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Dot and Dash Awards
DOT: $1,200 to the charity of any police captain, sheriff, district attorney, judge, any agent of the DEA, CIA or Justice Dept. willing to speak on the need for eternal drug war. (04/21/05)
DASH: $100 each month to the best 12 words (or less) citizen essay, read over the airways on why the drug war is a "positive" for our society. (11/22/05)
Launched in early 2001, Cultural Baggage, hosted by Dean Becker, is the only nationally distributed radio program focused on discussing the war on drugs.
The weekly, half-hour program features interviews with prominent experts, such as U.S. Representatives John Conyers (D-MI) and Ron Paul (R-TX); Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman; and Superior Court Judge James Gray.
Cultural Baggage features timely and candid interviews with elected officials, judges, scientists, doctors, authors, entertainers, police officers, wardens, prisoners, and patients about current drug war issues, such as medical marijuana, sentencing reform, racial profiling, and police corruption.
Tony Newman Dir of Communications for Drug Policy Alliance, Carl Hart Prof at Columbia author of "High Price", Kristen Gwynn Assoc Editor of Alternet, Beth Baker of Indiana's "Healty Communities"
Tribute to Mike Gray, screenwriter, author of "Drug Crazy" with 2013 speech who died on 04/30, Howard Wooldridge of Citizens Opposing Prohibition + CannaBus tour arrives in Houston, CBS report on 10,000 dead children in Mexican drug war
Psychedelic Science Conference 2013: Brad Burge of MAPS, Charles Grob and the benefits of Ayahusaca for human maladies, Ben Sessa a researcher on psychedelics in the UK
Cathy and Robert Jordan busted for growing med MJ, charges dropped in Florida for "medical necessity" + Ethan Nadelmann of Drug Policy Alliance on CNN & Colbert Report on Florida attempt to outlaw bongs.
Mary Jane Borden of OhioRights.org re effort to legalize Med MJ in Ohio, Doug McVay of Drug War Facts: "Is US World's Leading Jailer?", Terry Nelson of LEAP: "Chapo and the Sinaloa Cartel Won the Drug War" + Texas cops refuse to use sensible MJ laws opting to fill the jail & "Is Freedom Over Rated?"
Kassandra Frederique a Policy Coordinator for the Drug Policy Alliance discusses NY stop & frisk, Doug McVay of Drug War Facts re "policing by the numbers" + Song: "Who's the Pusher Now" with Ellen Bukstel
Brad Burge of Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies re April Conference, Terry Nelson of LEAP reports from Vienna re UN drug conference, Dog McVay of Drug War Facts re more black men now in college than in prison, Abolitionist Moment
Sen. Elizabeth Warren chastizes US drug war tactics, Bloomberg report on cannabis use in Silicon Valley, Rabbi Jeffrey Kahn opening cannabis shop in Wash DC, Valerie Corral re cannabis use, death and dignity
FROM WASH DC: Elvy Musika who receives 300 marijuana cigaretes each month from the US Govt + Canadian Philippe Lucas re their Med MJ situ & Terry Nelson of LEAP
Adam Assenberg of Wash state forces cops to return Med MJ and sues for $6 million, Aaron Sandusky faces 10 years behind bars, deadly pot in Seattle, Doug McVay with Drug War Facts, Terry Nelson of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition
Nate Jones a Fellow at the James A. Baker Institute for Public Policy re failure of drug war tactics in US and Mexico, Dr. William Courtney from HuffPo, Doub McVay on the use of Butane in making cannabis extracts, Chief Greenbud sings "Its' 4:20 Somewhere"
Roger Goodman Wash state Rep, Sen Patrick Leahy on mistake of Mand Min senteces, Tex Rep John Whitmire on failure of Justice system in drug war & Terry Nelson of LEAP: too many politicos out of touch w/drug war reality
Kari Boiter of the November Coaltion, Terry Nelson of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition + "Big Teeth" the marijuana security gator dies after being caged
Steve Downing, Fmr Dep Police Chief of LA, Cory Booker, Seth Rogen on Letterman, Nadelann on O'Reilly, Terry Nelson of LEAP, Texas to legalize?, Pres Carter call to legalize
Harm Reduction Conference I, reports from Doug McVay of CSDP with Opening Panel, HRC Chair Alex Kral, Cyndee Clay & Ruth Kanatser, remembering 4 yr old Cash Hyde & MORE!
Doug Honig of Wash state MJ effort, Fox dung, Paul Armentano of NORML, Doug McVay on Oregon MJ failure, Hou Chron Editorial, Eric Sterling of Criminal Justice Policy & Abolitionist Moment
Peter Christ co founder of LEAP on WGRZ in NY, Terry Nelson of LEAP, Instute for Justice segment, Ethan Nadelmann + Gavin Newsome + Mary Jane Borden with Drug War Facts
Scott Meiner of Americans for Forfeiture Reform, MJ Borden on Federal supremacy, Doug McVay re harm reduction for youth, Terry Nelson of LEAP re politicians drug war dance & BBC report on drug war failure
NJ Weedman declared innocent in NJ pot bust, Steph Sherrer of ASA re appeals court review of MJ law, MJ Borden re teen drug use & Terry Nelson of LEAP re forthcoming Supreme Court rulings
