Libertarian candidate for Attorney General Marco Battaglia joins the discourse. Receiving 260,000 votes this year and fresh off a meeting with Tom Miller, Marco shares his thoughts on Iowa politics after his first campaign.

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

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