Eric Sterling served as Counsel to the US House Judiciary Committee.  Discussion revolves around the Fascist and  unconstitutional tactics and lies of the Trump administration. 

Ms. Debbie Goldsberry, a longtime reformer, author, cannabis dispensary owner now going back to college. And we also have Mr. Vivian McPeak, who, for decades headed up the Seattle Hemp Fest.

Judge James P Gray and Washington State Rep Roger Goodman combine forces to examine and denounce Trumps attempt at destroying the USA and at controlling the world. Anti-Fascist program 

Howard Wooldridge one of the founding members of LEAP Law Enforcement Against Prohibition is touring Europel  Howard is now Admin for another group Citizens Opposing Prohibition.

Omar Figueroa has more than twenty six years of experience at the vanguard of California cannabis law and is widely respected as an industry expert. Omar is a Director of the Sebastopol Center for the Arts and the Sonoma County Bar Association.  Omar’s interests are not limited to cannabis, and he has a profound, long-term interest in entheogen law and policy. Omar also volunteered his time as a Board Member with the Sonoma County Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Northern California, and along with other members of its  the Law Enforcement Surveillance Technology (LEST) team spearheaded Sonoma County’s first  Surveillance Technology Ordinance. Omar has a long record of pro bono service, including decades of successfully defending protesters and activists.  Some notable pro bono cases defended by Omar include, but are not limited to: dismissal of the first federal prosecution brought under the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act; dismissal of state charges against OG computer hacker Kevin Mitnick in Los Angeles County; no jail time against journalist Will Parrish in Mendocino County; dismissal against septuagenarian forest defender in Humboldt County; hung jury trial in the Southern District of California (San Diego federal court) with no jail time against legendary activist Rod Coronado; no jail time and no felony conviction against a member of the so-called Paypal 14 in the Northern District of California. Omar was trained as a litigator by his mentor, legendary San Francisco trial lawyer J. Tony Serra, sometimes called the Hippie Atticus Finch.

Major Neill Franklin is a retired 34-year law enforcement veteran of the Maryland State Police and Baltimore Police Department. He currently serves as the Executive Director of the Law Enforcement Action Partnership (LEAP). LEAP is a non-profit organization that uses expertise to advance drug policy and criminal justice solutions. 

Ethan Russo, MD, is a board-certified neurologist, psychopharmacology researcher, and author. He is the Founder and CEO of credo-science.com and the creator of the course Foundations of Cannabis Therapeutics with Ethan Russo, MD: An Evidence-Based Medical Cannabis Education Course. Previously, he was Director of Research and Development of the International Cannabis and Cannabinoids Institute (ICCI) based in Prague, Czech Republic. Medical Director of PHYTECS (2015-2017), a biotechnology company researching and developing innovative approaches targeting the human endocannabinoid system, and from 2003-2014, he served as Senior Medical Advisor, medical monitor and study physician to GW Pharmaceuticals, United Kingdom for numerous Phase I-III clinical trials of Sativex® for alleviation of cancer pain unresponsive to optimized opioid treatment and initial studies of Epidiolex® for intractable epilepsy.

Lt. Goldstein is a recognized leader in the area of crisis negotiations and critical incident management. She helped develop national training guidelines and policies for use during critical incidents, including the California Police Officer Standards and Training guidelines for the Basic Crisis Negotiator Course as well as the Recommended Course Topics and Crisis Negotiations Core Competencies for negotiators and SWAT. Lt. Goldstein came to advocacy work through the tragic loss of a close family member who couldn't get the assistance he needed because the justice system is not equipped to provide people struggling with mental health and addiction the tools they need to be successful. In 2021, Goldstein became the Executive Director of the Law Enforcement Action Partnership. She holds a MA in criminology, law, and society and a BA in legal studies

Dana Larsen is a well-known Vancouver cannabis activist and politician. He is the co-founder of the Vancouver Seed Bank, founder of the Vancouver Dispensary Society, and Vice President of the Canadian Association of Cannabis Dispensaries. Dana also runs the Medicinal Mushroom Dispensary also selling Coca leaf and Kratom. 

Texas Guitar Maestro Carolyn Wonderland joins us to discuss last Friday protest in Austin, her forthcoming tour of the globe and to play one of her favorite tunes "Annies Scarlet Letter".