DEA considers rescheduling marijuana derivatives - Episode #53, Mar 16, 2011

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03/16/11 • -1 min

QUESTIONS/COMMENTS FROM LISTENERS: * Email from Steve from Humboldt. * Shakedown - Thanks for the scoops on Kentucky and Oregon. * Thanks Mike for the ACLU scoop. * Thanks Matt for the thoughtful email. We’re saving your ideas and questions in hopes of finding an expert to come on the show and answer them. * Puna Bud contacted us with big Hawaii news! * We received several invites to the NORML network, we’re gonna find out more. NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT * [DEA Considering Reclassifying Plant-Derived THC Under Federal Law](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPgsAPKO6Yk) \[clip\] * [ACLU Says "Let Dr. Lyle Cracker GROW!"](http://www.cannabisnews.org/united-states-cannabis-news/aclu-calls-on-dea-to-allow-sale-of-med-marijuana/) ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH - COLORADO/MONTANA NEWS (IDAHO?) * [Federal raids target MMJ in Montana](http://www.kulr8.com/home/related/Federal-Raids-Target-Medical-Marijuana-117972329.html) * [New legislation creates stricter restrictions for medical marijuana dispensaries](http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xhiei6_new-bill-would-put-most-medical-marijuana-dispensaries-out-of-business_news) \[clip\] * [Target 13 “undercover” special portrays Colorado system as abusive](http://www.indyarocks.com/videos/Target-13-Investigation--Medical-Marijuana-in-Colo-2400159) \[clip\] * [Colorado lawsuit will challenge medical marijuana restrictions](http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xha59n_lawsuit-will-challenge-medical-marijuana-restrictions_news) \[clip\] * [Medical-marijuana skin patch may be marketed in Colorado](http://nwmca.com/mmds-acquires-patent-for-medical-marijuana-patch/) CANNABIS ETIQUETTE/CULTURE * Don’t shop when you’re high? Do you agree? CALIFORNIA UPDATE * [7% marijuana tax hits San Jose, Santa Cruz county considering taxes too](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYnyt4WtuW4) \[clip\] * [More on the San Jose dispensary tax](http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xhjovt_medical-marijuana-tax-on-tap-in-san-jose_news) \[clip\] POT IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST * [Former MMA star sued over outdoor grow](http://content.usatoday.com/communities/mma/post/2011/03/report-matt-lindland-sued-over-marijuana-plants/1) HAWAII HIGHS * Puna Bud reports in with promising news from Hawaii! * SB1460 would decriminalize one ounce or less of marijuana. * SB1458 creates licenses for medical marijuana compassions centers, establishes sales tax, and may contain an exception for out-of-state cardholders. * SB175 transfers jurisdiction from State Department of Public Safety to Department of Health. CANNABIS TRIVIA * From Trucker Bill: Does holding in pot smoke for as long as possible really get you higher? STONED IN THE SOUTH * [Florida representative seeking to implement MMJ legislation](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PGadSGGs9s) \[clip\] * [Kentucky legislators downgrade several drug offenses](http://reason.com/blog/2011/03/10/kentucky-cuts-drug-sentences) TOPICS BARELY WORTH ANY OF OUR TIME * [A border patrol agent uses his keen intuition to capture 700 pounds of marijuana - Subtitle: Meanwhile, 7000 pounds are smuggled without being caught](http://www.fancast.com/tv/Border-Wars/106403/1409028054/Marijuana-Bust/videos) \[clip\] EAST COAST SCOOP * [RI names three locations for MMJ compassion centers](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5F-7h3NpUGg) \[clip\] * [Connecticut Rep. Toni Walker on medical marijuana](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiJhk9YM2xY) \[clip\] BUT IS IT SOPHISTICATED? * [Baltimore police make largest grow bust ever](http://fedstv.com/Video/Baltimore-Co--Makes-Biggest-Marijuana-Drug-Bust-Ever--2-People-Arrested--.aspx?bcmediaid=c4d5da51-17e8-4a60-8a1d-50450295190b) \[clip\] CLIP FOR END OF SHOW * [Dr. Lester Grinspoon on Penn & Teller’s Bullshit](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEtpxPWjcrw) \[clip\]

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The crazies are back in Montana - Episode #52, Mar 8, 2011

QUESTIONS/COMMENTS FROM LISTENERS: * Shakedown sent us a scoop on a grow-op bust in Cleveland. Thanks buddy! We aren’t covering it today, but we’ll get to it eventually. * Denton emailed us with 2 op-ed pieces it looks like he wrote. Thanks Denton! * Jordan emailed: He loves the length of our show and thinks it is the perfect time to sit back to a bowl or two. He doesn’t want us to make it any less than an hour and a half * Krypto Man from Vermont emailed us: likes our show, saw a potential booze news worthy story occur at his local pub. Send us the scoop if it hits your paper. Also believes Vermont is really close to decriminalization. * Mark emailed: “They are against change because they are corrupt and the Drug War gives limitless opportunities to be such. Love you guys dearly, but fuck you are naive on this. Cops LOVE the drug war, why else be a cop really?!?! Total power trip, tons of cash, people cowering before them, raiding homes, shooting pets, big rush. Guys, cops are the enemy totally and completely.” ANNOUNCEMENTS, EVENTS, QUESTIONS TO LISTENERS * Our friends a [Leafly.com](http://leafly.com) (we talked with Scott in [Episode #34](http://cannabisagenda.com/podcasts/2010/10/17/just-say-now)) just released their strain database in the form of an [iPhone app](http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/leafly/id416456429). * If you’re a cannabis dispensary in California, give us a holler! ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH - COLORADO/MONTANA NEWS (IDAHO?) * [Montana sees wave of medical marijuana bills in legislature](http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/montana/article_f3c85776-8b06-5573-96e5-eb4e3fac8544.html) * [One of those bills would allow employers to fire medical marijuana pateints](http://www.kfbb.com/news/local/Medical-Marijuana-in-the-Workplace-117285808.html) \[clip\] * [Mormon financed group dedicated to disrupting MMJ laws](http://billingsgazette.com/news/opinion/guest/article_36f52b60-0e0a-54f8-a86c-a7acde6ec904.html) * [Two year old Cash Hyde is one of Montana’s youngest medical marijuana patients](http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/us/2011/02/23/mt.toddler.uses.med.marijuana.kpax.html) \[clip\] * [Looks like the crazies are back in Montana: Vandals strike two medical marijuana clinics in Billings, MT](http://www.kulr8.com/news/local/Vandal-Strikes-Marijuana-Storefronts-117443963.html) \[clip\] EAST COAST SCOOP * [Maryland MMJ bill suffers setback by former FDA deputy](http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/mar/1/marylands-medical-marijuana-bill-suffers-setback/) * [Maryland Health Secretary opposes medical marijuana bill](http://www.wbaltv.com/r/27022134/detail.html) \[clip\] * [Legalization and Medical Bills filed in Massachusetts](http://masscann.org/legal-reform/60-politics/383-legalization-and-medical-bills-filed-in-massachusetts) \[[clip](http://www.cbs3springfield.com/news/local/Weed-117122948.html?skipthumb=Y)\] * [Rhode Island legislators file tax & regulate bill](http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/billtext11/housetext11/h5591.pdf) * [Vermont lawmakers considering MMJ legislation](http://www.wptz.com/r/26990551/detail.html) \[clip\] CALIFORNIA UPDATE * [CA bill would give DA's a choice on sentencing](http://the420times.com/2011/02/ca-bill-would-make-marijuana-growing-no-longer-a-mandatory-felony/) * [Feds attack Harborside dispensary with IRS audit](http://www.sacbee.com/2011/02/18/3412702/millions-at-stake-in-irs-audit.html) POT IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST * [Seattle's first cannabis farmers market attracts large crowd](http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2014351923_potmarket28m.html) \[[clip](http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2011/02/28/n_marijuana_market.cnnmoney/)\] * [Seattle Times endorses HB 1550, allowing sales of cannabis at liquor stores](http://www.kxly.com/news/26945385/detail.html) \[clip\] * [Bill target’s Oregon’s medical marijuana law](http://www.kval.com/news/local/116781663.html?tab=video) \[clip\] SOUTHWEST * [NM Lawmaker Wants To Repeal Medical Marijuana](http://www.cannabisnews.org/united-states-cannabis-news/nm-lawmaker-wants-to-repeal-medical-marijuana/) MIDWEST MALAISE AND GLIMMERS OF HOPE * [Ethics Panel Clears Iowan Lawmaker in Marijuana Case](http://cannabisnews.com/news/26/thread26331.shtml) * [Bi-partisan MMJ export bill introduced in Minnesota](http://cannabisfantastic.com/2010/02/minnesota-state-marijuana-farming-bill-introduced/) Minn Gov. link [Here](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/revisor/pages/search_status/status_detail.php?b=House&f=HF2997&ssn=0&y=2009) * [Uninformed Illinois house committee OKs legalizing industrial hemp](http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2011/03/02/house-committee-oks-legalizing-industrial-hemp/) NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT * [New Poll Shows Upward Trend in Public Support for Legalization](http://blog.mpp.org/prohibition/public-support-for-marijuana-legalization-highest-ever/03032011/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogmpp+%28MPP+Blog%29) Cannabis Related Portion Of Pew Research Study, i...

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Montana's unheard of repeal effort dies in committee - Episode #54, Mar 23, 2011

QUESTIONS/COMMENTS FROM LISTENERS: * Trucker Bill- urinalysis and hair testing for jobs... How long to naturally pass with out cleaning substances? * Shakedown emailed us a scoop on regarding police mentality over home invasions of patients in Washington state. Thanks buddy! * Jedidiah emailed about the Australian Schapelle Corby that is jailed in Indonesia for trafficking cannabis. Their is a lot stuff on line about it and looks like she did not get a fair trial. I think it would be good story for you to cover. * Yeti emailed us we will get Yeti next week. ANNOUNCEMENTS, EVENTS, QUESTIONS TO LISTENERS * Good news for the [Seattle Hemp Fest](http://hempfest.org/drupal), they were able to obtain the permit for the festival on August 19-21. Be there! * We are product testing a newer hemp wick brand right now. Who uses hemp wick? What is your favorite type? Email us. I’d like to compare the brand I’m using to our listeners favorites. * Should I start a cannabis related FB avatar? * Kogs has a request for listeners. Let’s find some good soundbytes! * If you’re a cannabis dispensary in California, give us a holler! ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH - COLORADO/MONTANA/IDAHO NEWS * [Montana's repeal of voter-approved 2004 mmj law dies in Senate committee](http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/2011/mar/14/montana_senate_nixes_medical_mar) * [Memo sheds light on federal action against medical marijuana](http://washingtonindependent.com/106636/memo-sheds-light-on-federal-action-against-medical-marijuana) YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME * [NY Banker caught laundering stinky pot money](http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2011/02/09/2011-02-09_she_allegedly_exchanged_20_bills_that_reeked_of_marijuana_for_clean_benjamins_th.html) POT IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST * [Police have misguided priorities after patient clubbed to death during home invasion](http://www.tokeofthetown.com/2010/03/medical_pot_patient_robbed_cops_take_his_plants_wh.php) * [Spokane area dispensaries ask for clarification on law](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKtVjnenNb4) \[clip\] MARC EMERY * We haven’t updated y’all on Marc’s status as of late because nothing has really changed. He is still in a private prison in Georgia, hoping to be sent back to Canada to finish his term, which would be up if he were to be sent back. For more info check out [www.freemarc.ca](http://www.freemarc.ca) STONED IN THE SOUTH * [170 pounds of marijuana discovered being unloaded from Cessna in Huntsville, AR](http://news.yahoo.com/video/fayetteville-khbs-18191180/federal-agents-involved-in-huntsville-marijuana-bust-24293257) \[clip\] * [Medical marijuana debate in... Texas?](http://www.redorbit.com/news/video/health/4/medical_marijuana_the_debate_in_texas/30470/) \[clip\] EAST COAST SCOOP * [Rhode Island House Committee hears bill on decriminalizing marijuana](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7smq2V4fV7E) \[clip\] * [Connecticut Voters Support Marijuana Law Reforms](http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/2011/mar/10/connecticut_voters_support_marij) BUT IS IT SOPHISTICATED? * [Cops shut down “monstrous mound of marijuana”](http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xhnxe0_marijuana-seized-burned_news) \[clip\] INTERNATIONAL INSANITY * [GW cannabis drug wins green light in 6 new markets](http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/22/gw-cannabis-idUSLDE72L0BL20110322) FROM THE RESEARCH BIN * [Pharmaceutical Drugs Based on Cannabis](http://medicalmarijuana.procon.org/view.resource.php?resourceID=000883) CLIP FOR END OF SHOW * [Does marijuana cause brain cell damage or lung cancer?](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBRSsH-ntn0) \[clip\]