Veteran marijuana activist and podcaster "Radical" Russ Belville records this cannabis news, interview, and comedy podcast live from the Treasure Valley on the border of America's Last Absolute Prohibition State—Idaho. Russ brings you a unique look at the thriving cannabis industry in Ontario, Oregon—Idaho's cannabis capital—and the fight to end Idaho's antiquated marijuana prohibition laws for medical marijuana patients and adult cannabis consumers alike. Hear from growers, researchers, businesspeople, doctors, patients, politicians, activists and more.
There was a fantastic turnout on 6th Street for the No Kings Day protest in Grants Pass, Oregon. Protestors lined the block in front of the Josephine County Courthouse, where 63% of voters picked Donald Trump in 2024.
Wisconsin’s Democratic Gov. Tony Evers creatively used his veto powers to make a Republican-approved education budget increase last for four-hundred years, and the liberal state Supreme Court has okayed it.
This year, Idaho legislators tackled a vexing problem. Some places in the state were flying the rainbow flag, the symbol of gay pride! Determined to ensure that visitors to The Handmaid State didn’t confuse Idaho as a place that would be welcoming of LGBT people, they passed House Bill 96, which only allows the American flag, the Idaho (or other states’) flag, the city flag, and military flags to be displayed by any government entity.
Mere possession of a pot pipe is a misdemeanor with a potential one year jail stay. Making or selling a bong, however, is a felony with up to nine years in prison and a $30,000 fine.
In my lifetime, it is easy to recall the last time a Republican President handed over the Oval Office to a Republican President-Elect: it was Ronald Reagan completing eight years of rule and turning it over to his Vice President George H.W. Bush to rule for another four.
Pocatello cops arrive to the scene of a non-verbal autistic boy with a knife and gun him down within 20 seconds from behind a chain link fence. Video shows they made no effort to de-escalate the situation and didn’t even bother to back away from the fence before opening fire.
This week, our headliner is someone you’ve never heard of who wrote hits you’ve definitely heard of, Mark James. We’ll take you to the Amphitheater for some experimental music from India and Germany. We’ve got some Texas pop-punk and California stoner rock in the Mosh Pit. We dedicate a new stage for Opera, featuring tenors from Peru and Czech Republic. We’ll open up the Country Bunker for some traditional Irish fiddle. We’ve got traditional French chant and French torch song in Le Cabaret. We’ll close up shop this week at the Festival Stage in Brazil.