In 2019, the UN’s Commission on Narcotic Drugs issued a Ministerial Declaration on drugs, which laid down the main objectives of the international community in addressing the world drug situation for a 10-year period The CND plans a mid-term review of that Declaration in 2024, and a new report by the International Drug Policy Consortium shows there has been little, incomplete, or no progress in

President Ruth Dreifuss , first woman to hold the Swiss presidency, is the founder and president of the Global Commission on Drug Policy. The commission wants “responsible state control, from production to consumption of drugs” but that the opposite is now the case. “It’s an unregulated market in the hands of criminal groups.”

This week on Century of Lies: Synthetic Realities and the Iron Law of Prohibition The International Drug Policy Consortium recently hosted a fascinating discussion on new and emerging drugs entitled “Synthetic Realities: Global drug policies beyond the ‘new threat’ narrative.” On this edition of Century we hear from a few of the speakers including Doctor Adeeba Kamarulzaman Dean of the Faculty

Phil Smith is a reporter with Stop The Drug War.  This is a two part show this file contains Phils The Top Ten Domestic Drug Policy Stories of 2023.   

Part 2 of this show with Phil is listed below as this week's Moral High Ground program.

Timothy King our guest today is an author, speaker, and Senior Fellow at Clergy for a New Drug Policy. Part of today's discussion revolves around the "Gifts of the Magi".

This week on Century of Lies: Human Rights and World Drug Policies.

Victoria Wright is the founder of The National Coalition for Drug Legalization, a nonprofit 501(c)3 focused on the legalization of all drugs. Our mission is to advance the conversation about the legalization of all drugs through community service and research which is publishing such recommendations via their Drug Legalization Handbook,

This week on Century of Lies: Charting a New Course. In preparation for its 2024 Mid-Term Review, the UN’s Commission on Narcotic Drugs has been conducting a stock-taking of progress made in addressing several challenges that were identified in CND’s 2019 Ministerial Declaration.