Jill Stein and Talib Kweli [#94]

Sarah and Rachelle attend the National Cannabis Festival and talk drug policy with Dr. Jill Stein of the Green Party and rapper Talib Kweli, Tyler goes over the history of the US Federal Analogue Act, and Sam and Rachelle bring you the week’s biggest news! News Updates: As Opioid Epidemic Rages On, Massachusetts Medical Society Backs Supervised Injection Rooms […]

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Sarah and Rachelle attend the National Cannabis Festival and talk drug policy with Dr. Jill Stein of the Green Party and rapper Talib Kweli, Tyler goes over the history of the US Federal Analogue Act, and Sam and Rachelle bring you the week’s biggest news!

News Updates:

As Opioid Epidemic Rages On, Massachusetts Medical Society Backs Supervised Injection Rooms
NE Governor Ricketts vetoes bill to restore voting rights to felons sooner
Maryland General Assembly passes bill aimed at drug ‘price gouging’
Trump’s FDA nominee clears key Senate committee

Headlines:

Trump Invites Rodrigo Duterte to the White House
Marijuana farm next door to Yamhill County’s prized vineyards sparks legal fight
Surgeon general is removed by Trump administration, replaced by deputy for now
Feds block Rainforest Farms pot shop from paying state taxes

Forecast:

5/14 – 5/17: 25th Harm Reduction International Conference
Survey: Drug Use at Canadian Music Festivals
Contact your senators about FDA nominee, Dr. Scott Gottlieb

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Drug History:

Was there a flashpoint that led to the passage of the US Federal Analogue Act? If so, what was it?

Bibliography:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Analogue_Act
https://erowid.org/psychoactives/law/analog/analog_info1.shtml
https://erowid.org/library/books_online/tihkal/tihkal11.shtml#analogue
https://erowid.org/psychoactives/law/cases/federal/federal_analog2.shtml
http://theweek.com/articles/561608/supreme-courts-new-decision-bath-salts-explained
http://www.albany.edu/scj/jcjpc/vol7is3/brownstein.html
https://arstechnica.com/science/2016/05/medical-mystery-how-tainted-drugs-froze-young-people-but-kickstarted-parkinsons-research/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5345642/
Kau, G. (2008). Flashback to the Federal Analog Act of 1986: Mixing Rules and Standards in the Cauldron. University of Pennsylvania Law Review, 156(4), 1077-1115. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/40041401

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Music Credits:

Intro: Dance for Sport by the2ba

Transition: Can’t Leave This One Alone by Spencer Rudnick

Transition: Bluberries by Spencer Rudnick

Outro: Real Estate by Deep Dish

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