Podcasts about drugreform

In this episode of The High Rise, Cy and Emily delve into the latest cannabis news and industry updates. They start by discussing the significant development that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is conducting an administrative review of cannabis scheduling, with plans to present President Joe Biden with a federal cannabis scheduling decision later this year, as revealed by HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra. Join our hosts as they analyze the potential implications of this review and its impact on the cannabis landscape.Additionally, Cy and Emily address the recent news of the closure of HERBL, a prominent California cannabis distributor. They examine the reasons behind HERBL's shutdown and use it as a starting point to explore the broader concept of industry shakeouts. Our hosts shed light on how businesses in any industry, including cannabis, undergo natural cycles of restructuring and consolidation. Stick around to end of this episode as they discuss the lessons and implications of industry shakeouts for the cannabis sector.https://hbr.org/1997/03/strategies-for-surviving-a-shakeouthttps://www.benzinga.com/markets/cannabis/23/06/32884597/federal-cannabis-scheduling-decision-expected-this-year-says-bidens-health-secretary

Episode 57 - Neil Woods, The Real Story Behind The War on Drugs The mighty, wise and brilliant Neil Woods joins Zach on this all new episode of the MAPS Podcast. Neil discusses his insights when he spent 13 years as an undercover drugs operative in the UK and how his experiences led to an awakening to course correct and lead the charge in fighting the war on drugs. Neil is a wonderfully eloquent speaker and story teller, you won't want to miss his one of a kind insight into a global war that has failed nearly everyone involved.  Neil is a former UK police officer and undercover drugs operative. Now he's an active member of the international drug policy reform movement. He worked undercover between 1993 and 2007 befriending and gaining the trust of some of the most violent, unpredictable criminals in Britain.  With the insight that can only come from having fought on its front lines, Neil came to see the true futility of the War on Drugs - that it demonises those who need help, and empowers the very worst elements in society.  Neil is a board member of the Law Enforcement Action Partnership (LEAP) in the USA, and in the U.K. (LEAP UK).

This is the second episode of our two-part series examining the five key healthcare priorities in the President's economic agenda. Today, Debbie Curtis, Meg Gilley, and Rodney Whitlock explore the proposed changes in the areas of home and community-based services and Medicare benefits.

Repost: Zach Carothers, bassist for Portugal. The Man. shares his personal experiences with Psychedelic Medicines. We talk in-depth about the band's inspiring activism through the PTM Foundation, giving Voice to the marginalized and overlooked. In our Hopeful conversation, Zach delivers a rockstar performance in Realness and Authenticity—telling it how it is, Unabashedly confronting our nation's mental health challenges and systemic injustices.    Show Notes Portugal The Man, Zach Carothers: https://www.portugaltheman.com/ https://www.facebook.com/portugaltheman https://twitter.com/portugaltheman https://www.instagram.com/portugaltheman/ https://www.youtube.com/user/Portugalthemanband     Zachary Carother's Instagram: - https://www.instagram.com/zacharycarothers/

Gerardo’s book is a masterpiece: Brave, bold, timely, selfless, and truly an inspirational program of overcoming. “Taking Back My Mind” is a game-changer for anyone seeking to heal to become the best versions of themselves. In our spirited conversation we talk psychedelic medicines, integration practices: Wim Hof & Stoicism. And we aggressively confront the failed war on drugs and the carnage left in its wake.        Show Notes Gerardo Urias:   We discuss;     -Gerardo’s journey with psychedelic medicines [4:40] -How we treat ourselves is how we treat others [10:20] -Wim Hof & Psychedelics [13:40] -Inspired by Tim Ferriss’s 80/20 rule [16:15] -How stoicism helps us integrate psychedelic healing [21:00] -Amor Foti: Love Your Fate! [23:45] -An invitation for 10X growth [36:20] -Flow is the answer [40:00] -Thoughts on the failed, unjust, racist War on Drugs [45:00] -60/70s vs our current psychedelic renaissance [59:20]     Useful Resources:    “Stealing Fire” by Steven Kotler/Jamie Wheal, Plant Medicine Podcast w/Dr. Lynn Marie Morski’s  Psychedelic Medicine Association    Contact Gerardo Urias:   FB: @takingbackmymind IG: @gerardourias77 https://takingbackmymind.com/ “Taking Back My Mind” Please support a brave first time author and pick copy of Gerardo’s game-changer book

Today on The Pulse, David talks to Tracey Draper, Program Coordinator with the Western Aboriginal Harm Reduction Society (WAHRS). The two discuss the new federal crime bill & why its drug offense reforms are “completely disappointing” to substance users.

Oregon decriminalized personal use of hard drugs with the passage of Measure 110 in the 2020 election.  Criminal attorneys and former prosecutors Colin McCallin and Russell Hebets dive into the benefits and risks of this decriminalization.  Is decriminalization the same as legalization?  Does this apply to all drugs?  How will the police and jails be affected by Measure 110?  Will decriminalization reduce overdoses and increase treatment, or will it encourage illicit drug use?  Will it raise or lower the crime rate? These and other questions will be answered from Russ and Colin's unique criminal law perspective.

Chloe Swarbrick is a Green MP and a Auckland Central candidate for the 2020 election. Chloe is a big advocate for the new cannabis drug reforms and in this episode we get to discuss why it's so important for all New Zealanders to reconsider the legal framework around Cannabis. We also discuss her career so far and what her hopes are for the future. It has been an awesome opportunity to interview Chloe and I hope all 18+ New Zealanders fulfil their civil duty and vote in the up and coming election. 

Cannabis pioneer Andrew DeAngelo, takes us on a journey to where the psychedelic renaissance is heading, graciously mapping the predictable pitfalls—gleaning insight from mistakes made by the Cannabis industry. In our hopeful conversation, we talk psychedelic medicines, our sick and unjust war on drugs, and dive deep into his inspiring work: THE LAST PRISONER PROJECT, whose mission is to free ALL of those still imprisoned for Cannabis-related charges.    Show notes #40 Andrew DeAngelo We Discuss;    3:30 - How have psychedelics and cannabis informed Andrew’s path? How’d it get started for him? 12:54 - What are some of the predictable mistakes and unintended consequences that already have or could occur in the cannabis legalization space 24:30 - How do the psychedelic renaissance and big pharma coexist? How does a non-profit model fit in? 33:20 - What is the Last Prisoner Project and what is the goal? 39:00 - What’s strategies are there for overcoming the War on Drugs?  53:00 - What has Andrew seen in the veteran community with regard to healing trauma with cannabis and visionary plants? 1:00.48 - What does Andrew say to those looking to have their first experience with visionary compounds for healing personal trauma?    Top 3 relevant quotes:  7:13 - "The Medicine was allowing me to start to accept and come to peace with (the trauma)...ya know you always embrace the demon, you don't pretend it's not there; you look at it in the eye and say "what are you trying to teach me demon?" - Andrew DeAngelo 20:01 - "There's more exuberance right now than there is smart design on how to integrate these compounds into society." - Andrew DeAngelo 48:54 - "We're all on our own journey of healing...you can't get to adulthood in the US, certainly not middle age, like me, without experiencing trauma and failure and difficulty and loss and grief, and we need to be able to use these experiences in a positive way and transform them and integrate them in ourselves so that we become stronger wiser people that are then able to serve others even better. - Andrew DeAngelo     This show is supported by: Worth The Fight Book Social Tags: Connect with Andrew and Last Prisoner Project The Last Prisoner Project - Website Andrew DeAngelo - LinkedIn Andrew DeAngelo - Website

Zach Carothers, bassist for Portugal. The Man. shares his personal experiences with Psychedelic Medicines. We talk in-depth about the band’s inspiring activism through the PTM Foundation, giving Voice to the marginalized and overlooked. In our Hopeful conversation, Zach delivers a rockstar performance in Realness and Authenticity—telling it how it is, Unabashedly confronting our nation’s mental health challenges and systemic injustices.    Portugal The Man links: https://www.portugaltheman.com/ https://www.facebook.com/portugaltheman https://twitter.com/portugaltheman https://www.instagram.com/portugaltheman/ https://www.youtube.com/user/Portugalthemanband   Feel it Still - Grammy award-winning song for "Best Pop Duo/Group Performance" in 2018:   - https://www.alaskapublic.org/2018/01/29/with-alaska-roots-and-appreciation-portugal-the-man-wins-grammy/ - Acceptance speech by Zach Carothers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChjVbBwbotI    Zachary Carother's Instagram: - https://www.instagram.com/zacharycarothers/?hl=en   12:59 - May is Mental Health Awareness Month: - https://www.nami.org/Get-Involved/Awareness-Events/Mental-Health-Month - https://adaa.org/mental-health-awareness-month - https://www.mhanational.org/mental-health-month   13:19 - Veteran suicide. Approximately 22 veterans per day commit suicide. - https://www.mentalhealth.va.gov/suicide_prevention/data.asp - https://www.mentalhealth.va.gov/docs/data-sheets/2019/2019_National_Veteran_Suicide_Prevention_Annual_Report_508.pdf - https://www.apa.org/monitor/2020/01/ce-corner-suicide - https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2020/03/04/suicide-remains-growing-challenge-for-younger-veterans-survey-shows/   13:43 - Homeless veteran percentage at around 10-15% - http://nchv.org/index.php/news/media/background_and_statistics/ - https://www.va.gov/HOMELESS/pit_count.asp - https://www.hudexchange.info/homelessness-assistance/ahar/#reports - https://www.usich.gov/resources/uploads/asset_library/Homelessness_in_America._Focus_on_Veterans.pdf   13:53 - Ayahuasca and MDMA therapy being used for war veterans as a means of trauma healing and integration. - https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2019/1/10/18007558/denver-psilocybin-psychedelic-mushrooms-ayahuasca-depression-mental-health - https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-army/2018/05/09/psychedelic-drug-provides-relief-for-veterans-with-ptsd/   14:30 - Approximately 1 of 4 Americans are on psychology meds. 18-19 million suffering with anxiety disorders. 8% of population has PTSD at any given time: - https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/1-in-6-americans-takes-a-psychiatric-drug/ - https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/mental-health-disorder-statistics   16:30 - The Sopranos - https://www.hbo.com/the-sopranos   18:20 - Brene Brown and vulnerability - Website: https://brenebrown.com/ - TED Talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_the_power_of_vulnerability?language=en - Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unlocking-us-with-bren%C3%A9-brown/id1494350511   19:32 - MDMA and psilocybin being fast-tracked as a breakthrough therapy by the FDA in phase 3 clinical trials with federal government. Johns Hopkins, NYU, University of Wisconsin Madison and Imperial College of London are all doing research and studies.  - https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidcarpenter/2020/05/12/psychedelic-pioneer-rick-doblin-on-fda-trials-of-mdma-most-important-reality-check-of-maps-34-year-history/#4764b2b4230a - https://maps.org/?gclid=CjwKCAjwk6P2BRAIEiwAfVJ0rOfJTnkt5vFPNMiAlRxz-svyM8mddqeFlOeurxAj4Xf5CESnzSah3hoCqqsQAvD_BwE -NYU: https://www.nyu.edu/about/news-publications/news/2018/june/the-underground-world-of-psychedelics-and-the-potential-of-plant.html - https://nyunews.com/2019/03/03/03-04-ops-king/ - https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0269881116675512 - Johns Hopkins: https://hopkinspsychedelic.org/  - University of Wisconsin Madison: https://pharmacy.wisc.edu/testing-innovative-mental-health-treatments/ - https://www.dailycardinal.com/article/2019/09/could-psychedelics-be-the-answer-to-chronic-mental-health-issues - Imperial School of London: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/psychedelic-research-centre/   23:37 - Denver and Oakland decriminalization: - https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/08/us/denver-magic-mushrooms-approved-trnd/index.html - https://www.denverpost.com/2019/08/23/psychedelic-mushrooms-denver-decriminalization/ - https://decriminalizedenver.org/ -https://www.npr.org/2019/06/05/730061916/oakland-city-council-effectively-decriminalizes-psychedelic-mushrooms - https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2019/06/05/oakland-california-legalizes-magic-mushrooms-and-peyote/1347888001/     24:00 - Marijuana and other drug offenders in jail: - https://drugabusestatistics.org/marijuana-incarceration/ - https://www.drugpolicy.org/issues/drug-war-statistics - https://www.aclu.org/gallery/marijuana-arrests-numbers - https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/01/22/four-in-ten-u-s-drug-arrests-in-2018-were-for-marijuana-offenses-mostly-possession/   24:39 - Medical Marijuana and state legality: (Matt said 38 states, but it could be closer to 33) - https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/qa/what-us-states-have-legalized-medical-marijuana - https://norml.org/legal/medical-marijuana-2 - https://www.ncsl.org/research/health/state-medical-marijuana-laws.aspx   26:27 - Covid-19 and jail populations: - https://www.npr.org/2020/04/28/846678912/a-ticking-time-bomb-advocates-warn-covid-19-is-spreading-rapidly-behind-bars - https://www.cbsnews.com/news/coronavirus-outbreaks-jails-prisons-cdc-report-covid-19/ - https://www.aclu.org/news/smart-justice/new-model-shows-reducing-jail-population-will-lower-covid-19-death-toll-for-all-of-us/ - https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/23/opinion/coronavirus-prisons.html   27:14 - reparations for marijuana drug offenders in jail.  - https://qz.com/1482349/weed-and-reparations/ - https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2014/07/the-case-for-marijuana-reparations-the-profits-from-drug-legalization-should-be-shared-with-those-affected-by-the-war-on-drugs.html     29:00 - Zachary Carothers on podcast with "Trainer Jeff" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8OxvBIUnz8   29:18 - Indigenous peoples and land acknowledgments/recognition by Portugal. The Man: -https://www.alaskapublic.org/2019/10/28/listen-putting-native-issues-out-front-portugal-the-man-talks-protests-indigenous-influence-on-next-album/ - https://nativenewsonline.net/currents/portugal-the-man-releases-land-acknowledgement-video-to-honor-indigenous-peoples-land/ - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSw02mrJtCw   31:19 - Portugal. The Man non-profit foundation - "PTM Foundation" -  https://www.facebook.com/PTMFoundation/ - https://www.instagram.com/ptmfoundation/ - https://linktr.ee/ptmfoundation?fbclid=IwAR2LX3lK8B9-Arvry-EHlXmAAOeyDy9wcRAKpYfUayrmkwoQ9DNZOs1XpWw   35:54 - Indigenous peoples are three times more likely to have PTSD. - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3875613/   36:29 - Peyote in Native American healing process - https://maps.org/news/bulletin/articles/439-bulletin-spring-2020/8138-sacred-peyote-conservation-respecting-indigenous-traditions   45:14 (and 49:34) - Heroic Hearts Project and Jesse Gould - Worth the Fight Podcast guest #3 - https://www.heroicheartsproject.org/ - https://www.heroicheartsproject.org/team - http://worththefightpodcast.org/come-together-episode-3-conversation-with-jesse-gould-heroic-hearts-project   47:32 - Kelly Brogan - https://kellybroganmd.com/   49:56 - Worth The Fight Podcast 316 with Amber & Marcus Capone/VETS - http://worththefightpodcast.org/seals-diving-into-psychedelia-episode-16-amber-marcus-caponevets   50:10 - Ibogaine: - https://maps.org/research/ibogaine-therapy - https://americanaddictioncenters.org/meth-treatment/success-rate-for-ibogaine - https://www.ibogainealliance.org/ibogaine/   57:25 - Sebastian Junger and "Tribe" the book. And veteran childhood sexual trauma.  - http://www.sebastianjunger.com/ - https://www.amazon.com/Tribe-Homecoming-Belonging-Sebastian-Junger/dp/1455566381 - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3640796/   1:00:27- Pagans in the Promised Land: Decoding the Doctrine of Christian Discovery. By Steven Newcomb - https://www.amazon.com/Pagans-Promised-Land-Christian-Discovery/dp/1555916422 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NmlJcy7RrA - https://www.indianz.com/News/2018/10/30/standing-up-to-the-doctrine-of-christian.asp   1:14:58: Rick Doblin - https://maps.org/about/staff - http://worththefightpodcast.org/psychedelic-state-forecast-episode-10-rick-doblin-maps   1:16:25 - Worth The Fight Book on Kindle, Amazon and audiobook.  - https://www.amazon.com/Worth-Fight-Spirituality-Psychedelic-Overcoming-ebook/dp/B07NRCXB72   1:16:40 - Mark Poelzer - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-poelzer-b137a87/ - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=8618647   1:17:28 - Madison Psychedelic Society and Worth The Fight bookclub with Matt Simpson and Day H-J - Madison Psychedelic Society - http://www.madisonpsychedelic.com/  - May 28th, 2020 at 7 pm CST “Worth The Fight” presentation: https://www.meetup.com/Madison-Psychedelic-Society/events/270374700/ - June 17th, 2020 at 6 pm CST “Worth The Fight” Bookclub: https://www.meetup.com/Madison-Psychedelic-Society/events/270374821/   - http://worththefightpodcast.org/navigating-necessary-nuance-a-trip-between-the-lines-wday-h-j-episode-31-day-hj-madison-psychedelic-society    

On episode 3 of Anslinger: The untold cannabis conspiracy, we discuss the first major discovery of modern day marijuana and the effects it had on a human test subject. We also interview Mary Carniglia, the great grand niece of Harry Anslinger about her uncle’s reputation and why is is working so hard to reverse the stigma he created. Download Episode!

On Episode Two of "Anslinger: The untold cannabis conspiracy," we expose Harry Anslinger’s first major drug bust in Washington DC opium dens. We also interview Lucy Sletvold, a recovering heroin addict about the effects of heroin and other narcotics on the mind and body. Download Episode!

On the first episode 1 of Anslinger: The untold cannabis conspiracy, we discuss narcotic policies and the life of Harry Anslinger, America's first Drug Czar, prior to his appointment as Chief and First Commissioner to the Federal Bureau of Narcotics. We also interview Harvard economist, Dr. Jeffrey Miron, about the global outlook on drugs, diseases and the economy during the early 1900s. Download Episode!

This prologue episode of Anslinger: The untold cannabis conspiracy introduces you to the author, producer and narrator, Annie Rouse. Learn about her journey and why she decided to publish the story of Harry Anslinger, America's first drug czar. Download Episode! Transcriptions released on thinkhempythoughts.com on the day following episode release.  

Biggun and Mojo discuss how they be durrin', an Olympic Update and get to know special guest Jeremy, a proud Libertarian.