Cultural Baggage brings you the unvarnished truth about the first eternal war: the War on Drugs. Guests who have graced the show range from Nobel Laureates and Members of the European Parliament to the Guru of Ganja. Listeners are invited to join the discussion. Cultural Baggage opens with national…

UN Drug Czar Antonio Maria Costa speaks at DPA in New Orleans, with responses from Norm Stamper of LEAP and Washington State Rep. Roger Goodman

UN Drug Czar Antonio Maria Costa speaks at DPA in New Orleans, with responses from Norm Stamper of LEAP and Washington State Rep. Roger Goodman

New Orleans DPA conference panel part 2 of 2 with Norris Henderson, Else Pederson-Wasson, and Judge Calvin Johnson, plus Nora Callahan regarding sentencing and a remembrance of Michael Paul Phillips

New Orleans DPA conference panel part 2 of 2 with Norris Henderson, Else Pederson-Wasson, and Judge Calvin Johnson, plus Nora Callahan regarding sentencing and a remembrance of Michael Paul Phillips

Guest Bob Doran, reporter for the North Coast Journal, LEAP member Judge Jerry Paradis, PTSD story from ABC, plus Bruce Mirken of MPP

Guest Bob Doran, reporter for the North Coast Journal, LEAP member Judge Jerry Paradis, PTSD story from ABC, plus Bruce Mirken of MPP

Washington State Rep. Roger Goodman, Poppygate, plus a corrupt cop story

Washington State Rep. Roger Goodman, Poppygate, plus a corrupt cop story

Dr. David Bearman speaks to the Wisconsin Medical School, Bill Piper of Drug Policy Alliance, plus Poppygate

Dr. David Bearman speaks to the Wisconsin Medical School, Bill Piper of Drug Policy Alliance, plus Poppygate

Guest Karen Garrison, mother of two sons in Federal prison serving mandatory minimum terms of 15 and 19 years, plus Marc Mauer of The Sentencing Project.

Guest Karen Garrison, mother of two sons in Federal prison serving mandatory minimum terms of 15 and 19 years, plus Marc Mauer of The Sentencing Project.

Guest Bruce Mirken of Marijuana Policy Project, plus a debate between the DEA's David Murray and Dr. Ethan Nadelmann of the Drug Policy Alliance, also Ron and Nancy Reagan

Guest Bruce Mirken of Marijuana Policy Project, plus a debate between the DEA's David Murray and Dr. Ethan Nadelmann of the Drug Policy Alliance, also Ron and Nancy Reagan

Guests Eric Sterling of the Criminal Justice Policy Foundation and Rick Doblin of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, also Doug McVay with Drug War Facts

Guests Eric Sterling of the Criminal Justice Policy Foundation and Rick Doblin of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, also Doug McVay with Drug War Facts

Guest Marc Emery, publisher of Cannabis Culture Magazine and star of the new movie Prince of Pot US v. Marc Emery

Guest Marc Emery, publisher of Cannabis Culture Magazine and star of the new movie Prince of Pot US v. Marc Emery

NORML Conference Special: Medical Marijuana Dispensary Busts, Mitch Earleywine, Judge James P. Gray, Rick Steves, Doug McVay, Rob Kampia, Rebecca Saltzman, Ethan Nadelmann, James Anthony, Cliff Schaffer, and Phil Smith, plus Poppygate.

NORML Conference Special: Medical Marijuana Dispensary Busts, Mitch Earleywine, Judge James P. Gray, Rick Steves, Doug McVay, Rob Kampia, Rebecca Saltzman, Ethan Nadelmann, James Anthony, Cliff Schaffer, and Phil Smith, plus Poppygate.

Celebrating 6 years of Drug Truth with Mike Smithson of LEAP, Kevin Zeese of Common Sense for Drug Policy, and Bruce Mirken, plus Canada's PM, Marc Emery, Poppygate, and more

Celebrating 6 years of Drug Truth with Mike Smithson of LEAP, Kevin Zeese of Common Sense for Drug Policy, and Bruce Mirken, plus Canada's PM, Marc Emery, Poppygate, and more

Guest Dr. Joel Hochman, Director of the National Foundation for Treatment of Pain, plus Poppygate

Guest Dr. Joel Hochman, Director of the National Foundation for Treatment of Pain, plus Poppygate

Guest Sanho Tree on the situation in Colombia, plus Poppygate, and Bruce Mirken of the Marijuana Policy Project

Guest Sanho Tree on the situation in Colombia, plus Poppygate, and Bruce Mirken of the Marijuana Policy Project

Guests Tony Papa of the Drug Policy Alliance, Barry Hargrove, Deborah Vagins, and Dr. Ken Collins, plus Official Government Truth

Guests Tony Papa of the Drug Policy Alliance, Barry Hargrove, Deborah Vagins, and Dr. Ken Collins, plus Official Government Truth

Guest Dr. Stanton Peele, author of "Addiction-Proof Your Child,", plus Doug McVay with Drug War Facts

Guest Dr. Stanton Peele, author of "Addiction-Proof Your Child,", plus Doug McVay with Drug War Facts

Guest Washington Post Writer Neal Peirce plus Doug McVay with Drug War Facts, Poppygate, and HempFest Heroes 1

Guest Washington Post Writer Neal Peirce plus Doug McVay with Drug War Facts, Poppygate, and HempFest Heroes 1

Seattle HempFest "Pot Pride" plus Terry Nelson and the LEAP Report, Doug McVay with Drug War Facts, plus BBC News re Afghanistan

Seattle HempFest "Pot Pride" plus Terry Nelson and the LEAP Report, Doug McVay with Drug War Facts, plus BBC News re Afghanistan

Guests Professor Arnold Trebach on the "fatal alliance" with Mexico, plus Terry Nelson of LEAP, Official Government Truth, and Poppygate

Guests Professor Arnold Trebach on the "fatal alliance" with Mexico, plus Terry Nelson of LEAP, Official Government Truth, and Poppygate

Guests LEAP members Charles Rowlands and Tim Datig, plus Pat McCann on jail "virtual visits," and Willie Nelson joins LEAP

Guests LEAP members Charles Rowlands and Tim Datig, plus Pat McCann on jail "virtual visits," and Willie Nelson joins LEAP

Guest Thomas Schweich, State Dept. Counter-Narcotics official and the "plan" for Afghanistan, plus Poppygate

Guest Thomas Schweich, State Dept. Counter-Narcotics official and the "plan" for Afghanistan, plus Poppygate

Guests Valerie Corral, Director of Wo/men's Alliance for Medical Marijuana, and Bruce Mirken of the Marijuana Policy Project

Guests Valerie Corral, Director of Wo/men's Alliance for Medical Marijuana, and Bruce Mirken of the Marijuana Policy Project

Guest Eric Sterling, President of the Criminal Justice Policy Foundation, Drug War Facts, Poppygate, Dr. Mitch Earleywine on Marijuana and Psychosis, and Bruce Mirken of the Marijuana Policy Project

Guest Eric Sterling, President of the Criminal Justice Policy Foundation, Drug War Facts, Poppygate, Dr. Mitch Earleywine on Marijuana and Psychosis, and Bruce Mirken of the Marijuana Policy Project

Guests Jack Cole of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition and Mark Mauer of the Sentencing Project, plus Poppygate and "Tora Bora on my mind"

Guests Jack Cole of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition and Mark Mauer of the Sentencing Project, plus Poppygate and "Tora Bora on my mind"

Guest Jay Fisher, Assistant Attorney General of Georgia & a member of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition

Guest Jay Fisher, Assistant Attorney General of Georgia & a member of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition

Voices from US Social Forum Panel "How To End The Drug War, Today" Pt. 2 plus Aaron Dixon of Center House, Poppygate, Black Perspective, and Doug McVay with Drug War Facts

Voices from US Social Forum Panel "How To End The Drug War, Today" Pt. 2 plus Aaron Dixon of Center House, Poppygate, Black Perspective, and Doug McVay with Drug War Facts

Guest Presidential Candidate Rep. Ron Paul discusses the drug war (2003) plus Doug McVay with Drug War Facts