate over legality of dispensaries rages on in Michigan](http://www.cannabisnews.org/united-states-cannabis-news/legality-of-medical-marijuana-dispensaries-an-issue-of-debate-in-michigan/)

* [City of Wyoming rules against medical marijuana](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxeXfIgMzIM) \[clip\] \[[another clip](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgkNrqRI3IM)\]

CALIFORNIA UPDATE

* [San Jose Pot Club Hosts Party To Raise Legal Funds](http://www.ktvu.com/news/26097711/detail.html?source=fran) \[clip\]

* [Judge issues injunction against L.A.'s medical marijuana law](http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-1211-marijuana-dispensaries-20101211,0,7140011.story)

NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT / NEWS FROM THE FEDS

* [Justice warns Oakland about pot factories](http://www.cannabisnews.org/united-states-cannabis-news/feds-warn-oakland-on-pot-farms/)

* [Growing pot on federal land discussion with Rob Kampia](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQQ28MSF0HM) \[clip\]

* [Foreign drug cartels of federal land is a federal responsibility](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlQprySSzAM) \[clip\]

* [Senate Judiciary Blocks Leonhart](http://www.opposingviews.com/i/senate-judiciary-committee-blocks-michele-leonhart-dea-nomination)

CANNABIS ETIQUETTE/CULTURE

* Are There Some RIGHT Ways To Be A Better, or at Least More Tolerable Stoner? For example, Bogart-ing the joint, pipe, etc, Over-handling the bud, Torching a whole bowl in the process of one hit, When you should share, Making rude assumptions about other peoples weed.

DECK THE HALLS WITH BOUGHS OF …....HOLY MOLY!

* [My Kinda Christmas Tree](http://www.npr.org/2010/12/10/131957286/man-decked-7-foot-marijuana-plant-for-christmas) \[clip\]

EAST COAST SCOOP

* [Senate May Thwart Med-Pot Agreement on NJ Rules](http://www.cannabisnews.org/united-states-cannabis-news/senate-may-defy-governors-plans-for-medical-pot/)

* [Vermont Ponders Unnecessary Loss of Considerable Cash-flow](http://blog.mpp.org/prohibition/vermont-could-save-700k-a-year-by-decriminalizing-marijuana/12102010/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogmpp+%28MPP+Blog%29)

TOPICS BARELY WORTH ANY OF OUR TIME

* People who don’t get high the first time they smoke pot. What’s up with that?

* [It’s the holiday season, so nutmeg is of course back in the news](http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-nutmeg-high,0,1217706.story) \[clip\]

But wait, there’s more... Didn’t we talk about Nutmeg in show #20 (back in July)? [Let’s play that clip again](http://stopthedrugwar.org/speakeasy/2010/jul/07/scary_new_drug_threatens_our_chi) \[clip\]

POT IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST

* [Drug war tragedy in Washington](http://horsesass.org/?p=31263)

* [Washington man in wheel chair with spastic paraplegia convicted of grow felony](http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2010/11/25/1738856/42-pot-plants-4000-fine.html?storylink=addthis)

* [Could Washington be the first state to legalize pot?](http://www.cannabisculture.com/v2/node/25606)

ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH - COLORADO NEWS

* [Ganja Gourmet opens in Denver](http://abcnews.go.com/Health/medical-marijuana-cookbook-sign-changing-attitudes/story?id=12295559) \[clip\]

GROW TIP OF THE WEEK

* If you are using dirt that is rich in nutrient content, consider using less liquid fertilizer.  At transplant I’d recommend not using any nutrients and perhaps continue not using them for the first couple weeks.  Also, when you are growing a new strain you should start out with less nutrients.  You can always increase nutrients throughout the cycle if your plants appear to need it.  However, it is very difficult to go the other direction.  Once you’ve burned your plants they are burned.  

SOUTHWEST

* [Marijuana ATMs in Arizona? That’s what the good doctor would like.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbQw2XuTy6c) \[clip\]