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 we listen as the New Mexico State Legislature considers heroin
treatment as a policy alternative, plus the US government stops the sale of
thousands of rifles to the Philippine National Police #BoycottThePhilippines.
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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte went to Beijing for talks this week. The
Chinese government had previously declared its support for Duterte's campaign
of murder and violence under the guise of a war on drugs. This week, a joint
statement from the two governments announ...
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On Thursday October 6th, the Third Committee of the United Nations General
Assembly, otherwise known as the Social, Humanitarian, and Cultural
Committee, met to discuss two resolutions dealing with criminal justice and
drug control policy. Representatives from a number of m...
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This week we hear more about King County, Seattle, Washington's plan to set
up two supervised drug consumption facilities, plus we talk with hemp
activist Courtney Moran, legalization activist Jodie Emery, and Project PC's
Megan Holt.
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King County, Seattle, Washington, will soon have two supervised drug
consumption facilities. That recommendation is part of a final report by King
County's Heroin and Prescription Opiate Task Force, which released its final
report on Thursday Sept. 15. King County Executive...
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This week we learn about the state of medical marijuana in Washington state
post-502, featuring audio from patient advocate Alison Bigelow, former state
legislator Jeanne Kohl-Welles, and more.
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This week is part three of our Seattle Hempfest Special. Susan Squibb (The
Cannabis Maven), Shango Los (Ganjapreneur.com), David Nott (Reason
Foundation), Dominic Corva (Center for the Study of Cannabis and Social
Policy), and Century host Doug McVay talk about cannabis and...
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This week on part two of our Seattle Hempfest special: reform beyond
Washington state, with audio from Jodie Emery (Canada), Keith Saunders
(MA/NH), Rachel Kurtz (OR), Danielle Muggli (MT), and Serra Frank (ID).
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