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Announcing The Launch Of 420RADIO.org, 24/7 Cannabis Community Radio

We are excited to announce a huge new change at The Russ Belville Show.  We are now the flagship show for the new 420RADIO.org network.  We would appreciate it if you told everyone you know to tune in....

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Smart Approaches To Marijuana Would Force All Pot Smokers Into “Prehab”

Former ONDCP Advisor Kevin Sabet is at it again. I’ve warned readers before about the “kinder gentler drug war” ideas that Sabet has been peddling.  Now with much fanfare and the bi-partisan additions...

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CelebStoner’s Steve Bloom On Toke Of The Town Shocker

The Russ Belville Show #124 Steve Bloom from CelebStoner updates us on the scandal involving Toke of the Town’s Steve Elliott, plus review of 2013′s celebrity drug busts; incredible Marinol study sheds...

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SAM Tried To Make Us Go To Rehab. We Said No, No, No.

This morning at 6am I launched SmartApproaches.com. It is a page-for-page satire of the website LearnAboutSAM.com, which was recently mentioned in various news media as the front page for Project SAM....

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Kevin Sabet Gets Schooled On What It Means To Be A Marijuana Activist

The Russ Belville Show #127 “Radical” Russ tries to civilly explain to his nemesis, Kevin Sabet, why he’s so passionate about not being labeled a criminal or mentally ill and in need of rehab for...

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Live Tue: Telethon / Auction Benefit for Brave Mykayla, 7-year-old fighting...

420RADIO.org, The Russ Belville Show, and A Different View are proud to announce a telethon / fund-raiser / auction to help cover medical expenses for Brave Mykayla Comstock, the 7-year-old girl on the...

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Robert Platshorn’s “Should Grandma Smoke Pot” To Air In Prime Time, South...

Our good friend Bobby Platshorn is a man on a mission – to convert the AARP-demographic to supporting marijuana law reform. Thanks to very generous supporters who donated the big bucks, Platshorn’s...

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Florida Medical Marijuana Bill Namesake Raided By Police

Around 2pm Monday, the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office in Florida raided the home of Cathy Jordan, a survivor of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or “Lou Gehrig’s disease”).  The detectives and...

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Wash. Pot Czar Predicted $50/oz, Said Those Concerned About Price “Smoke Too...

Last summer on Show #29, I interviewed Professor Mark Kleiman, a UCLA Public Policy analyst who had written a book on marijuana legalization. He is now Washington State’s “Marijuana Czar” – actually,...

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Seeking Sponsors for the 420RADIO Effin’ NORML Tour

SEEKING SPONSORS – HUGE AD OPPORTUNITY! READ ON! This summer, I am delighted to be going on a tour with this band from Dallas/Ft. Worth - The Effinays. They play groovalistic irie rock funk and are...

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420RADIO Features Cheech And Chong New Music Week

The first 4/20 weekend following historic marijuana legalization votes in Washington and Colorado is just a week away. We here at The Russ Belville Show and 420RADIO.org are excited to bring you great...

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Highlights Of DEA Administrator Leonhart’s FY 2014 Budget Testimony To Congress

I was sitting here, counting stacks of Benjamins while sipping Cristal here at the luxury headquarters of the well-funded drug legalization lobby, when I saw the head of the Drug Employment Agency,...

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Loaded Gun + Kids = 2nd Amendment. Marijuana Plant + Kids = Child Endangerment.

I’ve been following the story of Joshua Hakken.  Louisiana police found him and his wife, Sharyn, in a hotel room last June with their two little boys, some pot and a pipe, and “weapons”, after being...

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Kevin Sabet Misleads America On Big Tobacco Marijuana Web Sites

At the website for Kevin Sabet’s Project SAM (Smart Approaches to Marijuana), there is an entire page dedicated to the scaremongering about Big Tobacco taking over a legal marijuana industry. We know...

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Illinois House Passes Nation’s Most-Restrictive Medical Marijuana Bill

The Illinois House just voted 61-57 to pass the nation’s strictest medical marijuana bill.  The measure, House Bill 1, would establish a “Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program” that would...

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Boston Bomb Suspect’s Marijuana Use Blamed For Terror Attacks

It’s 4:20 – the first one! – here in the Mile High City. I am up late, as I usually am before a big gig, getting all the digital stuff in its place, ironing clothes, and catching up on what has been a...

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Idaho: Where Marijuana Is More Dangerous To Kids Than A Loaded Gun

Yesterday I broke the story of Lindsey Rinehart and Sarah Caldwell. They are two young mothers who are very prominent marijuana activists in the Gem State.  Lindsey is the state’s most visible medical...

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Call On Washington State Congressmen To Support ‘Respect State Marijuana Laws...

I noticed a funny thing about The Respect State Marijuana Laws Act. This is legislation that would allow states to set marijuana policy free from federal interference.  It has an impressive set of...

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Boise News Covers Medical Marijuana Patients, Child Custody

The unjust persecution of the Idaho Three has galvanized the cannabis community across the country and had illustrated just how far we still have to go for true equality for the cannabis community....

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Where Do I Go For The Global Cannabis March?

This Saturday, May the 4th (or “Star Wars Day”) advocates for ending adult marijuana prohibition will march in hundreds of cities worldwide.  The Global Cannabis March (or “Million Marijuana March”,...

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