The Cannabis Agenda Podcast

This week on the Agenda:

We're trying to recruit donors for Jay's campaign. If you're one of the first 10 people to use this link to donate at least $4.20, we'll send you a copy of Reefer Madness on DVD! http://jayselthofner.com/ca

We have questions and comments from listeners Sean from Indiana and Anonymous from Ohio, with special apologies to Staley (not Stanley). Here is the link to the Veterans’ Administration information page on medical marijuana.

Upcoming Events: Seattle Hempfest this weekend, National NORML conference in Portland September 9-11, 21st Annual Boston Freedom Ralley on September 18.

Dates announced for the 707 Cannabis College in Garberville, CA.

CALIFORNIA UPDATE

A quick laugh about Stop19.com. If you’re behind this site, please come on our show!

Dr. Christopher Fitchner on Prop 19 (8:30)

Judge Jim Gray on Prop 19

Cost savings in California prisons

From the Family of Jack Herer: The Hemperor would Support Prop 19

Prop. 19 Continues To Lead In Latest Poll

Biggest Benefit of Legalizing MJ is for Mexican Drug Cartels

Grow Tips from Pot Green

Family of Grandmother Slain in Botched Police Raid Receives $4.9 Million

Banks Deny Accounts to Marijuana Dispensary Owners

Feds Say Leonhart is ‘Right Choice’ for DEA, Despite Widespread Calls for Her Withdrawal

Clip for end of show: The Marijuana Policy Tipping Point: A conversation with author Christopher Fichtner, MD

Apologies for our sound quality this week. We hope to be back to our better setup next week!

We're one shy again today, but try to hold it together for a show:

We're trying to recruit donors for Jay's campaign. If you're one of the first 10 people to use this link to donate at least $4.20, we'll send you a copy of Reefer Madness on DVD! http://jayselthofner.com/ca

 

California

Six Drug Czars, and Between Them They Can't Muster a Decent Argument for Marijuana Prohibition

US CA: North Coast Pot Gardens Grow Deadly

National Black Police Association Endorses Prop 19

Nevada

Judge Orders Man to Write Report on Why Medical Marijuana is Bad

Pacific Northwest

Hempfest Attracts Crowd of Marijuana Supporters

In the Tubes

Facebook Censors Marijuana Legalization Ad

The Activist Corner

MPP’s Rob Kampia Talks Marijuana Reform on Fox Freedom Watch

East Side, Whazzup!

New Hampshire: Kelly Ayotte Supports Persecuting Medical Marijuana Patients

Mass: High Time To Legalize Marijuana?

Vermont: US VT: Woman Can't Tell Jury She Grew Pot To Save Son's Life

Topics barely worth any of our time

Black Bears found guarding pot farm in Canada

Michigan

From the WTF department: US MI: Lansing: Bill Would Ban Marijuana Clubs

Rocky Mountain High - Colorado News

US CO: City Council Won't Put Dispensary Ban To Nov Vote

Boulder County Tentatively Supports Pot Farm

US CO: Aurorans React To Rise Of Pot-Grow Homes

Kentucky

Paul Campaign Clarifies Medical Marijuana Stance

News from the Feds:

DEA Seeks Ebonics Translators to Decipher Black Peoples' Phone Conversations

Gary Johnson Says Legalize Marijuana on MSNBC

Montana

Medical Marijuana Card Ok’d After 8 Minutes, 6 Questions

 

This week on the Agenda:

CALIFORNIA UPDATE

L.A. City Attorney Files Suit to Close All but 41 Medical Pot Dispensaries

National Police Association Backs Prop 19

International News:

Jailed Swiss Cannabis Advocate Renews Hunger Strike

Stoned in the South

Marijuana User MURDERED by State of Alabama

Vermont

Mike Meno: Pro-Decriminalization Candidate Ahead in Vermont Gubernatorial Primary

Michigan

http://blog.mpp.org/tax-and-regulate/detroit-petitioners-file-appeal-to-keep-marijuana-measure-on-ballot/08132010/

Michigan Medical Marijuana Clinics Raided

Midwest Malaise and Glimmers of Hope - News from the Midwest

Illinois Medpot Update

Grow Tips

Don’t grow males. Just don’t.

East Coast

Marijuana found in Pittsburgh fire fight

News from the Feds:

Appeals Court OKs Warrant-less GPS Tracking of Suspected Pot Growers

Canada? Free Mark Emery? Advertising From the research bin:

Canadian study finds pot can help pain without making you high

CALIFORNIA UPDATE

LA Sheriff Lee Baca and Senator Dianne Feinstein Co-Chair the No on 19 Campaign

ABC News Debate on Marijuana Legalization

Interesting stuff

Four Twenty Insurance Group

Topics barely worth any of our time

Hey Dawg, do you have any cannabis?

Cannabis in sports

Let Timmy Smoke Dammit!!!

Stony in South Dakota

Renewed Case For Medical Marijuana

News from the Feds (Well, sort of):

Prince Of Pot’s Prosecutor Declares Prohibition a Bust

Speak Out Against DEA's Leonhart, Sign The Petition At MPP

Leonhart or Bust

From the research bin:

Researchers Debunk the Gateway Theory … Again

Donate to Jay! Jay Selthofner is running for the Wisconsin Assembly on a cannabis platform. Please support him to the tune of $4.20 or greater!

CALIFORNIA UPDATE:

Alcohol Lobby Teams with Law Enforcement to Fund Anti-Marijuana Campaign

Marijuana Ballot Measure in California Wins Support of Unio

Santa Cruz business selling marijuana “hi”-ce cream

“Toure” on the Dylan Ratigan show says legalize marijuana

Paul Gallegos not endorsing Prop 19

Barbara Boxer’s aid charged with possession of cannabis

Renter’s Rights Discussion

From Hulu: The True Tale of American Marijuana East Side, Whazzup!

Rhode Island health department rejects all 15 dispensary applications

Followup: Patients protest delay

Rocky Mountain High

Space Problems In The Meeting Room

New Mexico:

Gubernatorial candidate wants to eliminate medical marijuana program

New Mexico caregiver arrested for cultivation

Marc Emery Sentenced

The Prince of Pot Gets Five Years

Grow Tip of the Week

Don’t let your neighbors smell your pot -and- don’t have all of your trimmers park outside of your house for 2 or 3 days at a time with traffic coming and going...  

Mexico

Mexican military draws back eradication efforts

From the research bin:

THC Co-Discoverer Says Legalize It!!

Donate to Jay! Jay Selthofner is running for the Wisconsin Assembly on a cannabis platform. Please support him to the tune of $4.20 or greater!

CALIFORNIA UPDATE

Big Alcohol now openly spending money to defeat Prop 19

NBC Los Angeles [clip]

email a complaint to them at [email protected]

Opinion: It’s Time for Unity in the Marijuana Reform Movement

Medical Marijuana Growers Join Teamsters Union

SAFER debates California initiative to legalize marijuana [clip]

Saying 'Yes' to Marijuana? (Steve “Douchey” from Fox News) [clip]

Followup on High Scream, the media love this story [clip]

National Spotlight

Failed Marijuana Policies Are a Bi-Partisan Boondoggle

Top Republican (Lamar Smith) Blasts Holder Over Medical Marijuana [clip]

Worst Cannabis Paper EVER.

Rocky Mountain High - Colorado News

Interview with Chris Pezza

Marc Emery

Marc Emery was formally sentenced to 5 years in federal prison recently.  Thousands of people around the world protested in over 93 cities Saturday 9/18/10

You can read Marc’s blogs and follow the latest news regarding him, or figure out how you can help at www.freemarc.ca

Marc spent everything he earned on the movement.  Everything [clip]

Washington:

Spokane marijuana dispensary owner may face charges [clip]

JAY SELTHOFNER Wisconsin

Suspected Mexican Cartel large scale grow op busted in Wisconsin National Forest

Arizona

Arizona Medical Marijuana Question, Proposition 203

Girls Gone Weed - www.ggdub.com Michigan

Legal Pot Applications Swamp State

Montana

Another victim of marijuana prohibition, by suicide

From the research bin:

Top 10 Cannabis Studies the Government Wished it Had Never Funded

This week on the agenda:

Donate to Jay! Jay Selthofner is running for the Wisconsin Assembly on a cannabis platform. Please support him to the tune of $4.20 or greater!

QUESTIONS/COMMENTS FROM LISTENERS:

Sean asks: Hey 2 podcasts ago you guys mentioned the website you use to get a lot if your news from and that it had a weekly email newsletter.  What was the URL for it? http://StopTheDrugWar.org

Staley mentions the raids have died down, and shares two links. Medical marijuana farmer’s market [also a clip] and NORML Conference audio links. Thanks Staley!

Puna Bud says the raids are increasing in Hawaii.

EVENTS CALENDAR

Cheech and Chong “Get it Legal” Tour started Friday night.  Check their dates @ www.cheechandchongtour.com click on the tour tab for dates.  Ends 11/20/10

Hempire Expo Events

If you’d like your event mentioned, shoot us an email at [email protected]!

CALIFORNIA UPDATE

Oakland City Councilwoman discusses taxing and regulating marijuana [clip]

Some Prop 19 polling data

Gov. Schwartzenegger writes an op-ed in LA Times regarding union endorsement of Prop 19

Look whose funding YES on 19

Sierra Nevada Brewing Company opposes donation made by CBBD

Debate over financial impact of Prop 19

Newly formed group California Cannabis Association opposes Prop 19 [clip]

Prop 19 Would Help -- Not Hurt -- Medical Marijuana Patients

Redding 215 clinic raises interesting legal questions regarding recommendations

NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT / NEWS FROM THE FEDS

Illegal drug use is up [clip]

Should the Republican agenda include marijuana legalization? [clip]

EAST SIDE, WUZZUP!

20-30 people smoked pot en route to Boston Freedom Rally on MBTA train.  Three Cited

Massachussetts voters in Brookline, Newton and Wellesley get to weigh in on marijuana sales and taxation at ballot box

NEW MEXICO

Special education teacher arrested for growing marijuana [clip]

MARC EMERY

Marc punished for another unwritten rule

POT IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST

Oregon Representative will introduce Cannabis Legalization Bill

ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH - COLORADO, MONTANA, IDAHO, UTAH

Montana authorized caregiver exceeds plant limits

FROM THE RESEARCH BIN

10 major health benefits of medical marijuana

Does cannabis relieve chronic pain?

NUGGET OF THE DAY

Does Obama know the difference between a prescription and a recommendation?  Do you?  Does your average American in support of MMJ? [clip]

CLIP FOR END OF SHOW

A Short Lesson on Marijuana by Joe Rogan - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-al6S_Qe-_Q

This week on the agenda:

Donate to Jay! Jay Selthofner is running for the Wisconsin Assembly on a cannabis platform. Please support him to the tune of $4.20 or greater!

QUESTIONS/COMMENTS FROM LISTENERS

Puna Bud from Hawaii

Staley says register to vote absentee to make it easier to vote

Steve from Arizona

Sean likes our recent shows, requests strain reviews.

Kent emails about bongs and thongs photos. Good suggestions!

EVENTS CALENDAR

Hempire Media Expos in LA, Seattle, and Denver

If you’d like your event mentioned, shoot us an email!

ANNOUNCEMENTS

A Great New Way To Find Great Buds w/real time strain pricing!

CALIFORNIA UPDATE

The Governator signs decriminalization bill into law

Prop 19 at 52% in latest poll

“It shouldn’t be a crime” MPP PSA for Prop 19 [clip]

How Prop 19 Would Heal Community Relations with Police [clip]

More on the pot commercial that is airing in Sacramento [clip]

Legal Medical Marijuana distributor convicted of marijuana distribution

Geraldo: Even B Actors want marijuana legalized! [clip]

GROW TIPS OF THE WEEK

Call from Harry Hood, in an undisclosed midwestern state

NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT / NEWS FROM THE FEDS

Steve Fox on Fox News with Steve Douchey [clip]

More Douchey! Risks associated with medical marijuana [clip]

Two Democratic Governor Candidates Say Legalize It!

Barack Obama on decriminalizing marijuana [clip]

EAST SIDE, WUZZUP!

MPP’s Dan Riffle Talks DC Medical Marijuana [clip]

Marijuana Questions on Some Massachusetts Ballots

POT IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST

Pro-Oregon.org launches in support of Measure 74 [clip]

ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH - COLORADO NEWS

Big Brother to watch over Colorado medical grows?

SOUTHWEST

New Mexico advisory board votes to expand medical marijuana [clip]

MPP fundraising to air Arizona television ad [clip]

Donate to the campaign

MEXICAN DRUG WAR FIASCO

Mexican Drug-War Violence Drags On

FROM THE RESEARCH BIN

Study Says Some Strains More Memory Hindering Than Others

CLIP FOR END OF SHOW

Reason video on medical use of marijuana [clip]

Episode #33 on 10/10/10 for our first three hour episode. We must be lucky - or something!

ANNOUNCEMENTS

MPP’s online phone banking for marijuana legislation in multiple states

MMGA 2010 Annual Symposium Going On Now.  Live video stream available.

CALIFORNIA UPDATE

Will California Voters vote to legalize marijuana? [clip]

Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps Donates $100K to YES on 19

Facebook co-founders give $170K to YES on 19

Interview with Nick from California regarding his concerns about Prop 19

Where do you think the Napa Valley of weed will be? Let us know!

Berkeley to vote on two local pot measures

Law Enforcers Say Control and Tax Cannabis to Protect Public Safety

Allen St. Pierre vs. Asa Hutchinson on California’s Prop 19

POT AND PARTY POLITICS

Dems looking to cash in on youth vote through cannabis initiatives in 2012

Is cannabis legalization key to getting Democrats re-elected? [clip]

NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT / NEWS FROM THE FEDS

Gateway theory? Federal report says pot use up, cocaine down

Gary Johnson to Steven Colbert: Marijuana is Safer [clip]

NEWS FROM THE EAST

NJ clarifies rules regarding the distribution of mmj

CANNABIS IN SPORTS

Lincecum Strikes Out 14 in NLDS

HAWAII MMJ

Patient numbers on the rise on the big island

POT IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST

Oregon closing in on election day for Prop 74 and the dispensary decision

Officer Shoots Unarmed Pregnant Woman During Raid

POT’S PARAPHERNALIA

Use a little olive/vegetable/corn oil on your metal grinder if it gets sticky.

Zig-Zag 1.25 Ultra Thin - a very good paper you can find almost anywhere.

MICHIGAN MARIJUANA

Medical marijuana conference might move to Cobo

Lack of clarity on mmj rules may cause conundrum in MI

GROW TIP OF THE WEEK

Next week: Thrips!  - Chunk Norris in an advanced discourse on all sorts of insects.

SOUTHWEST

Phoenix Cardinals Give $10K Against Arizona MMJ Initiative

MIDWEST MALAISE AND GLIMMERS OF HOPE

(update) ILL MMJ Bill Sponsor Hopes House-members Will Step Up After Election

Jim Miller (CMMNJ.org) at the Great Midwest Marijuana Harvest Fest [clip]

FROM THE RESEARCH BIN

Marijuana’s potential adverse health effects

NUGGET OF THE DAY

Government Data Says Prohibition Has Failed

CLIP FOR END OF SHOW

Gary Johnson on the Dylan Ratigan show [clip]

JAY SELTHOFNER’S CAMPAIGN

Interview with Jay

QUESTIONS/COMMENTS FROM LISTENERS:

Tony says Cook County has gone too far!

Staley left us a voicemail and mentions the informative web site procon.org! You “cann” leave us a message, too! 707-654-CANN. He also sent a number of links and heady information, thanks bro!

Eric from Arizona asks us to mention the Prop 203 campaign and its website. We have a feature later on in the show!

Scott from Leafly.com says he heard us talking about his little green leaves! Perhaps we’ll have him on next week!

Request for more questions/comments - we’re getting more of these, perhaps one day we’ll be able to have a whole show dedicated to listener questions. As a reminder you can leave your question via email at [email protected], but it’d be nice to hear your lovely voices on our message line at 707-654-CANN!

ANNOUNCEMENTS

“This Show Will Get You High”, a sketch comedy airing on Comedy Central: October 27 @ 3:00am, October 28 @ 4:30am, November 1 @ 4:00am. What’s up with those hours?

Erron from COBRA Medical Group in Tacoma WA asks listeners to go to the city council meeting Tuesday Oct 19th at 5PM.

CALIFORNIA UPDATE

Interview and Prop 19 Fact Check with Chris Conrad

Chris mentions websites westcoastleaf.com, chrisconrad.com and taxandregulate.org

Chris Conrad debating Dragonfly de la Luz on KZYX radio (Mendocino)

Geraldo is in favor of Prop 19 [clip]

Diverse Group of Law Professors Endorses Proposition 19

Obama administration denounces Prop 19

Yes on 19 campaign responds to Eric Holder on marijuana legalization

Meg Whitman: Every single law enforcement official in this entire state is against Proposition 19 [clip]

Judge Andrew Napolitano brings on Tommy Chong and Joseph McNamera [clip]

Jimmy Kimmel says legalizing pot will create jobs [clip]

Taiwanese Animated Report on Prop 19 Marijuana Initiative [clip]

ARIZONA SPOTLIGHT!

Eric’s Writeup (email)

Prop 203 is a revised statute which amends previously passed MMJ initiative

Excellent Prop 203 Coverage From Cannabis Culture Magazine

NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT / NEWS FROM THE FEDS

Amsterdam psychiatrist blasts US drug-czars for distortions and fear-mongering

NEWS FROM THE EAST COAST

NJ Senator plans to repeal government rules

CANNABIS IN SPORTS

Let Timmy Smoke!!!!  Go Giants!!!!!

STONED IN THE SOUTH

Tennessee man fights to legalize pot [clip]

Cannabis legalization in ....FLORIDA?  AG Candidate says legalize it!

NUGGET OF THE DAY

Jaime’s interview with Dr. Gwen Jordan J.D Ph. D.

Is the legalization of marijuana unconstitutional? (Steve Douchey with Asa Hutchinson) [clip]

DEA Admins Unite! Unfortunate Ignorance to Constitutional Law Noted

Dan Riffle's "Constitutional Law for Dummies and DEA Administrators"

CLIP FOR END OF SHOW

From Reason TV: The Science of Medical Cannabis, a Conversation with Donald Abrams, M.D. [clip]