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Century of Lies, with 16 years on air, has more than 30 affiliate stations in the US and Canada. Running 29 minutes per episode, Century of Lies is currently produced by Doug McVay, editor of Drug War Facts. |
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On this edition of Century: Drugs in Europe. The European Union Drugs Agency, EUDA for short, released its European Drug Report 2026 at a news conference on June 9. We’ll hear an overview of the report plus questions from the media to the panelists at the event: Dr. Lorraine Nolan, EUDA Executive Director; Magnus Brunner, European Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration; and Dr.
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Dr. Lorraine Nolan, EUDA Executive Director, New York State Senator Christopher RyanOn this edition of Century of Lies: Drug Policy in New York. Host Doug McVay is joined in conversation by Toni Smith, New York State Director of the Drug Policy Alliance to discuss marijuana legalization, harm reduction, abusive police practices, and the state of drug policy reform in New York.
On this edition of Century: Kratom in Montana. The Montana Legislature is between sessions. Work continues howeve, r, with proposed legislation being drafted and interim committees discussing legislation to be introduced in the 2027 session. One of the topics Montana legislators are working on is kratom, and the question legislators are asking is whether to regulate or just ban the substance.
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On this edition of Century: Psychedelics in Louisiana. The state of Louisiana is considering legislation to establish a Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Initiative within the Louisiana Department of Health office of behavioral health.
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On this edition of Century: Moms Against the Drug War. The organizations Broken No More and Vital Strategies hosted a news conference recently to commemorate Mother’s Day at which bereaved moms, who’ve been negatively affected by the drug war, called for health-based solutions to prevent overdose and an end to the criminalization of people who use drugs.
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On this edition of Century: Check Your Drugs. One such intervention is drug checking. Drug checking services are not new. The organization DanceSafe for example has been around for decades, and for several years there have been growing efforts to get that information out to the public, sharing alerts about adulterants and new psychoactive substances that are hitting the market.
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On this edition of Century: Veterans In the Criminal Legal System. The US Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs held a hearing April 15 entitled Programs for Justice-Involved Veterans, a low-key ambiguous title for a rather important hearing.
On this edition of Century: Yankee Cannabusiness. Connecticut legalized marijuana in 2021. Now in 2026, the Connecticut legislature is considering changes to its weed laws.
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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.
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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.
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