This week on the agenda:

Donate to Jay! Jay Selthofner is running for the Wisconsin Assembly on a cannabis platform. Please support him to the tune of $4.20 or greater!

QUESTIONS/COMMENTS FROM LISTENERS:

• Sean asks: Hey 2 podcasts ago you guys mentioned the website you use to get a lot if your news from and that it had a weekly email newsletter.  What was the URL for it? http://StopTheDrugWar.org
• Staley mentions the raids have died down, and shares two links. Medical marijuana farmer’s market [also a clip] and NORML Conference audio links. Thanks Staley!
• Puna Bud says the raids are increasing in Hawaii.

EVENTS CALENDAR

• Cheech and Chong “Get it Legal” Tour started Friday night.  Check their dates @ www.cheechandchongtour.com click on the tour tab for dates.  Ends 11/20/10
• Hempire Expo Events
• If you’d like your event mentioned, shoot us an email at [email protected]!

CALIFORNIA UPDATE

• Oakland City Councilwoman discusses taxing and regulating marijuana [clip]
• Some Prop 19 polling data
• Gov. Schwartzenegger writes an op-ed in LA Times regarding union endorsement of Prop 19
• Look whose funding YES on 19
• Sierra Nevada Brewing Company opposes donation made by CBBD
• Debate over financial impact of Prop 19
• Newly formed group California Cannabis Association opposes Prop 19 [clip]
• Prop 19 Would Help — Not Hurt — Medical Marijuana Patients
• Redding 215 clinic raises interesting legal questions regarding recommendations

NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT / NEWS FROM THE FEDS

• Illegal drug use is up [clip]
• Should the Republican agenda include marijuana legalization? [clip]

EAST SIDE, WUZZUP!

• 20-30 people smoked pot en route to Boston Freedom Rally on MBTA train.  Three Cited
• Massachussetts voters in Brookline, Newton and Wellesley get to weigh in on marijuana sales and taxation at ballot box

NEW MEXICO

• Special education teacher arrested for growing marijuana [clip]

MARC EMERY

• Marc punished for another unwritten rule

POT IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST

• Oregon Representative will introduce Cannabis Legalization Bill

ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH - COLORADO, MONTANA, IDAHO, UTAH

• Montana authorized caregiver exceeds plant limits

FROM THE RESEARCH BIN

• 10 major health benefits of medical marijuana
• Does cannabis relieve chronic pain?

NUGGET OF THE DAY

• Does Obama know the difference between a prescription and a recommendation?  Do you?  Does your average American in support of MMJ? [clip]

CLIP FOR END OF SHOW

• A Short Lesson on Marijuana by Joe Rogan - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-al6S_Qe-_Q