On this edition of Century of Lies: Drug Policy, HIV, and Health. The High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development is the central United Nations platform for the follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals. HLPF 2025 was held the 14 through the 23 of July in New York.
John Baucum served as the Treasurer of the Houston Young Republicans and was a founding member and former Treasurer of the Houston Republican Liberty Caucus. He is also the current Political Director for Republicans Against Marijuana Prohibition (RAMP).
On this edition of Century of Lies: Patients Out of Time. Host Doug McVay is joined in conversation by Mary Lynn Mathre, RN, MSN, CARN, co-founder and executive director of Patients Out of Time, to discuss marijuana reform, medical cannabis, educating physicians and other healthcare professionals, and the upcoming Patients Out of Time 16th National Clinical Conference.
Major Neill Franklin of LEAP, with more than 30 years of law enforcement experience joins us for the half hour. Topics: growing Fascism is US, corruption of law enforcement, the lies and distortions of the Trump administration, ongoing destruction of rights and freedoms.
On this edition of Century of Lies: European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs. The European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs, ESPAD for short, is the world's largest cross-national research project on adolescent substance use and other risk behaviors.
Discussion on Fascism of Drug War and Trumps war on truth and reality. Stephen Downing, former Deputy Police Chief of LA. Prodigious screenwriter. Since retirement, he has been an outspoken advocate to end both the militarization of police and the war on drugs. Column available at https://stephendowning.substack.com/
On this edition of Century of Lies: Support, Don’t Punish: A Public Health and Human Rights Based Approach to Drug Policy. The Fifty-Ninth Session of the UN Human Rights Council took place from June 16 to July 8. A number of side events were held in conjunction with the HRC meetings.
Nurse Ken Wolski is the executive director of the Coalition for Medical Marijuana who ran for senate in 2012, stating: "I will campaign to end the influence of corporate money on elected officials, to end the destructive and ineffective War on Drugs, and to ensure free and universal health care for all Americans". PLUS Dr.
On this edition of Century of Lies: World Drug Report 2025. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime released its World Drug Report 2025 on June 26. There were launch events in Vienna, Austria and New York City.