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Judge Ben: Conversations Around Cannabis with Bishop Jethro James 12/05/2019

Judge Ben Joseph hosts a discussion about cannabis with Bishop Jethro James from New Jersey, a Senior Pastor of Paradise Baptist Church. James also serves as the New Jersey State Director of Social Action, is chairperson of the appropriations committee of FEMA, is the Community Advisor to the State of New Jersey Office of Homeland Security, and was appointed by the Supreme Court of the State of New Jersey to serve a member of the Attorney Legal Ethics Committee, along with a host of other affiliations.

Judge Ben: Conversations Around Cannabis - The Majority Report 12/05/2019

Judge Ben Joseph hosts a discussion with Edwin Baker, LICSW of Morrisville VT and an addiction and substance abuse counselor; Dr. Catherine Antley, member of the Vermont Medical Society of Burlington; and Pharmacologist Judith Margulies from Massachusetts.

Insight with John Ferrugia: Cultivating Crime 01/10/2019

A program from Rocky Mountain PBS, Colorado's only statewide television network.

"Insight" is in-depth, independent and incisive. It’s public media storytelling at its best. And it’s the kind of journalism that inspires the public to make Colorado an even better place to live. John and a team of investigative journalists – including former national correspondent Lori Gliha – present thoughtful, thoroughly researched stories of significance for Colorado.

Insight with John Ferrugia: Marijuana Murder? 01/10/2019

A program from Rocky Mountain PBS, Colorado's only statewide television network.

Addiction Recovery Channel: Attorney General TJ Donovan 09/07/2018

Join host Ed Baker and Attorney General TJ Donovan for an important update on the Attorney General’s recent positions on selling marijuana in Vermont; access to Buprenorphine, a very effective pharmacological treatment for Opioid Use Disorder; a new interactive opioid-project website; and progress being made in Vermont’s efforts in holding the pharmaceutical industry responsible for its involvement in the opioid crisis.

Addiction Recovery Channel: Life-Saving Prescription Practices and Emergency Department Innovations - UVM Health Network Leads The Way 08/03/2018

Host Ed Baker and his guest Stephen Leffler, M.D., discuss opioid prescribing trends within the UVM Health Network and life-saving innovations now in place at the UVM Emergency Department. Dr. Leffler is the Chief Population Health and Quality Officer for the UVM Health Network, and he describes the successful efforts within the UVM system to reduce the amounts of opioids being prescribed for patients being treated for pain, thus reducing patient risk.

Dr. Leffler also discusses the recent life-saving innovations made available to patients admitted to the UVM Emergency Department for opioid overdose: Recovery Coaching and Buprenorphine, a successful and widely-used medication assisting in the treatment of opioid use disorder.

Addiction Recovery Channel: Legal Marijuana in Vermont - Myths, Facts and Talking To Your Adolescent 07/06/2018

In this episode, Ed speaks with guests Mariah Sanderson, Coalition Director of Burlington Partnership for a Healthy Community, and Dean Whitlock, an author and a member of Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM-VT). As both medical and non-medical uses of this drug become more common in Vermont, public opinion is being influenced in ways that tend to under-focus on potential dangers. Join Ed Baker and his noted guests to discuss marijuana, its “normalization” in Vermont, and talking to children and adolescents in ways which will appropriately educate them regarding the real dangers of this drug.

Ed Baker is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker and Licensed Alcohol/Drug Counselor with over 30 years’ experience in the Substance Use field. Join Ed in learning from individuals with extensive professional and personal experience related to all aspects of addiction, recovery, prevention, and policy.

Judge Ben: The Social Costs of Recreational Marijuana in Colorado 12/21/2017

Guest Doctor Karen Randall of Pueblo, Colorado, talks about the social costs of recreational cannabis use in her community via Skype.

Judge Ben: Effects of Marijuana on Youth 06/05/2017

Judge Ben Joseph hosts a conversation with Margo Austin, Student Assistance Program Counselor at Burlington High School, about the effects of Marijuana on young people.

Under the Dome: Senate Judiciary Committee Public Hearing - Marijuana Legalization 01/19/2016

The Senate Judiciary Committee holds a public hearing on S.241, an Act relating to the personal possession and cultivatoin of cannabis and the regulation of commercial cannabis establishments, and S.95, an Act relating to the regulation and taxation of marijuana.

More Info Visit: http://legislature.vermont.gov/

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