The Drug Debate

The Unvarnished Truth About the Drug War From the Drug Truth Network NOTE: NEW DAY/TIME for CENTURY of LIES ! Cultural Baggage for 03/11/09, 29:00 Charles Lynch, cannabis dispensary operator aligned with the mayor and chamber of commerce now facing 5 years in federal prison & Cheryl Aichele, ally of Mr. Lynch + Doug McVay with Drug War Facts, Terry Nelson of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition & a DTN Editorial LINK: http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/?q=node/2330 Century of Lies for 03/10/09, 29:00 Time For YOU To Get Involved: Bruce Mirken of Marijuana Policy Project, Matt Simon of New Hampshire medical marijuana effort, Stephen Betzer of Texas' effort, editorial from Coleen McCool, UK's Guardian on Colombian coca & report on Australia's chopper raids on marijuana LINK: http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/?q=node/2329 Next - Century of Lies on Sunday, Cutural Baggage on Wed, listen online at www.kpft.org: - Cultural Baggage 12:30 PM ET, 11:30 AM CT, 10:30 AM MT & 9:30 AM PT: Guest TBD - Century of Lies 8 PM ET, 7 PM CT, 6 PM MT & 5 PM PT: Russ Jones of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition Hundreds of our programs are available online at www.drugtruth.net, www.audioport.org We have potcasts, searchability, CMS, XML, sorts by guest name and by organization. We provide the "unvarnished truth about the drug war" to scores of broadcast affiliates in the US, Canada and Now Australia! Programs produced at Pacifica Radio Station KPFT in Houston.www.kpft.org Check out our latest videos via www.youtube.com/fdbecker Please become part of the solution, visit our website: www.endprohibition.org for links to the best of reform. "Prohibition is evil." - Reverend Dean Becker, Drug Truth Network Producer Dean Becker 713-849-6869 www.drugtruth.net

Today Marks 36,546 Days of DRUG WAR! 4:20 Drug War NEWS from 90.1 FM in Houston 60+ radio affiliates in the US, Canada and Australia & at www.kpft.org. 4:20 Drug War NEWS 03/09/09 to 03/15/09 now online (3:00 ea:) Select online at www.drugtruth.net Sun - Russell Jones of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition 2/2 Sat - Judge Michael McSpadden 3/3 Fri - Russell Jones of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition Thu - Judge Michael McSpadden 2/3 Wed - Judge Michael McSpadden, one of 16 Houston area judges calling for a new direction in the drug war 1/3 Tue - Terry Nelson headed to Vienna to speak to UN for Law Enforcement Against Prohibition Mon - Doug McVay with Drug War Facts + Abolitionist Moment Next - Century of Lies on Tues, Cutural Baggage on Wed: - Cultural Baggage 12:30 PM ET, 11:30 AM CT, 10:30 AM MT & 9:30 AM PT: Charles Lynch, facing Federal prison for MMJ - Century of Lies 12:30 PM ET, 11:30 AM CT, 10:30 AM MT, 9:30 AM PT: Bruce Mirken of Marijuana Policy Project NOTE: Starting March 15, Century of Lies will move to Sundays at 7 PM Hundreds of our programs are available online at www.drugtruth.net, and www.audioport.org Check out our latest videos via www.youtube.com/fdbecker Please become part of the solution, visit our website: www.endprohibition.org for links to the best of reform. "Prohibition is evil." - Reverend Dean Becker, Drug Truth Network Producer Dean Becker 713-849-6869 www.drugtruth.net

The Unvarnished Truth About the Drug War From the Drug Truth Network (Please note we can no longer afford the transcriptions... maybe soon, lo siento) Cultural Baggage for 03/04/09, 29:00 Steve DeAngelo, CEO of Harborside Health Center, a medical cannabis dispensary in Oakland California gives us a tour of the facility + Official Govt. Truth with Winston Francis, the LEAP report from Terry Nelson & Doug McVay with Drug War Facts LINK: http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/?q=node/2320 Video of Cannabis Tour: http://youtube.com/?v=YHkoBDdQFZE Century of Lies for 03/03/09, 29:00 Judge Michael McSpadden, one of sixteen Houston/Harris County judges who see the drug war as draconian.. LINK: http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/?q=node/2319 Next - Century of Lies on Tues, Cutural Baggage on Wed, listen online at www.kpft.org: - Cultural Baggage 12:30 PM ET, 11:30 AM CT, 10:30 AM MT & 9:30 AM PT: TBD - Century of Lies 12:30 PM ET, 11:30 AM CT, 10:30 AM MT & 9:30 AM PT: TBD Hundreds of our programs are available online at www.drugtruth.net, www.audioport.org We have potcasts, searchability, CMS, XML, sorts by guest name and by organization. We provide the "unvarnished truth about the drug war" to scores of broadcast affiliates in the US, Canada and Now Australia! Programs produced at Pacifica Radio Station KPFT in Houston.www.kpft.org Check out our latest videos via www.youtube.com/fdbecker Please become part of the solution, visit our website: www.endprohibition.org for links to the best of reform. "Prohibition is evil." - Reverend Dean Becker, Drug Truth Network Producer Dean Becker 713-849-6869 www.drugtruth.net

Today Marks 36,539 Days of DRUG WAR! Take a video tour of the Harborside Health Center, medical cannabis dispensary: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHkoBDdQFZE 4:20 Drug War NEWS from 90.1 FM in Houston 60+ radio affiliates in the US, Canada and Australia & on the web at www.kpft.org. 4:20 Drug War NEWS 03/02/09 to 03/08/09 now online (3:00 ea:) Select online at www.drugtruth.net Sun - Steve DeAngelo, CEO of Harborside Health Center III Sat - Steve DeAngelo, CEO of Harborside Health Center II Fri - Steve DeAngelo, CEO of Harborside Health Center, a medical cannabis dispensary, gives us a tour of the facility, I Thu - Drug War Facts from Doug McVay + more from Ed Rosenthal Wed - Phil Smith of the Drug War Chronicles shares 4 Corrupt Cop stories from around the US Tue - Terry Nelson of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition "How are we protecting the children by destroying the family?" Mon - Ed Rosenthal, the Guru of Ganja re AG Holders statement regarding cannabis dispensaries Next - Century of Lies on Tues, Cutural Baggage on Wed: - Cultural Baggage 12:30 PM ET, 11:30 AM CT, 10:30 AM MT & 9:30 AM PT: Cannabis Dispensary Visits - Century of Lies 12:30 PM ET, 11:30 AM CT, 10:30 AM MT, 9:30 AM PT: Judge Michael McSpadden Hundreds of our programs are available online at www.drugtruth.net, and www.audioport.org Check out our latest videos via www.youtube.com/fdbecker: Please become part of the solution, visit our website: www.endprohibition.org for links to the best of reform. "Prohibition is evil." - Reverend Dean Becker, Drug Truth Network Producer Dean Becker 713-849-6869 www.drugtruth.net

The Unvarnished Truth About the Drug War From the Drug Truth Network NOTE: Our "Player" Interface Now Pauses, Moves Forward and Back :) (To downlad these 29:00 files, click on links below. To simply listen, go to www.drugtruth.net and select the arrow below the shows description.) Cultural Baggage for 02/25/09 Oaksterdam II - Founder Richard Lee, anonymous instructor, Keith Stevenson of Purple Heart Dispensary, Atty. James Anthony of LEAP, Atty. Robert Raich MP3 LINK: http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/?q=audio/download/2311/FDBCB_022509.mp3 TRANSCRIPT: TBD Century of Lies for 02/24/09 Oaksterdam I - Richard Lee, founder of Oaksterdam University, Dale Geringer of California NORML, Roger LaChance of Medical Cannabis Safety Commission, Chris Conrad, publisher and Court Qualified Marijuana Expert, Atty. James Anthony, Atty. Robert Raich & Terry Nelson with LEAP report. MP3 LINK: http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/?q=audio/download/2310/COL_022409.mp3 TRANSCRIPT: TBD PLEASE NOTE: We now have transcripts, potcasts, searchability, CMS, XML, sorts by guest name and by organization. Next - Century of Lies on Tues, Cutural Baggage on Wed, listen online at www.kpft.org: - Cultural Baggage 12:30 PM ET, 11:30 AM CT, 10:30 AM MT & 9:30 AM PT: Marijuana Dispensaries 1, 2, 3 - Century of Lies 12:30 PM ET, 11:30 AM CT, 10:30 AM MT & 9:30 AM PT: Houston Judge Michael McSpadden Hundreds of our programs are available online at www.drugtruth.net, www.audioport.org We provide the "unvarnished truth about the drug war" to scores of broadcast affiliates in the US, Canada and Now Australia!!! Programs produced at Pacifica Radio Station KPFT in Houston. www.kpft.org Check out our latest videos via www.youtube.com/fdbecker: More than 55 Drug Policy Videos online) Please become part of the solution, visit our website: www.endprohibition.org for links to the best of reform. "Prohibition is evil." - Reverend Dean Becker, Drug Truth Network Producer Dean Becker 713-849-6869 www.drugtruth.net

Today Marks 36,539 Days of DRUG WAR! 4:20 Drug War NEWS from 90.1 FM in Houston and dozens of radio affiliates in the US, Canada and Australia & on the web at www.kpft.org. 4:20 Drug War NEWS 02/23/09 to 03/01/09 now online (3:00 ea:) Select online at www.drugtruth.net Sun - Mike Gray, author of Drug Crazy and Chairman of Common Sense for Drug Policy Sat - Police Chief of Houston Texas, Harold Hurtt Fri - Australia Weed Wacking III Thu - Australian Weed Wacking II Wed - Martin Jansen reports from Nimbin Australia on marijuana raids I Tue - Terry Nelson reports a more personal story of the drug war for Law Enforcement Against Prohibition Mon - Richard Lee, founder of Oaksterdam University Next - Century of Lies on Tues, Cutural Baggage on Wed (Now With Transcripts): - Cultural Baggage 12:30 PM ET, 11:30 AM CT, 10:30 AM MT & 9:30 AM PT: Coverage from Oaksterdam University - Century of Lies 12:30 PM ET, 11:30 AM CT, 10:30 AM MT, 9:30 AM PT: Coverage from Oaksterdam University Hundreds of our programs are available online at www.drugtruth.net, and www.audioport.org Check out our latest videos via www.youtube.com/fdbecker: Please become part of the solution, visit our website: www.endprohibition.org for links to the best of reform. "Prohibition is evil." - Reverend Dean Becker, Drug Truth Network Producer Dean Becker 713-849-6869 www.drugtruth.net

The Unvarnished Truth About the Drug War From the Drug Truth Network NOTE: Our "Player" Interface Now Pauses, Moves Forward and Back :) (To downlad these 29:00 files, click on links below. To simply listen, go to www.drugtruth.net and select the arrow below the shows description.) Cultural Baggage for 02/18/09 Police Chief of Houston Texas, Harold Hurtt + Irma Rios the director of the Houston crime labMP3 LINK: http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/?q=audio/download/2302/FDBCB_021809.mp3 TRANSCRIPT: TBD Century of Lies for 02/17/09 Mike Gray, author of Drug Crazy & Chairman of Common Sense for Drug Policy + RN Ken Wolski reports on progress of marijuana law in New Jersey MP3 LINK: http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/?q=audio/download/2301/COL_021709.mp3 TRANSCRIPT: TBD PLEASE NOTE: We now have transcripts, potcasts, searchability, CMS, XML, sorts by guest name and by organization. Next - Century of Lies on Tues, Cutural Baggage on Wed, listen online at www.kpft.org: - Cultural Baggage 12:30 PM ET, 11:30 AM CT, 10:30 AM MT & 9:30 AM PT: Oaksterdam Report II - Century of Lies 12:30 PM ET, 11:30 AM CT, 10:30 AM MT & 9:30 AM PT: Oaksterdam Report I Hundreds of our programs are available online at www.drugtruth.net, www.audioport.org We provide the "unvarnished truth about the drug war" to scores of broadcast affiliates in the US, Canada and Now Australia!!! Programs produced at Pacifica Radio Station KPFT in Houston. www.kpft.org Check out our latest videos via www.youtube.com/fdbecker: More than 55 Drug Policy Videos online) Please become part of the solution, visit our website: www.endprohibition.org for links to the best of reform. "Prohibition is evil." - Reverend Dean Becker, Drug Truth Network Producer Dean Becker 713-849-6869 www.drugtruth.net

When preparation meets opportunity: Due to crazy scheduling, on Thursday morning Karen (my better half) dropped me off at the Metro at 06:45. Thus I was talking to the Capitol Police Officers at 08:00, when a tall gentleman walked around the metal detector which only Congressmen can do. I had been chatting with the officers about my issue and the Congressman made a comment on what I had just said. The next words out of my mouth were: "Ellsworth. Indiana. Former sheriff." Though my words were stilted and awkward, the Congressman did not mind and we had a 4 minute LEAP conversation. At the end he asked me to contact his office to set up a longer chat. Note: I have made an extra effort to know all the former police, prosecutors and judges in the Congress. FAMM produces a Congress Directory which has a foto of each Member. It is my Bible that I consult daily. It sure paid off this week. At the donut shop: The last of 8 meetings on Thursday was more important than the previous 7 combined. The aide represented one of the most powerful members of Congress. As I introduced myself, he said he had been a county deputy sheriff for several years. Two minutes later it was like we were colleagues back at the donut shop, swapping stories. Forty-five minutes later, he said he would ask his boss about the feasibility of ending Modern Prohibition. I have shared this information in more detail with my colleagues in DC. Striking Gold: Each week I send out 7-8 one minute emails to reporters and columnists whose article did touch or could touch Modern Prohibition. The response rate is about 25%, usually just saying thanks for the note. Last week I sent such a note to Kathleen Parker, after she wrote One Toke Over the Line about Michael Phelps and 'The Bong.' She wrote back thanking me and asking for a conversation. A few minutes after my chance encounter with the Congressman, she and I chatted for 45 minutes. The next day this chat resulted in the column she wrote that was read by XX millions of Americans, as she appears in 350 major newspapers across the country. To put this in perspective, about 12 million people heard or read or saw Misty and I go across America to help bring an end to prohibition. This took 7 months. I accomplished roughly the same # of contacts with one 45 minute interview! BONUS: A few hours later Ms. Parker was on Air Force One with three liberal columnists, flying with President Obama to Chicago. I have good information that Mr. Obama read her column. It was a double crown and double Swiss chocolate celebration at our house.

The Unvarnished Truth About the Drug War From the Drug Truth Network: (To downlad these 29:00 files, click on links below. To simply listen, go to www.drugtruth.net and select the arrow below the shows description.) Cultural Baggage for 02/11/09 Dana Larsen of British Colombia re Canadian court rulings and marijuana dispensaries & Doug McVay with Drug War Facts + report on school administrators new hit: "Smell the Jacket" MP3 LINK: http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/?q=audio/download/2293/FDBCB_021109.mp3 TRANSCRIPT: TBD Century of Lies for 02/10/09 John Delaney, a working Texas judge decries the drug war + Ethan Nadelmann of Drug Policy Alliance says "Just Say No To Kelloggs'" & retired USAF Lt. Col Russ Shaw calls for common sense in the drug war MP3 LINK: http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/?q=audio/download/2292/COL_021009.mp3 TRANSCRIPT: TBD PLEASE NOTE: We now have transcripts, potcasts, searchability, CMS, XML, sorts by guest name and by organization. Next - Century of Lies on Tues, Cutural Baggage on Wed, listen online at www.kpft.org: - Cultural Baggage 12:30 PM ET, 11:30 AM CT, 10:30 AM MT & 9:30 AM PT: TBD - Century of Lies 12:30 PM ET, 11:30 AM CT, 10:30 AM MT & 9:30 AM PT: TBD Hundreds of our programs are available online at www.drugtruth.net, www.audioport.org We provide the "unvarnished truth about the drug war" to scores of broadcast affiliates in the US, Canada and Now Australia!!! Programs produced at Pacifica Radio Station KPFT in Houston. www.kpft.org Check out our latest videos via www.youtube.com/fdbecker: More than 55 Drug Policy Videos online) Please become part of the solution, visit our website: www.endprohibition.org for links to the best of reform. "Prohibition is evil." - Reverend Dean Becker, Drug Truth Network Producer Dean Becker 713-849-6869 www.drugtruth.net

Today Marks 100 Years of DRUG WAR! 4:20 Drug War NEWS from 90.1 FM in Houston and dozens of radio affiliates in the US, Canada and Australia & on the web at www.kpft.org. 4:20 Drug War NEWS 02/09/09 to 02/15/09 now online (3:00 ea:) Select online at www.drugtruth.net Sun - Texas Judge John Delaney, member Drug Policy Forum of Texas Pt 2 Sat - Cliff Schaffer of Marijuana Business News discusses impact of Califonia's financial fiasco on the drug war Fri - Former Sheriff Richard Mack now with Law Enforcement Against Prohibition Thu - Phil Smith with the Corrupt Cop Story Wed - Terry Nelson of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, meth scare, again? Tue - Ethan Nadelmann, Dir of Drug Policy Alliance: "Just Say No To Kelloggs" Mon - Texas Judge John Delaney, member Drug Policy Forum of Texas Next - Century of Lies on Tues, Cutural Baggage on Wed (Now With Transcripts): - Cultural Baggage 12:30 PM ET, 11:30 AM CT, 10:30 AM MT & 9:30 AM PT: Dana Larsen, Canadian Activist - Century of Lies 12:30 PM ET, 11:30 AM CT, 10:30 AM MT, 9:30 AM PT: Texas Judge John Delaney Hundreds of our programs are available online at www.drugtruth.net, and www.audioport.org Check out our latest videos via www.youtube.com/fdbecker: Please become part of the solution, visit our website: www.endprohibition.org for links to the best of reform. "Prohibition is evil." - Reverend Dean Becker, Drug Truth Network Producer Dean Becker 713-849-6869 www.drugtruth.net