Today we take a look at the continuing failure that is the War on Drugs™ as well as some of the signs of hope that we may be making progress toward shutting it down
Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
00:00:30 Ch. 2: Act 1: Is Marijuana Harmful to Health? - Healthcare Triage (@HCTriage) - Air Date: 04-19-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: North By North - Faded Paper Figures
00:06:36 Ch. 4: Act 2: Man Gets 13 Years in Prison for 2 Joints Worth of Pot - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 03-13-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: Vagabond - Beirut
00:11:31 Ch. 6: Act 3: 'We Don't Need Another Illegal Drug' - @jimmy_dore Show - Air Date 7-12-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: Harold T. Wilkins, or How to Wait for a Very Long Time - Fanfarlo
00:18:21 Ch. 8: Act 4: Legalized Marijuana = Millions For Public Schools In Colorado - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 03-16-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: Generator (Second Floor) - Freelance Whales
00:23:21 Ch. 10: Act 5: Johann Hari on Everything We Know About the Drug War & Addiction is Wrong - @democracynow - Air Date: 2-6-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: Tragedy - Bee Gees
00:35:11 Ch. 12: Act 6: Legalizing marijuana doesn't lead to doomsday scenarios - Le Show (@theharryshearer) - Air Date: 10-26-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: Winning the War On Drugs - Asylum Street Spankers
00:39:57 Ch. 14: Act 7: Rand Paul & Others Introduce National Medical Marijuana Bill - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 03-11-15
Ch. 15: Song 7: Momentum - The Hush Sound
00:45:31 Ch. 16: Act 8: Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders Talk Drugs - Majority Report (@majorityfm) - Air Date: 06-01-15
Ch. 17: Song 8: War On Drugs (Bonus Track) - Marc Goone
00:51:10 Ch. 18: Act 9: .@POTUS: Free Victims of the Drug War via @DrugPolicyOrg — Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 19: Song 9: "This Fickle World" - Theo Bard
00:54:18 Ch. 20: Act 10: Marijuana Shows Medical Value, Feds Don't Give A Sh*t - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 04-12-15
Voicemails
00:58:26 Ch. 21: Thoughts on education and patriarchy - Ruben from San Jose
01:03:48 Ch. 22: Why am I paying taxes and the banks and corporations aren't? - Julie from Boston
01:04:56 Ch. 23: Followup on education discussion - Chuck in Salt Lake City
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
01:06:39 Ch. 24: Final comments on how to make an apple pie from scratch
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: @POTUS: Free Victims of the Drug War via @DrugPolicyOrg
Take Action:
SIGN to tell the president to Free Victims of the Drug War via the Drug Policy Alliance
Additional Activism/Resources:
FOLLOW the hashtag: #NoMoreDrugWar
For those who want to get more involved, it’s early registration for the International Drug Policy Reform Conference (11/18-11/21/2015)
Sources/further reading:
"President Obama commutes prison sentences of 22 drug offenders” by Trymaine Lee at MSNBC.com
"Prolific Pardoner? Obama Grants Clemency to 22 Prisoners Last Week, but Has Denied Thousands” by Annie Waldman for ProPublica via Truthout
"Will the U.S. Senate Finally Reform Harsh Mandatory Minimum Sentences for Drugs?”> via Drug Policy Alliance
"The Nation's Shame: The Injustice of Mandatory Minimums" by Andrea Jones at RollingStone
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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