Are you a banjo brain or a harpsichord brain? - Episode #47, Jan 24, 2011

QUESTIONS/COMMENTS FROM LISTENERS:

• Mat from the HotBox podcast made some suggestions about the file size and hopefully this show will be a much “kinder” size.
• From Alex, about “The M Word.”

CALIFORNIA UPDATE

• LA City Council approves new medical marijuana law  [clip]
• Richard Eastman testifies on medical marijuana ordinance at Long Beach council meeting [clip]

ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH - COLORADO/MONTANA NEWS

• A look at Colorado's HB11-1043    Bill language HB11-1043
• Montana legislature takes its first hit on proposed legislation [clip]
• DUI bill before MT Legislature concerns medical marijuana community

CANNABIS ETIQUETTE/CULTURE

• The “de-fakey” - that plain sucks

MARC EMERY

• Marc’s early valentine to his wife, Jodi [clip]

POT IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST

• Oregon Looks To Legalize Marijuana In 2012    [clip]
• Washington State's pending legislation:  SB 5073 and HB 1100  [clip]
• Edmonds, WA votes for moratorium on medical marijuana dispensaries [clip]

HAWAII HIGHS

• Hawaii Lawmakers to Propose Medical Marijuana Expansion [clip]

MICHIGAN MARIJUANA

• Ann Arbor drug felon faces obstacles to life as medical marijuana entrepreneur

TOPICS BARELY WORTH ANY OF OUR TIME

• Two Chinese Men Arrested in Fayette County with 692 Pounds of Cannabis

IDAHO?

• Medical marijuana bill introduced in Idaho

EAST COAST SCOOP

• Medical marijuana supporters blast N.J. health department regulations for medicinal pot [clip]

MIDWEST MALAISE AND GLIMMERS OF HOPE

• Bill to Reduce Marijuana Possession Penalties Introduced in Illinois

SOUTHWEST

• From Albuquerque: Note to self: when crazy girlfriend is throwing plates at me, do not phone the police [clip]

INTERNATIONAL WEEDSCAPE

• Reefer Madness spreads to the UK
• Morocco: Cannabis fields torched

IN THE “YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME” SEGMENT

• Great Scott! U.K. police officer didn't notice dope farm in her spare room
• Michael Savage: Drugs are for banjo minded folks, not harpsichord brains [clip]

CANNABIS IN SPORTS

• The BEARS Shoulda Smoked WEED!!!

ACTIVISM SPOTLIGHT

• Grassroots Activists Head to the Nation's Capitol to End Cannabis Prohibition
• People are starting to get it, continue to stand up!!

SENSI STOCKS MARKET UPDATE

• General Cannabis, Inc. Finalizes the Purchase of Revyv, LLC

WOMEN AND WEED

• A sensible mom campaigns for cannabis

FROM THE RESEARCH BIN

• Cannabis Reduces Infant Mortality associated study

NUGGET OF THE DAY

• Be careful, if you smoke that stuff you'll be a big fat failure.

CLIP FOR END OF SHOW

• Maine bill to legalize marijuana? We’ll find out more about this one. [clip]