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.
Harm Reduction International recently organized a panel discussion entitled
“Decolonizing drug policy: Dismantling racism and colonialism through drug
policy reform.” We hear from some of the speakers including Kojo Koram, a
writer, attorney, and lecturer in law at the Birk...
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This week on Century of Lies: a conversation with Mat Southwell, a UK-based
drug policy reform activist who’s a Project Executive with the European
Network of People Who Use Drugs (EuroNPUD).
European Network of People Who Use Drugs
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The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights recently organized a
webinar entitled Human Rights In Action: Implementing the International
Guidelines on Human Rights and Drug Policy. We hear from two of the speakers:
Rodrigo Uprimny, a professor emeritus at the Natio...
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The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction hosted a discussion
recently entitled Inequities Laid Bare: Responding to Challenges of COVID-19
and Beyond. We hear from some of the speakers including Michael Nurse, a Harm
Reduction Outreach Worker with the Black Coaliti...
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On this edition of Century: Addressing the harms of criminalization and
policing with criminal justice and drug policy reform. The nation of Norway
along with several international NGOs recently held a discussion to to
highlight some of the most pressing harms associated wi...
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This week on Century of Lies: A discussion about the future of ganja in the
Caribbean with Faith Graham, CEO of the Jamaican government’s Cannabis
Licensing Authority; Vicki Hanson with the International Center for Cannabis
Research, she’s also a PhD candidate in public pol...
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This week on Century: Fentanyl, mandatory minimums, and racism. We hear from
Grant Smith, Deputy Director of Drug Policy Alliance Office of National
Affairs; Nkechi Taifa, author of a new memoir entitled Black Power, Black
Lawyer: My Audacious Quest for Justice, CEO of The ...
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Anyone’s Child and the Transform Drug Policy Foundation hosted a webinar
recently entitled Take Drugs Seriously: Voices on the ground. On this
week’s show we hear from some of the speakers, including Penny McCanny, the
mother of Aidan and a campaigner with Anyone’s Child; P...
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The Katal Center for Equity, Health, and Justice turns five this year. To
celebrate, they’ve begun hosting a series of public dialogues about the
broad themes that drive their work: equity, health, and justice. The first of
those dialogues was held March 29. On this edition...
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The Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee of the UK House of Commons
recently held a hearing on The Future of UK Music Festivals. One panel looked
at ways to reduce possible drug-related harms, including the possibility of
drug safety testing at festivals and other ev...
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