The 50th Anniversary of the War on Drugs
The 50th anniversary of the War on (Those People Using Non-Pharmaceutical, Non-Alcoholic, Tobacco-Free) Drugs, with audio from President Richard Nixon's declaration on live TV, June 17, 1971.
These are the archives of pioneering marijuana activist and podcaster "Radical" Russ Belville. From 2008–2021, Russ delivered cannabis news, interview, and comedy podcasts live from the Pacific Northwest. Russ's shows documented the fight to end America's antiquated marijuana prohibition laws for medical marijuana patients and adult cannabis consumers alike. Contained herein are interviews with the growers, researchers, businesspeople, doctors, patients, politicians, activists and more who took America from no legal states to the 21 legal states we have today.
Oregon experienced its first ever year-to-year drop in marijuana sales in 2022, while one rural border town was second only to the Portland in statewide sales.
In the two years and nine months since allowing for regulated sales, the small Eastern Oregon town of Ontario has sold over a quarter-billion dollars of marijuana products.
Despite Idaho police making twice the arrests, marijuana use among Idaho adults continues to rise, with college-aged Idahoans’ increased use rate outpacing the national average.
I used to be a Twitter power user, but since Elongated Muskrat has turned it into a Nazi pub, I have migrated to Mastodon.
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