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Germany Decriminalized Child Porn? What?! Watch as we discuss the new laws Germany introduced and eliminated around child pornography. Discover how Germany's new laws are going to affect YOU and your kids!    LINKS MENTIONED IN THE RECORDING   Rate, Review, & Subscribe! "I love Kristina and all the FREE tips that she has to offer!  Thank you for making my parenting journey better!" 

Today, we sit down with author Christina Dent. Christina's nonprofit End It for Good advocates for the decriminalization of drugs and a shift away from a criminal-justice approach and toward a health-centered approach to address America's drug and overdose epidemic. But does decriminalization actually work? What would this look like in America? And where's the line between a compassionate, health-driven approach and complete lawlessness that creates unsafe cities? You can get Christina's book here: https://www.amazon.com/Curious-Discovery-Unexpected-Solution-Addiction/dp/B0CMCDV8VP --- Timecodes: (01:15) BIG ANNOUNCEMENT COMING TONIGHT (03:45) Christina's entry into this conversation (13:02) Accountability (22:10) Consequences for drug use (28:55) Drugs in prison (34:26) Hard drugs vs. alcohol & smoking (01:07:44) Oregon & San Francisco examples (01:13:55) Drug charges --- Today's Sponsors: We Heart Nutrition — nourish your body with research-backed ingredients in your vitamins at WeHeartNutrition.com and use promo code ALLIE for 20% off. Jase Medical — get up to a year's worth of many of your prescription medications delivered in advance. Go to JaseMedical.com today and use promo code “ALLIE". Covenant Eyes — protect you and your family from the things you shouldn't be looking at online. Go to coveyes.com/ALLIE to try it FREE for 30 days! Carly Jean Los Angeles — use promo code ALLIE50 for $50 off your order of $100+ at carlyjeanlosangeles.com. --- Relevant Episodes: Ep 561 | Free Crack Pipes & the Cruelty of Progressive Compassion https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/relatable-with-allie-beth-stuckey/id1359249098?i=1000550600026 Ep 938 | Border Standoff: Texas vs. Biden | Guest: Jason Buttrill https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/relatable-with-allie-beth-stuckey/id1359249098?i=1000642688945 --- Buy Allie's book, You're Not Enough (& That's Okay): Escaping the Toxic Culture of Self-Love: https://alliebethstuckey.com/book Relatable merchandise – use promo code 'ALLIE10' for a discount: https://shop.blazemedia.com/collections/allie-stuckey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Global News: "B.C. to ban drug use in all public places in major overhaul of decriminalization." Premier David Eby on Friday made a formal request to Health Canada for changes to its exemption under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act as the 3 year experiment with decriminalization falters. Guest: Dr. Brian Conway. Medical director and infectious diseases specialist at the Vancouver Infectious Diseaes Centre. East-side of Vancouver. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 2022 the United States' Supreme Court ruled that there is no constitutional right to an abortion, triggering a flood of measures in multiple states to restrict reproductive rights. But further south, that same year, Colombia's Constitutional Court ruled in the opposite direction.  Colombian feminists had mounted a massive campaign and legal strategy to get abortion removed from the penal code and although they didn't fully achieve that goal, abortion was decriminalized up to 24 weeks - a huge victory for the reproductive rights movement.  Catalina Martínez Coral, Vice-president in Latin America for the Center for Reproductive Rights recalls the strategy behind the campaign.  And in the coda… a library becomes an inspiration and a home for Germany's black and diaspora community.  https://strengthandsolidarity.org/podcasts/  Contact us at pod@strengthandsolidarity.org   

AP correspondent Charles de Ledesma reports an experts group says abortion in Germany should be decriminalized much earlier than laws permit.

From AP: Sex and drug tourism has long been a problem in Medellin, but the dangers came to a head late last year. Between November and December, eight American men were killed, many after meeting local women who are often used as pawns by criminal groups that target foreigners.Now the tourism boom has presented officials with a new set of dark challenges, including an uptick in sex trafficking and the killing of tourists and Colombian women after rendezvous on dating apps.“This area has spun out of control,” Medellin Mayor Federico Gutiérrez said recently while touring a park known for the sex trade.Meanwhile per mercatornet: Both New York and California, as well as the rest of Nevada, are inching toward the decriminalization of prostitution. Now, decriminalization is not the same thing as legalization of prostitution. Under legalization models, prostitution supposedly comes above ground, and prostitutes are taxed like any other worker, and purportedly fall under workplace safety requirements. In practice, of course, prostitutes in countries where it is legal report no increase in safety, and trafficking actually increases. Governments are simply not capable of, nor interested in, providing the type of oversight that would be necessary.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/depraved-and-debaucherous--5267208/support.

In 2020, Oregon voters passed a first-in-the-nation law to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of drugs, including heroin and fentanyl. The idea behind Measure 110 was that the criminal justice system was not the place to steer people away from drugs and deal with a user's addiction. But now, Measure 110 is widely blamed for the spike in overdose deaths in Oregon and a worsening homeless crisis. Earlier this month, the legislature sent a bill to the governor to recriminalize drug possession.  Scott is joined by Oregon Public Broadcasting reporter Conrad Wilson to talk about Oregon's U-turn on decriminalizing drugs and what it might say about California's efforts to fight fentanyl use and overdose deaths. 

In 2020, motivated to try a different way to combat drug use, Oregon voted to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of hard drugs including fentanyl, heroin and methamphetamine.Things didn't turn out as planned.Mike Baker, a national reporter for The Times, explains what went wrong.Guest: Mike Baker, a national reporter for The New York Times.Background reading: Amid soaring overdose deaths, Oregon lawmakers have voted to bring back some restrictions.State leaders declared a 90-day state of emergency in central Portland in an effort to tackle fentanyl abuse.For more information on today's episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.

Robert sits down with city defense attorney Grant Hartley to talk about the battle over Oregon's historic decision to decriminalize drugs.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Oregon became the first state to decriminalize all drugs in 2020. The goal was to steer people to treatment who otherwise might have faced jail time. WSJ's Zusha Elinson explains why many in Oregon have since turned against the decriminalization initiative. Further Reading: - Oregon Votes to Decriminalize All Drugs, Allow Psilocybin for Mental-Health Treatment  Further Listening: - The Highs and Lows of Diversifying the Cannabis Industry  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Kevin Sabet is working with Oregon leaders to reform or repeal Measure 110, the Oregon ballot measure that decriminalized drugs throughout the state of Oregon. Kevin is a former three-time White House Office of National Drug Control Policy advisor, having been the only person appointed to that office by both a Republican (GW Bush) and Democrat (Obama and Clinton). With former House member Patrick Kennedy (D), Dr. Sabet co-founded the Foundation for Drug Policy Solutions. The US launch took place at the Clinton Foundation's Clinton Global Initiative, along with officials from the Clinton, Bush, and Obama administrations.https://medicine.yale.edu/profile/kevin-sabet/https://isps.yale.edu/team/kevin-sabethttps://gooddrugpolicy.org/council/https://katu.com/news/local/former-white-house-adviser-kevin-sabet-says-oregons-measure-110-lacks-incentives-accountabilityhttps://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=EMUBGW4TRYFRAhttps://gooddrugpolicy.org/2023/08/new-poll-finds-oregonians-regret-measure-110-blame-law-for-increases-in-crime-and-homelessness-2/https://gooddrugpolicy.org/portugal/https://x.com/rationalinpdx/status/1626238421684604930?s=20https://www.portlandoregon.gov/police/news/read.cfm?id=493099https://www.wweek.com/news/state/2023/10/02/heres-the-itenerary-for-oregon-elected-officials-all-expenses-paid-trip-to-portugal/https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/ondcp/ondcp-fact-sheets/drug-courts-smart-approach-to-criminal-justicehttps://www.northamericarecovers.orghttps://x.com/rationalinpdx/status/1681890350208790529?s=20https://x.com/rationalinpdx/status/1677552487048564741?s=20

On this episode we will turn our attention to two different historical stories about mind altering substances…one the legal sale of beer, and the other, Alaska's long history of semi-legal and legal marijuana.   #anchoredcity https://anchorageutc.org https://www.facebook.com/AnchorageUTC @AnchorageUTC   Resources Used to Make This Episode:   Hear Bill Howell read the section of Alaska Beer: Liquid Gold in the Land of the Midnight Sun about Prinz Brau here: https://www.kdll.org/show/drinking-on-the-last-frontier/2023-06-27/prinz-to-paupers Howell, B. (2015). Alaska Beer: Liquid Gold in the Land of the Midnight Sun. United States: Arcadia Publishing Incorporated. Chapter 7   Watch the Alaska Review episode titled “Great Land, Great Beer, Great Problems” from 1977 here: Alaska Film Archive - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3hx7aSdCCo   https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/supreme-court/1975/2135-1.html https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/article/irwin-ravin-alaska-marijuana-rights-activist-dies/2010/04/13/ https://www.adn.com/cannabis-north/article/alaska-weed-history/2014/04/14/ https://www.adn.com/cannabis-north/article/polls-close-legalized-pot-remains-question-mark-alaska/2014/11/05/ https://health.alaska.gov/dph/Director/Documents/marijuana/MarijuanaUse_PublicHealth_Alaska_2020.pdf https://alaskapublic.org/2023/05/31/death-rate-from-drinking-nearly-doubles-in-alaska-over-2-years/ https://www.adn.com/features/article/dreaming-big-6-alaska-boondoggles/2011/10/10/ https://www.akgrownspirits.com/ https://www.turnagainbrewing.com/

To no one's surprise, the mainstream media is spreading lies again— this time about abortion in Mexico. Recently, there were headlines coming out talking about how the Mexican Supreme Court had DECRIMINALIZED abortion. In the US, we saw those headlines and assumed this story was real and the Mexican pro-life movement has suffered a huge setback.   We learned this isn't the case. On today's episode, we are joined by Carlos Polo, from the Population Resource Institute, to shed light on what is, at best, a misunderstanding, and at worse, a large-scale manipulation.   Learn about what is really going on in Mexico, and how you can stay informed with the TRUTH, while mainstream outlets spew lies.   Available NOW on: ExplicitlyProLife.com or wherever you get your podcasts!  ✓ YouTube: https://bit.ly/2DiGLin ✓ Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2X15zlZ ✓ Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/30ZA8tw ✓ Google Podcast: https://bit.ly/30V0Kfd ✓ Stitcher: https://bit.ly/331EgvL Connect with Kristan:  ✓ Kristan's website: https://bit.ly/3zsv1os ✓ Kristan's YouTube: https://bit.ly/3IVonKg 

Kennedy Stewart is a former federal NDP MP and was mayor of Vancouver from 2018 to 2022. In his new book, Decrim: How We Decriminalized Drugs in British Columbia, he writes about how he worked with the federal government — and, eventually, with a provincial NDP government he saw as far less cooperative — to decriminalize simple possession of street drugs in British Columbia. He joins Paul to talk about that experience, as the national conversation around drug policy heats up. You can get a premium version of this show with extra content by subscribing to Paul's newsletter: paulwells.substack.com.

Allergies - are they all in your gut? Geri Mayer-Judson, Show Contributor discusses allergies The BCREA's Fall 2023 Housing Forecast  Sarah Daniels, real estate agent in South Surrey; author and broadcaster discusses the BCREA's Fall 2023 Housing Forecast Decrim - How We Decriminalized Drugs in British Columbia Kennedy Stewart, former Mayor of Vancouver, current Director of the Centre for Public Policy Research at Simon Fraser University, and author of Decrim: How We Decriminalized Drugs in British Columbia discusses his latest book on how to decriminalize drugs in BC. Drake's show in Rogers Arena postponed - what's up with the last minute notice? Frustrated Drake fans, Geri Mayer-Judson, Steven Chang and Ryan Lehal weigh on Rogers Arena having to postpone August 28th's Drake concert due to an issue with the jumbotron Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kennedy Stewart, former Mayor of Vancouver, current Director of the Centre for Public Policy Research at Simon Fraser University, and author of Decrim: How We Decriminalized Drugs in British Columbia discusses his latest book on how to decriminalize drugs in BC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Phillip Scott reports on shoplifters stealing merchandise in Oakland. California created this problem by passing a law where people won't be arrested for stealing under $950. The consequences have brought on a epidemic of massive theft for businesses. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/africandiasporanews/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/africandiasporanews/support

This is a Holy Spirit inspired sermon titled: Decriminalization with Erin Nicole. I had to look up the definition of it as the Holy Spirit is very angry at some leaders taking handouts in dark dirty bank accounts. All activities are known by The Creator of The Universe. Take with it what you will. When thieves are in power stealing from the poor, there will be an uprising of warriors that will not stand for injustice. Be careful how you tread the next few weeks leading up to October 17th's big meeting. I'm believing for a BIG Turnaround and being able to see my husband again after a year and a half with zero contact like many of these families around America have also had zero contact with their families all because leaders are fighting and using their powers to cause division instead of fight against the Illuminati that is abducting our children, using satellite interceptions to steal from smart people of the middle or low income class, and getting away with it. I can't wait for Trump to get back in office and to be reunited with my decorated war hero veteran hero of 2020, and husband since 2022. Decriminalized is not the way to go. You must think about the masses and their mental health. Share this with every true Patriot

KMOX's Stuart McMillian sat down one-on-one with Michael Davis, D-E-A Special Agent In Charge for St. Louis for his thoughts on fentanyl testing strips and ways to slow fentanyl deaths. 

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Economic genius Justin Trudeau says bankrupting the country is like you buying a flat-screen TV. Adolfo Lacolla on the lunacy of decriminalized hard drugs.

At the end of January, British Columbia began a pilot program that decriminalized small amounts of drugs, including heroin, cocaine and opioids. It's the first province-wide program of its kind in Canada and it comes amidst a spiralling overdose crisis. Already, opinions on the program are polarizing and some municipalities in BC are trying to find ways around it.But will the program work? It's been tried elsewhere in the world and results have been positive, but there's simply not enough data yet in the province to tell. Meanwhile, other critics say the program doesn't go far enough to make a real impact, and risks further stigmatizing those who need the most help.GUEST: Dr. Lindsey Richardson, Associate Professor in Sociology at the University of British Columbia; Canada Research Chair in Social Inclusion and Health Equity  

Don't Get Scammed: What Every Potential Psychedelic Therapist Needs to Know Introduction: In this episode of The Psychedelic Coach Podcast, your host Kole Whitty talks about how to avoid being scammed in the emerging field of psychedelic therapy. If you are a psychotherapist or aspire to become a psychedelic psychotherapist, Kole will share some things you may not have considered that are already happening and likely to increase in the coming years. Medicalized, Decriminalized, and Legalized Models: Kole explains that there are different models for psychedelic care: medicalized, decriminalized, and legalized. None of them is a total solution, and each has its problems. Limitations of Medicalized Models: Kole focuses on the limitations of medicalized models of care, where participants must qualify for treatment based on predetermined criteria. This means that only certain populations will have access to care due to location and financial access. Challenges for Psychedelic Therapists: Kole emphasizes the challenges that psychedelic therapists may face, such as finding a qualified mental health practitioner in areas where they are scarce, and dealing with insurance and billing issues. Additionally, certified training programs can have waitlists of up to a year, and even after completing the program, there is no guarantee of employment due to the legal status of psychedelics at the federal level. Conclusion: Kole warns potential psychedelic therapists to be aware of the challenges and potential scams in the field, but also encourages them to continue pursuing their passion for helping people. She believes that with education and collaboration, the psychedelic therapy community can overcome these challenges and make a positive impact on people's lives.

The Brew Crime guys and I are back with your “daily” BrewVerie Report for this month!We bring you news from all around the world.This episode includes running away from bears, a porn star breaking a leg (the third leg), why a man is being prohibited from going near any animals with hooves, Elon Musk despising to pay people and bills but happily pays hulkin' bodyguards, a growing fetus in a baby's brain, and a lot more!Follow us on the socials!•BREW CRIMETwitter: https://www.Twitter.com/BrewCrimeInstagram: https://www.Instagram.com/BrewCrimeFacebook: https://www.Facebook.com/BrewCrimeWebsite: https://www.BrewCrime.comContact: brewcrime@pacificbeerchat.com•REVERIE TRUE CRIMETwitter: https://www.Twitter.com/ReverieCrimePodInstagram: https://www.Instagram.com/ReverieTrueCrimeFacebook: https://www.Facebook.com/ReverieTrueCrimeTumblr: https://reverietruecrime.tumblr.comWebsite: https://reverietruecrime.wixsite.com/podcastContact: ReverieTrueCrime@gmail.comSOURCEShttps://dailyhive.com/vancouver/bc-free-prescription-contraception-programhttps://fortune.com/2023/03/07/elon-musk-bodyguards-twitter-office-restroom/https://www.businessinsider.com/twitter-sued-400000-unpaid-bills-marketing-firm-2023-1https://www.ft.com/content/25f67d89-2940-43b9-9a42-bfc34d262631https://www.indiatoday.in/technology/news/story/twitter-was-down-last-night-and-thats-because-theres-only-1-engineer-left-to-handle-twitter-api-2343518-2023-03-07https://inews.co.uk/news/pressure-cooker-elon-musk-twitter-2196309https://www.theverge.com/2023/2/24/23613288/twitter-slack-jira-outages-performance-degradationhttps://bc.ctvnews.ca/we-went-flying-b-c-couple-questions-why-rcmp-officer-not-facing-charges-in-alleged-road-rage-incident-1.6304478https://ca.yahoo.com/news/1-old-unborn-twin-found-175431445.htmlhttps://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2023/03/02/National-Park-Service-bear-encounter-slower-friend/4431677786251/https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/sick-man-34-pleads-guilty-to-bestiality-after-being-caught-having-sex-with-forme/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/martin-goecke-smeared-feces_n_63ec06ebe4b0063ccb291466 https://nypost.com/2023/02/21/porn-star-liam-ellis-suffers-penis-injury-during-shoot/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/man-leaves-jawbone-at-police-station_n_63dd3c87e4b07c0c7e09a62bhttps://www.huffpost.com/entry/merriam-webster-best-non-english-words_n_63ff7c16e4b05f1e793ce29ahttps://www.huffpost.com/entry/wienermobile-stolen-catalytic-converter-las-vegas_n_63eabacfe4b0255caaed7e2dhttps://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2023/03/09/deer-geothermal-pool-Zermatt-Resort-Spa/2741678378597/https://www.foxnews.com/us/new-york-teens-nabbed-running-through-fence-kool-aid-man-tiktok-challenge

Another barnburner from Lex and Bch! Listen in and get lifted!

What used to be a crime years ago, could have been decriminalized this year. This has happened with Marihuana possesion and many other drugs. Could you return if you were deported due to a decriminalized crime? Find out here!

In this episode: Mugs loses a family heirloom. The P-22 Celebration. Goodbye to sharing Netflix Passwords. Drugs are Decriminalized in Canada. Beer Mug's One Man Theater: Scarface. Fast Stories about Fast Food: Sour Patch hearts, KFC Chicken Wraps, Subway's FL BOGO, Jackfruit Smashburgers, and Lobster returns to Quiznos. The Jankademic Decathlon rematch with Dr. Rachel,  and more!!   You can reach us anytime by calling the JANK LINE at 855-JANKY-69 or email us at jankytown69@gmail.com.   Follow us on Twitter & Instagram @jankytown69 for the latest jank!! Support the show and join the fun on Patreon for as little as $2: Patreon.com/jankytown   Help Keep Janky Town alive! Show some love on Pay Pal: paypal.me/jankytown69

As Canada's aviation industry continues to do damage control after a disastrous holiday season, one airline is looking to assert itself as a major player amidst the turmoil. A rule change decriminalized possession of small amounts of drugs like cocaine and methamphetamine in British Columbia this week, and the government will be watching carefully to see how it all plays out. Toronto-Dominion Bank has sealed an exclusive advertising deal with the most popular immigration website you've never heard of. Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

Today on After 9: BC has decriminalized some illicit drugs, Joe Biden declares COVID ends on May 11, Ontario nurses are now negotiating a new contract, the earth is warming far faster than we thought, the West Edmonton Mall is ripping out the rollercoaster, Valentine's spending is expected to be a little below average this year, and sitting in traffic is negatively effecting our brains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It might be the oldest profession, but prostitution and other forms of sex work are also among the most prohibited... The post Why Sex Work Should Be Destigmatized, Not Just Decriminalized appeared first on Reason.com.

Clarence speaks to Megan Lessing Spokesperson SWEAT.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Elias Makos starts the week off with Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor and Political analyst Karim Boulos. How effective are Canada's anti-drug laws? Thousands remain accused of simple drug possession in Quebec because of such laws and people are calling for the decriminalisation of simple possession Marijiuana has been legal in Quebec for 4 years now. But the laws surrounding its use when it comes to childcare haven't evolved as much He's the new SuperMinister of everything lots of things, but questions continue about Pierre Fitzgibbon's ethics - or lack thereof

Five unprovoked murders in the past several months appear to be the work of one person, according to the Stockton, California, Police Department. Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday signed the “Freedom to Walk” bill sponsored by Assemblyman Phil Ting (D-San Francisco). The law, which goes into effect on Jan. 1, comes years after activists have argued that jaywalking rules disproportionately affect marginalized and low-income residents. In the summer of 2007, a well-known cryptozoologist reported that he had spotted a prehistoric winged reptile flying in Fresno. Pterodactyls, which are a type of pterosaur in the group Pterosauria, lived over 130 million years ago with the dinosaurs and are believed by the scientific community to have since gone extinct. A pair of fishermen were stripped of their $5,000 tournament win after judges in Ohio discovered that they had put lead weights inside their catch also faced the wrath of a furious crowd on Friday, according to a video of the scene. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) erupted during a House hearing Thursday in response to a Republican member who stated that biological males cannot get pregnant.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I have an hour's worth of compelling psychedelic news for your liesurely listening this weekend. https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/san-francisco-supes-decriminalize-psychedelics-mushrooms/ https://thetripreport.substack.com/p/san-francisco-decriminalizes-psychedelics https://www.modbee.com/news/california/article265449791.html https://www.leafly.com/news/lifestyle/shroom-edibles-market-proliferates-underground https://www.denverpost.com/2022/09/08/colorado-initiative-58-psychedelics-natural-medicine-health-act-mushrooms/ https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/religiousness/202209/medical-therapy-and-spiritual-regenerations-blurring-the-lines https://www.marijuanamoment.net/congressman-says-psychedelics-can-be-a-therapeutic-game-changer-but-other-lawmakers-resistance-is-embarrassing/ https://www.modbee.com/news/california/article265102659.html

Today i lead with a rant about getting mainstream churches involved in psychedelic healing, intro to 'clinical theology" segment coming soon...San Francisco is getting decriminalized soon (hopefully) and casual mushroom usage is changing behaviors in a good way, often as tasty chocolates! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Lake https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/news/san-francisco-legislators-introduce-resolution-to-decriminalize-psychedelics/ar-AA106Zwyhttps://www.sfexaminer.com/news/are-legal-psychedelics-coming-to-san-francisco/article_07453dfc-0ed6-11ed-b1a7-ab2c0f67f05e.htmlhttps://www.sfexaminer.com/news/decriminalization-of-and-therapeutic-treatments-using-psychedelics-coming-to-s-f/article_07453dfc-0ed6-11ed-b1a7-ab2c0f67f05e.htmlhttps://www.vice.com/en/article/3adb9y/the-rise-of-casual-shroomshttps://psychedelicspotlight.com/mushroom-chocolate-the-new-wave-in-mind-altering-edibles/

The show which can originally be found at kgov.com/crime [Updated June 13, 2021] - The death penalty is at the heart of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. - Salvation is presented in terms of crime and punishment. - The Bible is a criminal justice textbook. - Five of the Ten Commandments are for criminal justice - See below our list of ways to reduce crime. Murders per Million Source: See the FBI's 2018 Homicide Data Table 6 and the simple spreadsheet calculation. While many crimes go unreported, even sexual assaults, murder is almost always reported. This chart's statistics are highly reliable. Won't vs. Can't: Public policy should prioritize deterrence over inability. Human beings are almost infinitely creative. Thus, a government's top priority should be making it so that people won't commit crime rather than that they can't commit crime. List of Ways: Don't worry! Below, in our List of Ways to Reduce Crime, of the 25 specifics, none of them say, let's just stop shooting each other; don't judge; just love everyone; love God; all sins are equal; or forgive everyone. Flashback #1: Court TV interviews Bob Enyart regarding Scott Peterson's death sentence. Flashback #2: We purchased OJ Simpson's memorabilia at auction and then burned both his Hall of Fame Award and his Heisman '68 Jersey (which had been hanging in his Brentwood mansion) to call for the installation of a new criminal justice system in America. See KGOV.com/oj. Flashback #3: Bill Clinton raped Juanita Broaddrick as documented at ShadowGov.com and as an editor of the Wall Street Journal wrote, that Bill Clinton's rape of Juanita Broaddrick was an event that "in fact took place." Hear also Bob's worldwide exclusive interview with Juanita Broaddrick and with nurse Norma Rogers, her friend who found Broaddrick wounded and in tears shortly after the assault. Flashback #4: BEL aired never-before-heard Columbine recordings and we get to the real story (i.e., one murderer's Natural Selection t-shirt) behind the massacre, the search warrant application that was squashed that may have prevented the murders, and the disgraced sheriff's refusal to let SWAT intervene. Flashback #5: Check out Bob Enyart's phone call to Michael Jackson attorney's office on the very day that Mark Geragos threatened to sue anyone who "besmirched Jackson's reputation" and see the three pieces of information on the homosexual child molester that Bob gave to the Santa Barbara District Attorney. Flashback #6: Reporters whom we identify by name from the New York Times, the LA Times, and Reuters called for comment about the Planned Parenthood shooting in Colorado Springs. But as fake news they all refused to show the petition signature or even report that the kgov.com/hero Officer Garrett Swasey who was murdered by the pothead who shot up the mill had been helping us to try to stop all killing at that abortion mill, including by the abortionist. Flashback #7: After our meager effort to get justice for JonBenet failed, we presented our Clue that Breaks the Case and our Concise List of Inculpatory Evidence Against the Ramseys including in this 200,000+ views YouTube: Five of the Ten Commandments: Five of the Bible's Ten Commandments lay the foundation for a valid criminal justice system: - Do not murder (basis for the right to life and prohibiting crimes of bodily harm crimes) - Do not steal (basis for the right to own private property and prohibiting socialism and other economic crimes)- Do not commit adultery (basis for prohibiting extra-marital intimacy, etc.) - Do not bear false witness (prohibiting of kgov.com/perjury as the basis for the right to due process) - Do not covet (goes to establishing motive in court proceedings) See kgov.com/americas-criminal-code for our one-page long proposed criminal code that can replace a million pages of the country's current codes. Death Penalty at the Heart of the Gospel of Christ: Question: Do any New Testament people or books support execution?Answer: As shown directly in the verses below, Jesus, Paul, Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts, Romans, Hebrews, Revelation, and an angel all give strong support for the death penalty. But first consider the case of an American mass murderer. Here are the New Testament scriptures this article quotes: "For if I am an offender, or have committed anything deserving of death, I do not object to dying; but if there is nothing in these things of which these men accuse me, no one can deliver me to them. I appeal to Caesar." -Apostle Paul, Acts 25:11 "Why do you also transgress the commandment of God because of your tradition? For God commanded, saying... 'He who curses father or mother, let him be put to death.' But you say..." -Jesus Christ, Mat. 15:3‑4 & Mark 7:8‑11 …rulers are not a terror to good works, but to evil. For [the governing authority] is God's minister to you for good. But if you do evil, be afraid; for he does not bear the sword in vain; for he is God's minister, an avenger to execute wrath on him who practices evil. -Paul, Rom. 13:3-4 And if anyone wants to harm them… he must be killed… -Apostle John, Rev. 11:5 he who kills with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints. -John, Rev. 13:10 Anyone who has rejected Moses' law dies (present tense) without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. Of how much worse punishment will he be thought worthy who has trampled the Son of God underfoot. Hebrews 10:28‑29 [death penalty = deterrent for unbelief] "[we] are under the same condemnation, indeed justly, for we receive the due reward of our deeds; but this Man has done nothing wrong" -repentant criminal being executed Luke 23:40-41 Here are a few Old Testament scriptures for capital punishment: Be afraid of the sword for yourselves; for wrath brings the punishment of the sword, that you may know there is a judgment. Job 19:29 The righteous shall rejoice when he sees the vengeance… So that men will say, "Surely there is a reward for the righteous; Surely He is God who judges in the earth." Ps. 58:10‑11 "Whoever sheds man's blood, by man his blood shall be shed; for in the image of God He made man." Gen. 9:6 'take no ransom for the life of a murderer… but he shall surely be put to death' Num. 35:31‑33 "Will you profane Me among My people… killing people who should not die, and keeping people alive who should not live…?" Ezek. 13:19 Thus the death penalty still applies for murder, kidnapping, etc. But we know that the law is good if one uses it lawfully, knowing this: that the law is not made for a righteous person, but for the lawless... for murderers [Ex. 21:16]... for perjurers... -Paul 1 Tim. 1:8-10 Finally, KGOV's New Testament Support for Capital Punishment explains that Christians should not advocate for the death penalty for the Mosaic symbolic offenses. Why not? For the priesthood being changed, of necessity there is also a change of the law Hebrews 7:12 As of shortly after Christ's death, no government, not even Israel's, should punish, let alone execute, those who violate the symbolic ordinances which reinforced Israel's priestly role (Lev. 24:16; Mat. 15:4; etc.). Listener's Neighbors Murdered: Please pray for a BEL listener going to visit in jail a husband who turned himself in, who murdered his wife on Feb. 21, 2019. Both were Chuck's neighbors. Our listener will urge the murderer to forbid his defense attorneys from entering a not guilty plea, and even to dismiss them. Further, that he should not fight the death penalty. And, even if he asks God to forgive Him to save His soul (which would be wise, that should have no affect on the punishment that he is due in this life,

What we learned from hating the unvaccinated--Chris comments on Susan Dunham's analysis. Decriminalized hard drugs have ruined Portland. Ron Arenas owner of Picture Rocks Cooling Heating and Plumbing on keeping your home cool and comfortable this summer

Elias Makos welcomes in Lea Streliski, Best-selling author, comedian and columnist and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor. Just ahead of the Grand Prix, an ad campaign reminding people that "Paying for sex is illegal in Canada." Should sex work be decriminalized? A young woman being told to cover up in a park earlier this week has sparked a “free the nipple” protest on Mount Royal on June 19. Is it time we freed the nipple Balarama Holness' party has been granted official party status - with a new name - Bloc Montreal

Possessing small amounts of illicit drugs — including opioids, cocaine, methamphetamine and MDMA — will be legal in B.C. beginning next year. Under an exemption to the federal Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, people will be able to hold up to 2.5 grams. Drug users and advocates say the exemption doesn't go far enough to curb an overdose epidemic in the country. Others have been critical of the plan, including Alberta Premier Jason Kenney who said in a statement on Tuesday that his government would be "monitoring the situation very closely." Our question this week: Should small amounts of drugs such as opioids or cocaine be decriminalized? How does the overdose problem in Canada affect you? Adrienne Rosen, whose daughter died of a drug overdose in 2018, on why she welcomes decriminalization of hard drugs; Gillian Kolla, a post-doctoral research fellow at the Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research at the University of Victoria, discusses what more needs to be done; Fiona Wilson, deputy chief of the Vancouver Police Department, on how police are preparing for the policy shift; and Carolyn Bennett, minister of mental health and addictions, discusses the government's decision to decriminalize hard drugs in B.C.

May 31, 2022: B.C. will soon become the first province to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of illicit drugs; the auditor general has released a critical report on Canada's correctional system and veterans affairs; and, actor-director Kevin Costner has been chosen as the Parade Marshal for this year's Calgary Stampede.

Programming Note: Anticipating The Unintended will be on a 3 week break. We will send you select pieces from our archives during this period. Normal service will resume from May 15. India Policy Watch #1: Hindi Hain Hum...Insights on burning policy issues in India- RSJThere’s that oft-quoted line of sociolinguist Max Weinreich that goes ‘a language is a dialect with an army and navy’. Like many facetious remarks, it isn’t scientific, but it sounds great. Also, there’s a kernel of truth in it. The only reason a particular dialect races ahead of others and transcends a threshold to turn into a language is when it is backed by political patronage and the power of the state. Examples abound.The version of Hindi that’s official in India today, for instance, wasn’t the kind that was spoken by anyone even two hundred years ago. Many in India find this hard to believe. But it isn’t too difficult to prove. Read any text or literature that was popular in north India before the 19th century, and you will find the language bears no similarity to the official Hindi of today. The great texts of 16th century India will help you with this. Ramacharitmanas by Tulsidas was written in Awadhi, Surdas used Brij bhasha and Guru Granth Sahib is an eclectic mix of languages ranging from Sindhi, Lahnda, Persian and Brij bhasha. The first works that bear a strong resemblance to the Hindi of today appeared in 1870-80s when Bharatendu sought to popularise a combination of Awadhi and Brij with a generous sprinkling of tatsam words from Sanskrit while stripping away the Urdu words. This project gained political support in the late 19th century when there was Hindu revivalism in the air. The decimation of the Mughal empire was complete and with it went the state patronage of Farsi and Urdu. There was desire then to find a purified version of the Hindustani language that preceded the Delhi Sultanate. Bharatendu filled this gap and his efforts were ably supported by the Raja of Benaras and the Kashi Dharma Sabha. Post-independence, this version of Hindi got its ‘army and navy’ with the might of the state behind it. And it turned into a language.Quite appropriately, it was called the ‘rajbhasha’; the language of administration or the language of power. What’s the point of this bit of historicising? Well, here’s the press release from the 37th meeting of the Parliamentary Official Language Committee held last week that was presided over by the Union Home Minister (HM):“Hindi should be accepted as an alternative to English and not to local languages.Time has come to make the Official Language an important part of the unity of the country, when persons from States which speak other languages communicate with each other, it should be in the language of India.”The usual furore followed. This isn’t the first time the HM has made this sort of an appeal. Every year on the occasion of Hindi Diwas there’s a similar pitch about Hindi. The usual benefits are stated. That we need a ‘link’ language for India and Hindi is best suited for it. Not English. That’s a foreign tongue and the language of our colonial humiliation. We will be somehow more united if we all speak in Hindi. It will foster a feeling of togetherness among Indians. Or that’s what I have understood as the benefits of this push. I’m sceptical of the unity argument because it makes limited sense. There are better ways of fostering unity than asking people to privilege a specific language in a country that has as many languages with long histories as India. In fact, it will likely lead to more divisions and strife. On the other hand, the ‘link’ language argument has some merit. What common language should people use to converse with each other when they are native speakers of languages as diverse as Punjabi, Bangla and Tamizh? It is a good question. But there’s no need to find a planned answer to this question. This is a question that was possibly as relevant during the times of Ashoka, Chandragupta, Akbar and Lord Canning, as it is today. The courts of those times used Pali, Persian or English as the official language of the state. But that didn’t mean these became the languages of the masses. People developed their own dialects and languages that worked for them to communicate with one another. A language can have its army and navy but those won’t make it the ‘link’ language. Because the adoption of a language and its usage in a society is the best example of spontaneous order at play. Spontaneous orders aren’t planned by anyone. There is no intentional coordination of actions by any external agent. Every participant acts in their individual best interest for their own objectives. However, these individual actions aggregate into a pattern of their own. It is the ‘unintended order of intentional action’ that emerges on its own and it adapts to the ongoing changes. Language is a classic example of this. No one individual could have designed it. There’s no central design of associating a sound with an object or an emotion. It evolves by the attempt of separate individuals trying to solve the problem of communicating with one another. The sounds that are easy to use and adopted by most individuals evolve into the lingua franca of the community. Language is ‘the result of human action, but not of human design’. As the language becomes more widely adopted, there are attempts to formalise its structure and syntax. As these structures become more rigid and people are forced to use a language in only a certain way, it begins losing its flexibility and its utility. People find a more flexible mode of communication and a new order emerges. A new language of the people is born. This is how Latin, Sanskrit, and Persian continued to be the languages of the church, court or the temples but the continuing rigidity of their grammar and their top-down imposition on people led to their decline. Spontaneous order killed them off. If the people feel the need for a link language, they will find one through the millions of everyday transactions that they undertake. In India, this could be Hindi, English or some motley mix of tongues that will work for people. That’s the direction we will head into as we find more reasons for domestic mobility and interactions. Any attempt to centrally plan for greater usage of an official language is therefore futile. It takes away time and attention of the state to focus on more real issues. And it leads to divisive politics over the imposition of Hindi over regional languages. World history is rife with examples of civil unrest and strife because of such impositions. These are unnecessary distractions that we can live without.Or maybe that’s the point of all this.India Policy Watch #2: …Watan Hai Hindustan Hamara Insights on burning policy issues in India- RSJI wrote a couple of weeks back about ‘Nehru: The Debates that Defined India’ by Adeel Hussain and Tripurdaman Singh. The book examines the key debates Nehru had with four of his peers, namely, Iqbal, Jinnah, Patel and S.P. Mookerjee, on questions of religion, foreign policy and civil liberties. The authors set up the historical context for each debate and why it was critical at that juncture and then reproduce the letters, columns, or speeches of the protagonists.I have picked up the debate between Nehru and Iqbal this week. Iqbal and Nehru were temperamentally similar with both having studied at Cambridge and trained as barristers. They were steeped in enlightenment philosophy, had a taste for western literature and were socialists by instinct. Where they differed sharply was in their confidence in the transplanting of such values into Indian soil. They came at the idea of nationalism in a subcontinent as diverse as India with widely divergent first principles.Nehru believed in a kind of inclusive nationalism where people would voluntarily shed those parts of their identity that separated them from others while retaining the core somehow. This was a difficult notion to explain, let alone implement. For Nehru, the state was to be secular with joint electorates, a reformed social code for Hindus and Muslims while simultaneously letting people practise their religions without any other interferences. Iqbal thought this was an impossible task. This utopian ideal of fusing the different communities into a single nation was fraught with disappointing everyone equally. The state would tread into areas of citizens’ lives that it had no business to be in. Democracy where numbers matter would make this risky for the minorities. There was a need to think of nationalism while protecting the identities of communities and giving them their space to breathe. Trying to hoist a unitary, majoritarian version of democracy without thinking about proportional or specific representation would lead to a situation where ‘the country will have to be redistributed on the basis of religious, historical and cultural affinities.’ Iqbal thought Nehru wasn’t thinking of the long term where those holding the power of the state would be different from them.Needless to say, this idea itself was abhorrent to Nehru. He wrote a long response to Iqbal from the Almora district jail where he has housed in 1935. Titled ‘Orthodox of All Religions, Unite’, it gives us a window into Nehru’s thoughts on the consequences of the nationalism advocated by Iqbal. Reading it 87 years later is clarifying. It is a debate between an idealist who wants to ‘will’ a perfect society. Against whom is pitted a realist who knows this is futile and the best course is to set up a system that’s in sync with how the society works. This would then be supplemented by a code or set of guidelines that would provide the incentives for right behaviours by those in power than force a philosophy down their throats.I have quoted parts of Nehru’s response below. It is a fascinating blend of idealism and naïveté which characterised the man:“Other far-reaching consequences would follow the adoption and application of the joint views of Sir Mohamad Iqbal and the sanatanist Hindus. The ideals aimed at will largely be (subject to some inevitable adjustment with modern conditions) the reproduction of the social conditions prevailing in Arabia in the seventh century (in the case of the Muslims) or those of India two thousand or more years ago (in the case of Hindus). With all the goodwill in the world, a complete return to the golden ages of the past will not be possible, but at any rate all avoidable deviations will be prevented, and an attempt will be made to stereotype our social and economic structure and make it incapable of change. So-called reform movements will, of course, be frowned upon or suppressed. The long tentacles of the law of sedition may grow longer still and new crimes may be created. Thus to advocate the abolition of the purdah (veil) by women might (from the Muslim side) be made into an offence, to preach the loosening of caste restrictions or inter-dining might (from the sanatanist side) be also made criminal. Beards may become de rigueur for Muslims, caste-marks and top knots for Hindus. And, of course, all the orthodox of all shapes and hues would join in the worship and service of Property, especially the extensive and wealthy properties and endowments belonging to religious or semi-religious bodies.Perhaps all this is a somewhat exaggerated picture of what might happen under the joint regime of the sanatanists and the ulemas, but it is by no means a fanciful picture as anyone who has followed their recent activities can demonstrate. Only two months ago (in June 1935) a Sanatan Dharma Conference was held in Bezwada [Vijayawada]. The holy and learned Swami who opened the Conference told us that ‘co-education, divorce and post-puberty marriages would mean the annihilation of Hinduism’. I had not realized till then that these three or rather the absence of them, were the main props of Hinduism – this is rather involved but I suppose my meaning is clear.It is an astonishing thing to me that while our millions starve and live like beasts of the field, we ignore their lot and talk of vague metaphysical ideas and the good of their souls; that we shirk the problems of today in futile debate about yesterday and the day before yesterday; that when thoughtful men and women all over the world are considering problems of human welfare and how to lessen human misery and stupidity, we, who need betterment and raising most, should think complacently of what our ancestors did thousands of years ago and for ourselves should continue to grovel on the ground. It astonishes me that a poet like Sir Mohamad Iqbal should be insensitive to the suffering that surrounds him, that a scholar and thinker like Sir Mohamad should put forward fantastic schemes of states within states, and advocate a social structure which may have suited a past age but is a hopeless anachronism today. Does his reading of history not tell him that nations fell because they could not adapt themselves to changing conditions and because they stuck too long to that very structure which he wants to introduce in a measure in India today? We were not wise enough in India and the other countries of the East in the past, and we have suffered for our folly. Are we to be so singularly foolish as not even to profit by our and others’ experience?Bertrand Russell says somewhere: ‘If existing knowledge were used and tested methods applied, we could in a generation produce a population almost wholly free from disease, malevolence and stupidity. In one generation, if we chose, we could bring in the millennium. It is the supreme tragedy of our lives that this millennium should be within our reach, so tantalizingly near us and yet so far as almost to seem unattainable. I do not know what the future has in store for India and her unhappy people, what further agonies, what greater humiliation and torture of the soul. But I am confident of this that whatever happens, we cannot go back inside the shell out of which we have emerged.”  Advertisement: If you enjoy the themes we discuss in this newsletter, consider taking up Takshashila’s Graduate Certificate in Public Policy course. Intake for the next cohort closes next week. 12-weeks, fully online, designed with working professionals in mind, and most importantly, guaranteed fun and learning. This mindmap from the last session of every cohort gives a good idea about what students learn in the course. Do not miss it.Global Policy Watch: Why have Political Parties by Women and for Women Not been Successful Electorally?Indian perspectives on global events— Pranay KotasthaneOn International Women's Day last month, I went back to a question that has perplexed me for a long time: what explains the electoral insignificance of political parties by women and for women? We see in India that political tribes—and parties—get created along many different identitarian dimensions. The proliferation of political parties backed by a small and reliable electoral base is quite common in India. And yet, we don’t see political parties created on the basis of gender. Most probably, there are structural reasons why this hasn’t happened yet in a society prejudiced against women. However, India is not an exception in this case. Women’s political parties have been electorally insignificant even in Western Europe and Scandinavia. What gives? In this article, I am sharing a few notes from my ongoing search.The Quillette asked this question in the UK context. Louise Perry's article has interesting insights. For instance, she writes that political tribes form when there is little interaction across tribes, which is not possible with gender as an identity variable. In her words,Most political tribes live in close proximity to one another. We tend to live in neighbourhoods in which most people share our race, class, and regional identities, and therefore vote in the same way. One thing to emerge from the aftermath of the Brexit referendum is that many voters knew very few people—if any—who had voted differently from themselves. The Remainer and Leaver bubbles have significant influence and it’s easy to feel animosity towards other political tribes when they are imagined as faceless strangers.None of this is true for women. The dream of a minority of Second Wave feminists that women would leave their husbands en masse and establish female-only communities never came to pass. Women are not an isolated group—they not only live among men, but also often love them as spouses, sons, fathers, and brothers. And that’s as it should be. But one effect of this is that true female solidarity is vanishingly rare. When asked to choose between identifying with other women, or identifying with “their” men, most women will choose the latter option. This means that women’s political parties will always struggle to gain a significant share of the vote.Of course, Perry also highlights that feminist parties are not the only way to reduce gender discrimination.We have witnessed within the last century the most remarkable progress in women’s political representation in the West. Decriminalized abortion, funding for rape crisis centres, reforms to the criminal justice system, anti-discrimination legislation, and many more landmark achievements—all this has taken place within a democratic system and without the existence of women’s political parties.Further, Perry cites more studies to highlight that gender does not impact voting behaviour by much.When it comes to electoral politics, however, women are not an identity bloc and they never have been. Gender has a small impact on voting behaviour, in that women tend to lean left and are also less politically engaged on average. But, on the whole, knowing a person’s sex gives you very little insight into how they are likely to vote. Although the gender gap is enough to influence an election result, sex has much less of an impact than other demographic factors. Simplistic references to “the women’s vote” overlook this fact.In another article, Corwell-Meyers et al make an important distinction: not all women’s political parties are feminist parties.In fact, surveying the platforms and manifestos of women’s parties reveals three types of parties: depending on the degree of transformation the party seeks, women’s parties can be feminist (challenging patriarchy), proactive (advancing women’s inclusion) or reactive (espousing conservative or traditional roles for women).The authors conclude with a more considerate view of women's political parties and argue that there are some second-order benefits of such organisations, such as:They tend to emerge in places where women perceive that the mainstream political parties neglect women or their issues, usually by not running female candidates or addressing women’s concerns. Because they typically emerge alongside or out of the grassroots politics of the women’s movement, they tend to do politics differently. As outsider organisations operating inside the system, they can recruit women to political activism, disrupt the perception that politics is a male-domain and connect women’s movement organisations to formal politics. And, even those that lack a large following have, in some cases, pressured the larger, more mainstream parties to run more female candidates or pay greater attention to women’s interests in their platforms and policies; because women’s parties have resources that civil society actors lack, they can impact both the descriptive and substantive representation of women and women’s interests. And, as both established and emerging democracies currently face reactionary pressure from populist and far right actors, women’s parties can challenge anti-woman and anti-minority group narratives.That’s all I’ve managed to gather on this topic thus far. If you have any helpful links or articles on this topic, do leave a comment.HomeWorkReading and listening recommendations on public policy matters[Podcast playlist] Ambedkar Jayanti was celebrated earlier this past week. Check out our four episodes (1,2,3, and 4) on the great man’s writings at Puliyabaazi. We often like to say that the best way to understand Ambedkar is to read him rather than read about him. [Article] Arthur C Brooks’ three-step approach to changing people’s minds on contentious issues. To be read together with Ian Leslie’s Guardian article on the same issue. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit publicpolicy.substack.com

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Bible and Business' Bill English reflects on the election and how California businesses are closing because shoplifters are not being prosecuted. Don Everts, author of "The Hopeful Neighborhood," talks about the gospel impact of Christians seeking the common good for their neighbors.

Bible and Business' Bill English reflects on the election and how California businesses are closing because shoplifters are not being prosecuted. Don Everts, author of "The Hopeful Neighborhood," talks about the gospel impact of Christians seeking the common good for their neighbors.

Highlights:    Announcements to decriminalize illicit drugs in Canada       Raffi turns 70, and Baby Beluga turns 40!        Surrey-area teacher concerned about lack of planning for next school year   Navigate the podcast:    Chapter 1 A dangerous game being played in BC hospitals A few weeks ago we heard revelations that a game was being played in BC Hospitals, that was insensitive, and racist. Today a report was released following an investigation into the matter. Guest: Clara Morin Dal Col, President of Metis Nation BC Chapter 2 A big announcement in regards to drug possession in Canada Lynda is joined by Bill Bogart to discuss an announcement to decriminalize drug possession in Canada. Guest: Bill Bogart, University of Windsor Law Professor, International expert and commentator on law and society Chapter 3 Raffi and Yo Yo Ma combine their powers! Lynda is joined by children's entertainer Raffi to discuss Baby Beluga turning 40, and working with Yo Yo Ma to re-record the song with a new verse. Guest: Raffi, Children's Entertainer Chapter 4 Political Panel The political panel discusses the announcement to decriminalize drugs in Canada, and the conflict of interest between WE Charity and the PMO. Guests: Breen Oulette, Vancouver-based lawyer; contested 2019 federal election as an NDP candidate Stephen Smart, Western Canada General Manager for Hill and Knowlton Strategies, Former Legislative Bureau Chief for CBC, Former Press Secretary to the Premier of B.C. Chapter 5 Surrey Teacher concerned with lack of plan for back to school Annie Ohana joins Lynda to discuss concerns regarding a lack of concrete planning for the school year this coming September. Guest: Annie Ohana, Teacher at LA Matheson High School in Surrey Chapter 6 Checking in on ride-hailing in BC with LYFT BC GM Peter Lukomskyj joins Lynda to discuss the return of LYFT and plans to expand across the lower mainland. Guest: Peter Lukomskyj, GM Lyft in BC ___________   Remember to wash your hands, practice physical distancing, and stay home at all costs if you are sick. We're not out of the woods yet!    The Lynda Steele Full Show podcast includes all the individual segments that can be found on the Lynda Steele Show page, digitally stitched together for your convenience.    Listen live online at globalnews.ca/radio/cknw/ 3-6 PM!