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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: Harm Reduction and Social Development. The United Nations Second World Summit for Social Development took place November 4-6. One of the side events in the pre-summit activities on November 3, hosted by Harm Reduction International and the Open Society Foundation, was entitled Harm Reduction for Social Development: Strengthening Health, Workability, and Inclusion.
On this edition of Century: Marijuana in the Buckeye State. A bill in the Ohio Legislature would revise the adult use and medical marijuana laws in the state of Ohio and also impose new restrictions on intoxicating hemp products. Senate Bill 56 was passed by the Ohio Senate back in February. The bill then went to the House. House committees in October approved major changes in the language.
On this edition of Century, host Doug McVay is joined in conversation by Sanho Tree, Director of the Drug Policy Project at the Institute for Policy Studies, to discuss Venezuelan oil, Colombian diplomacy, Trump's god complex, and the US's next quagmires in South America.
On this edition of Century of Lies: Safer Drug Laws. The New Zealand Drug Foundation recently launched a major new report entitled Safer drug laws for Aotearoa New Zealand: Evidence to inform regulatory change. The report’s release coincides with the fiftieth anniversary of New Zealand’s Misuse of Drugs Act becoming law in 1975.
On this edition of Century of Lies: Medical Psilocybin. Colorado, New Mexico, and Oregon have all enacted measures to allow for the supervised use of psilocybin in psychotherapy. The state of New York may soon follow suit. The New York State Assembly’s Standing Committee on Health held a public hearing September 30 to examine the potential medicinal value and risks of psilocybin.
On this edition of Century of Lies: Human Rights Violations in the War on Drugs.
On this edition of Century of Lies: Gender-Inclusive Drug Policies. The UN General Assembly opened its Eightieth Session on September 9 of this year. 2025 also marks the thirtieth anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women and adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. A number of events and discussions are being held at the UN to mark these occasions.
On this edition of Century of Lies: The Harm Reduction Debate Continues. The Massachusetts Legislature’s Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery held a hybrid public hearing September 15 on the topic of harm reduction.
Doctor Alexander Walley, Professor of Medicine at Boston University School of MedicineOn this edition of Century of Lies: Advocating With Data. The Vienna NonGovernmental Organizing Committee held a webinar recently to discuss the UN Office on Drugs and Crime’s World Drug Report 2025.
On this edition of Century of Lies: Broken No More. International Overdose Awareness Day was August 31. The organization Broken No More held a news conference August 27 to lift up the voices of families who’ve lost loved ones to the toxic unregulated drug supply and to drug overdose.
