The Russ Belville Show

Henry Rollins Doesn't Smoke , But Wants Marijuana Legal. Rollins recently spoke at the Oregon Marijuana Business Conference and we learn what else the actor and musician said.

Homeland Security secretary John Kelly calls marijuana “a potentially dangerous gateway drug”. Russ Belville comments in recent remarks.

Back from Boise Hempfest 2017 as Russ Bellville talks with Lori Duckworth, Cat Jeter, Craig Beresh, Cheryl Shuman, Megan Holt, and Adela Falk.

Russ Belville previews the Mount Doom (Boise) Hempfest in Mordor. Boise Hempfest 2017 is billed as a cannabis education event, featuring speakers, vendors and live music.

In the NEWS, Guam’s governor drops his support for his own legalization bill, citing the threat of Jeff Sessions as Attorney General;In our CANNABIS FOCUS, New Trump Drug Czar Voted Against Marijuana Amendments in Congress;In DRUG WAR DATA MINING, I answer the question whether people are moving for legal weed?;In our CANNABIS COMMUNITY CHAT, we replay my conversation with Dr. Jordan Tischler about the importance of cannabis strains;And in the RADICAL RANT, I take a look at things in Idaho that less harmful than marijuana;Then in HOUR TWO, we take your calls at 650-LEGAL-MJ and take a deeper look at the wide world of weed.

Kevin Sabet's Project SAM Busted For Violations of California Campaign Laws and has agreed to pay thousands of dollars in fines for violating California campaign finance laws.

New Mexico Governor vetoes adding opioid use disorder as qualifying condition as Governor Susana Martinez vetoed House Bill 527 that would have made improvements to the state medical cannabis program.

Argentina's latest country to legalize medical cannabinoids; West Virginia and Utah provide contrasting religious views of pot; Maine proves drug testing for welfare is a wasteful failure.

Dallas Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones proposed at the Annual League Meeting in Phoenix last week that the NFL “drop its prohibition on marijuana use.”

South Africa Adult Use Marijuana by adults in their home is now decriminalized, now why doesn't America have that yet.

President Trump's new opioid commission features four legalization opponents as Chris Christie will lead the new commission created Wednesday by executive order.

Good day, tokers and tokettes and non-toking lovers of liberty, it is Wednesday, March 29, 2017, and it’s got to be 4:20 somewhere in the world! It’s Episode #915 and coming up on today’s show…In the NEWS, we have a new interim Drug Czar in the Trump Administration;In our CANNABIS FOCUS, Project SAM’s coming after Oregon law enforcement’s report on Cole Memo violations;In DRUG WAR DATA MINING, we look at the obscene amount of cash the cops are stealing under civil asset forfeiture;In the WIDE WORLD OF WEED we get ready for a Supreme Court decision on Friday that may decriminalize dagga in South Africa;And in the Radical RANT, I ask How will we sell tax and regulate on a $30 ounce?Then in HOUR TWO we’ve got a fascinating look at ancient Chinese understanding of cannabis as medicine; Nevada’s liquor distributors want no part of pot;

U.S. Democratic Senator Claire McCaskill is calling out Insys Therapeutics over the overdose epidemic in an effort to tackle the country's deadly opioid crisis.

Today we have Cannabis Radio News with Russ Belville and we ask the question, Do pot shop staffers lack training? What one study shows us. Talk about Non-refundable medical marijuana application fees. And the NFL's Continuing Marijuana Idiocy.

more on Russ gives us a look inside at the Congressional Cannabis Caucus, the joint political effort to pass marijuana reform.

Russ gives us a look inside at the Congressional Cannabis Caucus, the joint political effort to pass marijuana reform.

more on Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions Attorney General confirmation is imminent, and Russ does a review of State Marijuana Bills.

Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions Attorney General confirmation is imminent, and Russ does a review of State Marijuana Bills.

more on What Possible Policy Moves could be made by newly confirmed Attorney General Jeff Sessions? Russ Belville welcomes John Hudak from Brookings to discuss.

What Possible Policy Moves could be made by newly confirmed Attorney General Jeff Sessions? Russ Belville welcomes John Hudak from Brookings to discuss.

I visited the 3rd Annual Cannabis Collaborative Conference Highlights in Portland today and included in this podcast is a speech from attorney Amy Margolis on the merging of Oregon's medical and recreational marijuana programs and an interview with CCC founder Mary Lou Burton about the CCC's Pitch Portal.

Welcome to another episode of The Russ Belville Show, we look at California cities trying to ban personal indoor marijuana cultivation. And in our Drug War Data Mining we get financial data on the growth of marijuana stocks.

Oregon medical and recreational marijuana systems are getting merged and reworked by Legislature. Trump's invoking of Nixon's Tough on Crime, War on Drugs.

Sessions to State AG's "We don't need to be legalizing marijuana"; Jeff Sessions Doubling down on Reefer Madness, With full comments to state attorneys...

Dr. Mitch Earleywine on Smart Stoners, Marijuana Murders, and Overdose Aid; If It's A Fight They Want - The Oncoming Civil Cold War.

Addiction Specialist Joe Schrank on cannabis-assisted sobriety; Why Drug Testing for Unemployment and Welfare Benefits is Wrong.

California considers "marijuana sanctuary state" bill to prevent assistance to feds if they raid; New Quinnipiac Poll = 59% for Legalization; Legendary Cannabis Cultivator Ed Rosenthal on the Implementation of California's Prop 64; I Hate To Be The Guy Who Says "I Told You So," But I Told You So; Spicer Hints at DOJ Interference with Adult Use Marijuana Legalization.

US Senator is booed when he brings up the debunked gateway theory. US Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-GA) responded to a question from a constituent with multiple sclerosis who asked about his positions decriminalizing or legalizing marijuana.

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has placed the Syndros THC oral solution under Schedule II via FDA Approval.

Canada Cannabis Legalization Imminent as Canada's Liberal gov't is set to announce cannabis legalization will happen on July 1, 2018. Canada cannabis stocks soar on news of legalization date announcement.

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has placed the Syndros THC oral solution under Schedule II via FDA Approval.

Heritage Foundation outlines how Sessions can enforce federal pot laws; Marijuana raids by police are more deadly than marijuana itself.

US Senator is booed when he brings up the debunked gateway theory. US Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-GA) responded to a question from a constituent with multiple sclerosis who asked about his positions decriminalizing or legalizing marijuana.

Joined by Four-Time NBA Champion John Salley on the use of marijuana in basketball and other sports. John was the first player in NBA history to play on three different championship-winning franchises. Learn more about this legend HERENew Jersey citizens rally to add conditions to their medical marijuana law. Oregon stakeholders agree on medical/adult-use program merging. And in today's Data Mining, the Marijuana industry is projected to create more jobs than manufacturing. How to be an ACTivist: Tips from US Reform Pros!

California considers "marijuana sanctuary state" bill to prevent assistance to feds if they raid; New Quinnipiac Poll = 59% for Legalization; Legendary Cannabis Cultivator Ed Rosenthal on the Implementation of California's Prop 64; I Hate To Be The Guy Who Says "I Told You So," But I Told You So; Spicer Hints at DOJ Interference with Adult Use Marijuana Legalization.

I review Colorado's Marijuana Statistics with what’s happened with arrests, use, traffic safety, and crime in Colorado since it legalized marijuana for...

Jodie and Marc Emery Face Multiple Felony Charges in Toronto Cannabis Culture Raids. In our Cannabis Focus for today, Amanda Chicago Lewis on the Case...

The Colorado House passes bills to cap home grows and finance cops to bust folks who grow too much cannabis. What's Really Inside Your Cannabis Vape Cartridge? We take a look at the US Sentencing Commission’s 2016 Report released today. We replay a 2015 interview with the CEO of Medical Marijuana Inc, Stu Titus. I review the DEA’s latest reiteration that hemp-derived CBD oil is illegal under federal law.

Jeff Sessions thinks Marijuana is "Only Slightly Less Awful" Than Heroin. Today we talk about how more drug testing for unemployment just needs Trump's...

A Colorado Congressman has a plan to stop Jeff Sessions from raiding legal marijuana states. Jeff Sessions Didn’t Actually Say Marijuana is "Only Slightly Less Awful" Than Heroin – it’s worse than that.

Republican Congressman Introduces Bill to Decriminalize Marijuana Federally; Debunking Donald Trump Address on Drugs "Pouring Across Our Borders"...

Sessions to State AG's "We don't need to be legalizing marijuana"; Jeff Sessions Doubling down on Reefer Madness, With full comments to state attorneys...

Addiction Specialist Joe Schrank on cannabis-assisted sobriety; Why Drug Testing for Unemployment and Welfare Benefits is Wrong.

Dr. Mitch Earleywine on Smart Stoners, Marijuana Murders, and Overdose Aid; If It's A Fight They Want - The Oncoming Civil Cold War.

Evolving Marijuana Policy Around the World, Private Prison Expert Patrick Nightingale from Law Enforcement Action Partnership. RANT: MPP's Rob Kampia...

On this special of The Russ Belville Show, we talk about lessons for Marijuana Activism from LGBT Activism. A look at the Cannabis Caucus and federal bills. And Clips from a decade of Radical Russ on the radio.

Moves are currently being made for Isreal to Decriminalize Marijuana; Baby Steps and Bombshell Bills in Virginia; GOP Reps. Fight for Federal Decriminalization...

Today on The Russ Belville Show, The Story: Smoked Medical Cannabis Saved by Arkansas Senate; Tell Congress to Let States Decide Their Own Marijuana Policies (rad-r.us/yeshr1227); CDOT Says Most Colorado Tokers Drive Within 2 Hours of Toking; Canadian Lawyer Kirk Tousaw at last fall's ICBC in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Legalization in Canada; RANT: Senator Rob Portman's comments on gateway spiked marijuana show how they're going to use the heroin epidemic to attack marijuana.

The bill to end federal marijuana prohibition now has six bipartisan cosponsors. How the federal government’s pot farm in Mississippi is producing moldy weed for two federal patients.

Los Angeles votes to regulate recreational pot, but the sheriff warns that federal enforcement may be imminent. We look at the return of the men behind...