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Moral High Ground is a one hour examination of the horrific failure of drug prohibition. Features in depth interviews with experts in law enforcement, medicine, reform, treatment and international involvement. Every day of the week, we prove the drug war is controlled by devious criminals. Moral High Ground programs are also trimmed to a 29:00 length and then issued as a separate half hour programs titled Cultural Baggage |
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Stephen Downing began his 20-year police career in a squad car and finished as a deputy chief of police. As Commander of the Bureau of Special Investigations at one point, the Administrative Narcotics Division was one of the divisions within his scope of authority.
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 rise of Fascism in the USA. Plus: Howard Wooldridge, founding member of LEAP, international expert on the drug war and an opponent of Trumps insane policies.
Dr. Nathan P. Jones is an Associate Professor of Security Studies in the College of Criminal Justice at Sam Houston State University. He is the author of Mexico's Illicit Drug Networks and the State Reaction (2016) with Georgetown University Press.
Maia Szalavitz opinion in the NY Times: It's Not Just About Pot. Our Entire Drug Policy Needs an Overhaul. Ms.
Philippe Lucas PhD is a Research Affiliate at the Michigan Psychedelic Center (UMich) and a lifelong cannabis and psychedelic researcher and patient access advocate. Philippe was a founding Board member of the Multidisciplinary Association of Psychedelic Studies Canada and co-founder of the Victoria Association of Psychedelic Studies.
Cliff Schaffer established the world's largest online library of research into the drug laws at http://www.druglibrary.org. The reason I established the site is simply because I had read some of the major research on our drug laws and I just became astounded at their stupidity. There is no other area in which the law is so completely out of touch with the available research.
Two parter featuring Will Foster, Oklahoma pot grower previously sentenced to 93 years behind bars for growing a 5X5 sea of green. Will now runs Oklahomas largest cannabis clone distribution www.herblix.com. Second up Mr. Sanho Tree international drug policy expert to discuss the building objection to the US drug war developing south of our border.
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.
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.
The mayor of Amsterdam, Femke Halsema, and the High Commissioner for the Human Rights Volker Trk (by video message) will set the scene for the event, stressing the importance of searching for alternative approaches to drug policy. Ambassador of Colombia Laura Gil will speak about her experiences in the complex world of international cooperation.
