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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. |
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On this edition of Century: Moms Against the Drug War. The organizations Broken No More and Vital Strategies hosted a news conference recently to commemorate Mother’s Day at which bereaved moms, who’ve been negatively affected by the drug war, called for health-based solutions to prevent overdose and an end to the criminalization of people who use drugs.
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On this edition of Century: Check Your Drugs. One such intervention is drug checking. Drug checking services are not new. The organization DanceSafe for example has been around for decades, and for several years there have been growing efforts to get that information out to the public, sharing alerts about adulterants and new psychoactive substances that are hitting the market.
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On this edition of Century: Veterans In the Criminal Legal System. The US Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs held a hearing April 15 entitled Programs for Justice-Involved Veterans, a low-key ambiguous title for a rather important hearing.
On this edition of Century: Yankee Cannabusiness. Connecticut legalized marijuana in 2021. Now in 2026, the Connecticut legislature is considering changes to its weed laws.
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On this edition of Century: International Perspectives on Drug Policy. The Irish Parliament’s Joint Committee on Drugs Use met March 26 for a discussion entitled International Perspectives on Legislation, Policy and Practice.
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On this edition of Century: Advancing Justice and Equality. The International Independent Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice and Equality in the context of Law Enforcement (EMLER) met for its fifth session March 24 and 25 at the UN in New York.
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On this edition of Century: Racism and the Drug War. The International Independent Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice and Equality in the context of Law Enforcement met for its fifth session March 24 and 25 at the UN in New York.
On this edition of Century: CND69 Part Two. The United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs held its 69th session this year from March 9-13 in Vienna, Austria.
On this edition of Century: #CND69 Part One. The United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs held its 69th session this year from March 9-13 in Vienna, Austria. This week’s edition of Century is part one of our coverage, featuring an address by Colombian President Gustavo Petro and by Ambassador Reza Najafi, Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the UN in Vienna.
