The Great Debates | EP 1 | Drug Decriminalization
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🗓️ 3 March 2022
⏱️ 92 minutes
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The Great Debates Episode 1 | Should the United States move to decriminalize drugs and drug use?
The Great Debates is a new Valuetainment Production hosted by Patrick Bet-David, where we bring on guests with polarized opinions to discuss different topics. Subscribe to PBD Podcast and don't miss any new uploads https://bit.ly/3MsDzQH
(For Decriminalization) Lt. Diane Goldstein (Ret.) was born in Mexico City and moved to the US as a child. She is a nationally recognized speaker, writer, and guest lecturer on criminal justice and drug policy reform. Follow her on Twitter here: https://bit.ly/3tgzZju. You can find more information on L.E.A.P. here: https://bit.ly/3hvHgqj
(Against Decriminalization) Hector Berrellez is a former D.E.A. Supervisor and Special Agent, with thirty years of extensive experience in counter-terrorism and narcotics enforcement. He is recognized as one of the most highly decorated Drug Enforcement Agents in the history of the bureau. You can purchase Hector's book "The Last Narc" here: https://amzn.to/3ICZQJ7
(Moderator) Patrick Bet-David: CEO, author, and Founder of Valuetainment Media. Patrick has interviewed athletes, notorious individuals, politicians, authors, and entrepreneurs from all walks of life.
Want to be a guest on The Great Debates or have a debate topic you want to suggest? Email booking@valuetainment.com
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*** Opinions, statements, statistics, and references made by our guests do not express the views or opinions of Patrick Bet-David or Valuetainment Media ***
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| 0:00.0 | And the So it was when I was asked. It was like, of course I'm getting to come. |
| 0:27.0 | Are we live? Okay, fantastic. |
| 0:29.2 | Folks, this is the new debate series. We've done this on the past before, different topics. |
| 0:35.3 | You're going to see a lot of different debates that will do, but today's debate is over drugs, |
| 0:39.3 | the legalizing of drugs. |
| 0:41.4 | On one end, we brought two qualified folks to do this debate and I'll |
| 0:45.2 | introduce them individually so you know who they are on one end who it's all |
| 0:49.4 | against drugs, former DEA Hector Bereles, who we've had them on before, we got a few |
| 0:55.7 | million views when we had them on and we talked about a complete different story with |
| 0:58.9 | Kiki Kamanera, that conversation was a different conversation may come up. He is known as the |
| 1:04.7 | Elliot Nessa DEA. That's pretty much who he is and what he's done. He's a former |
| 1:09.5 | DA supervisor of special agents with 30 years extensive experience in |
| 1:13.3 | counterterrorism and narcotics enforcement. He's recognized as one the |
| 1:16.9 | most highest decorated drug enforcement agents in a history of the Bureau. He |
| 1:21.4 | received the Federal Bar Association Medal of Valor, the Federal Executive Board Chairman's |
| 1:26.3 | Special Award, and is credited for his handling and solving of the kidnap, torture, and murder |
| 1:30.9 | of undercover DA agent, Kiki Kamarena, by drug traffickers |
| 1:35.4 | in Guadalajara, Mexico. |
| 1:36.6 | So that is Hector who is going to defend why drugs should be illegal. |
| 1:42.0 | Now on the complete opposite side, all the way from California, |
| 1:47.7 | is none other than Lieutenant Diane Goldstein, |
| 1:51.3 | fully qualified. |
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