WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives
Audio archives of spoken word broadcasts from Community Radio WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill (weru.org)
Producer/Host: Andree Bella
Engineer: John Greenman
Issue: integrative health therapies
Program Topic: LEAP Ending the War on Drugs
Key Discussion Points:
LEAP Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, it’s mission statement and policies
The history and effects of The War on Drugs
Strategies for ending The War on Drugs
Guest: Jeff Kaufman, LEAP speaker leap.cc
Host: Andree Bella
Engineer: John Greenman
Issue: Integrative health
Key Discussion Points:
a) Reasons why LEAP (Law Enforcement Against Prohibition) supports the legalization and regulation of all drugs.
b) Why “The War on Drugs” has been a failure.
c) The benefits of rehabilitation vs. incarceration/punishment for non-violent drug offenders
d) Where politicians from various parties stand on this issue.
Guests: Theodore Nelson – LEAP speaker
Host: Andree Bella
Engineer: Amy Browne
Program Topic: “Ending the War on Drugs”
Key Discussion Points:
a) What is LEAP?
b) How has “the war on drugs” failed?
c) What would legalization and regulation of drugs do to help national security?
Guest: Patrick Heintz, Substance Abuse Counselor speaking for LEAP (Law Enforcement Against Prohibition)
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Producer/Host: Andree Bella
Studio Engineer: Joel Mann
Why are so many law enforcement professionals in favor of legalization of illicit drugs? How would legalization of drugs effect drug dealers and the black market? What can people to to support the LEAP movement?
Guest: Peter Christ, co-founder of LEAP FMI: www.leap.org