January 12, 1998: The War on Drugs - Peter Gorman

Art Bell speaks with Peter Gorman, editor-in-chief of High Times Magazine, about the failed war on drugs, the counterculture legacy, and his extensive fieldwork in the Amazon. Gorman argues that mandatory minimum sentences for marijuana possession have filled American prisons with nonviolent offenders while violent criminals are released early. He reveals that the DEA has recently acknowledged it lacks scientific grounds to classify marijuana as a Schedule I substance, a development he calls a… Full show notes & guests: https://artbellarchive.org/episode/january-12-1998-the-war-on-drugs-peter-gorman