I have been blogging online since before there were blogs. I began on a listserve at Marist University called QC-L back in the late 1990s. That evolved into a Blogger account I had at RadicalRuss.net during the George W. Bush Administration. From there, I joined the acclaimed LGBT blog Pam's House Blend as a guest blogger, leading to my accreditation to cover the 2008 Democratic National Convention nominating Barack Obama in Denver. During my career in marijuana legalization, I wrote numerous articles online and in print on the subject. I continue blogging from time to time on various subjects here and as much of my past blogging as I've been able to recover is found here as well.
Mississippi legislators were so afraid voters would pass medical marijuana they’re requiring 2 yes votes and giving opponents 2 chances to veto.
Medical societies are still trying to scare voters with the Stupid Marijuana Costs Argument, as if prohibition has no societal costs.
Click here for a calendar schedule of RadicalRuss Radio replays for Election Week, culminating in Marijuana Election Night 2020 on Tuesday and the return of The Russ Belville Show live on Friday.
Join me starting November 1 for flashbacks to Marijuana Election Nights from 2006–2017. Re-live the ups and downs of recreational and medical marijuana votes.
Exorbitant increases in tobacco and vape taxes are prohibition by another means and will lead to the unintended consequences prohibition always entails.
Marijuana Election Night 2020 will be my tenth anniversary of producing an election night livestream dedicated to drug policy and criminal justice initiatives.
A map of United States marijuana laws broken down only by recreational (legal), medical marijuana, and CBD oil tolerance.
We have two criminal justice systems in Oregon. One for people like the Kitzhabers, and one for everyone else. Passing Measure 110 would ensure every person with drug problems gets the Kitzhaber system.
US state marijuana laws for Recreational, Medical, CBD Oil, Decriminalization, and Industrial Hemp uses. Includes Sales (legal dispensaries), Grow (legal home cultivation), Halos (grow restrictions within certain distance of dispensaries or hardship requirements), and Smoking (whether smoking raw cannabis is allowed).
As states legalize marijuana for adults, marijuana use has increased nationwide.
Fewer teens have ever used any kind of drug since states began legalizing marijuana for adults.
Despite cries of “what about the children?” teen drug use has plummeted since marijuana has been legalized for adults, according to the annual Monitoring the Future Survey conducted since 1975.
I used to be a Twitter power user (22K followers), but since Elon Musk turned it into a Nazi pub, I then migrated to Threads, until Mark Zuckerberg began throttling political speech and forced me off that, Facebook, and Instagram. Then TikTok went and kissed the Felon’s ring, so bye bye, there, too. You can find me primarily now on BlueSky, where I’m verified as @RadicalRuss.com. I’m also on Mastodon, kinda, and YouTube with our live stream and video archive.
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