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DuPont: Marijuana kills dreams and leads to terrorism

One of the most striking and consistent observations about Dzhokhar, or Jahar as he was commonly known to his friends, was that he was a normal college kid. Evidence of his normality was his heavy marijuana use as a party boy.

The Ongoing Reefer Madness of Dr. Christian Thurstone

The Denver alt-weekly WestWord picked up on my article about Dr. Christian Thurstone, worried that the kids are getting “Higher and Higher” these days and before we know it, they’ll be shooting up THC.

Project SAM’s Dr. Christian Thurstone fears intravenous marijuana use

Older readers will remember the parody PSA on Saturday Night Live around 1976 where Chevy Chase rolls up a doobie, takes off his belt, ties of his arm, and repeatedly stabs the joint at his veins, as Dan Aykroyd intones “Why do you think they call it dope?” Dr. Christian Thurstone thinks it’s soon to be real.

Boise Police, Project SAM, react to press coverage of Idaho’s Lindsey Rinehart

KTVB has followed up on the story after being contacted by Patrick J. Kennedy of Smart Colorado – better known here as Project SAM (Smart Approaches to Marijuana), the brainchild of drug czar acolyte Kevin A. Sabet.

Cheech & Chong New Music Week on 420RADIO

Here on The Russ Belville Show, we are debuting five new Cheech & Chong tunes from the Cheech & Chong’s Animated Movie! Soundtrack from Friday, April 12 through Thursday, April 18.

Seeking Sponsors for the 420RADIO Effin’ NORML Tour

I am seeking sponsors for the 420RADIO Effin’ NORML Tour. I will be doing my live weekday shows from the road, interviewing the everyday tokers in the not-so-pot-friendly-or-downright-hostile-to-marijuana states.

It makes no sense to punish fighters for marijuana the same as steroids

The standard argument to support punishing these fighters is the fact that marijuana is illegal (under state and federal law) and forbidden (under athletic drug testing rules). Everyone involved seems to admit that marijuana’s not endangering the fighter’s health or cheating their opponents.

Kevin Sabet Lies to Alaska about Marijuana

Kevin Sabet is at it again. This time, he unloaded his lies, half-truths, misdirections, and obfuscations to the Alaska Dispatch. I’ve harvested his freshest Reefer Madness for a brief debunking:

The South Will Blaze Again

Sharon Ravert is the executive director of Peachtree NORML and Georgia Moms for Marijuana. This weekend, she hosted the 1st Southern Cannabis Reform Conference in Atlanta in an events center near the campus of Georgia Tech. The Thursday before, she organized a press conference at the State Capitol that put the issue of marijuana legalization on the local CBS, ABC, and FOX evening news.

Georgia Marijuana Activists Rally at State Capitol for Marijuana Legalization

Activists from a coalition of marijuana legalization groups in Georgia rallied today at the State Capitol in Atlanta to bring awareness to the cause on the eve of the first annual Southern Cannabis Reform Conference.

Russ Belville on Huffington Post Live – Discussing Drug Testing

It was great to be online with Rick Cusick from HIGH TIMES on this segment for HuffPost Live called “Flunking the Drug Test”.

Former DEA Heads Urge Attorney General to Nullify State Marijuana Legalization

Who are these former DEA heads and why would they oppose legal marijuana?

State Medical Marijuana Registries Debunk “90% Get a Card for Pain” Talking Point

Patients that have cancer, glaucoma or HIV/AIDS in Oregon represent 6.7% of all patients or 4.6% of all conditions. But certainly, having those conditions could also result in some pain. So how many of these patients are qualifying only for pain, in absence of any other condition?

Kevin Sabet: Medical marijuana advocates “pretending to have compassion for the sick and dying”

Speaking on behalf of Project SAM, or Smart Approaches to Marijuana, Dr. Kevin Sabet explained that advocates for medical marijuana legalization are “putting on white coats and pretending to have compassion for the sick and dying.”

Idaho Senators reject federal interference in legalized marijuana

By a 21-13 margin the Idaho Senate rather strongly rejected the use of federal force to compel Washington and Colorado to maintain marijuana prohibition.

HIGH TIMES Medical Cannabis Cup in San Burn-a-Doobie 2013

An epic train journey up and down the West Coast, road trips across Southern California, and various observations of the first HIGH TIMES Medical Cannabis Cup of 2013

The Top Five New Rhetorical Tricks of Kinder, Gentler Drug Warriors

The drug warriors of today are armed with a whole new set of talking points designed to reboot marijuana prohibition with a veneer of concern for addicts and children. We disarm the Top Five.

Throw out the marijuana and roll down the window! No, wait!

If only he’d just bought a case of beer at the grocery store, maybe he’d just pull over for the cop and accept a ticket for his bent license plate.

Robert Platshorn’s “Should Grandma Smoke Pot” To Air in Prime Time, South Florida

Should Grandma Smoke Pot? The controversial television show produced by former pot smuggler and founder of The Silver Tour, a nonprofit teaching seniors about medical marijuana, Robert Platshorn, will air in prime time at 7pm on WHDT-TV.

Live Tue: Telethon / Auction Benefit for Brave Mykayla, 7-year-old fighting cancer with cannabis

Brave Mykayla will be live in our 420RADIO RoLLaJaY Studios, Tuesday, January 29th at 3pm Pacific, taking your calls with her parents, Erin Purchase and Brandon Krenzler, and her sister Rylie.

A Response to Kevin Sabet’s ‘A Response to Steven Chapman’s ‘The War On Pot: Not a Safe Bet”

Kevin’s latest propaganda campaign is called Project SAM – Smart Approaches to Marijuana. (The campaign to legalize marijuana in Colorado was “Smart Colorado”. The other campaign was “New Approach Washington”. Smoking weed makes you more creative, I guess.)

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