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.
Live from the Drug Policy Alliance's 2017 International Reform Conference, we
hear from South African researcher Shaun Shelly, Pastor Kenneth Glasgow from
The Ordinary Peoples' Society, and Drug Policy Alliance Executive Director
Maria McFarland Sanchez-Moreno.
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The UN Human Rights Council recently conducted its Universal Periodic Review
of human rights in the Philippines, so this week we hear from several
nongovernmental organizations concerned with human rights and the drug war.
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The UN's Commission on Narcotic Drugs held an intersessional meeting
September 26-28, 2017, to discuss the UNGASS outcome document. This week we
listen to part of their discussion on human rights and drug policies and hear
presentations from Zaved Mahmood, Rule of Law and D...
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The state of California is considering supervised consumption sites, and we
speak with Oregon State Senator Lew Frederick about racial profiling, drug
possession penalties, and House Bill 2355.
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This week: The feds release the results of the annual National Survey on Drug
Use and Health showing that in the time of legalization, use of marijuana and
other drugs by young people is declining; Senator Orrin Hatch
(R-UT) introduces a bill for pharmaceutical research on ...
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The #DisownStone campaign scored a win this week, we talk with Amanda Reiman,
PhD, about building a diverse, progressive cannabis industry, plus the
Rohrabacher-Blumenauer Amendment to protect medical cannabis programs is
blocked from consideration in the new budget so w...
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Live from Seattle, Washington, it's part three of our Hempfest 2017 Special
Coverage! This week, we feature audio from a panel at the Ric Smith Hemposium
Stage on Privilege and Inclusion in the Cannabis Industry, with: Betty
Aldworth, Executive Director of Students for Sens...
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Live from Seattle, Washington, it's Part Two of our special Hempfest 2017
coverage! This week, a panel on Cannabis and Media: Moving Beyond
Stereotypes, with Susan Squibb, Wes Abney, Ophelia Chong, Russ Belville,
Chris Conrad, and yours truly Doug McVay.
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This week, Century of Lies comes to you live from Seattle Hempfest! We speak
with Betty Aldworth about her new project #JustSayNoToHate, plus words from
Tim Pate, Elvy Musikka, Sharon Whitson, Ben Livingston, Vivian McPeak, and
John Davis.
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The administration wants to waive the medical privacy rights of people who
are prescribed opiates, so the president may be declaring a national
emergency over drugs.
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