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.

06/18/08 - Bill Piper
Bill Piper of Drug Policy Alliance, Bruce Mirken of Marijuana Policy Project, Paul Armentano of NORML, Randy Credico of William Kuntsler Fund, Terry Nelson of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, Doug McVay with Drug War Facts & Glenn Greenway with the Poppygate Report.

Guest(s): Bill Piper
Organization(s): Drug Policy Alliance
Link(s): Drug Policy Alliance, Marijuana Policy Project

06/11/08 - Ray Hill
Ray Hill one of the founders of Pacifica's KPFT compares the war on gays to the war on drugs + Terry Nelson of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition & Drug War Facts with Doug McVay

Guest(s): Ray Hill
Organization(s): KPFT
Link(s): Drug War Facts, LEAP

06/04/08 - Pierre Claude Nolin
Senator Pierre Claude Nolin, chairman of senate panel's massive report on illegal drugs, discusses Canada's pell-mell rush towards all out drug war (or legalization.)

Guest(s): Pierre Claude Nolin
Organization(s): Canadian Senate
Link(s): Canadian Senate Report on Illegal Drugs

05/28/08 - Terry Nelson
Terry Nelson of LEAP, just returned from duty in Iraq, Poppygate Report with Glenn Greenway + Bruce Mirken of Marijuana Policy Project

Guest(s): Terry Nelson
Organization(s): Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP)
Link(s): LEAP, Marijuana Business News

05/21/08 - Mitch Earleywine
Dr. Mitch Earleywine discusses his new book Parents Guide to Marijuana + Report from Doug McVay of Common Sense for Drug Policy

Guest(s): Mitch Earleywine
Link(s): Common Sense for Drug Policy

05/14/08 - Pat Lykos
Dean Becker of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition interviews Judge Pat Lycos, the Republican candidate for Distict Attorney in Houston, Harris County Texas

Guest(s): Pat Lykos
Link(s): LEAP

05/07/08 - Clarence Bradford
Clarence Bradford, the former police chief of Houston, Texas now running for District Attorney of Harris County discusses the drug war with host Dean Becker a speaker for Law Enforcement Against Prohibition.

Guest(s): Clarence Bradford
Organization(s): Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP)
Link(s): LEAP

04/30/08 - Rick Doblin
Tribute to Dr. Albert Hofmann with Dr. Rick Doblin, Phil Smith reports from Mexico, North Dakotan busted for salvia + Poppygate Report with Glenn Greenway

Guest(s): Rick Doblin
Organization(s): Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS)
Link(s): MAPS

04/23/08 - Norm Kent
Norm Kent of NORML at 420 Fest, Dan Bernath of MPP, Doug McVay with Drug War Facts, Philppe Lucas of VICS & Eddy Lepp - exonerated of largest ever DEA MJ bust

Guest(s): Norm Kent
Organization(s): NORML
Link(s): NORML

04/16/08 - Jack Cole
Jack Cole, director of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition + Poppygate report with Glenn Greenway & DTN editorial: "Drug War is Treason"

Guest(s): Jack Cole
Organization(s): Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP)
Link(s): LEAP
