NORML Weekly News Podcast

Institute Of Medicine Report On Medical Marijuana Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary Next Week; Decreasing Marijuana Penalties Does Not Increase Pot Use, Study Says; NORML Chapter Outreach Coordinator Russ Belville on Vancouver's CKNW radio.

Zogby Poll: Nearly Six Out Of Ten West Coast Voters Support Taxing And Regulating Marijuana Like Alcohol - National Support For Pot Legalization Grows To 44 Percent; Marijuana May Be Protective Against Injury, Study Says; Congressman Introduces Bill Criminalizing Products Designed To "Defraud" Drug Tests; Washington State Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on decriminalization.

NORML Comments On Obama's Rumored Drug Czar Pick, Calls Kerlikowske a "step in the right direction" and a "clean break" from his predecessors; NORML Responds To Latest Marijuana And Cancer Fears; Former Seattle Police Chief Norm Stamper on current Chief Gil Kerlikowske as Drug Czar.

Zogby Poll: Three Out Of Four Voters Oppose DEA's Medical Marijuana Raids -- Agency Continues To Bust State-Authorized Pot Dispensaries Despite President's Promise To End Federal Raids; NORML Responds To Phelp's Pot-Smoking Controversy; Vote Online For The Winner Of NORML's $10,000 Ad Contest; Degé Coutee live at Los Angeles protest of DEA raids.

Marijuana Legalization Questions Top Obama's 'Citizen's Briefing Book'; Endocannabinoid System Regulates Emotional Homeostasis, Study Says; New Mexico: Guidelines For State Medical Marijuana Program Finalized; Kris Hermes on first Obama Admin DEA medmj raid.

DEA Rejects Order To Allow For Private Production Of Marijuana For FDA-Approved Research; Updated NORML Report Highlights Marijuana's Role In Moderating Disease Progression - 'Emerging Clinical Applications' Booklet Reviews Nearly 200 Studies On The Therapeutic Use Of Cannabis; Interview with Rick Doblin of MAPS

NORML's Top Ten Events for 2008; Russ Belville guest hosts The Bill Press Show

Pot Legalization Question Tops Obama Online Poll President-elect says no to 'legalizing marijuana so that the government can regulate it, tax it, put age limits on it, and create millions of new jobs'; Spike In Marijuana Metabolite Levels Not Always Indicative Of Current Pot Use, Study Says; Paul Armentano on cannabis and chronic pain.

Moderate Cannabis Use Not Associated With Delinquent Behavior; Marijuana Use Common Among Chronic Pain Patients; NORML Announces Amsterdam Vacation Raffle; Ken Wolski discusses NJ medmj.

Oregon Business Leaders Seek Termination of Medical Marijuana Patients' Right to Work, Yet Data Contradicts Workplace Safety Claims; Study Finds Marijuana Smokers Have Lower Cancer Risk Than Tobacco Smokers; Swiss Voters Reject Marijuana Legalization; PJ Wasserman on Swiss vote.

Prohibition Plays Little Role In Teens’ Decision To Abstain From Marijuana, Study Says; NORML Says Cannabis Should Be Regulated Like Tobacco On Influential Capitol Hill Blog; Last Chance To Register For 25th Annual Key West Legal Seminar; interview with Paul Armentano

NORML Daily Audio Stash Tops 100,000 Downloads In October Run Up To Election Day Spurs Record Listenership; Study Questions Validity Of So-Called "Cannabis-Induced Psychosis"; NORML Extends Deadline For $10,000 Ad Contest; George Rohrbacher analyzes Michigan medmj votes.

Americans Reject Bush Drug War Doctrine -- Landslide At The Ballot Box: Voters Approve Nine Out Of Ten Marijuana Law Reform Measures; Keith Stroup at NORML CON 2008.

NORML's look at state and local cannabis initiatives on the ballot; Interview with Dianne Byrum on MI Prop 1 (medmj); Interview with Whitney Taylor on MA Question 2 (decrim).

37th Annual NORML Conference Draws Record Crowd; United Kingdom: First-Time Pot Smokers Will Still Receive Warnings Despite Reclassification; California: San Diego Supervisors Ask US Supreme Court To Overturn State Medical Marijuana Laws; Interview with Bobbie Wooten, paralyzed NM medmj patient evicted over 2 plants.