How Far Are We From Legalizing Weed? (420 Episode) Ft. Kassandra Frederique

American Fever Dream

Betches

News, Politics, Daily News

4.6 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 20 April 2019

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Sami and Bryan are joined by Kassandra Frederique of the Drug Policy Alliance to talk about legalizing marijuana. They start off with a conversation about the criminal justice system and access to drug treatment programs. They go through the history of our country’s war on drugs and how criminalization is tied to race. At 14:35 they discuss decriminalization and break down the stop and frisk policy that has resulted in so many unnecessary arrests in New York City. They close out the show with a conversation about legalization and the process for overturning prior convictions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello welcome to the Betchus-Up Podcast. I'm Sammy Bisch-Byn. I'm Brian Russell Smith.
0:06.0	And for those of you who are just tuning in, the Betchus-Up podcast is your weekly rundown of all the crazy
0:10.3	shit that's happening in the news explained by her two funniest friends
0:13.2	which is us yes it is today we are joined by a very special guest her name is
0:17.8	Cassandra Frederic and she's the New York State Director at the Drug Policy
0:21.3	Alliance and for this very special 420 episode,
0:25.0	we are talking about drugs,
0:28.0	but not from the way we would normally talk about them
0:31.0	from more of like a policy standpoint and bringing justice to the system.
0:35.0	So let's get into it.
0:37.0	Betches Media presents.
0:39.0	I like beer. I don't know if you do.
0:40.0	Do you like beer, senator or not?
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0:49.8	America!
0:51.8	Welcome. Thank you for being here.
0:54.0	Thanks so much for having me.
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