Drugs

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A Busy Week In Drug Policy

Airs at: Wed, 12/09/2020 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
The House of Representatives approved HR 3884, the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement Act of 2019, we hear from one of the sponsors, Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR); the Commission on Narcotic Drugs changed the international scheduling of marijuana, we hear fr... Read more

Vancouver Moves To Decriminalize

Airs at: Wed, 12/02/2020 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
The city of Vancouver, BC, is asking the Canadian federal government for an exemption to national drug laws in order to allow the city to decriminalize simple possession of currently illegal drugs. On today’s show we hear from Donald MacPherson, Executive Director of the Ca... Read more

Ce's Past Bedtime Show IV

Airs at: Mon, 11/30/2020 at 12:00am - 1:00am
Produced for:  CeCe's Past Bedtime Show
CeCe plays punk n' stuff. Read more

PUNK VARIETY HOUR

Airs at: Mon, 11/30/2020 at 1:00am - 2:00am
Produced for:  Hardcore Variety Hour
On this episode, we feature an amazing guest line-up.  Rose Lewis, guitarist of Dials, will start us off with some of her favorite tunes.  Then we will hear an Exclusive Session for KBOO, by Portland band, The Sadists. Also, don't miss the rippin' DJ set by Quentin, drummer... Read more

Medication Assisted Treatment

Airs at: Wed, 11/25/2020 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
The Scottish Drugs Forum recently held a webinar on a new set of medication assisted treatment standards. We hear from Dr. Duncan McCormick, Chair of the Drug Death Task Force MAT Subgroup; Elinor Dickie, Organizational Lead for Public Health Scotland; and Tracey Clusker, a... Read more

Senators push for investigation into unpaid labor in rehab centers

Airs at: Mon, 11/23/2020 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
  Senators Elizabeth Warren and Tammy Baldwin formally requested an investigation from the Government Accountability Office into federally funded rehab programs that use unpaid labor from people seeking addiction treatment.  Reporting done by Reveal showed that at least 30... Read more

European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs

Airs at: Wed, 11/18/2020 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
The European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs, ESPAD for short, is a collaborative effort of research teams in more than 40 European countries and the largest cross-national research project on adolescent substance use in the world. On this edition of Centur... Read more

Decriminalization: It's What Works

Airs at: Wed, 11/18/2020 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Free Culture Radio
On this edition of Free Culture Radio we're joined by comedian and journalist Ngaio Bealum to talk about the election, politics, and life. Plus: The decriminalization of drug use is about much more than just treating drug use as a health issue. Decriminalization of drug use... Read more

Drug Policy Reform Moves Ahead

Airs at: Wed, 11/11/2020 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
Oregon Ballot Measure 110, the Drug Addiction Treatment and Recovery Act, was approved overwhelmingly by voters in the November general election. On this edition of Century of Lies we speak with Haven Wheelock, MPH, one of the chief petitioners for Measure 110, about the vo... Read more

The Dawn Of A New Era

Airs at: Mon, 11/09/2020 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
The 2020 general election was historic on many levels. In terms of the criminal justice system, one of the most important measures on that ballot -- possibly one of the most important measures in more than two decades -- was Oregon's Ballot Measure 110, the Drug Addiction T... Read more