Pot-smoking driver acquitted, judge cites lack of impairment
A judge in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, has acquitted a woman who admitted to driving right after smoking marijuana.
Monthly Archives: August 2012
Pot-smoking driver acquitted, judge cites lack of impairment
A judge in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, has acquitted a woman who admitted to driving right after smoking marijuana.
The Russ Belville Show #51 – Calling on MedMJ Patients to help the Legalizers
“Radical” Russ’s debate vs. Kevin Sabet from an audience perspective; a plea for medical marijuana supporters to get behind Measure 80; music by Lakecia Benjamin.
MPP names the Top 50 Most Influential Marijuana Users
The list includes three current or former Presidents of the United States, a Vice President and a Vice Presidential candidate, a Speaker of the House, a Supreme Court Justice, three state governors, a mayor, and numerous actors, musicians, and athletes.
Marijuana prohibition costs Washington county $18.5 million
Enforcing laws against the personal possession of marijuana cost the Washington county of Thurston, home to the capital city of Olympia, $18.5 million over a ten-year period.
23 NFL Fantasy Football Picks with Marijuana/Drug History
Here is our Pigskin Potheads roster – managers from the other eleven teams are not allowed to draft any of these players. Click the links to learn about their marijuana past:
The Russ Belville Show #50 – Don’t hate Washington legalization, support Oregon legalization
Dr. Mitch reviews the headline study on teen marijuana use and IQ drop; Russ asks the opponents of Washington’s legalization measure to instead support Oregon’s legalization measure; music by Busy Signal.
The Russ Belville Show #49 – Kevin Sabet’s Groundhog Day
Frank Cervo, president of UCONN SSDP, on the changes in campus drug policies through student activism; debunking Kevin Sabet’s latest Huffington Post piece against marijuana legalization; Bruce Lee remix from Melody Sheep.
FAIL: Dr. Kevin Sabet’s Anti-Marijuana Legalization Arguments Debunked
If Dr. Sabet’s reasoning makes your head hurt, try working through it backwards. He says legalization of marijuana would increase abuse, thereby increasing arrests, thereby leading to more costs. So, then, if we went returned to a strict new alcohol prohibition where anyone caught with a beer can be arrested and jailed, fewer people would abuse alcohol, we’d make fewer arrests for alcohol, and we’d have lower criminal justice costs for alcohol.
Rep. Todd “Legitimate Rape” Akin is just as ignorant about “legitimate medical marijuana”
While Rep. Todd Akin continues to get press for his ignorant comments about “legitimate rape”, he also demonstrates tremendous ignorance about marijuana.
The Russ Belville Show #48 – Russ on Huffington Post Live on the War on Drugs
Russ responds to a last-minute call from the producers at Huffington Post Live to join a panel discussion on The War on Drugs; Hempfest speeches from David Nott, Tim Pate, Philip Dawdy, plus 7:10 at the Hand Made Apparel booth; Hempfest live music from Lacero.
Daily Cannabis Chronicle – Thursday, August 23, 2012
Will Marijuana Legislation Impact Obama’s Re-Election?
Medical Marijuana Dispensary Ban Thrown Out in California Supreme Court
Prosecutors challenge Ariz. medical marijuana law
Prospective tenants would face drug testing
The Russ Belville Show #47 – Keith Stroup and Rick Steves Backstage at Hempfest
Todd Dalotto from the Oregon Advisory Committe on Medical Marijuana on Corvallis City Club Presentation for Measure 80 Legalization; Hempfest speech from Keith Stroup, backstage interview with Rick Steves, speech from Dan Rush; music by Pocket Panda live at Hempfest.
Daily Cannabis Chronicle – Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Medical marijuana measure OK’d for Ark. ballot
Feds crack down on S. Calif. medical marijuana
Denver outdoor medical marijuana ad ban OK’d
Ohio officer charged in pot smuggling scheme
The Russ Belville Show #46 – Hempfest with Keith Stroup, Danny Danko, and Lynnette Shaw
More coverage of Seattle Hempfest with Keith Stroup, Danny Danko, and Lynnette Shaw; Q&A with Dr. Mitch Earleywine, new data on cannabis and depression; music by Rocker-T
Daily Cannabis Chronicle – Tuesday, August 21, 2012
DEA Raids upscale Houston homes for marijuana grows
Keith Stroup calls Hempfest “most divided ever”, Steve Sarich calls Keith Stroup a “bastard”
2012 HIGH TIMES Magazine Top Stoner Colleges
The Russ Belville Show #45 – Highlights of Hempfest Speeches
Seattle Hempfest 2012 speeches from Sharon Ravert and Jodie Emery, backstage interview with Tanya Davis; live electronic dance music scene from the DanceSafe Stage.
Daily Cannabis Chronicle – Monday, August 20, 2012
Seattle Hempfest divided over marijuana legalization measure on the ballot in Washington State
Denver approves ban on outdoor medical marijuana advertising
The Russ Belville Show #44 – Russ Belville Seattle Hempfest Speeches
Fresh off the road from Seattle Hempfest, “Radical” Russ is joined by Georgia fans Timmy Harris and Sharon Ravert; Russ’s Friday Legalization speech, Sunday DUID speech; Hempfest Main Stage music from Human Revolution
Electric Tuesday: DanceSafe Stage at Seattle Hempfest 2012
DanceSafe Stage at Seattle Hempfest 2012
Seattle Hempfest Day 3 – The Only Thing We Have to Fear is Fear Itself
I want to dedicate this speech and this post to the hard-working volunteers for the Yes on I-502 campaign who endured boos, catcalls, jeers, taunts, angry shouts, and rude treatment at Seattle Hempfest for, unbelievably, promoting a legalization initiative that has made the ballot, has several high-profile, mainstream supporters from all walks of life, including law enforcement, is polling well, and has a good chance of passing.
