Century of Lies 2009

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    • 12/27/09
      • Lawrence Garrison
      • Best of 2009: Lawrence Garrison served 19 years behind bars, Neil Franklin, NJ cop & LEAP speaker, UTEP Prof's. Tony Payan & Kathleen Stoudt, Sanho Tree of Institute for Policy Studies, Marc Emery Canada's Prince of Pot, Paul Wright editor Prison Legal News & Dr. Joel Hochman
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    • 12/20/09
      • Steve DeAngelo
      • Steve DeAngelo, Dir of Harborside Health Center + DTN listener Christmas calls
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    • 12/13/09
      • Paul Wright
      • Paul Wright, editor of Prison Legal NEWS + DTN mothership NEWS: "DA's Crack Pipe Policy Stirs Storm"
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    • 12/06/09
      • Bruce Mirken
      • Bruce Mirken, outgoing director of communications for the Marijuana Policy Project re his 8 years serving drug reform + Jack Cole, Dir of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition
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    • 11/29/09
      • Marc Emery
      • Marc Emery, free on bond discusses his forthcoming extradition to the US for selling cannabis seeds.
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    • 11/22/09
      • Ambassador Edward P. Djerejian
      • "Cannabis, Cartels & Crime: Would Legalization Help?" Ambassador Edward Djerejian, Professor William Martin, DEA Agent Gary Hale & Ethan Nadelmann, Dir of the Drug Policy Alliance at the James A. Baker III Institute for Policy Studies
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    • 11/15/09
      • Gary Johnson
      • Gary Johnson former governor of N.M. (and LEAP speaker) + Novia Lagard, Lynn Paltrow, Ethan Nadelmann and Gabriel Sayegh close out the Drug Policy Alliance conference in Albuquerque.
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    • 11/08/09
      • Cliff Thornton
      • Cliff Thornton, director of Efficacy-online.org on alternatives to the drug war + song "Drug War on Free Will"
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    • 11/01/09
      • Bradley Jardis
      • Bradley Jardis, a working policeman is under fire for his involvement with Law Enforcement Against Prohibition + Cliff Thornton of Efficacy & extract from PBS program: "Botany of Desire"
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    • 10/25/09
      • Tony Newman
      • Tony Newman of Drug Policy Alliance praises DTN efforts + invites YOU to attend the DPA conference in New Mexico next month
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    • 10/18/09
      • Sanho Tree
      • Sanho Tree of Institute for Policy Studies in Wash DC takes DTN listener calls + Phil Smith with Corrupt Cop Story & a "Discouraging Word"
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    • 10/11/09
      • Robert Field
      • Robert Field, hotelier and Co-Chairman of Common Sense for Drug Policy + DTN listeners recognize 8 years of Drug Truth Network
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    • 10/04/09
      • Kirk Tousaw
      • Kirk Tousaw, atty fighting Marc Emery's extradition to the US + Paul Armentano and Steve Dillon of NORML & Abolitionist's Moment
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    • 09/27/09
      • Mike Gray
      • Reports from the NORML conference in San Francisco with Mike Gray, Mike Bifari, Tom Ammiano, Bruce Mirken, Dr. Robert Melamede, Jeff Jones, Harry Levine, Steve Kubby and Cannabis Cup winner
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    • 09/20/09
      • William Martin
      • Professor William Martin, James A. Baker III Institute for Policy Studies with new column in Texas Monthly "Texas High" + Alison Myrden of Canada with Law Enforcement Against Prohibition & Winston Francis with Official Govt Truth
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    • 09/13/09
      • Kathleen Staudt
      • Professors Kathleen Stoudt & Tony Payan from UT El Paso regarding forthcoming conference on the war on drugs + Border Czar Allen Bersen & Lew Rockwell "Never Talk to the Police"
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    • 09/06/09
      • Russ Jones
      • Russ Jones with 30+ years law enforcement experience and member of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition + Abolitionists Moment
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    • 08/30/09
      • Paul Wright
      • Paul Wright, editor of Prison Legal News + Abolitionists Moment
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    • 08/23/09
      • Neill Franklin
      • Police officer Neill Franklin whose OpEd was in last weeks Wash Post discusses drug war with DTN listeners + Abolitionist's Moment
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    • 08/16/09
      • Omar Figueroa
      • Omar Figuero of California Cannabis Initiative, Ethan Nadelmann of Drug Policy Alliance, Neal Peirce of Washington Post, Phil Smith of Drug War Chronicle, Chris Hermes of Americans for Safe Access & Jacob Sullum of Reason Magazine
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    • 08/09/09
      • Froma Harrop
      • Froma Harrop, columnist with Creator's Syndicate takes listener calls live
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    • 08/02/09
      • Arthur Benavie
      • Professor Arthur Benavie, author of "Drugs - America's Holy War" takes listener questions, live
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    • 07/26/09
      • Paul Armentano
      • Paul Armentano of NORML takes listener calls in the first 1 hour Drug Truth Network call in show in more than 6 years. Paul is co-author of a new book: "Marijuana is Safer, So Why are We Driving People to Drink?"
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    • 07/19/09
      • Lawrence Garrison
      • Lawrence Garrison, who spent more than 10 years behind bars on a bogus cocaine conspiracy charge + Ali Muhammad who lost his social worker status on a bogus marijuana charge +DTN UPDATES
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    • 07/12/09
      • Ryan Grim
      • From Huffington Post, Ryan Grim, author This is Your Country on Drugs - The Secret History of Getting High in America + CBS News report on Oaksterdam
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    • 07/05/09
      • Jerry Epstein
      • Jerry Epstein, president of the Drug Policy Forum of Texas + Bill Piper of the Drug Policy Alliance on Michael Jackson's unnecessary overdose death
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    • 06/28/09
      • Peter Moskos
      • Prof. Peter Moskos, LEAP speaker, former Baltimore cop and author of "Cop in the Hood" + Doug McVay interview of Amsterdam cannabis pioneer Bernard Bruining & Phil Jackson
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    • 06/21/09
      • Allan Clear
      • Allan Clear, Exec. Dir. of the Harm Reduction Coalition on what we have wrought & Chris Hermes of Americans for Safe Access on "land mark decision" on medical marijuana + "World's Most Intersting Man" III
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    • 06/14/09
      • Joel Hochman
      • Dr. Joel Hochman, Exec. Dir. of National Foundation for the Treatment of Pain + Charles Lynch gets 1 year & 1 day for dispensing cannabis + Phil Smith on California's fall into the abyss
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    • 06/07/09
      • Eugene Oscapella
      • Eugene Oscapella, director of Canadian Foundation for Drug Policy + Jet Baker song "Free Eddy Lepp", Winston Francis with "Don't Bother", Claudia Rubin from UK's RELEASE drug program, Jesse Stout of Rhode Island MMJ effort & Doctor Joel Hochman's warning to children about drug use, director National Foundation for the Treatment of Pain
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    • 05/31/09
      • Sanho Tree
      • Sanho Tree of Institute for Policy Studies & "Poppygate" report on UN Drug Czar's call to let Afghans glut the opium market + Mark Mauer of the Sentencing Project re drug use rate of criminals & first edition of the "Stupid NEWS"
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    • 05/24/09
      • Jeffrey Miron
      • Harvard Professor Jeffrey Miron, author of "Drug War Crimes - The Consequences of Prohibition" + DASH Award
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    • 05/17/09
      • Francisco Santos Calderon
      • Francisco Santos Calderon, Vice President of Colombia at the 39th Conference of the Americas, courtesy of Americas Society
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    • 05/10/09
      • Eric Sterling
      • Eric Sterling, president of Criminal Justice Policy Foundation discusses mandatory minimums + Professor Jeffrey Miron & former drug czar John Walters on CNN + Abolitionists Moment
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    • 05/03/09
      • Sandee Burbank
      • Sandee Burbank director of Mothers Against Misuse and Abuse + Dr. Robert Melameade on swine flu, Ethan Nadelmann on Colbert Report + Borat: "please buy our heroin"
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    • 04/26/09
      • Tony Newman
      • Tony Newman of the Drug Policy Alliance on the overwhelming swing in stance for the media + Howard Wooldridge in the Washington Post & "most interesting man in the world"
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    • 04/19/09
      • Mike Gray
      • Mike Gray, chairman of Common Sense for Drug Policy regarding his recent OpEd in the Washinton Post, Radley Balko of Reason Magazine, Bill Moyers speaks to writer David Simon of the Wire + The Abolitionists Moment
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    • 04/12/09
      • Terry Nelson
      • CNN Power Lunch with Rob Kampia of Marijuana Policy Project, Soros production on UN Drug Policy + Terry Nelson of LEAP on Al Jazeera & with Anderson Cooper
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    • 04/05/09
      • Roger Goodman
      • Roger Goodman, a Washington State Rep. and director of the King County Bar Associations' drug policy group, discusses regulation and rules necessary to end drug prohibition + US Senator Jim Webb outlines the need to reform America's prison industrial complex.
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    • 03/29/09
      • David Duncan
      • Dr. David Duncan, professor emeritus at Brown University details the contaminants contained in recreational drugs + Phil Smith of Stop the Drug War with the Corrupt Cop Story
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    • 03/22/09
      • Martin Jelsma
      • Martin Jelsma director of Transnational Institute, interviewed at the UN Drug Conference in Vienna by Michael Krawitz + Terry Nelson Reports for Law Enforcement Against Prohibition
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    • 03/15/09
      • Russ Jones
      • Russ Jones, a member of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition with more than 30 years experience as a cop and DEA agent + Terry Nelson of LEAP reports on the UN conference in Vienna
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    • 03/10/09
      • Bruce Mirken
      • Time For YOU To Get Involved: Bruce Mirken of Marijuana Policy Project, Matt Simon of New Hampshire medical marijuana effort, Stephen Betzer of Texas’ effort, editorial from Coleen McCool, UK’s Guardian on Colombian coca & report on Australia’s chopper raids on marijuana
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    • 03/03/09
      • Michael McSpadden
      • Judge Michael McSpadden, one of sixteen Houston/Harris County judges who see the drug war as draconian.
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    • 02/24/09
      • Richard Lee
      • Oaksterdam I - Richard Lee, founder of Oaksterdam University, Dale Geringer of California NORML, Roger LaChance of Medical Cannabis Safety Commission, Chris Conrad, publisher and Court Qualified Marijuana Expert, Atty. James Anthony, Atty. Robert Raich & Terry Nelson with LEAP report.
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    • 02/17/09
      • Mike Gray
      • Mike Gray, author of Drug Crazy & Chairman of Common Sense for Drug Policy + RN Ken Wolski reports on progress of marijuana law in New Jersey
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    • 02/10/09
      • John Delaney
      • John Delaney, a working Texas judge decries the drug war + Ethan Nadelmann of Drug Policy Alliance says "Just Say No To Kelloggs'" & retired USAF Lt. Col Russ Shaw calls for common sense in the drug war
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    • 02/03/09
      • Cliff Schaffer
      • Cliff Schaffer of DrugLibrary.org re financial impact on waging the drug war & Radley Balko on Michael Phelps, Doug McVay with Drug War Facts, Phil Smith on cartel support of banks & Winston Francis with the Official Government Truth
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    • 01/27/09
      • Kathleen Staudt
      • Kathleen Staudt, professor at UT El Paso regarding the cartels battles in Mexico + the return of Corrupt Cop Story with Phil Smith of Stop The Drug War
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    • 01/20/09
      • Beto O'Rourke
      • Beto O'Rourke, El Paso city councilman re call to consider legalization & AMF Bush! :Keith Olberman + DTN Editorial
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    • 01/13/09
      • Loretta Nall
      • Loretta Nall regarding the starving of prisoners by an Alabama Sheriff + Terry Nelson of LEAP goes to El Paso, EP councilman Beto O'Rourke, KHOU take on EP call for legalization & Lou Dobbs shows his brain is full of mush
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    • 01/06/09
      • Norm Stamper
      • Norm Stamper, former police chief of Seattle and author of Breaking Rank - A Top Cops' Expose of the Dark Side of Policing
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