Century of Lies

This week on Century of Lies: Canada’s Bill C-5, Too Little & Too Late. We hear from Beeta Senedjani, Dialogues Program Coordinator with the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition; Nicole Luongo, Systems Change Coordinator with the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition; Safiyya Ahmad, Student-at-Law with the BC Civil Liberties Association; Niki Bains, Policy Staff Counsel with the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association; Caitlin Shane, Staff Lawyer with the Pivot Legal Society; Sarah Niman, Legal Counsel and Assistant Manager of Legal Services with the Native Women's Association of Canada; and Pam Hrick, Executive Director and General Counsel with the Women’s Legal Education and Action Fund.

This week on Century of Lies: The Times They Are A-Changin’ – we discuss the recent White House statement on marijuana law reform. Plus we hear from Dr. Joao Goulao, a Portuguese physician and the current national drug coordinator for Portugal, Dr. Penny Hill, founder of Students for Sensible Drug Policy Australia and representative of the Australian Civil Society Committee on UN Drug Policy; and Rodley Desmond Daniel Carza, Health Education and Promotion Officer IV with the Philippine Department of Health, who recently addressed the UN’s Commission on Narcotic Drugs.

This week on Century of Lies: Manaqing Risks, Reducing Harms, Saving Lives - Part two of my interview with Claire Zagorski , a harm reduction activist, paramedic, graduate research assistant in translational science at the University of Texas College of Pharmacy, and adjunct faculty at the Pharmacotherapy Education and Research Center at UT Health Science Center at San Antonio. Her article ““New Meth” Is Nothing to Fear. It Isn’t New. It’s Just Meth.” was published Sept. 1 at Filter Magazine.

This week on Century of Lies: Debunking Myths About Meth - Part one of my interview with Claire Zagorski, a harm reduction activist, paramedic, graduate research assistant in translational science at the University of Texas College of Pharmacy, and adjunct faculty at the Pharmacotherapy Education and Research Center at UT Health Science Center at San Antonio. Her article ““New Meth” Is Nothing to Fear. It Isn’t New. It’s Just Meth.” was published Sept. 1 at Filter Magazine. Plus the third part of myconversation with award-winning journalist and best-selling author Maia Szalavitz.