Paul Stanford founded the Hemp and Cannabis Foundation in 1999[4] in Portland, Oregon. The group claimed to have helped over 250,000 patients obtain a legal permit to use medical marijuana in the states where it is legal and where THCF has clinics. Paul has trveled the world in support of cannabis and hemp endeavors.

Beto O'Rourke the former Congressman from Texas joins us to discuss drug war failure, mayhem  and death at the border, abortion rights, LGBGTQ rights and the sham trial of Ken Paxton AG of Texas. 

Second file, contains interview with Canadian drug policy expert and cannabis and psilocybin patient extraordinaire ALISON MYRDEN as well as the thoughts of MICHELLE ALEXANDER author of The New Jim Crow.

Basically its the first half hour, then the second half hour of my current one hour production Moral High Ground.  Produced at noon on Tuesddays, mostly live, with call ins, topic always around the drug war but. the drug war is all around.  Please email me if you would like to carry this second half hour each week I already produce. If you prefer to just use the full one hour, Moral High Ground thats okay, I thought best to keep previous show formats rolling along.  

I am Dean@drugtruth.net 

Phil Smith is a reporter with Stop The Drug War. Topics include opiate crisis, legal weed and a strong focus on a recent speech by DEAth Administrator Anne Milgram the oh so very, very, special agent in charge.

Paul Armentano, the Deputy Director of  the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws. Topics include HHS recommendation to the DEA, supporting legalization, tobacco Vs weed & much more.

Dr. Richard R. Andrews is a family medicine doctor in Houston, Texas and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center and HCA Houston Healthcare West. He specializes in HIV and other communicable diseases. 

Julian Buchanan a New Zealand Doctor is author of dozens of essays outlining the horrendous failures of drug war policy,

Sanho Tree is a drug policy expert with the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington DC. Topics include wars in Mexico and the Phillipines.  Failure of US policy. 

Steve Downing retired as Deputy Police Chief of Los Angeles.  He is also a long time member of Law Enforcement Action Partnership.  Opening segment on "Food Not Bombs" a Houston effort to feed to homeless that is being fined $2000 per day for their efforts.

Kim Ogg is the District Attorney of Harris County/Houston Texas.  Topics include Prosecutors for Prosecutors to assist Afghan prosecutors now facing retribution from the Taliban, Texas legislature, Tuttle family murders, cops fearful of interviews, my forthcoming book: Forever Salem, much more.

Thomas L. Knapp is director and senior news analyst at the William Lloyd Garrison Center for Libertarian Advocacy Journalism. We discuss US and international progress on ending the drug war PLUS Howard Wooldridge is taking part in a bicycle journey across Iowa with 30,000 others wearing a shirt that says LEGALIZE HEROIN to SAVE LIVES.