Century of Lies
02/18/18 Doug McVay
An effort in the state of Colorado to prevent overdose deaths suffered a setback in the Colorado Legislature on February 14. The Co Senate's State, Veterans, and Military Affairs Committee held a hearing on Senate Bill 40, Substance Use Disorder Harm Reduction. The measure was not approved and has been postponed indefinitely. Experts in public health and public safety along with people who have lost family members to overdose and others who are concerned about the community testified overwhelmingly in support of Senate Bill 40. On this edition of Century of Lies, we hear from some of them.
Guest(s): Doug McVay
Organization(s): Drug War Facts
Link(s): Drug War Facts
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02/11/18 Doug McVay
The White House has chosen a new drug czar; Oregon legislators are working to set up mental health checkups for all law enforcement officers in that state; and we hear more about the state of civil rights in the United States.
Guest(s): Doug McVay
Link(s): Drug War Facts
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02/04/18 Vanita Gupta
This week on Century of Lies we continue our look at the state of marijuana legalization in the US; we hear from Vanita Gupta with the Leadership Council on Civil and Human Rights on the state of civil rights in America; and we pay tribute to the legendary activist Dennis Peron, who died in late January.
Guest(s): Vanita Gupta
Organization(s): Activist
Link(s): Drug War Facts
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01/28/18 Jolene Forman
A new report by the Drug Policy Alliance, From Prohibition to Progress: A Status Report on Marijuana Legalization, demonstrates how and why marijuana legalization is working so far, On this week's show, we hear from: Jolene Forman, Staff Attorney, Drug Policy Alliance (report author); Representative Reggie Jones-Sawyer, California State Assembly Member and author of the Legal Cannabis Protection Act; Representative Jonathan Singer, General Assembly Member, Colorado; Shaleen Title, Commissioner, Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission; and Roseanne Scotti, Senior Director of Resident States and New Jersey State Director, Drug Policy Alliance (moderator).
Guest(s): Jolene Forman
Organization(s): Attorney
Link(s): DPA, Drug War Facts
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01/21/18 Ronnie Cowan
The UK House of Parliament held a debate recently on safe injection sites, otherwise known as drug consumption rooms. On today's show, we hear from Ronnie Cowan, MP from Inverclyde; Thangam Debbonaire, MP for Bristol West; and Alison Thewliss, MP for Glasgow Central.
Guest(s): Ronnie Cowan
Organization(s): MP
Link(s): Drug War Facts
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01/14/18 Earl Blumenauer
Committees of the New York State Assembly hear about marijuana legalization from panels of experts, and Representative Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) speaks on the House floor about marijuana law reform.
Guest(s): Earl Blumenauer
Organization(s): Representative
Link(s): Drug War Facts
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01/07/18 Cory Booker
Movement leaders and elected officials are speaking out against this week's decision by the current administration to rescind previous guidelines on marijuana enforcement, returning to the policies of the Bush and Clinton eras. On this week's show, we hear from a leading Congressional drug policy reformer, Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ).
Guest(s): Cory Booker
Organization(s): Senator
Link(s): Drug Policy Alliance
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12/31/17 Ngaio Bealum
This week we talk with comedian and journalist Ngaio Bealum about the past year, and we take a look ahead to 2018.
Guest(s): Ngaio Bealum
Organization(s): Comedian
Link(s): Drug War Facts
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12/24/17 Doug McVay
This week we hear from US Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) about the Marijuana Justice Act, and from Professor Philip Alston, UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights, about the criminalization of poverty in America.
Guest(s): Doug McVay
Organization(s): Drug War Facts
Link(s): Drug War Facts
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12/17/17 Rick Lines
This week we speak with Rick Lines, Executive Director of Harm Reduction International, about human rights, the drug war, and his new book "Drug Control and Human Rights in International Law."
Guest(s): Rick Lines
Organization(s): Harm Reduction International
Link(s): Harm Reduction International
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