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This week, Sam and Sarah take a break from the Drug Policy Alliance’s Reform Conference to talk about the latest news and some big questions: Will Phoenix, Arizona police who forced a man to eat marijuana end up costing their city millions? Will President Rodrigo Duterte re-structuring the Philippines’ violent crackdown on drug users make it any less terrible? Why is a Louisiana sheriff complaining about having fewer prisoners? And will new research on psilocybin’s effectiveness for treating depression help it become more accepted?
News Updates:
- Phoenix, AZ Man Forced by Police to Eat Marijuana Sues City
- Duterte Names Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency as ‘Sole Agency’ for Drug War
- Louisiana Sheriff’s “Good” Prison Laborers Admission Exposes an Ugly Truth about America’s Prisons
- A Small Study Says Magic Mushrooms Can ‘Reset’ Depressed Brain
Headlines:
- Kentucky Governor Says He’ll Never Legalize Marijuana because of the ‘Overdoses’
- More than 25 Million People Dying in Agony without Morphine Every Year
- Liquor Store Files Lawsuit to Overturn “Arcane and Archaic” Liquor Laws in Massachusetts
- Marijuana Crop Is Burning in the California Wildfires
Forecast:
- November 6-9, 2019: DPA’s 2019 Reform Conference will be in St. Louis, Missouri from !
- October 18 and 25, 2017: SAMHSA Webinar Series: Understanding Opioids and Other Drugs.
Sponsor:
- We don’t have a sponsor this week, but we’d love you to sponsor next week’s episode! Check out the Sponsor Us page for details.
Music Credits:
Intro & outro: Dance for Sport by the2ba
Transition: Jazz Piano – Ben Sound
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