Medical Marijuana; The Ukraine Election Crisis; Switching From Private to Public Schools; Update on Pasadena Public Schools and Current Educational Issues
Medical Marijuana
Larry Mantle discusses the case being brought before the U.S. Supreme Court that would challenge the federal government’s enforcement of drug laws over states, specifically California, that allows individuals to use marijuana for medical purposes. Larry looks at the legal and scientific issues with regard to medical marijuana with guests: John Eastman, Professor of Law at Chapman University School of Law; David Evans, Task force member on International Strategic Drug Policy for the Drug Free America Foundation; Dr. Igor Grant, MD, director of The Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research of the University of California; and Mitchell Earleywine, Professor of Psychology at USC and author of Understanding Marijuana.
The Ukraine Election Crisis
Larry looks at the political crisis emerging from the controversial presidential election results in the Ukraine. Larry's guests are: Vira Nanivska, Director of the International Center for Policy Studies in Kiev, Ukraine and Louise Shelley, Founder and Director of the Transnational Crime and Corruption Center (TraCCC).
Switching From Private to Public Schools
Parents Educational Network, or PEN, is an independent group of Pasadena parents committed to providing comprehensive information and support for Parents who have kids in the public school system or who are thinking about putting their kids in Pasadena’s public school system. Larry Mantle talks with representatives of PEN: Chris Brandow, Chemistry Professor at Caltech and Brence Culp a lawyer currently working for County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky.
Update on Pasadena Public Schools and Current Educational Issues
Larry Mantle talks with Superintendent for the Pasadena Unified School District , Percy Clark about the progress of the Pasadena School District and about current educational issues.