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

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.

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.

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.