National Cannabis Festival [#92]

Sarah discusses the National Cannabis Festival with Laila Makled, the Federal Relations and Advocacy Chair, Caroline Philipps, the Founder and Executive Producer, and Mike Liszewski, TWiD regular! News Updates: 2 firms seek to prevent drugs’ use in Arkansas executions Black Caucus calls for special session on medical marijuana Pedialyte marketing electrolytes and hydration to festival-goers Marshall Project looks at […]

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Sarah discusses the National Cannabis Festival with Laila Makled, the Federal Relations and Advocacy Chair, Caroline Philipps, the Founder and Executive Producer, and Mike Liszewski, TWiD regular!

News Updates:

2 firms seek to prevent drugs’ use in Arkansas executions
Black Caucus calls for special session on medical marijuana
Pedialyte marketing electrolytes and hydration to festival-goers
Marshall Project looks at effects of military veterans becoming police

Headlines:

Colleges can get free doses of naloxone for students overdosing on heroin and other opioids
Anti-pot group faces campaign finance violations from its work opposing marijuana legalization in California
Liberals table bills to legalize pot, clamp down on impaired driving
Drug offenses now make up only 14% of arrests by the federal government, down from 23% in 2004

Forecast:

NCIA & MCBA Announce Partnership and #CannabizSummit Scholarships for 2017
Tell the Executive Branch to eliminate the DEA!

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Drug History:

How would Sherlock Holmes’ drug use be understood by the audience of the time? and its historiography.

Call to Action:

Visit the National Cannabis Festival website and call Senator Bernie Sanders’ office to ask him to come to the festival and introduce Talib Kweli
Check out the festival’s advocacy and education partners and support businesses owned by women and people of color while in DC
Ask your congressional reps to cosponsor marijuana-related legislation

Music Credits:

Intro: Dance for Sport by the2ba

Transition: Autumn Leaves by Tyler Williams

Transition: Episode 92 Background Music (unreleased) by Meese Patrol 

Outro: Heroes by Collin Quest Glasow

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