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.

Mr. Sanho Tree, international drug policy expert discusses the building objection to the US drug war developing south of our border.  Sanho's website is www.IPS-DC.org.

Sanho Tree, Institute for Policy Studies
Sanho Tree
Project Director at the Institute for Policy Studies
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Six Guest, International Panel discussion on drug war failure. Featuring Chris Conrad and Mikki Norris authors of Shattered Lives, Chris Bennett, Canadian author, attorney/ activist, Lauren Mendelsohn as well as regular guest Phil Smith reporter for Stop the Drug War.

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Lauren Mendelsohn
Attorney
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Major Neill Franklin is a 34-year law enforcement veteran of the Maryland State Police and Baltimore Police Department. During his time on the force, he held the position of commander for the Education and Training Division and the Bureau of Drug and Criminal Enforcement.  In this holiday edition we discuss the beginning of drug war, the racism and fascism that holds it all together.

Major Neill Franklin, Law Enforcement Action Partnership
Major Neill Franklin
Major
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Dealing with drugs II - Cities and the international pursuit of sensible regulation. From Warsaw Poland. Steve Rolles of Transform & Neil Woods Dir of Law Enforcement Action Partnership U.K. Time for regulation and actual control.

Neil Woods, 6th European Harm Reduction Conference, Warsaw, 2024.
Neil Woods
Exec Dir Law Enforcement Action Partnership
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Plus reports from Warsaw for EHRC2024 and be part of shaping the future of harm reduction! Featuring Aleksander Kwaniewski former President of Poland, Alexis Goosdeel & Executive Director EU Drugs Agency & Hon. Lynn Ruane an independent Irish politician, who has served as a Senator and
deputy leader of the Civil Engagement Group. 

Hon. Lynn Ruane an independent Irish politician
Hon. Lynn Ruane
independent Irish politician
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Dr. Khalid Tinasti, Executive Director of the Global Commission on Drug Policy joins DTN host Dean Becker for a second half hour to dissect the logic of the drug war. Dr, Tinasti also is featured in DTN's 90 minute video production: Claiming the Moral High Ground.

Dr. Khalid Tinasti, Executive Director of the Global Commission on Drug Policy, Executive Director of the Global Commission on Drug Policy
Dr. Khalid Tinasti
Executive Director of the Global Commission on Drug Policy
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Doctor Richard Andrews a specialist in addiction medicine is DEA waivered to prescribe buprenorphine for opioid use disorder. Dr. Andrews currently runs several opioid use clinics in Texas.  He also discusses his time living in Spain under Fascist dictator Franco.

Doctor Richard Andrews, Drug Truth Network
Doctor Richard Andrews
Doctor Richard Andrews
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A look at Trumps Fascist plans to rule the USA. Guests are Judge James P. Gray one time candidate for Vice President, and Washington State Representative Roger Goodman.

Representative Roger Goodman
Roger Goodman & DTN Host Becker
Roger Goodman & DTN Host Becker
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Lt. Diane Goldstein, the Executive Director of Law Enforcment Action Partnership is our guest. Topics include political results of the recent election, incremental changes to drug laws, a return to prior, failing tactics, immigration and the international opium trade.

Lt. Diane Goldstein, Law Enforcement Action Partnership
Lt. Diane Goldstein
Executive Director of Law Enforcement Action Partnership
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Howard Wooldridge the former cop and famous long rider just returned from Switzerland.  The Swiss have injected more than 20,000,000 doses of pure heroin with zero overdoses.  Howard met with the HAT administrator Dr. Anna Rickli in Bern.  Howard shares this information when returns to the US as a lobbyist for legalization within the halls of the US Congress.

Howard Wooldridge, Citizens Opposing Prohibition
Lt. Howard Wooldridge
Lt. Howard Wooldridge
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