Drug Truth Update 05/08/08

The Unvarnished Truth About the Drug War From the Drug Truth Network: - Pat Lycos, Republican DA Candiate of Houston joins us next Wednesday, live on the Cultural Baggage show - (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 05/07/08 Clarence Bradford, the former police chief of Houston, Texas now running for District Attorney of Harris County on the Democratic ticker discusses the drug war with host Dean Becker a speaker for Law Enforcement Against Prohibition. MP3 LINK: http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/?q=audio/download/1878/FDBCB_050708.mp3 TRANSCRIPT: (To be posted by Friday) Century of Lies for 05/06/08 Douglas Hiatt a Seattle attorney discusses the death of Hep C patient Tim Garon who was refused a liver transplant because of his use of medical marijuana. Noted chemist Sasha Shulgin and his wife Ann discuss the passing of Dr. Albert Hofmann. Steven Wishnia gives the reasons why pot will soon be legal (and why it won't). Doug McVay with Drug War Facts MP3 Link: http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/?q=audio/download/1877/COL_050608.mp3 TRANSCRIPT: (to be posted Thursday Nite) Chief Clarence Bradford: "We can't possibly hire enough officers to effectively deal with the drug problem in Houston, Harris County...". - Cultural Baggage 050708 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: Judge Pat Lycos Rep Cand for DA, Harris County - 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 and at www.radio4all.net. We provide the "unvarnished truth about the drug war" to scores of broadcast affiliates in the US and Canada. 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