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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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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.
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.
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.
One hour look at Trumps Fascist plans to rule the USA. Guests are Judge James P. Gray one time candidate for Vice President, Washington State Representative Roger Goodman and Stephen Downing former Deputy Police Chief of Las Angeles.
Extended interview with 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.
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.
DTN takes a look back thru time: 2019 with Australian Dr. Alex Wodak, 2020 with Major Neill Franklin of LEAP & 2021 with DTN host Beckers speech at the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Abuse in Lisbon Portugal.
DTN 23rd Anniversary Special. Featuring 17 guests: Dr. Al Robison, DA Terrence Hallinan, Dr.
John Urquhart is a former Sheriff of Seattle, King County, Washington state. He is one of a small handful of Law Enforcement Officers who dared to visit us here on DTN while still wearing a badge.
