The Marijuana Agenda
In 2017 I decided to re-brand my show as The Marijuana Agenda, shifting to a stricter focus on marijuana-only content, with the hope of securing content agreements with major national drug policy orgs. By 4/20 of 2018, I stopped performing some form of live radio show for the first time in eleven years.
The Marijuana Agenda 2018-04-18
As Donald Trump signals support for states’ rights to marijuana legalization and John Boehner joins a cannabusiness board, I spoke with five marijuana activists for their reactions. We hear from Justin Strekal, political director at NORML; Morgan Fox, communications director[...]
The Marijuana Agenda 2018-04-11
John Boehner, former House Speaker, now favors legalization of marijuana as he joins cannabiz board; Cynthia Nixon exhibits rare Democratic spine on marijuana legalization; We’ve got Donald Trump’s “non-addictive pain killer” already!; Aaron Cobian from UC Berkeley SSDP on fighting[...]
The Marijuana Agenda 2018-04-04
Study shows legalization beats medical marijuana when it comes to reducing opioid prescribing; More data from Monitoring the Future shows teens are using drugs less than ever before; Maj. Neill Franklin on the plating of drugs by Baltimore Police; A[...]
The Marijuana Agenda 2018-03-28
Talking about the “Greed & Evil” of the anti-marijuana lobby with author Robert “Bobby Tuna” Platshorn; Latest Monitoring the Future data shows the lowest teen drug use rates have all occurred since marijuana legalization; Rebuking policy pundit Jonathan Caulkins assertion[...]
The Marijuana Agenda 2018-03-21
John J. Hudak from Brookings Institute discusses the new report he’s co-authored on the successes and failures of Uruguay’s national marijuana legalization; Serra Frank from Boise Hempfest on the upcoming event and the fight to legalize in America’s only CBD-veto[...]
The Marijuana Agenda 2018-03-14
NEWS: UN Head touts success of his country’s decriminalization of all drugs; DEBUNK: Kevin Sabet’s claims about legalization at UNODC in Vienna; GUEST: Steve Bloom, editor-in-chief of Freedom Leaf magazine; RANT: Idaho Senator breaks the law to protect Gov. Butch[...]
The Marijuana Agenda 2018-03-07
NEWS: UN warns member nations to not legalize marijuana; WHAT: Idaho Senate tries dodging law to shield Governor from embarrassing veto; GUESTS: Americans for Safe Access’ Chief Science Officer Dr. Jahan Marcu, with ASA’s 2018 Report on the State of[...]
The Marijuana Agenda 2018-02-28
NEWS: Federal judge dismisses lawsuit challenging Schedule I marijuana status; DATA: Americans for Safe Access releases 2018 medical marijuana state report cards; GUEST: Dr. Mitch Earleywine counts down the top ten cannabis science studies of February; RANT: Justice Thomas was[...]
The Marijuana Agenda 2018-02-21
NEWS: VA admits they can talk to veterans about medical cannabis; DEBUNK: Rep. Pete Sessions’ insane claim that marijuana today is “300 times more potent” than 1973; GUEST: Keith Stroup, founder of NORML, on the future of marijuana legalization as[...]
The Marijuana Agenda 2018-02-14
NEWS: General Kelly’s aide, Jim Carroll, named acting Drug Czar; DATA: FOX News Poll puts national legalization support at 59%; GUEST: Travel Guru Rick Steves on his East Coast Legalization swing; RANT: Busting Ohio Sen. Rob Portman’s Fentanyl-Laced Marijuana Myth.
The Marijuana Agenda 2018-02-07
NEWS: Treasury Secretary implies support for allowing marijuana businesses to use banking; Attorney General Sessions again ties opioid overdoses to cultural shift on marijuana; MIDWEST: POLITICO piece of Indiana, Kentucky and West Virginia pro-medical marijuana Democrats; RANT: KGW News suggestions[...]
The Marijuana Agenda 2018-01-31
NEWS: Donald Trump promises to “get much tougher on drug dealers and pushers” in his State of the Union address; WHAT: Audio of previous pronouncements from Trump about getting tougher on drugs; RANT: The beginnings of my career in radio[...]
The Marijuana Agenda 2018-01-30
NEWS: AutoNation Inc no longer discriminates against marijuana smokers in hiring; WHAT: Questioning the survey about pot smokers who go to work “high”; RANT: It’s the drug testing itself that’s a problem, not the pot-positive results.
The Marijuana Agenda 2018-01-29
NEWS: The Democrats choose anti-pot Rep. Joe Kennedy III to deliver State of the Union Response; WHAT: New audio from Jeff Sessions has him pining for the Drug War 1980s; DATA: Debunking the idea that the Drug War 1980s reduced[...]
The Marijuana Agenda 2018-01-26
NEWS: Bipartisan group of senators and reps call on Trump to remain states’ rights on marijuana; REEFER MADNESS: Responding to Idaho Senator Jim Risch’s opposition to legalization; RANT: Responding to OLCC Dir. Steve Marks lackadaisical attitude about kids getting alcohol[...]
The Marijuana Agenda 2018-01-22
NEWS: Vermont becomes the 9th state to legalize marijuana, first by legislature; DATA: NBC/WSJ Poll shows more Americans find sugar harmful than marijuana; RANT: The Future of the Radical Rants and The Marijuana Agenda.
The Marijuana Agenda 2018-01-19
NEWS: Government shutdown threatens medical marijuana states; DATA: Eaze customer data reveals cannabis use patterns; RANT: Project SAMUEL’s Will Jones, a Modern-Day Puritan.
The Marijuana Agenda 2018-01-18
NEWS: NJ Gov pledges marijuana legalization in inaugural address, but NY Gov thinks it still needs more study; Marijuana as an issue in upcoming gubernatorial elections; RANT: Al Harrington and his grandma smoke marijuana, why would you lock them up[...]
The Marijuana Agenda 2018-01-17
NEWS: NJ Gov pledges marijuana legalization in inaugural address, but NY Gov thinks it still needs more study; Marijuana as an issue in upcoming gubernatorial elections; RANT: Al Harrington and his grandma smoke marijuana, why would you lock them up[...]
The Marijuana Agenda 2018-01-16
NEWS: Oregon’s US Attorney has “significant concerns” about marijuana legalization; Netflix debuts fantastic semi-satirical PSA featuring Gridiron Cannabis Coalition; RANT: Another remark from Trump about getting tough on drugs like other countries do (Philippines).
The Marijuana Agenda 2018-01-12
NEWS: Vermont legalization bill on governor’s desk; A look at the states about to legalize marijuana in 2018; RANT: How legalization based on profit motives is artificially restricting cannabis production.
The Marijuana Agenda 2018-01-11
NEWS: Vermont legislation to legalize marijuana possession and cultivation awaits governor’s signature; DATA: A review of OLCC records shows pot shops beat booze shops in carding minors; RANT: Trump says he has the answer for drug abuse, but the country’s[...]
The Marijuana Agenda 2018-01-10
NEWS: Paraguay legalizes medical use of cannabis; 1-in-4 Oregon pot shops failed minor decoy stings; GUEST: Nicole Wicker, CFO & Co-Founder of Altopa Inc., on the Oblend machine; RANT: MJBizDaily lamenting $40 ounces in Washington, urges lawmakers to artificially restrict[...]
The Marijuana Agenda 2018-01-09
NEWS: New Hampshire House approves marijuana legalization bill; Follow-up on Kansas State Rep. Steve Alford’s racist marijuana comments; GUEST: David Mangone on the effect on medical states of DOJ rescinding the Cole & Ogden Memos; RANT: The unintended consequences have[...]
The Marijuana Agenda 2018-01-08
NEWS: Sen. Gardner vows to block DOJ nominees over AG Sessions’ pot policy; California rejects “pro-pot” public service announcement on driving while high; GUEST: John Hudak from Brookings Institute on the impact of rescinding the Cole Memo on the marijuana[...]
The Marijuana Agenda 2018-01-05
NEWS: First 2018 Poll shows 61% support for legalization nationwide; Reactions from legal state officials on Cole Memo’s death; GUEST: Amy Hildebrand from DePaul University SSDP; RANT: Randy Philbrick, the refreshing prohibitionist who wants to ban alcohol.
The Marijuana Agenda 2018-01-04
NEWS: Attorney General Jeff Sessions rescinds Cole Memo; Republican reactions to Jeff Sessions rescinding Cole Memo; GUEST: MPP’s Morgan Fox on the states most likely to pass marijuana law reforms in the 2018 election; RANT: How naivete, political immaturity, and[...]
The Marijuana Agenda 2018-01-02
NEWS: California’s legal marijuana market has begun; Rob Kampia out as head of MPP and as MPP boardmember; STORY: Medical marijuana mom beats state in court to win back one-year-old daughter from CPS kidnapping; RANT: Angela Bacca’s latest piece nails[...]
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-12-27
NEWS: Vermont Gov. warns of “Tobacco 2.0” is commercial sales are legalized; A look at states that should pass reforms in 2018; GUESTS: Jackie Rickert, Gary Storck, and Jim Miller from 2009 Great Midwest Harvest Fest; RANT: Legalizing without commercial[...]
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-12-26
NEWS: Study shows amotivational syndrome is a myth; Rob Kampia ousted from Marijuana Policy Project; GUESTS: Creed Leffler, Del. Davis, Del. Heretick, and John Hudak at Virginia NORML Conference; RANT: The days of the $2,000 lb are over.
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-12-21
NEWS: Oregon 100% compliant in minor sting operation; Washington won’t fund fledgling industrial hemp program; GUEST: Riley Cote, former NHL player and cannabis medicine proponent; RANT: Sweet Leaf budtenders technically followed the letter of the law.
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-12-20
NEWS: VA issues new directive on medical marijuana discussions between doctors and veterans; DATA: More from the NSDUH on Colorado and Washington Teens; GUEST: Doug Fine with a 2017 wrap-up on industrial hemp; RANT: How much did a 1/4 oz[...]
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-12-19
NEWS: Sabet, prohibitionists, meet with Attorney General Sessions; Denver Police focus on budtenders in raids and shutdown of Sweet Leaf; PANEL: Policing in the War on Drugs Era; RANT: Colorado posts greatest part-year drop in teen marijuana use rates.
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-12-01
NEWS: Honolulu PD to review policy of seizing medmj patients’ guns; Oregon unveils new “Go Legal!” ad campaign; GUEST: Doug Benson interview promoting his VIP event in Kauai; RANT: Pacific Northwest Pot Growing Policies Are Becoming Absurd.
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-11-30
Kellyanne Conway is named White House Opioid Czar; NPR talks about cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome; Steve Miller from LEAP on civil asset forfeiture; RANT: Washington State’s home grow options stricter than its gun laws.
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-11-29
Indiana Gov. calls for CBD oil crackdown after AG’s opinion it’s illegal; Wondering why police are worried about people with CBD?; Nishan Karrasik on cannabis plant strain naming; Kellyanne Conway was just named White House Opioid Czar… really!
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-11-28
Canadian Parliament passes adult-use cannabis regulations; PCI wants to frame lack of stoned driving fear as a bad thing; Kat Murti on continuing SSDP activism after graduation; Oregon medical marijuana grow site limits are ridiculously complicated.
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-11-27
Former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales says medical marijuana prosecutions are a “pretty low priority”; Researcher questions validity of double-blind studies using marijuana; Dr. Mitch on Ann Coulter’s claim that black people lie on drug surveys; Rant: Hey, NRA, how about[...]
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-11-22
Canada releases proposed cannabis regulations and invites public comment; Insys Therapeutics gets DEA approval for Schedule II oral THC drug; Former Special Victims Unit Detective Justin Boardman on drugs and sex crimes; My Thanksgiving gratitude to all the volunteers fighting[...]
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-11-21
MPP Executive Director Rob Kampia steps down; MPP creating non-public role for Kampia to avoid sexual harassment iceberg; ASA’s Dr. Jahan Marcu on the FDA warnings about mislabeled CBD products; How do we keep the diverse and compassionate soul of[...]
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-11-15
Rep. Pete Sessions blocks congressional fix for 280E tax problem; Rep. Steve Cohen grills Attorney General Jeff Sessions over marijuana comments; James Gould from CU Boulder SSDP on campus life under legalization; RANT: Green Rush needs to plow profits back[...]
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-11-13
New Jersey could legalize by 4/20; Trump won’t condemn Duterte; Dr. Mitch on the endocannabinoid system’s role in sexual function; We don’t need to legalize, we need to recoginze the right we alreaady have to cannabis.
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-11-10
Wisconsin set to become 32nd hemp state if Gov. Walker signs bill; Tracking the progress of the CARERS Act for our veterans’ access to medical marijuana; Urb Thrasher’s Reefer Rock Review; Joshua Laterman from NACB on the need for self-regulation;[...]
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-11-09
Forty percent of Border Patrol checkpoint seizures are for under one ounce of marijuana from US citizens; Rep. Blumenauer’s speech announcing anti-prohibitionist PAC; Angela Bacca on the connection between opioid companies and anti-marijuana lobbying; It’s not a war ON drugs,[...]
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-11-08
Virginia and New Jersey elect pro-reform Democratic governors; If DEA would break law for CBD oil, why keep CBD illegal?; Doug Fine on the first hemp harvest of Washington’s Colville Tribe; Hemp is not illegal because marijuana’s a drug, marijuana’s[...]
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-11-07
Gubernatorial elections in Virginia and New Jersey herald new legal marijuana states; Of course adult use of marijuana goes up when you legalize; Alex Rogers on the International Cannabis Business Conference coming to Kauai, Hawai’i; Treat Guns Like Marijuana (or[...]
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-11-06
Oklahoma governor may move medical marijuana vote to the Summer 2018 Primary Ballot; Indiana Attorney General’s Reefer Madness Debunked; Dr. Jahan Marcu on FDA warning letters about CBD claims; The irreconcilable disparity between how we treat marijuana and guns in[...]
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-11-03
Maine’s governor vetoes legislative regulations on commercial marijuana; David Boyer from MPP on the next step in Maine; Doug Benson on the change in 420 comedy after legalization; Urb Thrasher on the Oregon DOPE Cup.
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-11-02
Michigan won’t require dispensaries wanting licenses to close after all; Using marijuana tax money to eradicate marijuana?; David Rheins from MJBA on the mainstreaming of marijuana in Las Vegas; Sexual harassment in the marijuana industryu
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-11-01
Trump’s Opioid Commission releases its recommendations for combatting the overdose crisis, but pointedly rejects medical marijuana as a solution; Panelists from Drug Policy Alliance’s Reform Conference on Police Abuses in the Drug War; Oregon’ Prohibitionist’s Own-Goal on Marijuana and Crime[...]
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-10-31
Germany’s new coalition government in talks to legalize marijuana; What’s up with Chris Christie’s reefer madness and Obama’s reefers?; Aaron Cobian from UC Berkeley SSDP on mass incarceration; Arizona prohibitionists really hate billboards that tell the truth about marijuana
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-10-30
Montel Williams sues alleged CBD oil scammers; Cory Booker stands up against the lazy stoner stereotype; Dr. Mitch on the Trump Administration’s response to the opioid crisis; We didn’t legalize what people are doing with marijuana.
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-10-27
Sessions coy about possibility of a federal marijuana crackdown; Marijuana Moment looks at the next states to vote of marijuana reform in 2018; Urb Thrasher’s Reefer Rock Review; Study shows marijuana users have more sex more often.
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-10-26
Trump declares a national emergency over drug overdose deaths; Kevin Caldwell from Commonsense NOLA on decriminalization in New Orleans; Clips from Jeff Sessions and Donald Trump harken back to Nancy Reagan and Richard Nixon
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-10-25
Gallup poll shows 64% nationwide support for marijuana legalization; Harrison Baum from Daily High Club, a monthly gift box delivery he founded; Digging deeper on the history of polls on marijuana legalization.
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-10-24
Maine legislature approves new marijuana regs, rejects governor’s 2019 moratorium; Stacia Cosner on the history of SSDP; The biggest lie from prohibitionist Ben Cort’s new book, Weed, Inc.
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-10-23
Belize’s Parliament approves marijuana decriminalization; Dr. Jahan Marcu with Americans for Safe Access’ Patient-Focused Update; Should marijuana reform organization broaden their missions beyond simply ending prohibition?
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-10-20
New Zealand gets to vote on legalization nationwide by 2020; MPP’s Kate Bell on Washington DC measure for self-certified medical marijuana; Urb Thrasher from 420RADIO with the Reefer Rock Review
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-10-19
AG Sessions seems to support more suppiers of cannabis for medical research; Questioning voices from DPA #Reform17 calling for an end to capitalism and “not screwing Pookie”; My suggestions for alcohol policy reforms if we treated it like pharmaceuticals, tobacco,[...]
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-10-18
Congressman Blumenauer targets anti-pot congressional chairman’s job; Former MPP staffers Steve Fox and Dan Riffle on the setting of marijuana policy relative to alcohol at DPA’s #Reform17; If alcohol is a dangerous drug, why aren’t drug policy reformers trying to[...]
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-10-17
Drug Czar Pick out after media exposes his role in the opioid crisis; Professor Michelle Alexander at DPA’s Reform Conference 2017; Are we becoming the Fix-it-All Movement?
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-10-03
SCOTUS Declines Pot Smell Allows Passenger Search Case; remaining recording lost to system crash
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-10-02
Today is the 80th anniversary of marijuana prohibition; Dr. Mitch debunks the fentanyl-laced marijuana rumor and covers other recent marijuana studies; Why “Not Your Father’s Woodstock Weed” is the stupidest prohibition talking point.
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-09-29
Target stores briefly sell CBD products from CW Hemp online before pulling them; MPP’s Morgan Fox on the latest Marijuana Use and Arrest Numbers; (system crash prevented recording of the Radical Rant)
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-09-28
President’s Opioid Commission completely ignores public comments on medical marijuana; NORML Founder Keith Stroup on how Playboy’s Hugh Hefner made NORML possible; How long can they keep using “Not Your Father’s Woodstock Weed” when they’re now grandfathers?
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-09-26
Acting DEA Administrator Chuck Rosenberg plans to resign over Trump’s lack of respect for the law; Dr. Jahan Marcu, Beth Collins, and Debbie Churgai from Americans for Safe Access on the progress on federal protections for medical marijuana states; How[...]
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-09-25
California bill to limit and track butane sales at Gov. Brown’s desk; Stuart Harper and Greg de Hoedt from UK Cannabis Social Clubs at Product Earth UK Expo; States are failing to legalize what people actually do with marijuana.
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-09-22
California regulators announce temp marijuana license program until January 1, 2018 commercial launch; Replay of last year’s interview with Gov. Jesse Ventura on his book, Marijuana Manifesto; Jeff Sessions Really Thinks “Just Say No” Can Fix Opioid Crisis
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-09-21
Senator Al Franken adds his name to multiple marijuana reform bills; Police for Reform with Jason Thomas on marijuana business security in the wake of the Cameron Smith murder; Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte vows to kill his own son if[...]
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-09-20
Supreme Court case may decide how far cops can go in enforcing marijuana laws; Compassionate Oregon’s Anthony Taylor on changes to the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program; The killer of Cameron Smith issues a shocking jailhouse confession to TV reporter.
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-09-19
California formally demands the federal government reschedules marijuana for research purposes; Kerri Accardi from 420MEDIA talks about growing awareness of medical marijuana in the media; Poll Taxes and Pot Bans: How Hateful Legislators Thwart Free Exercise of Civil Rights.
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-09-18
California Governor signs law banning marijuana use in vehicles, vetoes bill banning marijuana marketing that appeals to children; Dr. Mitch Earleywine debunks Ann Coulter’s claim that African-Americans are more apt to lie on drug use surveys; Ninety percent of local[...]
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-09-15
Rise in marijuana use is not attributable to marijuana reform, study; Urb Thrasher’s Reefer Rock Review; Comments from Deputy AG Rosenstein and actions by ONDCP foreshadow a marijuana crackdown.
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-09-14
“Radical” Russ Belville’s presentation at the Product Earth UK Expo in Birmingham, England.
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-09-13
Hawaii aims to be the first cashless marijuana dispensary state; Antonin Cohen from Harmony CBD and Paul Nelson from Canaxen at Product Earth UK Expo; Nevada’s governor strongly opposes fed interference with nuke waste, but rolls over on pot lounges.
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-09-12
Senators want to see federal testing of state-legal marijuana products; Vendor interviews at Product Earth UK Expo – George from Rolls, Mika from Snail Custom Rolling Papers, and Gary from Chilling Room; Oregon Medical Marijuana Program is treating growers like[...]
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-09-11
Congress protects medical marijuana amendments for the time being; Dr. Jahan Marcu, David Mangone, and Debbie Churgai on current events, Maryland update, and veterans’ access; The message the kids got from legalization – pot’s lame!
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-08-25
American Legion endorses Veterans Administration access to medical marijuana; Morgan Fox on competing marijuana legalization initiatives in Michigan; “Radical” Russ speech from Seattle Hempfest Main Stage on legalization results; Urb Thrasher on latest Reefer Rock.
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-08-24
Congressional letter addresses Sessions’ DOJ roadblock to cannabis research; Cassandra Dittus and Joseph Dice of Tribal Cannabis Consulting with Laurie Thom, chair of the Yerington/Paiute Tribes; #DisownStone – A Review of the Racist Misogynist Rants of Roger Stone
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-08-23
Florida’s John Morgan takes CWCBE’s side in the Roger Stone controversy; Patrick Seifert, Ellen Brown, Micheal Krawitz, and Aaron Augustis from Twenty-Two Too Many on veteran suicides and access to medical cannabis; There is no safe harbor for hate in[...]
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-08-22
Cannabis community activists calling for boycott of CWCBE for their embrace of racist/misogynist Trump adviser Roger Stone; Radical Russ speech on marijuana prohibition and race at Seattle Hempfest 2017; Debunking one Rutgers professor’s claims about marijuana legalization and children.
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-08-16
Washington’s Governor and Attorney General rebuke Jeff Sessions for “outdated” info; Former NHL Riley Cote on the founding of Athletes for Care; Sabet says Seattle Hempfest is taken over by “corporate pot.”
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-08-15
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands may pass bill to call for a vote on marijuana legalization; Morgan Fox from Marijuana Policy Project on the recommendations from the DOJ Task Force on Marijuana Policy; Oregon Liquor Control Commissions’ Two-Faced Concern[...]
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-08-14
FDA both recognizes CBD’s potential for treating seizures and reiterates that it is a Schedule I drug; Dr. Jahan Marcu on the need for cannabinoid education for doctors; Kevin Sabet’s Achilles heel is asking where does the non-addict marijuana smoker[...]
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-08-11
Trump declares a national emergency for the opioid crisis; Heather Wade from Midnight in the Desert on the discussing the marijuana issue with the unenlightened; Urb Thrasher previews Seattle Hempfest and this weekend’s Primus / Clutch show in Portland.
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-08-10
Utah has the green light to gather signatures for medical cannabinoid initiative in 2018; Ret. Baltimore Police Department trainer and LEAP Executive Director Major Neill Franklin on cops caught planting evidence on camera, eliminating the “bad apples;” Trump’s sudden declaration[...]
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-08-09
Trump echoes the anti-drug rhetoric of Attorney General Sessions; Michael Krawitz on the progress of the Veterans Equal Access Amendment; How marijuana is the only product you can legally buy but not use anywhere.
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-08-08
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson comes out in favor of marijuana legalization; Interview with Larry Smith, the first licensed African-American medical cannabis cultivator in Clark County, Nevada; Debunking the reefer madness filibuster of Trump Opioid Commissioner & SAM Co-Founder Patrick J.[...]
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-08-07
AG Sessions gets recommendation from Task Force to let the Obama marijuana policies continue; Dr. Mitch tackles Ann Coulter’s claim that black people lie more on marijuana surveys; NJ Gov. Chris Christie and NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio fail logic[...]
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-08-04
Attorney General Sessions questions the ability of Washington and Colorado to abide by the Cole Memo; Are cannabis churches helping or hurting the legalization movement?; Legalization is the only cure for the Pharma Bro paradigm of health care.
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-08-03
New poll shows only 14 percent still support marijuana prohibition; Washington Post investigates how many bad cops are fired and re-hired; If you speak publicly about your marijuana use, there can be consequences.
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-08-02
South Africa’s “Dagga Couple Trial” sputters as state fights medical marijuana evidence; 2012 DEA Midwest warning highlights their fear that people think marijuana is safer than heroin; A second police body cam video appears to show Baltimore cops planting drug[...]
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-08-01
en Booker’s Federal Legalization Bill Goes After Racial Disparities in Prohibition; Extended Drug War Data Mining from the Washington Office of Financial Management on the Impacts of I-502; How a rookie drafting mistake may cost South Dakota a shot at[...]
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-07-31
Spicer out, Scaramucci in, Priebus out, Kelly in, Scaramucci out at WH; David Mangone from Americans for Safe Access on federal medical marijuana reform progress; Trump calls on cops to “please don’t be so nice” in a country where cops[...]
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-07-28
Massachusetts Gov. signs marijuana legalization compromise bill that raises taxes, cedes local control to pot-hating cities; MPP New England Policy Director Matt Simon on New Hampshire Decrim; Urb Thrasher on latest stoner rock releases and album birthdays; Blistering rant on[...]
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-07-27
Senate committee approves amendment protecting state medical marijuana from federal interference; Ret. Sgt. Steve Miller on the federal abuses of civil asset forfeiture; Extended rant eviscerating Project SAM’s Kevin Sabet’s latest anti-legalization op-ed.
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-07-26
Maine’s Gov. LePage wants marijuana legalization repealed by states and enforced by feds; Debunking the latest lies from the CBD oil hucksters and how they’re hurting legit CBD; How the selling of marijuana legalization for profit is endangering our right[...]
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-07-25
Jeff Sessions, under fire as Attorney General, met with prohibitionist Kevin Sabet; Vilmarie Narloch from SSDP on Sessions’ Call for D.A.R.E.’s return; How to use existing drug policy to reframe debates about marijuana.
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-07-20
Colin Bell from Growcentia with NCIA; facts on cannabis and glioma; former NFL player Boo Williams; how Massachusetts copied Oregon’s worst idea.
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-07-19
DJ Jason “Big Kush” Berry talks about his new book, “Married to Marijuana: My Love Affair with Weed and Hip-Hop”; State Senators Thompson and Fort speak on decriminalization at Atlanta’s Liberty Plaza; Baltimore Police caught on video planting drug evidence.
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-07-18
Bob Jesse on the psychedelic research renaissance; Jim Borghesani on Massachusetts compromise legislation; highlights of my appearance on Midnight in the Desert with Heather Wade.
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-07-17
Dr. Jahan Marcu and David Mangone on lab certification and federal bill progress; Drug Policy Alliance drug issue framing guide for lawmakers; Jared Moffat on Regulate RI’s boycott of study commission; Jeff Sessions wants to expand asset forfeiture
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-07-14-
Morgan Fox from MPP on the bill to allow VA docs to recommend medmj; TEDS data analysis shows too many non-dependent tokers are sentenced to rehab; John Hudak on the ongoing Russia scandal’s impact on federal reform progress; What Tennessee[...]
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-07-13
Law Enforcement Action Partnership’s Lenny Frieling on Colorado’s biggest post-legalization bust; Montana attorney attacks 5ng per se DUID as unconstitutional; the heartbreaking and infuriating story of Tennessee dad Michael Brooks
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-07-12
Extended rant on AG Jeff Sessions speech at the 30th D.A.R.E. Conference; Nevada marijuana CEO on product shortage and 50-state-friendly CBD oil
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-07-11
Katie Stone from SSDP on Environmental Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility; DPA’s new report shows continued racial disparity in marijuana arrests; Steve Bloom discusses the “Summer of Love at 50” issue of Freedom Leaf; Rant: How DEA sounds like Nazis and[...]
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-07-10
Dr. Mitch Earleywine on what science really knows about dabs; Analyzing DEA Special Agent Jeff Stamm’s reasons for fighting the drug war; Sen. Schumer wants to ban snortable chocolate only because it’s snorted.
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-07-07
DPA Panel on White Drug Exceptionalism; Urb Thrasher on the NW String Summit; Greg de Hoedt on adventures in US medical cannabis states; debunking CBD oil sellers by asking why hemp-derived THC isn’t also sold?
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-07-03
Jahan Marcu on the first edition of ASA’s Patient-Focused Update; Pew Study shows imprisonment doesn’t deter drug use; Renee Gagnon on difference between Canada and US dispensaries; Rant: Growing cannabis and smoking marijuana are constitutional rights.
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-06-30
Mason Tvert on MPP’s cancelled bank accounts, Opioid overdose statistics; Cheryl Shuman speaks at Boise Hempfest; Urb Thrasher on new stoner rock from Five Horse Johnson
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-06-29
Former Deputy Sheriff Jay Fleming on Opioids and Pain Management; Study shows Alcohol, not Cannabis, Affecting Brains; Jorge Cervantes on Cultivation in South Africa, Colombia, and Mexico; Kevin Sabet Doesn’t Understand What Amendment Means
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-06-28
Rev. Al Sharpton speaking at CWCBE New York about marijuana carpetbaggers; Dr. Amanda Reiman on the substituion of cannabis for opioids; Expert regulatory panel at the Oregon Marijuana Business Conference
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-06-27
Kat Murti from SSDP on post-graduation activism; Myrtle Clarke and Jules Stobbs from Johannesburg on their case that may legalize marijuana in South Africa; Extended rant on Bill Clinton’s culpability in the opioid overdose epidemic.
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-06-26
Dr. Mitch on competing studies about marijuana and car crash risk; new survey shows American support for psychedelic research; Wendy Robbins and Karen Paull from The Marijuana Show seeking diverse entrepreneurs for investor funding; Bill Clinton’s 1990s drug policies led[...]
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-06-23
NY Assem. Crystal Peoples-Stokes; DPA NY’s Chris Alexander; NV Sen. Tick Segerblom
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-06-20
Rick Doblin on MDMA for PTSD Treatment; Wayne Reiss with Amy Ruth Tobol and Kassandra Frederique at CWCBE
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-06-19
Gov’t at Work with NY State Sen. Diane Savino speech at CWCBE; Northeast Cannabis Chronicle with Jared Moffat from Regulate RI on study commission boycott.
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-06-16
Nishan Karrasik on Marijuana Science and Naming; John Hudak on Jeff Sessions Russia Scandal and Marijuana Letter; Urb Thrasher on the Maryland Doom Festival
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-06-15
Police for Reform with Matthew Fogg discussing Racist Cops; What About the Chidlren with Erica Marie Tucker discussing her five felonies for breastfeeding in Texas.
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-06-14
asha bandele on modern day abolition; Jay-Z on the War on Drugs; Nick Novello, active duty cop and Christian minister for marijuana legalization.
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-06-13
Featuring A Sensible Future (UConn SSDP’s Jennifer Purdon), Cannabis Community Chat (Stashlogix CEO Skip Stone), and Freedom Leaf Preview (Editor-in-Chief Steve Bloom).
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-05-25
Voice of the Industry (NCIA): Tim Hade on Micro-Grid Energy solutions for cannabis cultivation; Drug War Data Mining: Thinning Agents in Vape Pens with Steve White & Matthew DiDonato from Harvest Inc.; Cannabis Sports Medicine: Marvin Washington (Jets), Ricky Williams[...]
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-05-24
Hempday Humpday Update: Doug Fine on Arizona Hemp Veto; Southeast Cannabis Chrocnicle: Russ Belville on Prohibition as White Supremacy Tool
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-05-23
Expanded Mind: Amanda Feilding On Future Psychedelic Medicines; Shark Sessions: Highlights of The Marijuana Show Season One.
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-05-22
Pesticides and Cannabis Crops with Karin Hendrickson from Alaska Division of Environmental Health; Jonah Tacoma from Dabstars – Anchorage 420 Celebration at Cannabis Classic; Eli Harrington on Vermont Bill to Legalize Marijuana Sitting on Governor’s Desk.
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-05-18
Michael Cindrich on Implementation of California Prop 64; Serra Frank on Misuse of Child Protective Services Against Marijuana Parents
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-05-17
Kassandra Frederique from Drug Policy Alliance moderates a drug war survivor panel at “Not One Step Back” at Atlanta’s Morehouse School of Medicine; Patients Without Time’s Brian Murphy, medical marijuana activist evicted from his home in Hawaii, which protects patients’[...]
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-05-16
Outreach Coordinator Tyler Williams on SSDP global presence and campaigns like 911 Good Samaritan laws; New study on risks from propylene glycol thinning agents used in cannabis vaporizer cartridges; Oregon medical marijuana experts panel.
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-05-15
Guests: Dr. Mitch Earleywine on marijuana use and pre-mature birth; Dan Viets on prospects for Missouri medical marijuana in 2018.
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-05-12
Attorney General calls for harsher drug punishments; Patrice Cullors at Not One Step Back panel; Calming Vermont Gov Phil Scott’s fear of stoned driver; Greg de Hoedt in UK Cannabis Chronicle; Meet Trump’s Opioid Commission
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-05-11
New Hampshire Senate OK’s Marijuana Decriminalization; Jacob Policzer on Ecological Sustainability; Akila Parker and active-duty police officer Nick Novello; Rant: Marijuana is Safer than Foster Care.
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-05-10
Cannabis Headline News: Vermont Legislature Becomes First to Pass Marijuana Legalization; Hempday Humpday Update: Joy Beckerman on Washington State’s first industrial hemp crop; Activist’s Agenda: Highlights from DFW NORML North Texas Marijuana March from Shaun McAlister, Russ Belville, and Lori[...]
The Marijuana Agenda 2017-05-03
Cannabis Headline News: Congress Cracks Down on DC’s Ability to Tax MJ; Cannabis Minority Report: Deborah Small on Addiction for Profit; Drug War Data Mining: NDAA Slams Marijuana with Falsehoods; Cannabis Minority Report: Marc Lamont Hill on Prison; Radical Rant:[...]
