Soft White Underbelly interview and portrait of Leslie, a San Diego man who shares his stories of his life in the drug world. For ad-free, uncensored videos and plenty of exclusive content please subscribe to the Soft White Underbelly subscription channel at https://softwhiteunderbelly.com. It's $10 a month and watchable on Apple and Android mobile apps, Roku TV, Apple TV and Amazon Fire. Here's how to purchase the Soft White Underbelly books and merch: https://softwhiteunderbelly.org. 0:00 Growing Up In New Hampshire & Raver Life 0:59 Trade School, Mafia Stories, and a Car Accident 1:45 Move to Telluride, Colorado – Life Begins 2:49 Weed Growing & 9/11 Move Back to Colorado 3:33 Alcohol Addiction & Native American Ancestry 4:40 Working in San Diego Dispensaries 5:56 Connection to Garrett from Murder Mountain 7:00 The Murder & Fallout 8:50 Homeland Security Raid & Federal Charges 10:22 Standing Up in Court and Getting Targeted 13:01 Threatening Letter & Witness Tampering Charge 16:17 Offered a Deal, Goes to Trial Instead 19:47 Trial Prep, Trial Win & Prosecutor’s Mistake 22:08 Judge’s Reaction & Declared Mistrial 24:47 Final Deal: Misdemeanor + Halfway House 26:32 Moving Back to Telluride & Drinking Spiral 29:17 Sobriety, DMT, and the Turning Point 34:50 Maintaining Sobriety & Mushroom Therapy 36:20 Current Life: No Alcohol, Limited Weed, Microdosing 37:58 Healing Visions with Psychedelics 40:08 Helping Chefs Get Sober – Mission of Service 44:00 Legacy of His Grandfather & Final Thoughts #swu #softwhiteunderbelly #documentary #marklaita #drugawareness #educational #sandiego #psychadelics #crimeandpunishment #sobrietyjourney