On the first Dopecast back in the Dope Den after a couple of weeks of summer specials, the Web's Favourite Cannabis Commentator, the Dopefiend, talks about the growing body of evidence supporting the contention that cannabis has anti-cancer properties, and why some members of the establishment are unwilling to be drawn on the findings of some recent studies. Next, the Dopefiend talks about last week's Big Chill episode, and what made this year's Big Chill the best yet, how everyone treats it differently, and why it's such an important annual occurence from the Dopefiend, and we also hear from DopeTriber Jamin who made the pilgrimage to Eastnor to take part in the festivities, and also gives his verdict on MDMA and his favourite way to use it, and from Feargal who sends greetings from Ireland. Next, the Dopefiend heads into the VaporLounge to fire up the Volcano and taste a bit of freshly harvested White Russian while talking about the difficulty of adjusting to normal life after the paranoia-free environs of Barbados and the Big Chill, the popularity of the iolite portable vaporizer at the Chill, how he tragically lost a bag of sought-after Blue Cheese buds, and how his experience with psychedelic truffles at the Big Chill reinforced the famed Terence McKenna credo: "Don't Diddle The Dose!" Following a musical interlude introduced in person by DopeTriber Chasing For Courtship, the Dopefiend reads an email from the DopeTriber formally known as Floydhead, now reborn as Son of Floyd, in which he details his experience with Cannabis Psychosis and how he got through it, and responds to it with talk of the importance of self-awareness and the pitfalls of experimentation with altered states. Following a message from Francois Toke Dizzle, the Dopefiend turns to the Cannabis News, including the story of how the fabled "Mexican Drug Cartels" are taking the rap for the recent Californian forest fires, the deputy who shot and injured student Derek Copp faces the music, another DEA-led raid, this one on a California growing collective, results in a shot dog, Canadian "Prince of Pot" Marc Emery has hopes of serving his time in Canada following his decision to turn himself in at the US border, the UK ban on Spice and similar Cannabis analogues creeps closer, with the support of drug policy group DrugScope, the UK's last Cannabis Cafe gets shut down for good, why Cannabis makes your bones tougher, and how Patrick Swayze prefers to take his medicine on the hospital roof! Email mail@dopefiend.co.uk, send us a voicemail and drop by our Skype Virtual VaporLounge, and check out the forum.

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For info on how to submit a demo for consideration for next year's Big Chill, see here: http://www.bigchill.net/festival/info/contact

Playlist: Justin Johnson, John Selway - Supernatural; DJ Billy E - Beats 4 My Van Part 2; Master K1er - Arretez De Peter Les Plombs; Tribo de Gonzaga - Horizonte; The Splif Click - Like a Soldier; Paul Booth - No Looking Back; Prince Kong - Cazz (feat. MC Rodrigo); Chasing for Courtship - Ambient Chillout; Neurov - Basss Monkey (Remix); I Don't Care - I Don't Care (Hot Mouth Remix); Prolific, A6 - The Take Over (Substacja RMX); Cutworks - Spacecraft Tools

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Justin Johnson, John Selway "Supernatural" (mp3) from "The Breaks: 1997 - 2001" (Barely Legal Records) Buy at iTunes Music Store DJ Billy E "Beats 4 My Van Part 2" (mp3) from "Beats for My Van - Tuner Beats V.2" (Bass Mekanik Records) More On This Album Master K1er "Arretez De Peter Les Plombs" (mp3) from "Congo Realite" (Totolo) More On This Album Tribo de Gonzaga "Horizonte" (mp3) from "De Mudar O Coracão de Cada Um" (SCUDPROMO MUSIC) More On This Album The Splif Click "Like a Soldier" (mp3) from "Like a Soldier" (Powacut Productions) More On This Album Paul Booth "No Looking Back" (mp3) from "No Looking Back" (Basho Records) More On This Album

Prince Kong "Cazz (feat. MC Rodrigo)" (mp3) from "Proper Horror Show" (Middle Management Recordings) More On This Album Neurov "Basss Monkey" (mp3) from "Bass Monkey" (Super 6 Records) More On This Album I Don't Care "I Don't Care" (mp3) from "I Don't Care 2009 Mixes" (InStereo Recordings) More On This Album Prolific, A6 "The Take Over" (mp3) from "Payin Dues Ft. Prodigal Son, Richie August, Prolific, Substacja, 2mc, Digid, Atariwun, Vandal, Vermin, Rufus Gutz, LowPass, Adve" (FOULPLAY RECORDS INC) More On This Album Cutworks "Spacecraft Tools" (mp3) from "Spacecraft Tools/ Megapolis" (Golden Orb Records) More On This Album