This discussion centers around foreign policy:

1’ – Introduction, BeingLibertarian.com

4’ – Artificial intelligence articles

5’ – Bankrate technology, importance of market mechanisms to maintain consistently reliable info

7’ – Education boom

9’ – Universal Basic Income, total cost, income taxes

10’ – Workforce is changing, make sure education is geared toward right topics

13’ – The race between technology and education; stagnant wages for decades

14’ – Informational capitalism; information as a commodity

18’ – Intellectual Property

20’ – Computer hacking; US military blueprints lost to China; libertarians in opposition to IP

22’ – Corporate welfare, cutting half of the US budget, government funded websites

29’ – The best President on foreign policy in the past 50 years/foreign policy discourse

33’ – Bipartisanship disapproval of removing troops from Middle East / Democrats are not anti-war / bipartisan approval of bombing Syria

38’ – The four chapters in “Igniting liberty,” now available on Amazon.com – gun rights, free trade, marijuana and monetary policy in 2008 and 1929

Preview Jake’s book below:

40’ – US involvement in Assad chemical weapons frame-up

43’ – Foreign policy blunders – did the US fund and weaponize ISIS?

45’ – Why would Assad, who owned majority support in Syria, attack his own people and destroy his military with a chemical weapons assault when Rex Tillerson, US Secretary of State, said he had no interest in the region?

51’ – Apologies for the mic bump, will resume discourse later

Below is this week’s episode.

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Posted 12-12-2018

Elemental Discourse Episode 11: An Interview With Carl Olsen

Carl Olsen, founder and Executive Director for Iowans for Medical Marijuana joining us to elevate discourse concerning legal issues surrounding Iowa’s new medical cannabis program. Carl is currently in court against the state of Iowa and is preparing and filing a case at the federal level against the DEA as well. Carl has decades of experience count filing cases and has been to the US Supreme Court multiple times and it was a pleasure to have him on the show. Jackson Lebedun interviews Carl here, make sure to tune in later as we plan on updating and going into more detail by having Carl back to talk some more once Carl’s briefs are filed in federal court, hopefully by end of 2018.

Carl’s lawsuit for religious equal protection against Iowa has a new trial brief filed 12-14-2018. Read his brief at the following PDF link or at the link on his site at the bottom of this post:

Run time: 42 minutes

Highlights:

1′ What got Carl interested in marijuana and activism decades ago

3′ Lawsuits Carl was involved in, Carl gives a history starting in 1976 with the incorporation of a marijuana-based church

5′ Carl’s church on 60 Minutes with Dan Rather doing an hour special in 1979; Carl goes to prison 1984; prior to prison, filed DEA petition; managed law library while serving time

6′ Carl leaves prison in 1968, gets paralegal degree at DMACC, gets hired by Polk County Legal Society as paralegal

7′ Religious freedom lawsuit against Iowa 1987; law firm appointed at either taxpayer expense or pro bono; Hogan and Harlsen law firm, Chief Justice John Roberts

10′ Federal research program lawsuit by Bob Randall kicks off federal exemptions for cannabis use nationwide (Carl worked with Bob); legal religious exemption for psychedelic substance rituals by Native American tribes actually predated drug prohibition laws

12′ Why Carl stopped smoking pot; Carl files 2008 Iowa Board of Pharmacy petition over schedule I; history of Iowa’s Schedule I issues

17′ Carl says Iowa marijuana companies have only 633 customers and the power brokers all know the program here in Iowa will change because this is a capitalist system and money matters

19′ Carl sues Iowa BOP again in 2018 for a religious exemption to marijuana laws, currently ongoing, not a simple argument. Judge has ruled Carl has a valid argument over the objections of the state’s legal counsel and expects the Iowa Supreme Court to give this argument a lot of scrutiny after trial which is scheduled for February.

21′ This lawsuit continued, seeks equal access to the medical extract provided by MedPharm and John Boehner’s company but for religious use instead of medical or recreational. Access to whole plant access is also demanded as a civil right in Carl’s upcoming argument

22′ Carl briefly goes over the restrictions that are legally put on Iowa marijuana card holders during driving or at school and work

25′ Current issues and criticisms of Iowa’s current marijuana industry

26′ “The Bible says it’s good to be addicted to good things,” says Carl

27′ Aaron Schoeneman, medical marijuana patient applicant in Illinois, has to sign up for medical program there by being forced to admit to federal law issues

30′ Iowa Code Chapter 124; International Drug Treaties; FAA Regulation 14 CFR 91.19 all say they are exempt

31′ We will hopefully have the lawsuit in Iowa against DEA filed so everyone can read the argument by the end of the year.  “If we don’t have it by the end of the year I’m going to be really disappointed,” says Carl, “I think we’ll have it by the end of the year.”

32′ State case filing this upcoming Friday

33′ Somehow the Iowa Speaker of the House and the Minnesota Speaker of the House think they can unilaterally pass fedeal drug policy laws. Something smells here, like we are being set up to fail.

36′ Des Moines $10 million marijuana grow facility

36′ Acreage Holdings granted second grow license; John Boehner, Speaker of US House; Brian Mulroney, Canada PM for 11 years; and William Welch, former Governor of Massachusetts all on Board of Iowa marijuana company Acreage Holdings which was granted 1 of 2 licenses to grow marijuana for profit in the state of Iowa — these are powerful people, and there’s money to be made, so Carl says he thinks there’s reason to believe these guys know something we don’t. Are they making changes to the marijuana program behind the scenes to get filthy rich off the backs of the sick and poor rural Iowans or not?

40′ What motivates you to continue?

41′ Thanks for tuning in, highlights, reviews, upcoming episodes

12-19-2018 Update: Carl filed his trial brief in his state case. Read his blog post explaining his equal protection lawsuit here as it moves forward. Carl has been granted standing to make his claim.

Highlights:

1′ Fox News Link https://weedpress.wordpress.com/2018/11/30/my-interview-with-fox-42-kptm-omaha-yesterday-criticizes-dispensary-products-for-not-fully-helping-patients-heres-what-we-said-video/

3′ Is Iowa marijuana laws in compliance with federal law or not?

5′ Iowa’s medical program may be rigged to fail

10′ Inhalation and bioavailability limits

12′ False morality

16′ Plans for the upcoming legislative session

17′ Opiate addicts need treatment not stigma

26′ Pretty sure Peter Komendowski’s Des Moines Register article was a troll move

36′ Solutions intro

38′ How we are dealing with all the bureaucracy

44′ Rural Iowa issues for medical marijuana

47′ Cost of CBD oil estimations

50′ Upcoming lawyer event to educate public on medical marijuana law coming up in January

Show notes:

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BLEEDING HEARTLAND | Greene County attorney becomes first Libertarian to win Iowa partisan office

Highlights

1′  Marco’s political work history starting with Kucinich ’04

2′ – Issues: criminal justice reform

5′ – What was learned from Marco’s first campaign

8′ – Comparing the finances of the 3 major parties in Iowa

9′ – Marco’s take on viability of running as a Republican in Iowa

12′ – Where the Libertarian Party of Iowa goes from here – broader strategy of party, where Marco is as an individual

17′ – Criminal justice reform

19′ – Opiate crisis solutions w/a name drop to Dr. Andy McGuire

23′ – Marco discusses people with allergies to cannabis needing alternate medications

26′ – Defining violence and the Non-Aggression Principle

27′ – What is a human right from a libertarian perspective

37′ – Marco book recommendation: Michael Pollen, author, about psilocybin medical research. References laws changing in Oregon and Colorado, thinks it will change stigma. Mentions microdosing, heroic doses, and mounting evidence of psilocybin being used beneficially in a medical fashion.

42′ – Marco mentions professional athletes using psychedelics to enhance performance.

45′ – Other than Dr. McGuire, 2018 Democrat gubernatorial primary candidate, only Marco embraced harm reduction during the campaign.

Run time: 1 hour

Jason Karimi

Published on Nov 16, 2018

Jackson Lebedun interviews Jason Karimi about his experiences as a marijuana activist in Iowa.

Highlights: 1′ – How long as a cannabis activist 4′ – 2009 Iowa history 5′ – 2010 Iowa cannabis history 6′ – Board of Pharmacy history 18′ – Kevin McCarthy screws Iowa by misinterpreting the law by ducking the Board 21′ – CBD documentary 22′ – The “I got’s mine” mentality infects Iowa cannabis discourse. 27′ – Regulation vs. legalization 27′ – How Schedule I forbids research 29′ – Ketamine therapy 37′ How to make a difference and not completely cop out when the frustration gets too loud 38′ – What happens to activists post-regulation 42′ – Imagining a world without marijuana 48’33”1′ 7 minutes – Iowa School of Nursing Dean 20 year longitudinal study 1′ 10 minutes — Christafari

Category

Film & Animation

Highlights

4′ – Background and introductions

5′ – Legal limits on free speech

33′ – Why nobody reads Iowa State Daily

40′ – Representative Clel Baudler reportedly said the KKK wouldn’t let marijuana be regulated in Iowa

43′ – Community policing is a bad idea?

55′ – How journalism complements political science majors

Opening song is from Wookiefoot’s “Thinking Out Loud.” Copyright Wookiefoot 2018. Played with express prior permission.

Books mentioned:

Vitamin Weed, Minnesota Dr. Michele N. Ross

The 48 Laws of Power

The Art of Seduction
A Journey to the Roots of Rastafari: The Link To The Nazarene

144 Rasta Rules For Living

Outliers

All The Shah’s Men

Confessions of an Economic Hitman

Realms of the Human Unconscious: Observations from LSD Research (Condor Books) Paperback – July 1, 1996 Stanislav Grof (Author)

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Highlights: 7 minute mark — How LSD made it to black market 10′ – WWII did not get us out of the Depression 19′ – Psychoanalytical theories of LSD; systems of condensed experience (coex systems) 24′ – “Peter,” a story about a suicidal depressive engaging in masochistic fantasies to work through rape experiences during WW2, when homosexual Nazi officers raped him. 15 sessions combining therapeutic LSD to work through Peter’s trauma of parental physical abuse (locking in cell, whipping) and Nazi homosexual torture. Interesting story, ends at 28:16 28:16 – Other stories of sexual trauma 32′ – Psychonauts importance for society 33′ – Legal Disclaimers. 41′ – The world is one magical…place 48′ – Perinatal stages of trauma 1 hour – Jackson says to BUY THIS BOOK https://www.amazon.com/Realms-Human-U… 1 hour 21 minutes – MAPS.org, Rick Doblin 1′ 27″ – Genesis 32 1′ 30″ – Tim Leary, Ken Kesey 1′ 32″ – I somehow forgot Shulgin 1′ 35″ – Vipassana Lodges 1′ 41″ – Erowid.org Elemental Discourse copyright 2018 Elemental Discourse is a member of NuMedia Unlimited Corp.

From the YouTube description:

Jason Karimi and Jackson Lebedun discuss everything University failed to teach you about economics, and the best books for an introduction into economics, as well as a film Jason’s in the credits for about Austrian economics. Elemental Discourse seeks discourse about popular, relevant topics that should be elemental, but are not treated elementally. Decryptifying the meanings behind language, linguistics, popular opinion, logical fallacies and more, guests will be random, and you will have a good time. Come play in the chatroom!