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.
03/06/19 Judge Gray
Superior Court Judge James P. Gray, (ret) discusses failure and futility of drug war. Tex House Hearing on HB63 Marijuana Decrim with Ronny Moore Asst Police Chief, David Sloan of DFW & Natl NORML, Senior District Court Judge John Delaney
Guest(s): Judge James P. Gray
Organization(s): LEAP
FDBCB030619.mp3Link(s): LEAP
02/27/19 Richard Andrews
Dr. Richard Andrews is a Houston family doctor who is co-chair of the National Task Force on Hepatitis B. He has a particular interest in the overlap between drug use, drug policy and hepatitis. + Matt Simon of Marijuana Policy Project regarding progress on drug laws in New England.
Guest(s): Richard Andrews
Organization(s): Marijuana Policy Project
FDBCB022719.mp3
02/20/19 Senator John Whitmire
Drug Truth Network Editorial re fiasco bust in Houston, interview with Texas Senator John Whitmire + US Congressional Hearing on Safe Banking Act for marijuana business owners and employees featuring Fiona Ma California Sec of Treasury & Maj Neill Franklin Exec Dir of Law Enforcement Action Partnership, LEAP.cc
Guest(s): John Whitmire
Organization(s): LEAP
FDBCB022019.mp3Link(s): LEAP
02/13/19 Joe Moody
Rep Joe Moody re cannabis law change in Texas, Heather Fazio of Texans for Responsible Marijuana Policy & Christopher Redfearn victim of Texas asset forfeiture
Guest(s): Joe Moody
Organization(s): Texas Representative
FDBCB021319.mp3Link(s): Texans for Responsible Marijuana Policy
02/06/19 Alex Wodak
Dr. Alex Wokak is a physician and the director of the Alcohol and Drug Service, at St Vincent's Hospital, in Sydney, Australia. Wodak is a notable advocate of drug reform laws. Wodak helped establish the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, the NSW Users AIDS Association, and the Australian Society of HIV Medicine. Wodak is President of the Australian Drug Law Reform Foundation and was President of the International Harm Reduction Association. Wodak also helped open Australia's first needle exchange programme and the first medically supervised injecting centre in Kings Cross
Guest(s): Alex Wodak
FDBCB020619.mp3Link(s): Harm Reduction Australia
01/30/19 Lui Larotta
Lui LaRotta, Chairman. Harris County Republican Auxiliary Clubs , John Baucum, political director of Republicans Against Marijuana Prohibition, Jason Tarasek re Minnesota Legislature to Consider Ending Marijuana Prohibition & Emily Kaltenbach of DPA re N. Mexico move to make drug possession a misdemeanor
Guest(s): John Baucum
Organization(s): Republicans Against Marijuana Prohibition
FDBCB013019.mp3Link(s): Republicans Against Marijuana Prohibition
01/23/19 Shaleen Title
Shaleen Title is a Massachusetts Cannabis Commissioner who wrote an OpEd in Boston Globe call for end of drug prohibition
Guest(s): Shaleen TItle
FDBCB012319.mp3Link(s): Mass Cannabis Control
01/16/19 Sunil Aggarwal
Dr. Sunil Aggarwal, co-founder of Advanced Integrative Medical Science Institute in Seattle, potential AG Bill Barr & Jodie Emery of Cannabis Culture on CTV
Guest(s): Sunil Aggarwal
Organization(s): AIMS
FDBCB011619.mp3Link(s): AIMS Institute
01/09/19 Richard Lee
Interviews with Richard Lee founder of Oaksterdam University and Ann Lee his mother and founder of Republicans Against Marijuana Prohibition + John Baucum the political director of RAMP
Guest(s): Richard Lee, Ann Lee
Organization(s): Republicans Against Marijuana Prohibition
FDBCB010919.mp3Link(s): Republicans Against Marijuana Prohibition
01/02/19 Neill Franklin
Major Neill Franklin, Exec Director of Law Enforcement Action Partnership joins host Dean Becker for the full half hour
Guest(s): Neill Franklin
FDBCB010219.mp3Link(s): LEAP