As a policy manager in Drup Policy Alliance’s office of national affairs, Dr. Malik Burnett is working to advance marijuana reform in the nation’s capital by supporting Initiative 71, a ballot measure legalizing marijuana, which is being voted on this November in addition to working with the DC City Council to develop tax and regulate legislation codify the measure into DC law. He also works to advance the broader drug policy reform agenda within the nation’s capital.

Dr. Burnett is originally from Montego Bay, Jamaica by way of Atlanta, Georgia. As a physician advocate, Dr. Burnett recently served as the executive director of a medical marijuana non-profit organization after completing a surgical internship at the University of Massachusetts School of Medicine. His passion for drug policy is rooted in eliminating the racial disparities which exist in enforcement practices, in addition to the increasing cost effectiveness of drug policy by moving from a criminal justice to a public health framework

He attended Duke University for nine years as a student, where he completed a five-year joint M.D. and M.B.A. program Duke's School of Medicine and the Fuqua School of Business, after completing a Bachelors of Science in Psychology. At Duke he has been very active advocating on behalf of students and under-served communities. Currently, he serves on the Duke University Board of Trustees, and as a graduate student served on the Student National Medical Association's National Health Policy and Legislative Action Committee and as a Health Fellow at the Aspen Institute’s Health Forum. He is also an Eagle Scout with the Boy Scouts of America.

In his spare time, Malik enjoys boxing, professional and college football, soccer, health policy, international and domestic current events, hip hop, reggae, and jazz.

BRANDON MARTINEZ is an independent writer and journalist from Canada who specializes in foreign policy issues, international affairs and 20th and 21st century history. For years he has written on Zionism, Israel-Palestine, American and Canadian foreign policy, war, terrorism and deception in media and politics. His articles and analysis have appeared on Press TV, Veterans News Now, Media With Conscience News, Intifada Palestine, Information Clearing House, What Really Happened, Global Research, and other alternative media outlets. He is the co-founder of Non-Aligned Media and the author of Hidden History and Grand Deceptions. 

Kilmer S. McCully received his A.B. degree magna cum laude (chemistry) from Harvard College in 1955 and his M.D. degree cum laude from Harvard Medical School in 1959. He was elected to Phi Beta Kappa at Harvard College and Alpha Omega Alpha at Harvard Medical School. During medical school, he studied cholesterol biosynthesis in the laboratory of Konrad Bloch at Harvard University and pregnenolone metabolism in the laboratory of Lewis Engel at Massachusetts General Hospital. Following his internship in internal medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, he was appointed Research Associate in Biochemistry at National Institutes of Health in the laboratory of Giulio Cantoni, where he studied tRNA structure. He was awarded a post-doctoral fellowship by National Institutes of Health for one year as a Research Fellow in Medicine in the laboratory of Paul Zamecnik at Massachusetts General Hospital, where he studied tRNA function and protein synthesis by polyribosomes. In 1963 he won an American Cancer Society Faculty Research Award and spent one year at Glasgow University in the laboratory of Guido Pontecorvo, where he studied genetic recombination and amino acid metabolism in Aspergillus nidulans. After returning from Glasgow, he studied amino acid metabolism in the laboratory of James Watson at Harvard University for several months. During 1965-1968, he served as Clinical and Research Fellow in Pathology at Massachusetts General Hospital. During his pathology residency, he studied protein synthesis in organ cultures of human tumors. Following his residency in pathology, Dr. McCully began his study of homocysteine and vascular disease in 1968 in the Pathology Department at Massachusetts General Hospital under Benjamin Castleman. He won a Career Development Award from National Institutes of Health from 1971-1976. He was appointed Associate Pathologist at Massachusetts General Hospital and Assistant Professor of Pathology at Harvard Medical School and the Harvard-Massachusetts Institute of Technology Program in Health Sciences and Technology. He was one of the three founders of the course in general pathology in the Harvard-MIT program. After leaving Harvard in 1979, he was appointed Visiting Professor of Laboratory Medicine at the University of Connecticut. In 1981 he was appointed Pathologist at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Providence and Associate Professor of Pathology at Brown University. In 1983 Brown University awarded him an M.A. ad eundum (hon). He was Pathologist and Chief of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Providence from 1981 until 2001. He is currently Chief of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Director of the Boston Area Consolidated Laboratories at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in West Roxbury, Massachusetts, and Medical Director of the Network Consolidated Laboratories for Veterans Affairs Medical Centers in New England. He also serves as Associate Clinical Professor of Pathology at Harvard Medical School. During his tenure at the Veterans Affairs Medical Centers in Providence and Boston, Dr. McCully continued his studies of homocysteine metabolism in arteriosclerosis, cancer and degenerative disease. He has published over 80 research articles in peer-reviewed journals in his field of investigation from 1961 until 2012. He has also published two monographs, several book chapters, and several reviews in medical journals, two books for the general reader and a book of his scientific memoirs. He currently holds seven U.S. Patents for anti-neoplastic and anti-atherogenic derivatives of homocysteine thiolactone. In 1998 Dr. McCully was given the Linus Pauling Functional Medicine Award by the Institute for Functional Medicine and the Norman E. Clarke, Sr. Award by the American College for Advancement in Medicine. In 1999 he was given the Burton Kallman Scientific Achievement Award by the National Nutritional Foods Association and the Kynett Foundation Cardiology Award of Excellence by the College of Physicians of Philadelphia. In 2000 he received the International Integrative Medicine Award by the International Journal of Integrative Medicine, the Dinsdale Award by the Society for Scientific Exploration, the Benjamin Franklin Literary and Medical Society Award, and the Lifetime Achievement Award in Clinical Nutrition by the International and American Associations of Clinical Nutritionists. In 2000 Dr. McCully was honored by citation to the Twentieth Century Hall of Fame by Prevention Magazine. In 2001 he was given the Gallery of Heroes Award by Men’s Journal Magazine. Also in 2001 he was given a Commendation by the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Providence. In 2003 he was awarded the Integrity in Science Award of the Weston A. Price Foundation and the Edward Rhodes Stitt Award in Laboratory Medicine by the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States. His biography is currently listed in Marquis Who’s Who in America.

General Wesley K. Clark, (ret.)

In 38 years of service in the United States Army, Wesley K. Clark rose to the rank of four-star general as NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander, Europe. Since retiring from the military in 2000, he has become an investment banker, businessman, commentator, author and teacher.  In September 2003, he answered the call to stand as a Democratic candidate for President of the United States, where his campaign won the state of Oklahoma and launched him to national prominence before he returned to the private sector in February 2004. Clark has chaired several public and private companies, and is a progressive leader in pursuing energy solutions.

Clark graduated first in his class at West Point and completed degrees in philosophy, politics and economics at Oxford University (B.A. and M.A.) as a Rhodes Scholar. While serving in Vietnam, he commanded an infantry company in combat, where he was severely wounded and evacuated home on a stretcher. He commanded at the battalion, brigade and division level, and served in a number of significant staff positions, including service as the Director Strategic Plans and Policy (J-5). Clark finished his career as NATO commander and Supreme Allied Commander Europe where he led NATO forces to victory in Operation Allied Force, saving 1.5 million Albanians from ethnic cleansing.

His awards include the Presidential Medal of Freedom, Defense Distinguished Service Medal (five awards), silver star, bronze star, purple heart, honorary knighthoods from the British and Dutch governments, and numerous other awards from other governments, including award of Commander of the Legion of Honor (France).

The author of three books, “Waging Modern War: Bosnia, Kosovo and the Future of Combat,” “Winning Modern War: Iraq, Terrorism and the American Empire” and “A Time to Lead: For Duty, Honor, Country,” Clark also serves as Chairman/CEO of Wesley K. Clark & Associates, a strategic consulting firm, and Co-Chairman of Growth Energy.

Clark joined UCLA as a senior fellow at the Burkle Center for International Relations in UCLA’s International Institute in 2006, where he teaches seminars, publishes through the Burkle Center, and hosts an annual conference of government, corporate and opinion leaders from around the world on national security. Clark currently serves in leadership positions with a number of non-profit public service organizations, including City Year Little Rock/North Little Rock (Board Chair), the International Crisis Group (Board Member), the Center for Strategic and International Studies (Distinguished Senior Advisor), the Center for American Progress (Trustee),  the United States Institute of Peace (United Nations Task Force Member), VoteVets (Board of Advisors), and the General Accountability Office (Advisory Board Member). He also serves as a member of the Clinton Global Initiative’s Energy & Climate Change Advisory Board and ACORE’s Advisory Board.

Clark founded Wesley K. Clark & Associates in 2004, which uses his expertise, relationships, and extensive international reputation and experience in the fields of energy, alternative energy, corporate and national security, logistics, aerospace and defense, and investment banking. He applies his experience and skills in strategic leadership, high technology, training and organizational development to the challenges facing the corporate world – offering a singularly informed and dynamic view of leadership based on honor, conviction and action.

Kathryn Ravenwood is a Priestess for the Water, a ceremonialist, shamanic guide, and teacher. She has studied the mysteries for over 40 years and offers personal consultation for spiritual growth and everyday assistance with her expert knowledge of the Tarot. She is author of several books, but is most known for "How to Create Sacred Water, A Guide to Rituals and Practices." For more information about Kathryn, her books, classes and personal consultations

“High School Musical 2″ vocalist, Rachel Lynn Sebastian, has proven not only a competitive professional, but also a natural and powerful international artist.

She stems from rural Oregon and has been proclaimed “Adele’s competition” by Hollywood Life T.V..

Rachel Lynn began her musical journey in the old town school of folk music: the campfire sing-a-long. She was introduced early on to the voices of Anne Murray, Amy Grant, Neil Diamond and the Mamas and the Papas. Then, as a jazz pianist and vocalist in her late teens, and as a member of the University of Oregon’s elite GOSPEL SINGERS group, she gained an additional edge in shaping the essence of her music.

Most recently, in 2013 Rachel was awarded a spot to play on the VANS WARPED TOUR in Portland, Oregon. She also was the overall winner of the first season of Jacob’s Eye Entertainment’s talent competition, “Up and Comin” and was the featured artist at MGM Grand in Macau, China with Soul Republic Band for an extended contract.

In between tours, Rachel Lynn Sebastian lives and loves Los Angeles where she records as a pro studio/session singer & vocalist and songwrites for T.V., Film and select artists. But most importantly, she continues to live her dream as an internationally acclaimed artist.

Rachel Lynn’s unforgettable voice, climactic performance and powerful lyrics are yours to access. Stay tuned for Rachel’s new LA-based sexy top-40 project and for your chance to be a part of the dream: your dream.

GUEST:  STEPHEN LINSTEADT

Stephen Linsteadt is an author, poet, painter, and a student of the heart. He studied Resonance Repatterning® with Chloe Wordsworth and the Yuen Method with Kam Yuen. He is grateful for the knowledge he has received in the form of personal communication with James Oschman, Rod Johnson, and Jeff Volk. He is also appreciative of the information acquired from attending lectures by Fritz Albert Popp, Valerie Hunt, and Bruce Lipton. Stephen is an avid book-student of Carl Jung, Wolfgang Pauli, Hans Jenny, David Bohm, Milo Wolff, Joseph Campbell and many others. In addition, he is an ardent reader of Eastern Philosophy and world religion.

In 2002, Stephen developed the Quantum Healing Codes™ from the discoveries of Joseph Puleo. Scalar Heart Connection™ evolved from his understanding of the geometry behind these codes as well as figure-eight techniques used by Tibetan monks.

Stephen is the co-founder of Natural Healing House, dedicated to providing exceptional quality Natural Products for home and body!

Books by Stephen Linsteadt:

Scalar Heart Connection

Quantum Healing Codes – Solfeggio Frequencies for Positive Change

The Heart of Health – The Principles of Physical Health and Vitality

Articles on the subject of heart-consciousness have appeared in Awaken.com,TruthTheory.com, Elephant Journal, Whole Life Times, Pajamasurf.com, Creations Magazine, New Spirit Journal, Mystic Journey Bookstore blog. Stephen has also appeared on Conscious Talk Radio, the Taz and Paula Radio Show, Neil Haley Education Network Radio, and Joshua Tree Free Radio with host Dr. Catherine Svehla of Myth and the Mojove.

Stephen’s paintings are featured in the anthology Woman in Metaphor, a collection of twenty-seven poems from twenty-seven accomplished poets who were inspired by Stephen’s work.

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