The Next 72 Hours

In most states, a person may be held for up to 72 hours for treatment and evaluation of a suspected mental illness. Sometimes, 72 hours can't tell the whole story.The Next 72 Hours brings you the lived realities of Black people navigating the American mental health system. In each episode, psychiatrists Dr. Dani Hairston and Dr. Nwayieze Ndukwe break down and delve into stories of people seeking (or not seeking) mental health help and the repercussions that come with either decision. Through current events and historical happenings, the hosts and their guests explore provocative questions about medicine, society, racism, and mental health. Every hold has a story. Every story has a history.

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The Next 72 Hours

8 - Cannabis (Part 1)

April 20, 2022 • The Next 72 Hours • Season 1 • Episode 6

For our special 420 holiday edition of the podcast, we’re going to give you a complete lens of the cannabis industry in two parts. In Part 1, we’re going to be talking about the racism inherent in the prosecution and sentencing of those who are charged with cannabis related crimes and hear a personal story about being criminalized for using cannabis.

BlackFire Poet-Tree is a Rastafarian musician, poet, scientist who was born in Jamaica. In 2017 he was pulled over for a traffic stop while driving in Mississippi. After the cannabis he bought legally in Oregon was discovered in his vehicle, BlackFire was charged with drug trafficking and found himself in a courtroom facing decades behind bars.

MUSIC

“Faster Bassier” (theme song) by DJ Fatha Julz

“Dreary Boots” by DJ Fatha Julz

“Fuzzy Logic” by Nihoni // From Free Music Archive // CC BY NC

“The Joke’s On Us” by 91nova // From Free Music Archive // CC BY NC

“Curious Process: by Podington Bear // From Free Music Archive // CC BY NC