Podcasts about law enforcement against prohibition

In our latest episode, former police Chief Brendan Cox of the Law Enforcement Action Partnership (LEAP) and Kaelan discuss drug prohibition and the war on drugs. LEAP, formerly known as "Law Enforcement Against Prohibition", is a nonprofit organization composed of former criminal justice professionals who are dedicated to criminal justice reform and healing police-community relations. Now retired, Chief Brendan Cox began his 23-year career in law enforcement as a patrol officer with the Albany Police Department. Early on, he was promoted up through detective sergeant in the Children and Family Services Unit and eventually served as Chief of the Albany Police Department. Mr. Cox currently serves as the Director of Policing Strategies at the LEAD National Support Bureau.

REBROADCAST OF January 22, 2011 OUR COMMON GROUND Featuring, ALFO, of The ALFO Show,Co-Hosting Saturday, January 22, 2011 Guest, Kevin Gray and Neill Franklin OUR COMMON GROUND once again welcomes . . . Kevin Gray is a CounterPunch.org political magazine contributor and civil rights organizer who resides in Columbia, South Carolina. He is a contributing editor to Black News, a former President of the SC ACLU, and was Jesse Jackson's SC campaign manager in 1988. There's no keener mind, no sharper eye focused on the condition of black politics. He is a frequent co-host and guest with Dave Marsh's heard on Sirius radio each Sunday. Gray is Founder of the Harriet Tubman Freedom House Project and the former managing editor of Black News in Columbia. Neill Franklin, the National Executive Director of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition and a former law enforcement officer. We will talk with him about a growing hostility by police on marijuana reform and about the discrepancies and how far some law enforcement with lie to argue them. Janice will return LIVE on January 6, 2021  Listen Line: 347-838-9852 "Transforming Truth to Power, One Broadcast At a Time" Support OUR COMMON GROUND visit our website.  Follow us on FB and Twitter @JaniceOCG Join  our Exchange Community

Guest host Daryl Baswick talks with Detective Bratzer who currently works in the Vancouver Island Integrated Major Crime Unit and is well known for his successful BC Human Rights Tribunal case against the Victoria Police Department in 2013 - case heard in 2015 and decision released on 4/20/2016.  He served as President of L.E.A.P.  (Law Enforcement Against Prohibition) and has given evidence in front of the Senate to advocate for changes to drug laws.Dave tells the world he learned to drive during his Block II training and over the following couple years as a patrol officer.  Great story about working with Murray Bayles.Detective Bratzer talks about suffering an OSI (Operational Stress Injury) while investigating a file in the homicide unit.   He highlights the need for officers to feel supported by the employer, your family and your colleagues.The VCPU is thankful to Dave for standing up for everyone's right to express their political beliefs!Sound editing done by Todd Mason.More about the Victoria City Police Union (VCPU): - Tweet us at https://twitter.com/VicPD_Union - Follow us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/vicpd_union/ - Find us on FaceBook at https://www.facebook.com/truebluevictoria/ - Visit our website for information at https://truebluevic.ca/ - Email us at media@vcpu.ca for any media inquiries or requests to be on the True Blue Podcast

In this episode, Stephen and I discuss many topics, from safe consumption sites to medical heroin to Dilaudid dispensing machines on the streets. Yet, the underlying theme of this podcast episode is the value of having empathy and forming relationships with people who struggle with addiction. People who inject heroin are real people who deserve a chance to recover, no matter how long it takes for them to be ready finally. British Columbia, Canada, takes harm reduction to a new level with supervised consumption sites and many other programs to help people who use drugs on the streets to stay safe and help them along the path towards recovery. These programs serve as a positive example for what other countries, such as the United States, that do not allow these advanced forms of harm reduction, could do to save many more lives from the deadly effects of opioids and other street drugs.Stephen Finlay is the manager of addiction services in the Surrey region for Lookout Housing and Health Society. Lookout is a non-profit organization that provides homeless shelters, supportive housing, subsidized housing, outreach, harm reduction, and related services throughout southern British Columbia, including Vancouver. Surrey is one of the largest cities in the Greater Vancouver area and has experienced problems arising from homelessness and drug use for many decades. As an addiction services manager, Stephen oversees an Intensive Case Management team, a supervised drug smoking site, and SafePoint, which is the second federally sanctioned supervised injection site in Canada. SafePoint opened in June 2017. Since it opened, there have been over 190,000 visits to SafePoint. The staff has reversed almost 1,500 overdoses, with no fatalities. Before joining Lookout, Stephen served as executive director of ARA Mental Health Advocacy, a small non-profit that provided advocacy services to people living with mental illness and poverty. He also has 29 years of experience in marketing, product development, and regulatory affairs at TELUS, Canada's second-largest telecommunications carrier, and four years of experience in marketing research at Procter and Gamble. Stephen served as a civilian volunteer for Law Enforcement Against Prohibition from 2006 to 2015. In his spare time, he enjoys international folk dancing.Please visit my podcast website at https://therehab.com and my professional website at https://drleeds.com. Thank you!

Today on Felony Friday Raeford Davis joins host John Odermatt to discuss the current state of policing in the US and the debilitating impact of the War on Drugs. Raeford served the City of North Charleston police department for six years, including four years as a patrol officer and two as a special victims unit detective. During the time that Raeford was an officer in North Charleston, the city was ranked the 8th most dangerous city in America. Prior to becoming a police officer, Raeford served in the United States Coast Guard. Raeford has a BS in Criminal Justice from Charleston Southern University. Since leaving law enforcement Raeford has become an outspoken advocate for police reform and for the ideas of liberty. He's a member of LEAP, Law Enforcement Action Partnership (formerly Law Enforcement Against Prohibition.) [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on Felony Friday Raeford Davis joins host John Odermatt to discuss the current state of policing in the US and the debilitating impact of the War on Drugs. Raeford served the City of North Charleston police department for six years, including four years as a patrol officer and two as a special victims unit detective. During the time that Raeford was an officer in North Charleston, the city was ranked the 8th most dangerous city in America. Prior to becoming a police officer, Raeford served in the United States Coast Guard. Raeford has a BS in Criminal Justice from Charleston Southern University. Since leaving law enforcement Raeford has become an outspoken advocate for police reform and for the ideas of liberty. He’s a member of LEAP, Law Enforcement Action Partnership (formerly Law Enforcement Against Prohibition.) [...]

Dr. Dina discusses the Future of California Marijuana Legalization with Diane Goldstein, ‎Executive Board Member for ‎Law Enforcement Against Prohibition.

Dr. Dina discusses the Future of California Marijuana Legalization with Diane Goldstein, ‎Executive Board Member for ‎Law Enforcement Against Prohibition.

For 14 years Neil infiltrated drug gangs in the UK as an undercover operative. He spent 23 years total in the UK police force. He is now the chair for LEAP UK, which stands for Law Enforcement Against Prohibition. We talk about his many experiences posing as a drug addict and taking down drug dealers, and why he's switched sides in this drug war. Neil is open about how difficult it was to come to terms with how little good he actually did for his communities by going after these drug kingpins. He is also open about how coming to this realization contributed to his PTSD.  Drug addiction is quite clearly a medical and social issue, not a criminal one. We discuss why police should be free to focus on other things, and that by keeping drugs illegal we are actually perpetuating violence, theft, and intimidation in our communities.  We also touch on marijuana and the potential for some other psychedelic type of substances to be used for people's benefit, as well as political corruption, fear, and speaking out publicly. There is an overwhelming amount of proof as to why this drug war is a losing battle, but it may take many more people like Neil speaking up before things change. Find him and others like him at LEAP UK:  INSTAGRAM:  TWITTER: www. FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/ChangeTruth More at  

Today we travel to a future where all drugs are legal. Just roll up to the store, and get yourself some cocaine!    We start with some history: for centuries a world without drug laws existed. Mark Kleiman, a professor at NYU who studies drug policy, explains that fear of drugs, and the desire to regulate them, really started in the last 1800’s. The rise of industry, advances in chemistry, and the invention of the hypodermic needle all fueled a rise in drug use and in drug fears.     Today, of course, some drugs are legal and others aren’t. Alcohol, tobacco, caffeine and pharmaceuticals are all legal. You probably already know what’s not.     But why are certain drugs legal in the United States and others not? The answer isn’t really science or public health research, but rather historical precedent and racism. Maia Szalavitz, the author of a book called Unbroken Brain: A Revolutionary New Way of Understanding Addiction, walks us through some of the racist campaigns against drugs that linked most of them with “violent” people of color. Take this New York Times story from 1914, headlined ““Negro Cocaine ‘Fiends’ Are a New Southern Menace: Murder and Insanity Increasing Among Lower Class Blacks Because They Have Taken to ‘Sniffing Since Deprived of Whiskey by Prohibition.’” White people said that drug use would make white women sleep with black, asian and latino men. That cocaine made black men impervious to bullets, and make them murder whites at the slightest provocation.     Today, the legacy of those racist ideas is still with us in the form of both drug laws and stereotypes about what a drug user looks like. Which impacts who goes to jail for drugs and who doesn’t.     Here are some statistics: in America, white people and black people are equally likely to use drugs. But black Americans are arrested at twice the rate of white americans for drug crimes. Not only that, but black Americans are more likely to be offered a plea deal that involves prison time than whites are for the same crimes, and are more likely to serve longer sentences than white Americans for the same offense.     Here’s another way to look at it: Black Americans represent 12% of monthly drug users, but comprise 32% of persons arrested for drug possession. And when we’re looking at drug arrests, it’s a huge number of people. Between 1993 and 2011 there were 30 million arrests for drug crimes in the United States, and 24 million of those were for possession of drugs, not selling them.     And while Mark and Maia disagree on a lot of things regarding drug policy, this was one thing they actually agreed on: they both think that possession of small amounts of drugs should be decriminalized.     And I talked to a third person for this episode who agrees. And he’s not someone you’d expect to do so. Officer Tim Johnson, a retired cop. Tim is part of a program called LEAP, Law Enforcement Against Prohibition. He joined as soon as he retired, because despite making a whole lot of drug arrests while he was a cop, he didn’t feel like they were actually making a difference. And there’s data to support that feeling. Studies have shown that while we’ve arrested a whole lot of people for drug possession, the rate of drug abuse hasn’t gone down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's podcast is brought to you by audible.com - get a FREE audiobook download and 30 day free trial at www.audibletrial.com/TheRobBurgessShow. Over 180,000 titles to choose from for your iPhone, Android, Kindle or mp3 player. Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess. On this, our 18th episode, our returning guest is Michael A. Wood Jr. But, before we get to that, I need to take a moment to tell you about our sponsor. For you, the listeners of The Rob Burgess Show podcast, Audible is offering a free audiobook download with a free 30-day trial to give you the opportunity to check out their service. A book I would personally recommend that pertains to this episode is “The Art of Empathy: A Training Course in Life's Most Essential Skill” written and read by Karla McLaren. Whatever book you pick, you can exchange it at any time. You can cancel at any time and the books are yours to keep. To download your free audiobook today go to audibletrial.com/TheRobBurgessShow. Again, that's audibletrial.com/TheRobBurgessShow for your free audiobook. Please consider supporting those who support the show, like Audible. You'll be helping me out, and it won't cost you a thing. Another totally free way you can help the show is to comment, follow, like, subscribe, share, rate and review everywhere the podcast is available. Whether it's iTunes, YouTube, SoundCloud, Stitcher, Google Play Music, Facebook, Twitter, TuneIn or RSS you can find links to everything on the official website, www.therobburgessshow.com. You can also find out more about me by visiting my website, www.thisburgess.com. Back to today's show. You first heard from Michael A. Wood Jr. on Episode 4 of the podcast. If you haven't heard that episode yet pause this episode and go back and listen to it. Michael is a Baltimore-based police reform activist who, after spending a career in the United States Marine Corps and Baltimore Police Department, has torn down the blue wall of silence. He has become a vocal advocate of a new era of civilian-led policing. While completing his doctorate studies, Michael works as much as possible with grassroots activism on the streets of Baltimore, where his most valuable lessons were learned, and makes media and speaking appearances to further the discussion on police reform and the needs of the people. You can find him on Facebook and Twitter. You can find his website at michaelawoodjr.net. He is also a speaker for Law Enforcement Against Prohibition. Their website can be found at leap.cc Here's the GoFundMe page for Radio Revolver, the podcast network you'll hear Michael A. Wood Jr. discuss on today's episode: https://www.gofundme.com/RadioRevolver A quick programming note: In 48 hours between when we recorded this on Wednesday and when it's dropping today, on Friday, the following news broke: Alton Sterling was killed by police on video in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Philando Castile was killed by police on video in Falcon Heights, Minnesota. Five police officers were killed and seven were injured by a shooter in Dallas, Texas. You won't hear Michael and I discuss any of these incidents in this episode, but rest assured, the next time he's on we'll get to all of them. Still, this conversation is very relevant. And now, on to the show.

Howard 'Cowboy' Wooldridge is a co-founder of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, former police detective and a drug policy specialist working on Capital Hill. Find out more about LEAP at www.leap.cc The Proposed Bill - H.R. 1940 "Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the provisions of the subchapter related to marihuana shall not apply to any person acting in compliance with State laws relating to the production, possession, distribution, dispensation, administration, or delivery of marihuana." Subscribe on iTunes: goo.gl/Ytp3nx Recorded 5/3/16 Frederick, MD veryape.tv

Neill Franklin is now the Executive Director of  LEAP- Law Enforcement Against Prohibition.  And he certainly has Law Enforcement bona fides.  Neill was ultimately a Commander in the Maryland State police working his way up from undercover work on the streets as a foot soldier in the war on drugs.  Neill learned for himself the toll that the war on drugs was taking and he takes us through his epiphany and ultimate conversion in thinking regarding incarceration and drug legality.  Thanks to Neill for his service.

Diane Goldstein, a retired Lieutenant Commander in Redondo Beach, CA, and current member of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition’s Executive Board, joins Sam and Rachelle for a discussion about California’s Proposition 47 which reduced certain drug possession crimes from felony status to misdemeanor. News: Censorship and Exclusion on Day One of UN Special Session on Drugs In […] The post This Time It’s a Misdemeanor [#41] appeared first on This Week in Drugs.

The Rob Burgess Show is now listed on iTunes! You can find it at tinyurl.com/therobburgessshow and once you're signed in to iTunes, hit "Subscribe." Click the tab on the iTunes page near the top that says "Ratings and Reviews." From there, please leave a star rating (hopefully five stars) and click "Write a Review" to leave a review. You can find more about me by visiting my website, www.thisburgess.com. The official website for The Rob Burgess Show is www.therobburgessshow.com. Follow on Twitter at www.twitter.com/robburgessshow. Like the page on Facebook at www.facebook.com/therobburgessshow. Follow on SoundCloud at @the-rob-burgess-show. The email for the show is: therobburgessshow@gmail.com. On this, our fourth episode, our guest is Michael A. Wood Jr. Michael is a Baltimore-based police reform activist who, after spending a career in the United States Marine Corps and Baltimore Police Department, has torn down the blue wall of silence. He has become a vocal advocate of a new era of civilian-led policing. While completing his doctorate studies, Michael works as much as possible with grassroots activism on the streets of Baltimore, where his most valuable lessons were learned, and makes media and speaking appearances to further the discussion on police reform and the needs of the people. You can find him on Facebook and Twitter at michaelawoodjr. You can find his website at michaelawoodjr.net. He is also a speaker for Law Enforcement Against Prohibition. Their website can be found at leap.cc. The first time I became aware of Michael was June 26, 2015. That day, he took to his Twitter account, and shared the following: “So here we go. I'm going to start tweeting the things I've seen and participated in, in policing that is corrupt, intentional or not: A detective slapping a completely innocent female in the face for bumping into him, coming out of a corner chicken store. Punting a handcuffed, face down suspect in the face, after a foot chase. My handcuffs, not my boot or suspect. Closed Circuit Television cameras turning as soon as a suspect is close to caught. [Defecating] inside suspects' homes during raids, on their beds and clothes. Swearing in court and [probable cause documents] that suspect dropped [a Controlled Dangerous Substance] during unbroken visual pursuit when neither was true. Jacking up and illegally searching thousands of people with no legal justification. Having other people write [probable cause] statements, who were never there because they could twist it into legality. Summonsing officers who weren't there so they could collect the overtime. Targeting 16- to 24-year-old black males essentially because we arrest them more, perpetuating the circle of arresting them more. If internal investigations were transparent, you would be able to see it all. The records are there. What's really hard to convey is that some things are so commonplace, they didn't register until I was on the other side. I'm one person relying on a flawed memory system. This is an indictment on the culture of the profession, not a witch-hunt. Sorry.” A quick programming note: The first two minutes or so of this episode were severely damaged by a technical glitch on my end, rendering them of too poor quality to be broadcast. Here is a transcript of what Michael said to kick off the episode: “I am a Marine Corps veteran. I served 11 years in the police department in Baltimore until I was forced to retire from a line of duty injury. And with the movement growing post Michael Brown, the Black Lives Matter movement, I kept hearing a lot of defense of things that were completely indefensible for police to do. And I decided I was going to … talk about these things whether we wanted to talk about them or not or whether it was going to going to get me in trouble or not or whether it was breaking the code … this has to be addressed, and that got a lot of sensationalism.” We'll pick it up right there. And now, on to the show...

This is special bonus content episode featuring a speech by Neill Franklin, Executive Director of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP) during the 1st annual Capitol Cannashow, held at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC on Saturday, February 20, 2016, Via the LEAP website: "Founded on March 16, 2002, LEAP is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization made up of current and former members of the law enforcement and criminal justice communities who are speaking out about the failures of our existing drug policies. Those policies have failed, and continue to fail, to effectively address the problems of drug abuse, especially the problems of juvenile drug use, the problems of addiction, and the problems of crime created by criminal control of illegal drug sales." For more information on the Law Enforcement Against Prohibition organization, go to their official website at http://www.leap.cc and for more details about the Capitol CannaShow, go to their official website at http://www.CapitolCannaShow.com! Feel free to check out some recent episodes of the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast over at our official blog, BlackRadioIsBack.com - most of the shows are clean/radio friendly.

In this week's episode, John Odermatt welcomes Regina Hufnagel from the non-profit group Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, better known as LEAP Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week’s episode, John Odermatt welcomes Regina Hufnagel from the non-profit group Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, better known as LEAP

"Everything I believed about drug prohibition was wrong. My violent actions enforcing those laws harmed others and injured my own moral fiber." That tweet sits pinned to the top of former South Carolina police officer turned Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP) Member, Raeford Davis. In this compelling podcast, Raeford takes us on his journey as a boy growing up in a conservative South Carolina christian home, to achieving his dream of being a police officer following drug laws as they are written, to recognizing his own moral authority and letting it guide him to a better life. Raeford is now dedicated to helping other officers who have been used as instruments in the drug war which not only hurt others, but themselves in the process.Glen also contributes his own experiences on being a treatment provider and the tie in of treatment to the criminal justice system. We also discuss Dr. Carl Hart's book High Price and the alternatives it offers. It's healing for all those that suffer as a result of the drug war on The Addictive Podcast.References:https://twitter.com/raeforddhttp://www.leap.cc/http://www.drcarlhart.com/https://goo.gl/63HY8Q

Welcome to Weedsday Wednesday! Everything you ever wanted to know about Cannabis, medical marijuana, cbd, thc, hash, weed, pot and anything else you want to call this beautiful plant!  Join us as we talk to Retired Lt. Jack Cole of L.E.A.P., Law Enforcement Against Prohibition!!! Call or blog and join us as we chat live! Cannabis Interviews, strain reviews, product reviews, news and information about anything and everything medical marijuana related in Tucson, Arizona and the world at large! Get up to date, live information about what's happening with all of the marijuana laws of our state, the dispensary process, clubs, education centers and everything happening in our exciting little trail dust town!

Welcome to Weedsday Wednesday! Everything you ever wanted to know about Cannabis, medical marijuana, cbd, thc, hash, weed, pot and anything else you want to call this beautiful plant!  Join us as we talk to Retired Lt. Jack Cole of L.E.A.P., Law Enforcement Against Prohibition!!! Call or blog and join us as we chat live! Cannabis Interviews, strain reviews, product reviews, news and information about anything and everything medical marijuana related in Tucson, Arizona and the world at large! Get up to date, live information about what's happening with all of the marijuana laws of our state, the dispensary process, clubs, education centers and everything happening in our exciting little trail dust town!

Listen LIVE 8-10 pm EST at www.planetgreentrees.com or call in 347-326-9626Hosted by attorney Michael Komorn from Komorn Law and Chad from Birmingham CompassionContributions from Rick Thompson from The Compassion Chronicles, Jamie Lowell from Third CoastTonight-The St. Clair County prosecutor’s office has dropped an appeal of dismissed criminal charges against soccer mom and registered medical marihuana patientJoining us-Charmie Gholson Michigan Moms UnitedGin Hency.Victim of the System Lapeer attorney Bernard Jocuns We will have our public Planet Green Trees broadcast at Omara's family restaurant tomorrow night at 7:30!Also Check in with the MILegalize campaign- Josie ScogginsDr. Bogner- medical doctor and advocate for pediatric cannabis use for the treatment of severe autism.Jim Powers- Michigan Parents for Compassion co- founder and board member of the ballot group known as MILegalize.Retired police officer and one of LEAP's (Law Enforcement Against Prohibition) newest members- Steve MillerAnd- regular guest and friend of the show attorney David Rudoi of Rudoi Law, Eric Gunnels, Thetford Twp Trustee and T-Pain who .Michael's rant, news, current events and more! 

Special public broadcast at Omara's restaurant 2555 12 Mile Rd Berkley, MI Tonight!Listen LIVE 8-10 pm EST at www.planetgreentrees.com or call in 347-326-9626 Hosted by attorney Michael Komorn from Komorn Law and Chad from Birmingham Compassion Contributions from Rick Thompson from The Compassion Chronicles, Jamie Lowell from Third Coast Tonight- Topics include Recent MSC decision/ MI Legalize / Corruption / AutismDedicated to bringing you the most up to date information regarding medical cannabis and cannabis reform in Michigan and the rest of the world.Possible Guests and topicsTom Levigne of Cannabis Counsel and Victim of the Drug War- Jamie Fricke Jim Powers- Michigan Parents for Compassion co- founder and board member of the ballot group known as MILegalize. Retired police officer and one of LEAP's (Law Enforcement Against Prohibition) newest members- Steve Miller And- regular guest and friend of the show attorney David Rudoi of Rudoi Law, Eric Gunnels, Thetford Twp Trustee and T-Pain who continues to provide much inappropriate probing. Michael's rant, news, current events and more!

Planet Green Trees Radio Tonight!Listen LIVE 8-10 pm EST at www.planetgreentrees.com or call in 347-326-9626 Hosted by attorney Michael Komorn from Komorn Law and Chad from Birmingham Compassion Contributions from Rick Thompson from The Compassion Chronicles, Jamie Lowell from Third Coast Tonight- Bearded Dragons Are Real The decision whether or not to add autism to the list of qualifying conditions will take place next week. Check in with the MILegalize campaign And - we will continue to revisit the COA decision concerning People v Carruthers and the legality of cannabis concentrates and infused products in Michigan and how this has been playing out in courts across the state. Joining us- Dr. Bogner- medical doctor and advocate for pediatric cannabis use for the treatment of severe autism. Jim Powers- Michigan Parents for Compassion co- founder and board member of the ballot group known as MILegalize. Retired police officer and one of LEAP's (Law Enforcement Against Prohibition) newest members- Steve Miller And- regular guest and friend of the show attorney David Rudoi of Rudoi Law, Eric Gunnels, Thetford Twp Trustee and T-Pain who . Michael's rant, news, current events and more!

Planet Green Trees Radio Tonight!Listen LIVE 8-10 pm EST at www.planetgreentrees.com or call in 347-326-9626 Hosted by attorney Michael Komorn from Komorn Law and Chad from Birmingham Compassion Contributions from Rick Thompson from The Compassion Chronicles, Jamie Lowell from Third Coast Tonight- The decision whether or not to add autism to the list of qualifying conditions will take place next week. Check in with the MILegalize campaign And - we will continue to revisit the COA decision concerning People v Carruthers and the legality of cannabis concentrates and infused products in Michigan and how this has been playing out in courts across the state. Joining us- Dr. Bogner- medical doctor and advocate for pediatric cannabis use for the treatment of severe autism. Jim Powers- Michigan Parents for Compassion co- founder and board member of the ballot group known as MILegalize. Retired police officer and one of LEAP's (Law Enforcement Against Prohibition) newest members- Steve Miller And- regular guest and friend of the show attorney David Rudoi of Rudoi Law, Eric Gunnels, Thetford Twp Trustee and T-Pain who . Michael's rant, news, current events and more!

PatiCakes Queen of Cannabis Kandice Hawes Orange County Norml Keiko Beattie Magic Mike our fabulous Producer talk with: Sam Sabzehzar Co-Founder & CEO of the Fabulous Medical Marijuana 411 As a producer and a director, Mr. Sabzehzar has engaged his audiences through the vantage point of the culture wars. The bulk of Mr. Sabzehzar's war correspondence is from the front lines of the failed war on drugs. His website, medicalmarijuana411.com, is a platform for his conflict journalism and gives the victims of the drug war a voice. He brings his experience covering hostilities, both foreign and domestic, to every project he collaborates on. Previous films include A Line in the Sand, ReThink Afghanistan, Koch Brothers Exposed. Mr. Sabzehzar recently spent a month with the Movement for Peace with Justice and Dignity’s Caravan For Peace filming a project in collaboration with Law Enforcement Against Prohibition which highlights the innocent victims of Mexico’s War on Drugs. Mr. Sabzehzar has worked with national and international non-profit organizations that seek to revamp drug policies. He also worked closely with California’s Regulate Marijuana Like Wine ballot initiative. Mr. Sabzehzar most recently joined the Gary Johnson For President campaign after spending the first half of 2012 as a Campaign Manager for a Congressional race, giving Sam insight into the inner workings of a bid for national political office. Whether he’s building youth hostels in Europe, working on films, or running a campaign, Sam is always finding new ways of motivating those around him to help him achieve any goal, be it a campaign, a film, or world peace. Give us a call @ 714.287.0329 E-mail us: pgordon5@verizon.net or paticakes@hempradio.com Let us know what you think. We love hearing from you! Be Safe Be Smart Have a Fabulous time!

Planet Green Trees Radio Tonight! Listen LIVE 8-10 pm EST at www.planetgreentrees.com or call in 347-326-9626 Hosted by attorney Michael Komorn from Komorn Law and Chad from Birmingham Compassion Contributions from Rick Thompson from The Compassion Chronicles, Jamie Lowell from Third Coast Tonight- The First Church of Cannabis in Indiana is suing to prove that it is a "real religion" Check in with the MILegalize campaign Revisiting the Carruthers case and the current implications of its reach into courts Joining us- Bill Levin- Founder of the First Church of Cannabis And usual suspects- Jim Powers- Michigan Parents for Compassion co- founder and board member of the ballot group known as MILegalize. Retired police officer and one of LEAP's (Law Enforcement Against Prohibition) newest members- Steve Miller And- regular guest and friend of the show attorney David Rudoi of Rudoi Law, Eric Gunnels, Thetford Twp Trustee and Ding Dang T-Pain Michael's rant, news, current events and more!  

Listen LIVE 8-10 pm EST at www.planetgreentrees.com or call in 347-326-9626Hosted by attorney Michael Komorn from Komorn Law and Chad from Birmingham CompassionContributions from Rick Thompson from The Compassion Chronicles, Jamie Lowell from Third CoastTonight-Public Act 169 passed in 2014- has recently gone into effect- and could result in the raising of the average residential electric bill by a little over 8%- this could be of particular concern for medical marijuana patients and caregivers who grow cannabis in indoor gardens.Check in with the MILegalize campaign-A "Sensible Marijuana Ordinance" Initiative will be on the ballot for Toledo voters in Lucas County, Ohio, on September 15, 2015.Joining us-Steve Greene Cannabis activist and the host of the 'Full Melt' radio showKevin Spitler The Toledo Hemp CenterAnd usual suspects-Jim Powers Michigan Parents for Compassion co- founder and board member of the ballot group known as MILegalize.Retired police officer and one of LEAP's (Law Enforcement Against Prohibition) newest members- Steve MillerAnd- regular guest and friend of the show attorney David Rudoi of Rudoi Law, Eric Gunnels Thetford Twp Trustee and T-Pain who .Michael's rant, news, current events and more!

Second) Special public broadcast at Omara's restaurant 2555 12 Mile Rd Berkley, MI Tonight!Listen LIVE 8-10 pm EST at www.planetgreentrees.com or call in 347-326-9626 Petitions will be on site for signing and we will be emphasizing and discussing the importance of Compassion Clubs. Hosted by attorney Michael Komorn from Komorn Law and Chad from Birmingham Compassion Contributions from Rick Thompson from The Compassion Chronicles, Jamie Lowell from Third Coast Tonight- MILegalize kicks off the campaign to legalize in 2016 on the steps of the Capitol building at 1:00 today- Planet Green Trees Radio will cover this event, discuss the campaign and have petitions for signatures at tonight's broadcast at Omara's restaurant in Berkley! We will also be joined by the Mocc CompassionClub along with Chad from Birmingham Compassion to discuss the importance and value of having a network of people- mainly medical marijuana patients and caregivers- to help with information, support, patient/caregiver connections etc. Jim Powers- Michigan Parents for Compassion co- founder and board member of the ballot group known as MILegalize. Retired police officer and one of LEAP's (Law Enforcement Against Prohibition) newest members- Steve Miller And- regular guest and friend of the show attorney David Rudoi of Rudoi Law, Eric Gunnels, Thetford Twp Trustee and T-Pain who continues to provide much inappropriate probing. Michael's rant, news, current events and more!   

Tonight 8:00-10 EST Listen LIVE! at www.planetgreentrees.com or call in 347-326-9626 Hosted by attorney Michael Komorn from Komorn Law and Chad from Birmingham Compassion Contributions from Rick Thompson from The Compassion Chronicles, Jamie Lowell from Third Coast Tonight- The latest version of HB4209, introduced by Rep. Callton, to establish a state wide recognized distribution system for medical marijuana- seems to have taken a severe departure from previous versions to include a tiered model with specific distributors, a restrictive application process and an additional mandated commercial delivery system for the product. Joining us tonight- Robin Schneider- Legislative liaison for the National Patients Rights Association Jim Powers- Michigan Parents for Compassion co- founder and board member of the ballot group known as MILegalize. Retired police officer and one of LEAP's (Law Enforcement Against Prohibition) newest members- Steve Miller And- regular guest and friend of the show attorney David Rudoi of Rudoi Law, Eric Gunnels, Thetford Twp Trustee and T-Pain who continues to provide much inappropriate probing. Michael's rant, news, current events and more! 

 Tonight 8:00-10 EST Listen LIVE! at www.planetgreentrees.com or call in 347-326-9626Hosted by attorney Michael Komorn from Komorn Law and Chad from Birmingham CompassionContributions from Rick Thompson from The Compassion Chronicles, Jamie Lowell from the Third Coast medical marijuana dispensary.Tonight-We are going to review todays Michigan Supreme Court Opinion in P v MazurAnd also discussMILegalize,- the ballot petition filing today and what Michigan should expect legalization to look like when this ballot initiative passes.Industrial Hemp is legal federally and kind of legal in Michigan, we will be discussing this with Joe Brown, a licensed Hemp farmer. Pediatric Cannabis Therapy Founder- Jim Powers joining us - possibly in studio- tonight.Retired police officer and one of LEAP's (Law Enforcement Against Prohibition) newest members- Steve Miller.And- regular guest and friend of the show attorney David Rudoi of Rudoi Law- who argued in the Court of Appeals yesterday on behalf of clients connected to the Carruther's dispensary case.Eric Gunnels Thetford Twp Trustee and T-Pain who continues to continue.Michael's rant, news, current events and more!

Tonight 8:00-10 EST Listen LIVE! at www.planetgreentrees.com or call in 347-326-9626 Hosted by attorney Michael Komorn from Komorn Law and Chad from Birmingham Compassion Contributions from Rick Thompson from The Compassion Chronicles, Jamie Lowell from the Third Coast medical marijuana dispensary.Joining us tonight-.Soccer moms Gin Hency and Annette Shattuck, clients of PGT's host attorney Michael Komorn.Charmie Gholson founder of Michigan Moms United.Retired police officer and one of LEAP's (Law Enforcement Against Prohibition) newest members- Steve Miller.Micha

PatiCakes Queen of Cannabis Kandice Hawes Orange County Norml Keiko Beattie US Weed Channel Magic Mike our fabulous Producer talk with: Diane Goldstein LEAP Executive Board Member of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition Diane Goldstein served with the Redondo Beach Police Department for more than 20 years and retired as a Lieutenant. As a strong supporter of the war on drugs, she began to reconsider it, both because of what she saw professionally and personally. LEAP envisions a world in which drug policies work for the benefit of society and keep our communities safer. A system of legalization and regulation will end the violence, better protect human rights, safeguard our children, reduce crime and disease, treat drug abusers as patients, reduce addiction, use tax dollars more efficiently, and restore the public’s respect and trust in law enforcement. The mission of LEAP is to reduce the multitude of harmful consequences resulting from fighting the war on drugs and to lessen the incidence of death, disease, crime, and addiction by ending drug prohibition. Give us a call @ 714.287.0329 E-mail us: pgordon5@verizon.net or paticakes@hempradio.com Let us know what you think. We love hearing from you! Be Safe Be Smart Have a Fabulous time!

Diane Goldstein served 21 years with the Redondo Beach (CA) Police Department, retiring as the first female lieutenant in the agency. During her career she served in patrol and investigative assignments that included gangs and narcotics. She is a subject matter expert and recognized leader in the area of crisis negotiations and developed national training guidelines for use during critical incidents, including the development of POST guidelines for Basic Crisis Negotiator Course Recommended Topics, and Crisis Negotiations Core Competencies. In addition she served as an Academy Instructor at the South Bay Reserve Academy, is a nationally recognized guest lecturer, writer and political commentator on drug policy. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Legal Studies from Brandman University and is a board member for Law Enforcement Against Prohibition.

Doug Owen interviews Raeford Davis from L.E.A.P. Raeford is a former South Carolina police officer who is now speaking out against the so-called “war on drugs.” Law Enforcement Against Prohibition is an international organization of criminal justice professionals who bear personal witness to the wasteful futility and harms of our current drug policies. This issue is so widespread and touches the lives of so many. Find out more at http://www.leap.cc/

On the February 5th, 2015 episode of Liberal Dan Radio I will be discussing the topic of Marijuana legalization with Raeford Davis from Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP). As a six year veteran of the City of North Charlston Police Department Mr. Davis saw the problems with how we enforce drug policy and will come on the program to discuss the group and his personal feelings on why we need a change in our drug policies.  That issue, headlines, tweet of the week, and more will be discussed at 8pm Central on Liberal Dan Radio: Talk From The Left, That's Right!  If you are listening after the live broadcast you can always leave your comments on the show thread at LiberalDan.com.  And if you wish to support the show or buy advertising, please check out the Liberal Dan Go Fund Me page. 

The War on Drugs has devalued discretion for police officers. Neill Franklin of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition comments. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Of the many constitutional issues we've followed over the past several years, two stand out as the most dynamic: gay marriage and marijuana legalization. We can hardly keep up with the many changes to the laws and attitudes surrounding them. But we keep trying. And here's our latest effort, courtesy of Howard "Cowboy" Wooldridge of LEAP, Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, and COP, Citizens Opposed to Prohibition.

July 3, 2014 Thursday 8-10:00 p.m. call 347-326-9626 or Listen at   www.planetgreentrees.comHosted by attorney Michael Komorn from Komorn Law and Chad from Birmingham Compassion- Contributions from Rick Thompson from The Compassion Chronicles and Jamie Lowell from The 3rd Coast Compassion Center-  Tonight- The Emmy Award winning and internationally acclaimed television show 'Ask Dr. Nandi', recorded in the Metro Detroit area, in Oakland County, will be taping an episode devoted to medical marijuana later this month on July 18, featuring Planet Green Tree's own Michael Komorn and Rick Thompson. Courtesy of the National Patients Rights Association, Director of  Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, has been in the Michigan visiting with individuals, groups and organizations in Detroit to discuss the purpose of his organization, and to examine the enforcement of marijuana laws in The city. Calling in tonight will be Neill Franklin, thirty four year police veteran, who oversaw nine drug task-forces and is now executive director of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, a group of law enforcement officials opposed to the war on drugs. Also- Kyle Green, the local producer for the internationally acclaimed 'Ask Doctor Nandi' television program, will join us to discuss the Emmy Award winning show which is nominated for six Emmy Awards this year, and the upcoming episode which will be devoted to medical marijuana. Michael's rant, news, current events and more!

Join us as we talk with L.E.A.P. (Law Enforcement Against Prohibition)! Let's talk about cannabis DUI's! Welcome to Weedsday Wednesday! Everything you ever wanted to know about medical cannabis! Call or blog and join us as we chat live!!!! Cannabis Interviews, strain reviews, product reviews, news and information about anything and everything medical marijuana related in Tucson, Arizona and the world at large! Get up to date, live information about what's happening with all of the marijuana laws of our state, the dispensary process, clubs, education centers and everything happening in our exciting little trail dust town!  

March 13, 2014 Tonight 8-10:00 p.m. or call 347-326-9626  www.planetgreentrees.comHosted by attorney Michael Komorn from Komorn Law and Chad from Birmingham Compassion- Contributions from Rick Thompson from The Compassion Chronicles and Jamie Lowell from The 3rd Coast Compassion Center-Tonight- The Michigan Senate Government Operations Committee heard testimony Tuesday on patient friendly House Bills 4271 and 5104. The National Patients Rights Association members offered testimony and arranged for several other powerful messages to be conveyed to the committee including a mother and her pediatric patient daughter, representatives of local government accepting of cannabis businesses, as well as a speaker from Law Enforcement Against Prohibition.PGT begins a "mini-series" tonight that will be designed around asking national and local advocates, medical professionals, patients and others- Can cannabis cure cancer? Even though patients and caregivers have been legally compromised by getting recommendations for marijuana handed out at hotels and conferences, some of these upcoming events advertise the inclusion of these card mills as part of the event. Is it a good idea to obtain a recommendation in this manner? Joining us tonight- LEAP speaker Tony Ryan, who was flown in by the NPRA to offer testimony in support of the patient friendly bills. Justin Kander is a 23-year old cannabis extract activist and webmaster of PhoenixTears.ca. For over six years he has advocated for and researched the use of cannabis extracts to treat cancer and other diseases.  He says- Cannabis cure cancer. 

On December, 18, 2013, Christina Tobin interviewed Diane Goldstein, board member and spokesperson for Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP). Goldstein is a retired lieutenant from Redondo Beach who believes we need to reform our criminal justice system and move our drug policy under a public health model. She talks about how critical resources for fighting crime are being diverted to the drug wars and how people struggling with substance abuse and/or mental health issues are not getting the help they really need. Goldstein notes that some may think that the idea of law enforcement against prohibition is something of an oxymoron, but over 5,000 current, retired, and former criminal justice professionals, from police officers and supreme court justices, are members of LEAP. Goldstein talks about how criminal justice system lobbyists tend to focus on self-serving agendas, growing the system, rather than serving the people. She also talks about how her own brother’s struggles with substance abuse helped her see that the way the drug problem is being addressed in American is not working. “If we ground our government in compassion we would be better off as a society in general.” For more information go to www.LEAP.cc

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Happy New Year to you all! Lots to talk about already this year. This week we speak with Jack Cole, co-founder of LEAP, Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, about the new marijuana laws in Colorado and Washington State, as well as his experience as a NJ State trooper during this War on Drugs. Interesting stories and lots of food for thought. … Read more about this episode...

Peter Christ is the co-founder of the Law Enforcement Against Prohibition. He's also a retired Police Captain. He joins the show to discuss what the Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP) is. Christ thinks the prohibition of drugs is like the prohibition of alcohol. When Christ was an officer, he faced some things that made him think the war on drugs was a failure. Christ believes it is important for law enforcement officials to understand the harms of prohibition. Find out more about the Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP) at www.leap.cc.

Guests Pasha Roberts, director of the Silver Circle Movie; Davi Barker of Bitcoin Not Bombs; and John Baeza, retired NYPD officer & member of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition.

Guests Dr. David Kennedy, DDS, anti-fluoride activist & director of Fluoridegate The Movie, and Jamie Haase, former immigration & customs special agent and member of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition.

Guests Peter Christ of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition; Rick & David of Project YANO; and Canadian politician John Shavluk.

Guests Leonard Frieling, of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, and Cheri Sicard, author of The Cannabis Gourmet Cookbook.

A gripping panel discussion recorded in Odessa Texas in February 2012. Freedomain Radio is the largest and most popular philosophy show on the web - http://www.freedomainradio.com

Police officers and prison guards hold tremendous political sway.  Their unions support or opposition can make or break a campaign for office.  And their advocacy for better pay, more power, and more jobs has been a major factor in the expansion of the prison industrial complex.  For decades, they've helped build America's build America's criminal justice system. Now that system is changing.  Can law enforcement unions change as well? The program was produced with support from The Puffin Foundation. Featuring: Patrick Lynch, NYC Patrolmen's Benevolent Association President; Chuck Alexander, California Correctional Peace Officers Association Vice president; Pat Quinn, Governor of Illinois; Jerry Brown, Governor of California; Dan Macallair, Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice executive director; Darius Charney, Center for Constitutional Rights staff attorney; Rick Hilliard, Southern Illinois Central Labor Council business manager; Alex Friedmann, Prison Legal News Associate Editor; Leroy Gadsen, New York NAACP Legal Redress Committee Esq. Chair; Eric Adams, New York State Senator; Elizabeth Crowley, NYC City Council member and former Congressional candidate; Howard Wooldridge, Citizens Opposing Prohibition lobbyist; Carlton Berkeley, Retired NYPD Detective; Jonathan Simon, University of California at Berkeley Law Professor; Harriet Salarno, Crime Victims United president and founder; Kirk Dutton, AFSCME Local 31 Vice President. For More Information: Prison Legal News https://www.prisonlegalnews.org/default.aspx Private Corrections Working Group http://privateci.org/ 100 Blacks in Law Enforcement Who Care http://blacksnlaw.tripod.com/ Ramarley's Call: The official Website to remember Ramarley Graham http://ramarleyscall.org/ Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice http://www.cjcj.org/ CCPOA California Correctional Peace Officers Association www.ccpoa.org/ CCA- Corrections Corporation of America http://www.cca.com/ The GEO Group http://thegeogroupinc.com/ NYC Patrolmen's Benevolent Association http://www.nycpba.org Crime Victims United http://www.crimevictimsunited.com/ Center for Constitutional Rights http://ccrjustice.org/ Citizens Opposing Prohibition http://www.citizensopposingprohibition.org/ Jonathan Simon http://blogs.berkeley.edu/author/jsimon/ Law Enforcement Against Prohibition http://www.leap.cc/ Southern Illinois Central Labor Council http://il.aflcio.org/siclc/ NAACP New York State Conference http://www.nysnaacp.org/ Ney York Police Department http://www.nyc.gov/html/nypd/html/home/home.shtml Jerry Brown http://www.jerrybrown.org/ Human Rights Defense Center http://humanrightsdefensecenter.org/ Articles, Reports, Photos, Videos: Gaming the System: How the Political Strategies of Private Prison Companies Promote Ineffective Incarceration Policies. http://www.justicepolicy.org/uploads/justicepolicy/documents/gaming_the_system.pdf Banking on Bondage: Private Prisons and Mass Incarceration http://www.aclu.org/prisoners-rights/banking-bondage-private-prisons-and-mass-incarceration Unholy Alliance-How the private prison industry is corrupting our democracy and promoting mass incarceration http://publicampaign.org/reports/unholyalliance Unionizing Prison Guards in an Age of Mass Incarceration by Brian Tierney http://www.counterpunch.org/2012/06/04/unionizing-prison-guards-in-an-age-of-mass-incarceration/ Correcting the Guards-Why the shaky relationship between organized labor and correctional officers is doubly harmful to the American left.    By Adam Doster http://prospect.org/article/correcting-guards Ex-Con Shareholder Goes After World's Biggest Prison Corporation http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/05/ex-con-alex-friedmann-cca-private-prison-rape Officials rally to fight prison closures in Illinois http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ci-ZUTlPZ6g Marchers Demand Justice for Ramarley Graham http://www.thenation.com/article/169104/marchers-demand-justice-ramarley-graham# Armed Security Guard The post Making Contact – Undue Influence: the Power of Police and Prison Guards' Unions appeared first on KPFA.

Retired Los Angeles Police Department Deputy Chief Stephen Downing, an active voice with LEAP, joins Martha Montelongo and City Journal’s Ben Boychuk, to make the case for legalization of drugs—starting with marijuana, but not ending there. Also, Martha and Ben talk about the latest effort by the state legislature to give Governor Jerry Brown’s tax increase ballot […]

This week's podcast explores the failed war on drugs with Jasmine Tyler, who is the deputy director of national affairs at the drug policy alliance. We also speak with Major Neill Franklin, a 33-year veteran law enforcement official who has done undercover narcotics work and trained and led criminal drug enforcement task forces throughout the state of Maryland. He's now the Executive Director of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition. And we hear from Rick Jones, Executive Director of the Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem. Rick is also NACDL's parliamentarian and a co-chair of NACDL problem-solving courts task force. Learn more about NACDL. Music West Bank (Lezet) / CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 and Walkabout (Digital Primitives) / CC BY-NC-ND 3.0.

Martha Montelongo, John Seiler and Ben Boychuk talk to Diane Goldstein, a drug policy reform activist, retired police officer, and spokesperson for Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, about the latest developments in marijuana regulation in California. Diane says that although a ballot initiative to “regulate marijuana like wine” is unlikely to appear before 2014, there are some […]

Interview with Neill Franklin, the executive director of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition. Covers roots, failed implementation of drug war; benefits of legalization.

~ Speaking Truth to Power and Ourselves ~ ALFO,Co-Hosting Saturday, January 22, 2011 10 pm EST OUR COMMON GROUND once again welcomes . . . Kevin Gray is a CounterPunch.org political magazine contributor and civil rights organizer who resides in Columbia, South Carolina. He is a contributing editor to Black News, a former President of the SC ACLU, and was Jesse Jackson's SC campaign manager in 1988. There’s no keener mind, no sharper eye focused on the condition of black politics. He is a frequent co-host and guest with Dave Marsh’s heard on Sirius radio each Sunday. Gray is Founder of the Harriet Tubman Freedom House Project and the former managing editor of Black News in Columbia. Neill Franklin, the National Executive Director of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition and a former law enforcement officer. We will talk with him about a growing hostility by police on marijuana reform and about the discrepancies and how far some law enforcement with lie to argue them.

Nicole Sandler guest hosts The Randi Rhodes Show. Guests include Jack Cole-executive director of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, and Frank Schaeffer-author of Crazy for God and Patience with God on the Hutaree militia and religious right.

Jack Cole, executive director of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition speaks with Nicole Sandler about Mexico decriminilizing drugs for personal use, and the results of Portugal legalizing drugs 8 years ago

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

L.E.A.P. : Law Enforcement Against Prohibition. COPS SAY LEGALIZE DRUGS! The stated goals of current U.S.drug policy -- reducing crime, drug addiction, and juvenile drug use -- have not been achieved, even after nearly four decades of a policy of "war on drugs". This policy, fueled by over a trillion of our tax dollars has had little or no effect on the levels of drug addiction among our fellow citizens, but has instead resulted in a tremendous increase in crime and in the numbers of Americans in our prisons and jails. With 4.6% of the world's population, America today has 22.5% of the worlds prisoners. But, after all that time, after all the destroyed lives and after all the wasted resources, prohibited drugs today are cheaper, stronger, and easier to get than they were thirty-five years ago at the beginning of the so-called "war on drugs".

Guests Dr. Frank Fisher, Terry Nelson of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, and Al Byrne of Patients Out of Time, plus Poppygate, Black Perspective, and Drug War Facts

Guests Dr. Frank Fisher, Terry Nelson of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, and Al Byrne of Patients Out of Time, plus Poppygate, Black Perspective, and Drug War Facts

Today on Grassroots Marketing we are joined by Jason Thomas, the owner of a MJ commercial real estate consulting company in Denver (Avalon Reality) and industry activist. Specializing in MJ real estate, M&A, valuations and expert witness testimony. MJ industry in Colorado since 2009. Commercial real estate since 1997. Member of LEAP since 2011. His company's services, including benefits of working with us, how they assist clients and Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP).