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.
On this edition of Century: International Perspectives on Drug Policy.
The Irish Parliament’s Joint Committee on Drugs Use met March 26 for a
discussion entitled International Perspectives on Legislation, Policy and
Practice. The Senators and Deputies heard from two exper...
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On this edition of Century: Advancing Justice and Equality.
The International Independent Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice and
Equality in the context of Law Enforcement (EMLER) met for its fifth session
March 24 and 25 at the UN in New York. They held two days ...
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On this edition of Century: Racism and the Drug War.
The International Independent Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice and
Equality in the context of Law Enforcement met for its fifth session March 24
and 25 at the UN in New York. They held two days of public in-pe...
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On this edition of Century: CND69 Part Three.
We feature voices from the 69th session of the UN’s Commission on Narcotic
Drugs including Ben Saul, UN Human Rights Council Special Rapporteur on
Counterterrorism and Human Rights; Judy Chang, Program Officer at the Open
So...
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On this edition of Century: CND69 Part Two.
The United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs held its 69th session this
year from March 9-13 in Vienna, Austria. This week on Century we’ll hear
interventions by representatives of the UN’s Office of the High
Commissioner f...
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On this edition of Century: #CND69 Part One.
The United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs held its 69th session this
year from March 9-13 in Vienna, Austria. This week’s edition of Century is
part one of our coverage, featuring addresses by Colombian President Gustavo ...
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On this edition of Century: Lawyers, Guns, and Marijuana.
The Supreme Court is currently considering the case of US v. Hemani. Ali
Danial Hemani is a Texas man who was arrested by the FBI in 2022 for
possession of about two ounces of marijuana, about a quarter ounce of
...
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On this edition of Century: A Dictator is Brought to Justice.
The former dictator the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, is finally facing trial
for his crimes at The International Criminal Court at The Hague. Hearings
began February 23. This week on Century we’ll hear part of...
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On this edition of Century: Oregon Considers Adopting Ryan’s Law.
On January 23, HR 6938, the Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water
Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026, was
signed into law. The medical marijuana rider that prevents th...
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On this edition of Century: Psilocybin in Washington State.
A bill under consideration by the Washington state legislature would allow
licensed clinicians in that state to administer psilocybin products to
qualifying patients. Senate Bill 5921, Concerning Psilocybin, was ...
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