Century Of Lies is a weekly half-hour show focused on drug policy reform and the failed war on drugs. The show explores public health, criminal justice, social justice, and other policies related to drugs in the US and abroad, and includes news reports, commentary, interviews, and other recorded segments. Century of Lies is a production of the Drug Truth Network and is syndicated via the Pacifica Foundation Radio Network.
This week on Century of Lies: Human Rights and Decolonization. The
Sixty-Sixth Session of the UN’s Commission on Narcotic Drugs meets in
Vienna, Austria from March 13-17 this year. We hear powerful statements on
decolonization and human rights from Bolivian Vice President D...
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This week on Century of Lies: Compassion Gains Ground in Colorado. The
Colorado Legislature is considering whether to allow municipalities in that
state to save lives by authorizing the operation of overdose prevention
centers. We hear from two of the co-sponsors of House B...
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This week on Century of Lies: Drug Checking and Safe Supply. We hear from
Professor Mal McLeod with the Australian National University’s College of
Science on delivering the CanTEST Health and Drug Checking Service. Plus we
hear from Dylan Griffith, founder of the Kootenay ...
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This week on Century of Lies: Methamphetamine and Harm Reduction. We hear
from Doctor Gabriela Barbaglia, Senior Medical Officer of the Prevention and
Care of Substance Abuse Service and a professor at Pompeu Fabra University,
and Ester Aranda, Manager of Harm Reduction Pro...
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This week on Century of Lies: Compassion Clubs and Safe Supply – part two
of our conversation with Eris Nyx from the Drug User Liberation Front in
Vancouver, BC.
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On this edition of Century, part one of a conversation with Eris Nyx of the
Drug User Liberation Front about decrim, safe supply, and the compassion club
model.
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This week on Century of Lies: Harm Reduction in Oregon and California. The
state of Oregon is considering a measure to expand and enhance harm reduction
services. We hear from Oregon State Representative Maxine Dexter, MD, lead
sponsor of House Bill 2395, the Opioid Harm Re...
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This week on Century of Lies: Rural Reforms and Human Rights in Colombia. The
UN Security Council met to consider rural reforms and the rights of
indigenous and African-descended people in the context of the Colombian peace
process. We hear from Armando Wouriyu Valbuena, Se...
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This week on Century of Lies: Remembering Jeffrey Steinborn. Jeffrey
Steinborn was an attorney, a marijuana legalizer, and social justice
revolutionary in the city of Seattle who passed away in early January. On
this edition of Century we’ll hear an interview with Jeff from...
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This week on Century of Lies: The Marijuana Industry and Workplace Safety.
Host Doug McVay speaks with Mike Crawford, a Massachusetts journalist and
host of the award-winning podcast THE YOUNG JURKS, about activism, the
marijuana industry, and the death of Lorna McMurrey. F...
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