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FDA Schedules Public Hearing On Cannabis

Airs at: Sun, 04/07/2019 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century: The FDA has announced that it plans to hold a public hearing on cannabis and cannabis derivatives; FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, MD, is questioned by a Senate subcommittee about CBD; plus we hear interviews with Gretchen Burns Bergman from A New PAT... Read more

Harm Reduction Moving Forward In Philly

Airs at: Sun, 03/31/2019 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century we talk about about overdose, harm reduction, pain policies, and opioids with Abraham Gutman, opinion writer at the Philadelphia Inquirer. Read more

Shaping a Future: Life After Prison - Part 6

Airs at: Mon, 04/01/2019 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
On Sunday, October 29th 2017 nine individuals told their stories in a performance titled: Shaping a Future: Life After Prison. The performance was the culmination of a series of writing workshops sponsored by the Regional Arts and Culture Council. The project conceived of a... Read more

Lighting A Candle

Airs at: Wed, 03/20/2019 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Free Culture Radio
This week, exclusive audio from the 62nd annual session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs, featuring interventions from representatives of Switzerland, the UN's Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights, and the International Network of People Who Use Drugs. Read more

Ten Drugs: How Plants, Powders, and Pills Have Shaped the History of Medicine

Airs at: Fri, 03/29/2019 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Between The Covers
  Today on Between the Covers, Suzanne LaGrande interviews science writer, lecturer and author Thomas Hager, discussing his newly published book, Ten Drugs: How Plants, Powders, and Pills Have Shaped the History of Medicine   Behind every landmark drug is a story. It coul... Read more

#CND62 Part One

Airs at: Sun, 03/24/2019 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies, international drug policy reform. We hear portions of the 62nd Annual Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs, live from Vienna, including interventions by the delegation from Switzerland, the World Health Organization, the Canadian HIV Leg... Read more

Strategy? What Strategy?

Airs at: Sun, 03/17/2019 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies: a Congressional committee takes a critical look at White House drug policy. We'll hear from Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD), chair of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, as well as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY). Plus, there was a debat... Read more

Medical Cannabis in the US and the UK

Airs at: Sun, 03/10/2019 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies, medical cannabis in the US and the UK. We talk with the president and co-founder of Patients Out of Time, Mary Lynn Mathre, RN, MSN, CARN, about their national clinical conference coming up April 11-13 in Tampa, Florida; and we hear a UK govern... Read more

Civil Society Versus the Drug War

Airs at: Sun, 03/03/2019 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week we continue our look at the upcoming annual meeting of the UN's Commission on Narcotic Drugs and hear from representatives of civil society organizations discussing the global war on drugs and the need for reform. On today's program we hear from Zara Snapp with Ac... Read more

Think Globally

Airs at: Mon, 02/25/2019 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
In mid-March, a United Nations body will once again issue its annual criticism of marijuana legalization in Canada, Uruguay, and several states in the United States. They will also be critical of medical marijuana laws, and of certain effective harm reduction interventions ... Read more