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Drug policy reform protest outside UN headquarters, NYC, April 2016

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Free Culture Radio

An examination of drugs, drug cultures, and the influence of drugs on society

Drugs in society and society on drugs

Third Wednesday of each month from 6:30 pm to 7:00 pm

Free Culture Radio is an examination of drugs, drug cultures, and the influence of drugs on society. Free Culture Radio neither promotes the use of any drugs nor condemns people for being involved in drugs. To the extent that drug use presents problems for individuals or society, those problems are made worse and more intractable when people who use drugs are treated as “others” and ignored, stigmatized, and brutalized.

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Drugs, Law/Court/Crime, Arts/Culture, Community Building, Faith/Religion/Spirituality, Film, Global Affairs, Media, Recovery, Disability, Health, History

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Knowledge Into Action

Airs at: Wed, 02/19/2020 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm

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On the new installment of Free Culture Radio: putting knowledge into action. The evidence for supervised consumption facilities is clear and incontrovertible. Some will say yeah but the feds will never approve. Others get off their butts and work to make change happen. Audi... Read more

Public Health, Harm Reduction, and Recovery in the States

Airs at: Wed, 01/15/2020 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm

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On this edition of Free Culture Radio we’re going to look at state level efforts to enhance public health, reduce the harms associated with drug use, and support recovery. On Tuesday, January 14, the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the House Committee on En... Read more

Monitoring The Future

Airs at: Wed, 12/18/2019 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm

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On this installment of Free Culture Radio: the National Institute on Drug Abuse and the University of Michigan's Institute for Social Research recently released the results of this year's Monitoring The Future Survey, so we hear from NIDA Director Nora Volkow, MD, about som... Read more

MORE Reform

Airs at: Wed, 11/20/2019 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm

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The US House Judiciary Committee held a markup session on HR3884, the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement Act of 2019. The measure passed the Committee on a vote of 24-10. Read more

The Global Drug War

Airs at: Wed, 10/16/2019 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm

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Discussions in the US about drugs these days are typically about either the marijuana industry or about opioids. We tend to have a very US-centric focus when it comes to drugs. Sure, other nations supply some drugs, but we rarely think about the impact of drug war on other ... Read more

Politics and the Public House

Airs at: Wed, 09/18/2019 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm

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On this installment of Free Culture Radio we look at politics and the public house, featuring audio from Cider Riot's Abram Goldman-Armstrong, the Western States Center's Eric Ward, and the Oregon Justice Resource Center's Alice Lundell. Britannica.com defines the "public ... Read more