The Young Jurks

Peter Manso, author of “Reasonable Doubt”, discussing the book he wrote on the Christa Worthington Murder in Truro, Cape Cod, as well as the newly announced Mass State Police Colonel Chris Mason. Manso also speaks on shady Cape District Attorney Michael O’Keefe.

City Council election recap with winning candidates from Cambridge, Boston, and Malden. Calls from City Councilors elect, Julia Mejia, Liz Breadon, Amanda Linehan, Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler, and re-elected Cambridge City councilor Quinton Zondervan.

Update on Kirk Minihane vs Bob Murchison. Kirk offers to raise money for LGBTQ and Bob fails at activism again. Activist Jesus is offering Bob his time. We open and close this podcast with clips from the Kirk Minihane show.

Discussing the Bob Murchison vs Kirk Minihane feud.

Julia Mejia for Boston City Council & Amanda Linehan for Malden City Council discussing problematic speech from Boston City Councilor Tim McCarthy, housing, education, cannabis, policing, and much more. 

Cannabis trash awards time to take out the garbage! Charlie Baker, the city of Peabody, Newburyport opt-out? All are trash!

Interview with Sierra Gitlin of Newburyport Cannabis Action Network on the Newburyport, Massachusetts campaign and November 5th vote to stop a ban of cannabis shops in the city. http://Newburyportcan.org for more info

Dimple Rana for Revere City Council At-Large interview on housing, traffic, education, cannabis and much more...

With guests, Notorious VOG & Lee Nave, Jr discussing Boston City Council and other local politics. Michelle Wu And Julia Mejia for Boston City Council At-Large get major love from the two guests.

Haverhill supports downtown cannabis dispensary Stem over the lawsuit by three local businessmen.

Once again, the cannabis community is rallying behind Haverhill’s Caroline Pineau. Faced with a new lawsuit from Lloyd Jennings, J. Bradford Brooks and Stavros Dimakis that appeals the special permit already approved by city councilors, Pineau intends to open a shop called Stem at 124 Washington St. and this Saturday, marijuana advocates from across the state will come to her aid. Marblehead’s Mik...

Peter Bernard, Executive Director with Mass Grower Advocacy Council speaks on Tuesday’s state house hearings for mostly bad cannabis bills, new proposed Cannabis Control Commission regs that harm hardship patients, and a rally opposing the vape ban at the State House and outside Charlie Baker’s office on Friday! *Have a business or campaign to promote? Sponsorship/advertising inquiries for this po...

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker bans e-cigarette and cannabis vapes

Lee Nave Jr live in studio and a phone call with Alejandra St Guillen. Vote on Tuesday in the city of Boston!

Julia Mejia for Boston City Council At-Large discussing education, housing, safe consumption sites, cannabis licensing, police and development board oversight, and much more.

Responding to media coverage of the federal indictment of the Mayor of Fall River over cannabis licensing bribery. The community predicted it after Charlie Baker & Bob DeLeo drastically rewrote the voter passed legalization initiative. If Baker & DeLeo truly want to reduce cannabis corruption change the law back to what we voted in. Force cities and towns with cannabis bans to put it to voters! Al...

The Young Jurks are live with three witnesses to last weekend's Boston Police Riot at Straight Pride Parade. Joining us are Lauren Pespisa, Gregg Housh, and Rod Webber who is also facing charges that District Attorney, Rachael Rollins asked to have dismissed.  We discuss Judge Richard Sinnott who refuses to dismiss the charges, Marty Walsh, the importance of contesting Governor Council elections,...

Cambridge Mayor Marc McGovern on campaign contributions, the cancellation of Cambridge Carnival, the Boston straight pride police riot, cannabis licensing, safe consumption sites and more. 

MassCann/NORML defends resigned board member Samson Racioppi, co-organizer of the Boston straight Pride event.

Interview with Cassie Hurd and Aubri Esters, co-founders of SIFMA Now on Boston's crackdown on the homeless population. They praise DA Rachael Rollins but aren't as happy with Mayor Martin Walsh and most of the Boston City Council.  We also discuss the possibility of safe injection sites in Massachusetts and how our the young jurks twitter poll about president trump and the China trade war just we...

Live episode of The Young Jurks  with guests, Grant Smith and Chauncy Spencer discussing Mass recreational licensing, the Mass cannabis control commission, and the fight for local cannabis economic empowerment over the existing big cannabis

Jimi Migz on City Council candidate Domingos DaRosa panning safe injection sites in Boston

The August 14th Cambridge City Ordinance hearing for cannabis economic empowerment, gets heated. Attorney for Registered dispensaries threatens to sue the city of Cambridge over delays in recreational licensing as the city continues to debate a 2 year moratorium on existing dispensaries from going rec to give economic empowerment applicants an actual opportunity. Richard Harding supporting economi...

Interview with Francine Weinandy of Agawam, Massachusetts. Weinandy and her husband, Tim are fighting a housing eviction due to their status as medical cannabis patients. What to do if you are facing eviction over medical cannabis? Listen to this episode!

Grant Smith of Mass Patients for Home Delivery calls in for a discussion of this week's cannabis regulation hearings in Massachusetts. On Wednesday night, the City of Cambridge will hold a Social Equity Ordinance hearing, while the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission will also be holding two public comment sessions on their newly proposed medical and recreational cannabis regulations.  We di...