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Sam and Rachelle discuss California’s Proposition 64 (AUMA) with Mikki Norris and Chris Conrad, long-time activists and co-founders of The Leaf Online. Mikki and Chris provide an overview of what sets Proposition 64 apart from 2010’s Proposition 19 and other legalization initiatives and make a strong case for supporting it at the polls in November. The team talks criminal justice, racial justice, and much more!
News Updates:
- The DEA Is Placing Kratom And Mitragynine On Schedule I
- US Court Upholds Ban on Gun Sales to Marijuana Card Holders
- Listener Survey Results
- Former Newtown Police Sergeant Sentenced for Selling Steroids
Headlines:
- Obama Grants Clemency To 111 Prisoners; DOJ ‘Confident’ It Will Clear Backlog
- US surgeon general sends warning letter to all doctors on opioid epidemic
- Denver Could Soon Allow Marijuana In Cafes, Concert Halls, And Yoga Studios
- ‘We can’t do this overnight’: Oklahoma medical marijuana petition unlikely to make ballot
Forecast:
- Fall 2016: SSDP Regional Conferences
- 9/6: Obama to meet Duterte, broach human rights
Drug of the Month:
- Ritalin, installment one (introduction)
Call to Action:
- Contact your legislators and ask them to deschedule cannabis.
- Vote yes on 64!
- Register to vote
Music Credits:
Intro: Dance for Sport by the2ba
Transition: Does It Get Easier (It Gets a Whole ‘lot More Complicated) by Free the Mammoth
Transition: Dweller by Free the Mammoth
Outro: I Think You’re Really Beautiful (Starry Cat) by Blacklight
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