Who said Phish Tickets for Telluride? What? Huh? - Episode #22, Jul 26, 2010

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07/26/10 • -1 min

If that's not link bait, we don't know what is... This week on the Agenda: **In California** * Overview of the California cannabis situation * [High finance and corporate pot, California style](http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38379515/ns/business-us_business/) * [Police Kill Man at California Marijuana Farm](http://www.cannabisculture.com/v2/content/2010/07/23/Police-Kill-Man-California-Marijuana-Farm) **National News** * [New National Poll Finds 52% Say Legalize Marijuana](http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/2010/jul/22/new_national_poll_finds_52_say_l) **Topics barely worth any of our time** * [DARE Attacks Marijuana Legalization While Praising Alcohol](http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle_blog/2010/jul/20/dare_attacks_marijuana_legalizat) **Cannabis in sports** * [Michael Beasley signed by Minnesota Timberwolves. Team President says he is maturing and “used too much marijuana in past”](http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5403970) * [Timberwolves](http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5404989) [team president fined by NBA](http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5404989) **Oregon - There’s lots going on in the land of green!** * [Oregon Medical Marijuana Dispensary Initiative Makes Ballot](http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/2010/jul/19/oregon_medical_marijuana_dispens) **Nevada - Political Backing Becomes a Reality** * [Dems](http://lasvegascitylife.com/articles/2010/07/22/news/local_news/iq_37028013.txt) [Back Medical Marijuana](http://lasvegascitylife.com/articles/2010/07/22/news/local_news/iq_37028013.txt) **Midwest Malaise and Glimmers of Hope - News from the Midwest** * [Medical Cannabis Has A Potential Ally in](http://www.journalstandard.com/opinions/x393523904/FROM-ANOTHER-VIEW-Medical-marijuana-should-be-legalized) [89th](http://www.journalstandard.com/opinions/x393523904/FROM-ANOTHER-VIEW-Medical-marijuana-should-be-legalized) [District Race](http://www.journalstandard.com/opinions/x393523904/FROM-ANOTHER-VIEW-Medical-marijuana-should-be-legalized) **News from the Fed:** * [Brand-Name Bud? Gold Rush To Patent Marijuana Strains Gets Snuffed By U.S. Patent Office](http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704682604575368783687129488.html) * [DEA Raids Michigan and California](http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2010/07/21-15) * [THIS JUST IN from SSDP, Senate to pass edibles bill. Yikes!](http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/1259/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=4458) * [Coalition Calls For Obama To Withdraw DEA Nomination](http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/2010/jul/21/coalition_calls_obama_withdraw_m) * [Dangerous Cannabis Christian Held Without Bail](http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/2010/jul/19/marijuana_church_founder_too_dan) * [Marc Emery released from Solitary Confinement after 3 weeks](http://www.cannabisculture.com/v2/content/2010/06/28/Silencing-Political-Prisoner-Marc-Emery-Spends-Three-Weeks-Solitary) **From the research bin:** * [Marijuana Use Rarely Leads to Emergency Room, Study Shows](http://blogs.alternet.org/speakeasy/2010/07/20/marijuana-use-seldom-associated-with-emergency-room-visits-first-ever-national-study-says/) **Good News of the Week** * [Marijuana falls from East Texas Sky](http://www.myfoxhouston.com/dpp/news/texas/100719-marijuana-falls-from-east-texas-sky)

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Dad, I've found my passion and am going to Cannabis College! - Episode #21, Jul 19, 2010

This week on the Agenda: **In California** * [Feinstein Supports Campaign To Defeat Legalization](http://www.cannabisnews.org/united-states-cannabis-news/feinstein-supports-campaign-to-defeat-legalization/) * [About that RAND study, Pete Guither has some thoughtful words](http://www.drugwarrant.com/2010/07/about-that-rand-study/) * [Missed this last week: Field study shows Prop 19 polling behind 4%](http://www.field.com/fieldpollonline/subscribers/Rls2342.pdf) * [Humboldt pot ordinance in the works](http://humboldtherald.wordpress.com/2010/07/12/humboldt-pot-ordinance-in-the-works/) **[Interview w/ Kellie Dodds, President of the 707 Cannabis College](http://707cannabiscollege.com)** **Topics barely worth any of our time** * [Synthetic Marijuana Spurs State Bans](http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/11/us/11k2.html) * “Paris Hilton was caug... Ah, who cares...” **Oregon - There’s lots going on in the land of green!** * [Measure fails to garner enough signatures](http://www.cannabistaxact.org/) * [Med. marijuana petition qualifies for Oregon ballot](http://kdrv.com/news/local/181668) * [Medical marijuana not limited to residents](http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20100710/NEWS/7100317/1042/STATE) * [NORML’s](http://blog.norml.org/2010/07/16/normls-upcoming-just-say-now-national-conference-in-portland-orego/) [Upcoming Just Say Now! National Conference in Portland, Oregon](http://blog.norml.org/2010/07/16/normls-upcoming-just-say-now-national-conference-in-portland-orego/) **Rocky Mountain High - Colorado News** * [MJ](http://www.cannabisnews.org/united-states-cannabis-news/mj-advocates-cheer-dea-agents-exit-from-state/) [Advocates Cheer](http://www.cannabisnews.org/united-states-cannabis-news/mj-advocates-cheer-dea-agents-exit-from-state/) [DEA](http://www.cannabisnews.org/united-states-cannabis-news/mj-advocates-cheer-dea-agents-exit-from-state/) [Agent’s Exit From State](http://www.cannabisnews.org/united-states-cannabis-news/mj-advocates-cheer-dea-agents-exit-from-state/) **New Mexico - A medical marijuana drought?** * [Where's the WEED?](http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38286047/ns/health-alternative_medicine/) **Midwest Malaise and Glimmers of Hope - News from the Midwest** * [Rep. Jim Sacia, adamantly opposed, or just adamantly ignorant?](http://www.journalstandard.com/opinions/guestcolumns/x1876488585/At-the-capitol-Just-say-no-to-medical-marijuana) **News from the Fed:** * [Policing for Profit: The Abuse of Civil Asset Forfeiture](http://www.ij.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3114&Itemid=165) * Those Cannabis Enthusiasts Seek to Pay Government Taxes **From the research bin:** * [Vaporization as a "Smokeless" Cannabis Delivery System](http://www.cmcr.ucsd.edu/geninfo/abrams_vap_abs.htm)

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A Restless Wind - Episode #23, Aug 3, 2010

Welcome to the friends we met over the weekend for the String Cheese Incident at Horning's Hideout. It was an incredible experience and we're stoked that we were able to spend the weekend with such a wonderful group. On this week's agenda, a slightly shorter version includes: **California Update** * [Eureka city council is voting on medical pot ordinance tonight](http://www.times-standard.com/localnews/ci_15657684) **Rocky Mountain High - Colorado News** * [Colo](http://www.cannabisnews.org/united-states-cannabis-news/colo-pot-shops-face-closure-under-tough-new-rules/)[. Pot Shops Face Closure Under Tough New Rules](http://www.cannabisnews.org/united-states-cannabis-news/colo-pot-shops-face-closure-under-tough-new-rules/) **News from the Feds:** * [Department of Veterans Affairs releases official policy on medical marijuana us](http://www.kfbb.com/news/local/Department-of-Veterans-Affairs-Releases-Official-Policy-on-Medical-Marijuana-Use-99804524.html)e * [Prop 19 Raises Thorny Pot Issue, Drug Czar Says](http://www.cannabisnews.org/united-states-cannabis-news/prop-19-raises-thorny-pot-issue-drug-czar-says/) **Grow Tips of the Day:** * Newbie’s remember to use a green light during dark cycle * You really need to fidget with your light height not to burn your plants