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.

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.

Paul Armentano, NORML
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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. 

Dr. Richard R. Andrews, Drug Truth Network
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Julian Buchanan a New Zealand Doctor is author of dozens of essays outlining the horrendous failures of drug war policy,

Julian Buchanan, Drugs, Human Rights & Harm Reduction
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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. 

Sanho Tree, Institute for Policy Studies
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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.

Steve Downing, Law Enforcement Action Partnership
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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.

Kim Ogg
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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.

Thomas L. Knapp, William Lloyd Garrison Center for Libertarian Advocacy Journalism
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Dana Larsen is one of Canada’s most well-known advocates for cannabis reform and in calling for an end to the global war on drugs.

Larsen is a Vancouver activist, author and businessman. He served ten years as editor of Cannabis Culture Magazine, was the co-founder of the Vancouver Seed Bank, and is the former Vice President of the Canadian Association of Cannabis Dispensaries. He currently serves as founding director of the Vancouver Dispensary Society and is also founder and director of Sensible BC, Canada’s largest grassroots cannabis reform organization.

Dana Larsen, Dana Larsen
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For most of his professional career Roger Goodman has worked in government and politics. Roger serves a a Washington State Representative. Washinton state recently reinstallled new drug laws that are already failing.  Roger has served for many years as Chair of the House Public Safety Committee, with jurisdiction over the state’s criminal justice system.

Roger Goodman
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Diane Goldstein is a retired police Lieutenant now serving as the Executive Director of Law Enforcement Action Partnership, formerly known as Law Enforcement Against Prohibition.   She runs a global effort to educate and embolden police, prosecutors, legislators, judges and the general public to the horrible truth, the abysmal failure of the war on drugs. 

Diane Goldstein, Law Enforcement Action Partnership
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