Cultural Baggage Cultural Baggage is DTN's longest running broadcast program with 18 years as of October 2019. We are proud to have more than three dozen affiliate stations in the US and Canada broadcasting our 29 minutes of unvarnished truth about the failure and futility of this eternal prohibition of drugs. Produced by former cop Dean Becker at KPFT, Houston, one of the 5 Pacifica "sister" stations.

Les McColgin, a Galveston County man, is using a billboard and a unique vending machine to try and tackle a fentanyl crisis. Les McColgin, who started Gulf Coast Outreach Services, in order to reach other parents, neighbors, and students. "Most people don't have an idea of how bad this is," McColgin said. His goal is to combat the fentanyl crisis, which is a problem he can also relate to because he's overdosed three times himself. I was never scared of any drugs," McColgin recalled. "Never. The stronger the better."

Les McColgin, Gulf Coast Outreach Services
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A Galveston County man is using a billboard and a unique vending machine to try and tackle the fentanyl crisis.

The Galveston County Medical Examiner's Office told ABC13, in 2021 and in the first 11 months of 2022, 138 people died from drug overdose. Fifty-six percent of those are link to fentanyl. It's a crisis that's led groups to make posters showing the faces of those who've died from the drug, as their smiling photos hide the pain their loved ones can't let go.

"The reality that something so small can take something so big, and the reality that there's such evil to do this," Janice Stahl, who lost her son to fentanyl, said.

The grieving mothers turned to Les McColgin, who started Gulf Coast Outreach Services, in order to reach other parents, neighbors, and students.

"Most people don't have an idea of how bad this is," McColgin said.

 

Les McColgin, Gulf Coast Outreach Services
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Stephen Downing began his 20-year police career in a squad car and finished as a deputy chief of police. As Commander of the Bureau of Special Investigations at one point, the Administrative Narcotics Division was one of the divisions within his scope of authority. His vast experience in law enforcement has led him to the conclusion that the War on Drugs can never be worth the human and fiscal costs.

Stephen Downing, Law Enforcement Action Partnership
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Dean Becker, the Reverend Most High, give a sermon to the full congregation at a Galveston Texas church.

Dean Becker Reverend Most High, Drug Truth Network
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Ethan Nadelmann, founder of Drug Policy Alliance premiers new podcast: PSYCHOACTIVE on I Heart and other outlets. Ethan and DTN host Becker discuss the podcast, overdose deaths, new US Drug Czar and much more

Ethan Nadelmann, Drug Policy Alliance
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Nick Morrow served as a deputy sheriff and detective for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, where he worked custody, patrol, narcotics, and training assignments. He was certified as a Drug Recognition Expert Instructor and provided training to hundreds of law enforcement officers. He now works with LEAP.

Nick Morrow, Law Enforcement Action Partnership
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Professor Nate Jones is allied with the James A. Baker III Institute and Rice University. He teaches at Sam Houston University.  His focus is primarily on the workings of the drug cartels south of our border with a particular focus on the Mexican Cartels.

Nate Jones, Baker Institute
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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.

Paul Stanford, Drug Truth Network
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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 

 

Beto O'Rourke , Alison Myrden, Michelle Alexander, Powered X People
Beto O'Rourke , Alison Myrden , Michelle Alexamder
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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.

Phil Smith, Stop the Drug War
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