In this week’s episode, the TWiD crew was honored to speak with Lyn Ulbricht, the mother of Ross Ulbricht, who was recently convicted for running the Silk Road online marketplace under the (shared?) pseudonym Dread Pirate Roberts. We were also joined by Meghan Ralston, former Harm Reduction Manager for the Drug Policy Alliance, to talk about the website and ensuing legal battle and what it means for the future of drug marketplaces and drug policy.

We encourage listeners to donate to Ross’ legal defense here, to help him appeal his unjust life sentence.

Drug of the month: Cocaine, installment #3 (history).

Shout-out: The Zendo Project, a psychedelic harm reduction group that provides services to festival-goers (if you’re going to Burning Man, you’ll be able to find them at two locations: 2:45 & Arcade and 9:15 & Donniker)

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