Century of Lies


12/16/20 Frank Chapman
This week on Century: The Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression recently held a People’s Hearing Against Racist and Political Repression. We hear from some of the speakers including Frank Chapman, a leader of the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression and a field organizer and co-chair of CAARPR; Troi Valles, a Chicago area activist, writer, and actress who’s an experienced community organizer and member of Black Lives Matter Chicago and Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression; and Berma Escamilla, one of the family members speaking out against police violence. Plus, the Reverend Sarah Howell-Miller, Associate Pastor at Green Street United Methodist Church in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, introduces a new training guide called the “Spirit of Harm Reduction: A Toolkit for Communities of Faith Facing Overdose.”
Guest(s): Frank Chapman
Organization(s): Drug War Facts
Link(s): Drug War Facts



12/09/20 Rep. Earl Blumenauer
The House of Representatives approved HR 3884, the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement Act of 2019, we hear from one of the sponsors, Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR); the Commission on Narcotic Drugs changed the international scheduling of marijuana, we hear from Dr. Gilles Forte of the World Health Organization and from representatives of the US and Canadian delegations; the Western Hemisphere Drug Policy Commission delivered its report to Congress, we hear from Commission Chair Shannon O’Neil, PhD, former Ambassador Cliff Sobel, and Commission Executive Director Mary Speck, PhD.
Guest(s): Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Organization(s): US House
Link(s): Drug War Facts




12/02/20 Donald MacPherson
The city of Vancouver, BC, is asking the Canadian federal government for an exemption to national drug laws in order to allow the city to decriminalize simple possession of currently illegal drugs. On today’s show we hear from Donald MacPherson, Executive Director of the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition, and from Annie Foreman-Mackey, a first year medical student at the University of British Columbia.
Guest(s): Donald MacPherson
Organization(s): Drug War Facts
Link(s): Drug War Facts




11/25/20 Dr. Duncan McCormick
The Scottish Drugs Forum recently held a webinar on a new set of medication assisted treatment standards. We hear from Dr. Duncan McCormick, Chair of the Drug Death Task Force MAT Subgroup; Elinor Dickie, Organizational Lead for Public Health Scotland; and Tracey Clusker, a nurse and Team Manager at NHS Lothian where she's also Clinical Lead on MAT Standards. Plus, Tarra Simmons, a newly-elected member of the Washington state legislature's House of Representatives, speaks about criminal justice reform in the US.
Guest(s): Dr. Duncan McCormick
Organization(s): Scotish Drugs Forum
Link(s): Drug War Facts



11/18/20 Dr. Sabrina Molinaro
The European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs, ESPAD for short, is a collaborative effort of research teams in more than 40 European countries and the largest cross-national research project on adolescent substance use in the world. On this edition of Century we hear more about the new ESPAD report from: Alexis Goosdeel, director of the EU’s drugs agency, the European Monitoring Center on Drugs and Drug Addiction; Julian Vicente with the EMCDDA; Dr. Sabrina Molinaro, Coordinator of ESPAD; Elina Kotovirta, Ministerial Adviser in Finland’s Ministry of Social Affairs and Health; and Dr. Annemie Coone from Ghent University in Belgium.
Guest(s): Dr. Sabrina Molinaro
Organization(s): Coordinator of ESPAD
Link(s): Drug War Facts



11/11/20 Haven Wheelock
Oregon Ballot Measure 110, the Drug Addiction Treatment and Recovery Act, was approved overwhelmingly by voters in the November general election. On this edition of Century of Lies we speak with Haven Wheelock, MPH, one of the chief petitioners for Measure 110, about the vote and what it means for the future of drug policy reform. Plus we hear from Lisa Sanchez, Executive Director of México Unido Contra la Delincuencia, and Ray Lakeman, a campaigner for the UK nonprofit Anyone’s Child, about the need to regulate the stimulant market.
Guest(s): Haven Wheelock
Organization(s): Drug War Facts
Link(s): Drug War Facts



11/04/20 Dr. David Nutt
This week on Century: International drug policy reform, featuring Bishnu Sharma, Executive Director of the nongovernmental organization Recovering Nepal; Doctor Justice Tettey, he heads up UNODC’s Laboratory and Scientific Section; and Doctor David Nutt, the Edmond J. Safra Professor of Neuropsychopharmacology and Director of the Neuropsychopharmacology Unit in the Division of Brain Sciences at Imperial College, London.
Guest(s): David Nutt
Organization(s): Division of Brain Sciences
Link(s): Drug War Facts



10/28/20 Dr. Emily Wang
On this edition of Century of Lies: Dr. Emily Wang, Associate Professor of Medicine at Yale School of Medicine, on the new report by NASEM entitled Decarcerating Correctional Facilities During COVID-19: Advancing Health, Equity, and Safety. Plus, Lorenzo Uribe, a graduate student at the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago and lead drafter of the cocaine regulation bill that’s currently before the Colombian Senate, on regulating stimulants.
Transform Drug Policy Foundation’s new publication, How To Regulate Stimulants: A Practical Guide, can be found at the TDPF website, TransformDrugs.org.
Guest(s): Dr. Emily Wang
Organization(s): Drug War Facts
Link(s): Drug War Facts




10/21/20 Colleen Daniels
This week on Century: Delegates at a UN drug meeting discuss substitution treatment, harm reduction, and decriminalization of drug use. We hear from Colleen Daniels with Harm Reduction International, Ninan Varughese with UNAIDS, Fariba Soltani with UNODC, and Dr. Tlaleng Mofokeng with the UN Human Rights Commission.
Guest(s): Colleen Daniels
Organization(s): United Nations
Link(s): Drug War Facts





10/14/20 Doug McVay
Live from this year’s virtual Seattle Hempfest, a discussion of activist journalism featuring Kymone Freeman, a writer and organizer whoco-founded and operates a radio station in DC called WeAct Radio;Vanessa Maria Graber, a journalist and radio producer from Philadelphia;Angela Bacca, a freelance writer from California; Tauhid Chappell, a journalist in Philadelphia and a board member of the Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists; and Steve Bloom, a journalist based in Brooklyn, New York who is publisher of CelebStoner.com and a former editor at High Times Magazine.
Guest(s): Steve Bloom
Organization(s): Drug War Facts
Link(s): Drug War Facts


