In this episode of Martins World i get to chat with Dana Albert Larsen who is a Canadian author, politician and cannabis rights activist. Larsen was the editor of Cannabis Culture magazine from its creation in 1994 until 2005. He was a founding member of the marijuana party of Canada, the BC Marijuana party and also the Vancouver seed bank a business which sells many seed varieties from their storefront and  also across Canada by mail-order, including those for banned and  controversial...

In Todays 420 News  €130000 worth of cannabis plants seized in Waterford.  €75000 worth of cannabis seized in Cork and 2 men in their 20's were  arrested.  Grandparents forced to pay off the drug debt of their grandson in the  UK.  Also in the UK Brexit sees many children with severe life threatening  epilepsy lose access to their medicinal cannabis supply.  Then to the US where the democrats are on route to secure 2 seats in the  senate which is a great boost to the MORE Act...

In this interview I get to have a chat with Allison Littlefair who  shares her story with me to help raise awareness of the medicinal  benefits of cannabis for people with chronic pain.  Having competed in gymnastics from a young age she started to  expierience pain in her body at the age of 15 began a long journey of  treating pain unsuccessfully with tablets for many years. It was about 5  years ago when she first expierienced the benefits of cannabis and  hasn't looked back since.  She was...

In this episode of Martins World I get to chat with Martin O Brien about  his journey from Cork to America where he set up the oldest running  cannabis dispensary called Patients Care Collective https://berkeleypatientscare.com/    In 2016 he then set out and bought an 82 acre parcel of land and set up  Foxworthy farms in the Sonoma county.     I really enjoyed this chat and I hope to visit foxworthy farms in person  someday and do this interview again in person. Until then I guess the...

High on Home Grown is the Home Growers Podcast from Percys Grow Room.   Streamed live every Sunday night on our Youtube channel, a panel of  cannabis growers discuss recent cannabis news, Q & A, interviews,  and much more.    Whether you are new to growing cannabis, or an experienced cultivator,  High on Home Grown is full of facts, great information, and stoner  entertainment.     I got nice and high during this podcast and we had an enjoyable  conversation about all things cannabis...

In this episode of Martins World I get to have a chat with Leanne Nolan a  Yoga practitioner living in Oregon but originally from Galway Ireland. I  really enjoyed the chat we talked about her journey from Ireland, her  first cannabis edible experience, and what its like living in a state  with legal cannabis access.

Todays 420 news A very big happy Birthday to Ava Barry who was 11 yesterday and a big shout out to her warrior mother Vera. If you haven’t already find her on facebook, twitter and Instagram and use the #talktovera when posting on twitter. I cover the recommendations made by the WHO regarding changes to cannabis scheduling in the 1961 and 1971 UN drug treaties. The recommendations are to be voted on in Vienna on 2-4 December 2020. Then in Ireland a Nigerian man (50) caught with €20000 of...

I really enjoyed the conversation i had with Pepe Rivera and he really  enlightened me on how the prohibition that is in place for cannabis  violates our human rights. ( https://www.un.org/en/universal-declaration-human-rights/  )    Pepe Rivera is on of many activists who maintain Plantón420 in front of  the Senate, in downtown Mexico City, with more than 350 plants up to 2.5  meters high.  With this plantation, considered the first that is not clandestine in  Mexico, they pressure the...

In this interview i get to chat with Reverend Danny Nemu about Cannabis and other drugs in the Bible. We also have a good chat about the Santo Daime religion where practitioners consume the entheogenic sacrament ayahuasca.  I really enjoyed the chat and hope you do too. Below is some more information about Danny Nemu.  Twitter Website Here’s some links - stared mention Drugs in the Bible Books: * Neuro-Apocalypse Science Revealed Academic Article: Getting high with the most high:...

Todays 420 News Illegal cannabis grower causes house fire with a faulty wired solar pannel. £500000 worth of cannabis found in unused warehouse in Nottinghamshire, UK. A woman is banned from driving after because she smoked 1 joint 9 hours before she drove 3 people in Carlow and Killkenny since Monday have tested positive for cannabis while driving. Gardai seize €44000 of cannabis in Longford. Polish man gets 5 years for €19000 drug stash, Cork. €16.35 Million so far seized this year by...

Todays 420 News    Justice department open up consultations from the strategy of the department of justice. http://www.justice.ie/en/JELR/Pages/Open_Consultation_on_Department_of_Justice_Strategy     Mayor of New Jersey welcomes legalisation of Cannabis.  David Attenborough caught up in fake claims of CBD oil company.  Green Active support young cannabis patient in Scotland after NHS refuse  to fund his cannabis medicines by pledging to donate all profits from  sales on their website that...

420 News Gino Kenny gets a bunk response from Stephen  Donnelly Irish health minister when asked about the medicinal cannabis  access program Cops getting tip off from Karen's and their teenage kids leading to an increase in seizures of cannabis Cuan  Mhuire release an incredibly bias and misleading attack on cannabis in a  recent article claiming cannabis is as dangerous as cocaine, heroin and  benzo's . The attack was lead by lead addiction specialist Michael  Gueirn. Revenue seize...

In this episode of 420 News   I cover the amazing results coming from the US on legalisation of  cannabis in certain states and about Oregon decriminalising all drugs .  I then cover the story of Billy Caldwell who received his medical  cannabis recently.I also mention the other kids still waiting to receive  proper access to medicinal cannabis like Billy and that part triggered a  bit of an emotional response from me.   I cover the story of a slave in court in Belfast on Cannabis charges...

420 News Today's show is dedicated to my cousin Ozzie (Daniel Kavanagh ) who died from suicide over 10 years ago. I use the opening of the show to raise awareness about mental health and suicide its important to talk and there are many helplines out there with people who will talk to you. Samaritans 116123 Console 1800247247 Aware 1890303302 Pieta House 01 6010000 Teen Line 1800333634 Childline 1800666666 On the show I cover a study looking at chronic stress, depression and the...

In Scotland a man is caught with 1.6Kg of cannabis that was a gift from a friend. In Washinton DC , DC Holistic Wellness have signed a 5year contract with "United food and commercial workers union" for cannabis industry employees,  an industry first in the nation’s capital. In Canada the Ontario Provincial police release statistics on illegal cannabis seized since July of this year. In Spain John Gilligan gets arrested and a gun is found on his property that matches the gun used to kill...

420 News Wednesday 21-10-20 A recently published study looking at Cannabis and reducing the risks of arteriosclerosis Another study looking at CBD and the potential to help the current pandemic Then to Billy Caldwell who received his first cannabis medicines from the NHS today. Man originally from the Caribbean given a 3 year suspended sentence for growing 140 cannabis plants. In Ireland then we have €800000 of cannabis and €80000 in cash seized in Dublin A boy in his late teens caught...

Philip Antony Bevington, who goes by Tony, began growing Cannabis plants  for medical reasons, when he was diagnosed with stage three kidney  failure two years ago, an incurable and terminal condition.  Having tried legally available cannabis oil and found them not to work,  Tony decided to grow his own plants and extract the CBD and THC  compounds from the oils himself.  The 80-year-old believes that these could prolong his life by ten years.   But, following a visit in January by Devon and...

420News   Brought to you by Martins World.  If you would like to support the development of the Cork Cannabis Activist hub the patreon is www.patreon.com/martinsworld  For BitCoin donations then follow this link https://checkout.opennode.com/p/597e0e1d-ede6-47be-8d83-854c4237b06e    In today's 420 News  A raid on the funky skunk store in Dublin  A violent drug dealer heading a major dog stealing ring and using people addicted to drugs to carry out the crime.  Cannabis and crack cocaine...

420 News Friday 9-10-20  New Zealand health experts support legalisation of cannabis  Thailand's health minister plants some cannabis plants  Cops in UK make 2 arrests in relation to the 17 girls hospitalised for  cannabis edibles.   In the North of Ireland a man was in court in connection to the £1Milion  of cannabis found on the motorway.  In the republic the recent €1.5Million drug seizure was linked to a  Lithuanian crime gang that also are involved in human trafficking.   Then to...

420 News 7th October 2020   13 teenage girls hospitalised at a London catholic girls school after eating sweets believed to contain THC  A recent study published that shows how cannabis can help alleviate the symptoms of chronic bowel disease.  Gardai in Meath make a €1.5Million drug raid  Gardai in Cork catch 2 people in the middle of a drug deal and take over €13000 of cocaine and cannabis from them.  A court in Louth sentences a Vietnamese man to 2 years in prison for €300000 of...

In this episode of Martins World I headed down to Youghal to interview  Jim Weathers the owner of Puff N Stuff.     Id like to thanks Jim for taking the time to do the interview with me  and also to https://www.deeganmedia.ie/ who helped out in a major way  with his camera skills.  Video available on youtube  https://youtu.be/U5wD0Wxp_HY Jim was one of if not the first person to begin selling CBD Flowers in  Ireland.  In early 2019 Jim's store was raided by gardai because they caught...

420 News Monday 5-10-20  In France 80 MPs sign an open letter against cannabis legalisation.  In Germany they expect to import over 28Tonnes of medicinal cannabis this year.  Uruguay export the worlds largest ever legal, high THC cannabis export to Portugal but the importer remains a mystery.   Then in Mexico Cannabis activists have created a community garden filled with cannabis plants next to the Senate buildings.  Ireland then where our Gardai seized over €4Million from the crime gang...

Todays 420 News  Spanish authorities seize 30 tonnes of hash  Spanish government say there is not enough evidence to support medicinal  cannabis.  In Mexico government will vote on a cannabis legalisation bill for  December.  In California our friends @Foxworthy Farms had an unfortunate encounter  with the wildfires in their area and as a result have lost their house.   In Malaysia a man is sentenced to death for 208g of cannabis. Then in New Zealand dr's a speaking out against the...

Today's 420 News   Rock county opt to fine people $1 for possessing up to 1 oz of cannabis  Fires effecting cannabis harvests in the Emerald triangle region of  California  Thieves in France rob hemp and get caught  In the UK a cannabis grower is caught with 6 plants and said he only  done it cause he couldn't get any from his normal dealer over the virus.  More raids then from Ireland and I also share a little personal story of my  own in the end.   Enjoy

Todays 420 News.    Edibles market to be worth almost 12 Billion dollars by 2027 3 more US states to vote on Cannabis legalisation  Playboy joins the cannabis legalisation fight in the US  Australia has GW pharmaceuticals CBD mediicne "Epidolex" approved for use.  In Cork €40000 Cannabis herb siezed. In Laois a 29 year old student faces court for 5 grams of cannabis and finally in Spancilhill €100000 of cocaine found with 2 cannabis plants.   I also make an announcement in the final 2...