Century of Lies 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.

On this edition of Century: Lawyers, Guns, and Marijuana. The Supreme Court is currently considering the case of US v. Hemani. Ali Danial Hemani is a Texas man who was arrested by the F-B-I in 2022 for possession of about two ounces of marijuana, about four grams of cocaine, and a handgun.

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Sarah M. Harris , Principal Deputy Solicitor General at the Department of Justice
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On this edition of Century: A Dictator is Brought to Justice. The former dictator the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, is finally facing trial for his crimes at The International Criminal Court at The Hague. Hearings began February 23. This week on Century we’ll hear the opening statement by ICC Deputy Prosecutor Mandiaye Niang.

Mandiaye Niang
Mandiaye Niang
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On this edition of Century: Oregon Considers Adopting Ryan’s Law. On January 23, HR 6938, the Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026, was signed into law.

Farrah Chaichi
OR State Rep. Farrah Chaichi
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On this edition of Century: Psilocybin in Washington State. A bill under consideration by the Washington state legislature would allow licensed clinicians in that state to administer psilocybin products to qualifying patients.

Washington State Senator Jesse Salomon
Washington State Senator Jesse Salomon
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On this edition of Century: Stimulant Treatment and Kratom. There are efforts underway in various states to regulate kratom.

Kristine Reeves
Representative Kristine Reeves
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On this edition of Century: Synthetic Drugs. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime hosted its third annual two-day open-ended intergovernmental expert group meeting on the global synthetic drug situation January 20 and 21.

Jared Brown, Scientific Affairs Officer , Professor Rohini Haar, MD, MPH
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On this edition of Century: Hemp in the Keystone State. Federal law regarding hemp was changed recently and the hemp and hemp-derived products industry is in turmoil. There has been a backlash against those changes from the public, the industry, and some members of Congress.

Cynthia Petrone-Hudock, Cynthia Petrone-Hudock, Co-Chair of the Pennsylvania Hemp Steering Committee , Tyler Shannon
Cynthia Petrone-Hudock, Co-Chair of the Pennsylvania Hemp Steering Committee
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On this edition of Century it’s part two of our conversation with Sanho Tree, Director of the Drug Policy Project at the Institute for Policy Studies. We discuss US foreign policy and drug war history, social media, and marijuana rescheduling.

Sanho Tree
Sanho Tree, Institute for Policy Studies
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On this edition of Century: Threats to International Peace and Security. The United Nations Security Council met January 5 to discuss threats to international peace and security posed by an out of control authoritarian United States government. We hear interventions from that meeting by representatives of Spain and South Africa.

Sanho Tree
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On this edition of Century: Marching Off To War. The United Nations Security Council held a meeting December 23 to discuss threats to international peace and security arising from United States military actions being taken against Venezuela.

Mohamed Khaled Khiari,
Mohamed Khaled Khiari
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