'Cannabis Planet' on your tube

Hot on the heels of new research showing marijuana’s pain-relief value and the reintroduction of a bill in California to legalize, regulate and tax the drug, the Bay Area this week saw the premiere of its first marijuana-themed television show.

“Cannabis Planet,” a 30-minute weekly program, is slated for a 26-week run on KOFY-TV Channel 20 at midnight Fridays.

The show — focusing on the merits of the marijuana plant in medicine, industry and agriculture, and “the benefits this plant brings to planet Earth, mankind and the United States,” according to a news release — is already seen in the Los Angeles and San Diego markets, and will roll out in Sacramento in March and in Colorado this spring.

Weekly topics will include cannabis news and information, profiles of medical marijuana collectives, cannabis cooking, patient testimonials, celebrity interviews, music, entertainment and more.

Looks like you can watch on ye olde interwebs too!