Oregon state traffic data for 2014 also show an increase in the overall driving fatality rate of over ten percent. However, critics note that following the passage of marijuana legalization, police are prioritizing the detection of marijuana-impaired drivers and are increasing their own education on how to spot such drivers. Driving fatalities, they counter, are influenced by alcohol DUIs, which increased, as well as lower gas prices leading to more miles traveled.

Plus:

-The ridiculous marijuana testing thresholds in American sports.
-Fighting for Religious Ganja Sacrament Use is Wasted Effort
-Sheldon Adelson - Billionaire Buzzkiller

Willie's Reserve debuts this month in Washington August in Colorado as Country music icon Willie Nelson will soon start selling Willie's Reserve marijuana in Colorado and Washington state.

Plus:

-Study shows booze makes you aggro pot makes you mellow
-California patients have nothing to fear from Prop 64
-Ganja & The Gridiron

The Arguments Against Legalizing Marijuana in 2016 Part 1 & 2, and the marijuana industry increasingly legal has a voracious energy appetite.

The Democrats and Marijuana on the Party Platform as The Democratic Party endorsed a "reasoned pathway to future legalization" of marijuana and called for it to be downgraded in the Controlled Substances Act.

Colorado reaches almost half-billion in pot sales in just five months. Synthetic Pot Zombie Outbreak In Brooklyn. Plus, we listen in to the Cannabis Hemp Conference 2016 All-Star Canadian Activism Panel.

A Tribute to NORML's Allen St. Pierre, plus Russ Belville brings us coverage of Cannabis Hemp Conference 2016 held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

California Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom keynotes the 2016 National Cannabis Industry Association’s Cannabis Business Summit & Expo in Oakland, California. Newsom addressed his support of the cannabis legalization initiative in the State of California, the Adult Use of Marijuana Act. The California Gubernatorial candidate is running for Governor of California in 2018, is a key supporter of marijuana reform and legalization and is an advocate of embracing a legitimate cannabis industry.

Marijuana Policy Project Executive Director Rob Kampia speaks with Russ Belville on location from the 2016 NCIA Cannabis Business Summit.

Fired Up Lawyer and Charlo's Place as Russ Belville talks with the Fired Up Lawyer Lauren Vazquez and the host of the streaming video series Charlo's Place, Charlo Greene.

Russ Belville discusses how the Smart Approaches to Marijuana, group, has announced the resignation of a leader over comments on the Orlando Massacre